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  • FIPS 37089
  • Largest town: Hendersonville

Henderson County, North Carolina

Henderson County had 120,771 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 373.0 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 70th by land area.

Population
120,771
#24 of 100 in North Carolina · #533 in US
Area
373.0 sq mi
#70 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,623 in US
Density
324 / sq mi
#17 of 100 in North Carolina · #409 in US
Median household income
$63,765
#36 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,480 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Henderson County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Henderson County population, land area and income

Henderson County had 120,771 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 373.0 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 70th by land area. That works out to 323.8 people per square mile, 3.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Henderson County is 2.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,765 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

120,771

3144th1st

533rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

373 sq mi

3144th1st

2623rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

323.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

409th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,765

3143rd1st

1480th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

120,771

100th1st

24th of 100 (NC)

Land area

373 sq mi

100th1st

70th of 100 (NC)

Density

323.8 / sq mi

100th1st

17th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$63,765

100th1st

36th of 100 (NC)

How Henderson County's population changed since 2020

Henderson County gained 4,200 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.6%. That ranks 42nd of 100 in North Carolina for growth. The median North Carolina county changed by +2.7%, and the state as a whole by +5.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Henderson County recorded 4,383 births and 6,830 deaths, a natural change of -2,447. Net international migration added +981 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +5,870. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 5,870 people.

116.6k2020117.2k2021118.3k2022119.6k2023120.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
4,383
Deaths
6,830
Net international migration
+981
Net domestic migration
+5,870
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,195

Where Henderson County is

The Census internal point of Henderson County is at 35.336400, -82.479600. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades North Carolina's 100 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Henderson County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Scotland County: +1.4%Rockingham County: +2.5%Franklin County: +15.6%Caswell County: -0.5%Stokes County: +2.9%Granville County: +2.3%Edgecombe County: +0.7%Randolph County: +2.8%Alexander County: +0.8%Person County: +2.4%Cherokee County: +5.2%Ashe County: +2.5%Davidson County: +5.2%Cabarrus County: +7.8%Mecklenburg County: +8.1%Burke County: +1.5%Cumberland County: +0.4%Northampton County: -4.9%Buncombe County: +3.5%Wilson County: +0.8%Bladen County: +0.5%Pitt County: +4.1%Yancey County: +2.7%Stanly County: +7.4%Harnett County: +9.3%Wilkes County: +0.5%Tyrrell County: +8.8%Pamlico County: +1.9%Hoke County: +6.0%Transylvania County: +2.5%Carteret County: +3.8%Durham County: +6.5%Anson County: +1.8%Pender County: +15.6%Alamance County: +6.7%Polk County: +4.9%Lenoir County: +0.5%Washington County: -3.0%Avery County: -0.0%Hyde County: +1.5%Gates County: -1.4%Davie County: +5.8%Jackson County: +7.4%Montgomery County: +2.5%Martin County: -2.0%Pasquotank County: +2.9%Perquimans County: +3.4%Cleveland County: +2.3%Sampson County: +2.3%Catawba County: +3.8%Alleghany County: +4.5%Robeson County: +2.3%Macon County: +4.4%Clay County: +8.0%Haywood County: +1.3%Duplin County: +3.8%Henderson County: +3.6%Craven County: +2.6%Warren County: +2.6%Graham County: +1.7%Union County: +9.9%Wayne County: +2.2%Gaston County: +5.9%Guilford County: +3.7%Yadkin County: +2.0%Watauga County: +1.0%Rowan County: +4.4%Swain County: -1.1%Chatham County: +9.4%Bertie County: -4.4%Halifax County: -2.9%Forsyth County: +4.1%Onslow County: +3.8%Dare County: +3.1%Chowan County: +1.3%Brunswick County: +20.9%Johnston County: +14.9%Orange County: +6.4%Currituck County: +13.6%New Hanover County: +7.5%Richmond County: -1.7%Vance County: -0.5%Iredell County: +9.9%Lincoln County: +12.0%Caldwell County: +0.2%McDowell County: +1.6%Rutherford County: +1.9%Mitchell County: +0.9%Moore County: +8.1%Columbus County: -0.8%Lee County: +8.1%Greene County: +1.1%Madison County: +5.0%Camden County: +7.5%Hertford County: -12.0%Beaufort County: -0.3%Jones County: +3.5%Wake County: +9.0%Nash County: +3.0%Surry County: +0.2%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +0.5%
  2. < +2.3%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +7.4%
  5. ≥ +7.4%
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Orange pin: Henderson County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.336400, -82.479600
DMS
35°20'11.04"N 82°28'46.56"W
UTM
17N 365534.0E 3911353.9N
Geohash
dnm350u1q
Plus code
867V8GPC+H5

Towns in Henderson County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Henderson County, 37,254 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Henderson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hendersonville with 15,656.

  1. 01Hendersonville15,656
  2. 02Fletcher8,251
  3. 03Mills River7,426
  4. 04Flat Rock3,602
  5. 05Laurel Park2,319
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Henderson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Henderson County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Greenville County, SC, with 570,745 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 218.0 miles E of Henderson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Charlotte, NC (population 943,476), 93.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hendersonville, NC (population 15,656), 1.6 miles away.

Henderson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Henderson County is 37089: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 089. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,765.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Henderson County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 120,771. That is up 4,200 people (3.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 116,571.

What is the FIPS code of Henderson County?

37089. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (089) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Henderson County?

Hendersonville, with 15,656 residents inside Henderson County in 2024.

Which counties border Henderson County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Greenville County, SC; Buncombe County, NC; Rutherford County, NC; Haywood County, NC; Transylvania County, NC; Polk County, NC.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.