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Hyde County, North Carolina

Hyde County had 4,583 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 612.3 square miles of land. It ranks 99th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 24th by land area.

Population
4,583
#99 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,851 in US
Area
612.3 sq mi
#24 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,579 in US
Density
7.5 / sq mi
#100 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,665 in US
Median household income
$49,781
#87 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,730 in US

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

Hyde County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Hyde County population, land area and income

Hyde County had 4,583 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 612.3 square miles of land. It ranks 99th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 7.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Hyde County has 9% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,781 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,583

3144th1st

2851st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

612 sq mi

3144th1st

1579th of 3,144 (US)

Density

7.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2665th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,781

3143rd1st

2730th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

4,583

100th1st

99th of 100 (NC)

Land area

612 sq mi

100th1st

24th of 100 (NC)

Density

7.5 / sq mi

100th1st

100th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$49,781

100th1st

87th of 100 (NC)

How Hyde County's population changed since 2020

Hyde County gained 69 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 70th 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, Hyde County recorded 146 births and 210 deaths, a natural change of -64. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +75. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 75 people.

4,51420204,60720214,61620224,63820234,5832024
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
146
Deaths
210
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
+75
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-55

Where Hyde County is

The Census internal point of Hyde County is at 35.408200, -76.153700. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades North Carolina's 100 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Hyde 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: Hyde County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.408200, -76.153700
DMS
35°24'29.52"N 76°09'13.32"W
UTM
18N 395246.1E 3918923.5N
Geohash
dq3c7jfed
Plus code
8775CR5W+7G

Towns in Hyde County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Hyde County. Its 4,583 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Hyde County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Hyde County. The most populous is Carteret County, NC, with 70,259 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 142.0 miles W of Hyde County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chesapeake, VA (population 254,997), 88.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Havelock, NC (population 17,407), 54.4 miles away.

Hyde County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hyde County is 37095: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 095. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,781.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hyde County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,583. That is up 69 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,514.

What is the FIPS code of Hyde County?

37095. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (095) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hyde County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Hyde County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Hyde County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Carteret County, NC; Beaufort County, NC; Dare County, NC; Pamlico County, NC; Washington County, NC; Tyrrell 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)

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