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  • FIPS 37117
  • Largest town: Williamston

Martin County, North Carolina

Martin County had 21,523 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 456.4 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 51st by land area.

Population
21,523
#78 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,743 in US
Area
456.4 sq mi
#51 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,244 in US
Density
47 / sq mi
#86 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,528 in US
Median household income
$49,033
#89 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,769 in US

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

Martin County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Martin County population, land area and income

Martin County had 21,523 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 456.4 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 51st by land area. That works out to 47.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Martin County has 41% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,033 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,523

3144th1st

1743rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

456 sq mi

3144th1st

2244th of 3,144 (US)

Density

47.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1528th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,033

3143rd1st

2769th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

21,523

100th1st

78th of 100 (NC)

Land area

456 sq mi

100th1st

51st of 100 (NC)

Density

47.2 / sq mi

100th1st

86th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$49,033

100th1st

89th of 100 (NC)

How Martin County's population changed since 2020

Martin County lost 436 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.0%. That ranks 95th 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, Martin County recorded 954 births and 1,709 deaths, a natural change of -755. Net international migration added +2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +242. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 755 people.

22.0k202021.8k202121.5k202221.5k202321.5k2024
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
954
Deaths
1,709
Net international migration
+2
Net domestic migration
+242
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+39

Where Martin County is

The Census internal point of Martin County is at 35.847300, -77.119600. 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 Martin 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: Martin County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.847300, -77.119600
DMS
35°50'50.28"N 77°07'10.56"W
UTM
18N 308584.1E 3969086.0N
Geohash
dq35vjg1x
Plus code
8774RVWJ+W5

Towns in Martin County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Martin County, 6,295 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Martin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Williamston with 5,066.

  1. 01Williamston5,066
  2. 02Robersonville1,229
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Martin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Martin County. The most populous is Pitt County, NC, with 180,783 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 85.3 miles W of Martin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Suffolk, VA (population 103,105), 64.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Greenville, NC (population 95,138), 22.5 miles away.

Martin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Martin County is 37117: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 117. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,033.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Martin County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,523. That is down 436 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,959.

What is the FIPS code of Martin County?

37117. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (117) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Martin County?

Williamston, with 5,066 residents inside Martin County in 2024.

Which counties border Martin County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pitt County, NC; Edgecombe County, NC; Halifax County, NC; Beaufort County, NC; Bertie County, NC; Washington 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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