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Moore County, North Carolina

Moore County had 108,417 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 697.6 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 17th by land area.

Population
108,417
#27 of 100 in North Carolina · #583 in US
Area
697.6 sq mi
#17 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,329 in US
Density
155 / sq mi
#40 of 100 in North Carolina · #680 in US
Median household income
$78,955
#15 of 100 in North Carolina · #514 in US

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

Moore County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Moore County population, land area and income

Moore County had 108,417 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 697.6 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 155.4 people per square mile, 1.6 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 Moore County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $78,955 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

108,417

3144th1st

583rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

698 sq mi

3144th1st

1329th of 3,144 (US)

Density

155.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

680th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$78,955

3143rd1st

514th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

108,417

100th1st

27th of 100 (NC)

Land area

698 sq mi

100th1st

17th of 100 (NC)

Density

155.4 / sq mi

100th1st

40th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$78,955

100th1st

15th of 100 (NC)

How Moore County's population changed since 2020

Moore County gained 8,124 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 8.1%. That ranks 13th 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, Moore County recorded 5,064 births and 5,959 deaths, a natural change of -895. Net international migration added +841 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +8,765. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 8,765 people.

100.3k2020103.0k2021105.5k2022107.1k2023108.4k2024
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
5,064
Deaths
5,959
Net international migration
+841
Net domestic migration
+8,765
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,345

Where Moore County is

The Census internal point of Moore County is at 35.308300, -79.492700. 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 Moore 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: Moore County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.308300, -79.492700
DMS
35°18'29.88"N 79°29'33.72"W
UTM
17N 637031.0E 3908275.2N
Geohash
dnr2z5ejv
Plus code
87728G54+8W

Towns in Moore County

9 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Moore County, 58,723 people together, or 54% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Moore County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Pinehurst with 18,502.

  1. 01Pinehurst18,502
  2. 02Southern Pines16,987
  3. 03Aberdeen9,573
  4. 04Whispering Pines5,416
  5. 05Carthage2,999
  6. 06Pinebluff1,540
  7. 07Foxfire1,401
  8. 08Robbins1,270
  9. 09Vass1,035
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Moore County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 9 neighbors for Moore County. The most populous is Cumberland County, NC, with 338,430 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 58.0 miles NE of Moore County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, NC (population 209,496), 33.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pinehurst, NC (population 18,502), 8.2 miles away.

Moore County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Moore County is 37125: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 125. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $78,955.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Moore County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 108,417. That is up 8,124 people (8.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 100,293.

What is the FIPS code of Moore County?

37125. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (125) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Moore County?

Pinehurst, with 18,502 residents inside Moore County in 2024.

Which counties border Moore County?

9 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Cumberland County, NC; Randolph County, NC; Harnett County, NC; Chatham County, NC; Lee County, NC; Hoke County, NC; Richmond County, NC; Scotland County, NC; Montgomery 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.