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Northampton County, North Carolina

Northampton County had 16,580 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 536.7 square miles of land. It ranks 86th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 33rd by land area.

Population
16,580
#86 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,001 in US
Area
536.7 sq mi
#33 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,948 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#92 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,896 in US
Median household income
$44,182
#99 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,997 in US

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

Northampton County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Northampton County population, land area and income

Northampton County had 16,580 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 536.7 square miles of land. It ranks 86th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 33rd by land area. That works out to 30.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Northampton County has 31% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $44,182 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,580

3144th1st

2001st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

537 sq mi

3144th1st

1948th of 3,144 (US)

Density

30.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1896th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$44,182

3143rd1st

2997th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

16,580

100th1st

86th of 100 (NC)

Land area

537 sq mi

100th1st

33rd of 100 (NC)

Density

30.9 / sq mi

100th1st

92nd of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$44,182

100th1st

99th of 100 (NC)

How Northampton County's population changed since 2020

Northampton County lost 859 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.9%. That ranks 99th 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, Northampton County recorded 700 births and 1,353 deaths, a natural change of -653. Net international migration added +20 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -252. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 653 people.

17.4k202017.1k202116.8k202216.7k202316.6k2024
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
700
Deaths
1,353
Net international migration
+20
Net domestic migration
-252
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-125

Where Northampton County is

The Census internal point of Northampton County is at 36.421800, -77.398400. 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 Northampton 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: Northampton County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.421800, -77.398400
DMS
36°25'18.48"N 77°23'54.24"W
UTM
18N 284976.2E 4033406.8N
Geohash
dq2zny2hq
Plus code
8784CJC2+PJ

Towns in Northampton County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Northampton County. Its 16,580 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Northampton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Northampton County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Halifax County, NC, with 46,992 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 82.2 miles WSW of Northampton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Suffolk, VA (population 103,105), 46.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Roanoke Rapids, NC (population 14,573), 14.0 miles away.

Northampton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Northampton County is 37131: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 131. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $44,182.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Northampton County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,580. That is down 859 people (4.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 17,439.

What is the FIPS code of Northampton County?

37131. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (131) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Northampton County?

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

Which counties border Northampton County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Halifax County, NC; Hertford County, NC; Warren County, NC; Southampton County, VA; Bertie County, NC; Brunswick County, VA; Greensville County, VA.

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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