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Perquimans County, North Carolina

Perquimans County had 13,460 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 247.2 square miles of land. It ranks 90th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 92nd by land area.

Population
13,460
#90 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,192 in US
Area
247.2 sq mi
#92 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,919 in US
Density
54 / sq mi
#78 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,383 in US
Median household income
$61,157
#48 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,725 in US

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

Perquimans County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Perquimans County population, land area and income

Perquimans County had 13,460 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 247.2 square miles of land. It ranks 90th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 92nd by land area. That works out to 54.5 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 Perquimans County has 26% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,157 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,460

3144th1st

2192nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

247 sq mi

3144th1st

2919th of 3,144 (US)

Density

54.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1383rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,157

3143rd1st

1725th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

13,460

100th1st

90th of 100 (NC)

Land area

247 sq mi

100th1st

92nd of 100 (NC)

Density

54.5 / sq mi

100th1st

78th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$61,157

100th1st

48th of 100 (NC)

How Perquimans County's population changed since 2020

Perquimans County gained 438 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.4%. That ranks 45th 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, Perquimans County recorded 455 births and 908 deaths, a natural change of -453. Net international migration added -25 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +926. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 926 people.

13.0k202013.1k202113.2k202213.4k202313.5k2024
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
455
Deaths
908
Net international migration
-25
Net domestic migration
+926
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+93

Where Perquimans County is

The Census internal point of Perquimans County is at 36.180900, -76.403200. 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 Perquimans 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: Perquimans County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.180900, -76.403200
DMS
36°10'51.24"N 76°24'11.52"W
UTM
18N 373818.5E 4004925.5N
Geohash
dq3tv6sch
Plus code
87855HJW+9P

Towns in Perquimans County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Perquimans County, 1,992 people together, or 15% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Perquimans County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hertford with 1,992.

  1. 01Hertford1,992
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Perquimans County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Perquimans County. The most populous is Pasquotank County, NC, with 41,418 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 128.0 miles WSW of Perquimans County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chesapeake, VA (population 254,997), 34.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Elizabeth City, NC (population 19,028), 12.1 miles away.

Perquimans County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Perquimans County is 37143: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 143. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,157.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Perquimans County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,460. That is up 438 people (3.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,022.

What is the FIPS code of Perquimans County?

37143. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (143) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Perquimans County?

Hertford, with 1,992 residents inside Perquimans County in 2024.

Which counties border Perquimans County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pasquotank County, NC; Chowan County, NC; Washington County, NC; Gates 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)

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