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  • Largest town: Roxboro

Person County, North Carolina

Person County had 40,143 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 392.3 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 100 in North Carolina by population and 65th by land area.

Population
40,143
#63 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,189 in US
Area
392.3 sq mi
#65 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,564 in US
Density
102 / sq mi
#56 of 100 in North Carolina · #887 in US
Median household income
$64,466
#34 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,417 in US

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

Person County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Person County population, land area and income

Person County had 40,143 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 392.3 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 100 in North Carolina by population and 65th by land area. That works out to 102.3 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents; Person County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,466 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

40,143

3144th1st

1189th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

392 sq mi

3144th1st

2564th of 3,144 (US)

Density

102.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

887th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,466

3143rd1st

1417th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

40,143

100th1st

63rd of 100 (NC)

Land area

392 sq mi

100th1st

65th of 100 (NC)

Density

102.3 / sq mi

100th1st

56th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$64,466

100th1st

34th of 100 (NC)

How Person County's population changed since 2020

Person County gained 956 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.4%. That ranks 58th 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, Person County recorded 1,745 births and 2,275 deaths, a natural change of -530. Net international migration added +232 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,327. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,327 people.

39.2k202039.2k202139.4k202239.8k202340.1k2024
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
1,745
Deaths
2,275
Net international migration
+232
Net domestic migration
+1,327
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+311

Where Person County is

The Census internal point of Person County is at 36.386400, -78.965600. 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 Person 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: Person County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.386400, -78.965600
DMS
36°23'11.04"N 78°57'56.16"W
UTM
17N 682468.5E 4028729.4N
Geohash
dnrygpgn0
Plus code
878392PM+HQ

Towns in Person County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Person County, 8,289 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Person County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Roxboro with 8,289.

  1. 01Roxboro8,289
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Person County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Person County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Durham County, NC, with 343,628 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 45.7 miles SSE of Person County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Durham, NC (population 301,870), 28.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mebane, NC (population 20,654), 27.3 miles away.

Person County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Person County is 37145: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 145. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,466.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Person County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 40,143. That is up 956 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 39,187.

What is the FIPS code of Person County?

37145. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (145) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Person County?

Roxboro, with 8,289 residents inside Person County in 2024.

Which counties border Person County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Durham County, NC; Orange County, NC; Granville County, NC; Halifax County, VA; Caswell 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.