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  • Largest town: Rockingham

Richmond County, North Carolina

Richmond County had 41,990 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 473.7 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 100 in North Carolina by population and 47th by land area.

Population
41,990
#61 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,156 in US
Area
473.7 sq mi
#47 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,176 in US
Density
89 / sq mi
#62 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,002 in US
Median household income
$50,242
#85 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,707 in US

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

Richmond County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Richmond County population, land area and income

Richmond County had 41,990 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 473.7 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 100 in North Carolina by population and 47th by land area. That works out to 88.6 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; Richmond County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,242 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

41,990

3144th1st

1156th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

474 sq mi

3144th1st

2176th of 3,144 (US)

Density

88.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1002nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,242

3143rd1st

2707th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

41,990

100th1st

61st of 100 (NC)

Land area

474 sq mi

100th1st

47th of 100 (NC)

Density

88.6 / sq mi

100th1st

62nd of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$50,242

100th1st

85th of 100 (NC)

How Richmond County's population changed since 2020

Richmond County lost 735 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.7%. That ranks 94th 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, Richmond County recorded 2,304 births and 2,937 deaths, a natural change of -633. Net international migration added -13 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -283. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 633 people.

42.7k202042.6k202142.4k202242.0k202342.0k2024
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
2,304
Deaths
2,937
Net international migration
-13
Net domestic migration
-283
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-13

Where Richmond County is

The Census internal point of Richmond County is at 35.004600, -79.755700. 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 Richmond 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: Richmond County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.004600, -79.755700
DMS
35°00'16.56"N 79°45'20.52"W
UTM
17N 613541.2E 3874260.5N
Geohash
dnpr1h7st
Plus code
8772263V+RP

Towns in Richmond County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Richmond County, 14,690 people together, or 35% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Richmond County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Rockingham with 8,802.

  1. 01Rockingham8,802
  2. 02Hamlet5,888
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Richmond County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Richmond County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Moore County, NC, with 108,417 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 82.6 miles NE of Richmond County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, NC (population 209,496), 44.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pinehurst, NC (population 18,502), 20.7 miles away.

Richmond County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Richmond County is 37153: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 153. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,242.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Richmond County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 41,990. That is down 735 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 42,725.

What is the FIPS code of Richmond County?

37153. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (153) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Richmond County?

Rockingham, with 8,802 residents inside Richmond County in 2024.

Which counties border Richmond County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Moore County, NC; Stanly County, NC; Hoke County, NC; Chesterfield County, SC; Scotland County, NC; Montgomery County, NC; Marlboro County, SC; Anson 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.