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Scotland County, North Carolina

Scotland County had 33,898 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 319.1 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 79th by land area.

Population
33,898
#69 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,343 in US
Area
319.1 sq mi
#79 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,767 in US
Density
106 / sq mi
#54 of 100 in North Carolina · #864 in US
Median household income
$45,604
#96 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,950 in US

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

Scotland County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Scotland County population, land area and income

Scotland County had 33,898 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 319.1 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 79th by land area. That works out to 106.2 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; Scotland County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $45,604 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

33,898

3144th1st

1343rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

319 sq mi

3144th1st

2767th of 3,144 (US)

Density

106.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

864th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$45,604

3143rd1st

2950th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

33,898

100th1st

69th of 100 (NC)

Land area

319 sq mi

100th1st

79th of 100 (NC)

Density

106.2 / sq mi

100th1st

54th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$45,604

100th1st

96th of 100 (NC)

How Scotland County's population changed since 2020

Scotland County gained 478 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.4%. That ranks 72nd 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, Scotland County recorded 1,670 births and 2,198 deaths, a natural change of -528. Net international migration added +330 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +66. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 528 people.

33.4k202033.4k202133.5k202233.7k202333.9k2024
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
1,670
Deaths
2,198
Net international migration
+330
Net domestic migration
+66
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+238

Where Scotland County is

The Census internal point of Scotland County is at 34.840000, -79.477300. 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 Scotland 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: Scotland County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
34.840000, -79.477300
DMS
34°50'24.00"N 79°28'38.28"W
UTM
17N 639224.6E 3856356.9N
Geohash
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Plus code
8762RGRF+23

Towns in Scotland County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Scotland County, 15,340 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Scotland County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Laurinburg with 15,130.

  1. 01Laurinburg15,130
  2. 02Maxton (part)210
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Scotland County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Scotland County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Robeson County, NC, with 118,624 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 80.3 miles NE of Scotland County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, NC (population 209,496), 33.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Laurinburg, NC (population 15,130), 5.4 miles away.

Scotland County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Scotland County is 37165: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 165. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $45,604.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Scotland County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 33,898. That is up 478 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,420.

What is the FIPS code of Scotland County?

37165. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (165) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Scotland County?

Laurinburg, with 15,130 residents inside Scotland County in 2024.

Which counties border Scotland County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Robeson County, NC; Moore County, NC; Hoke County, NC; Richmond County, NC; Marlboro County, SC.

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.