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Stokes County, North Carolina

Stokes County had 45,857 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 449.3 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 54th by land area.

Population
45,857
#55 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,074 in US
Area
449.3 sq mi
#54 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,271 in US
Density
102 / sq mi
#57 of 100 in North Carolina · #890 in US
Median household income
$61,374
#47 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,703 in US

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

Stokes County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Stokes County population, land area and income

Stokes County had 45,857 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 449.3 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 54th by land area. That works out to 102.1 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; Stokes County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,374 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

45,857

3144th1st

1074th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

449 sq mi

3144th1st

2271st of 3,144 (US)

Density

102.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

890th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,374

3143rd1st

1703rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

45,857

100th1st

55th of 100 (NC)

Land area

449 sq mi

100th1st

54th of 100 (NC)

Density

102.1 / sq mi

100th1st

57th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$61,374

100th1st

47th of 100 (NC)

How Stokes County's population changed since 2020

Stokes County gained 1,278 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.9%. That ranks 48th 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, Stokes County recorded 1,768 births and 2,949 deaths, a natural change of -1,181. Net international migration added -2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,480. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,480 people.

44.6k202044.6k202145.1k202245.5k202345.9k2024
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
1,768
Deaths
2,949
Net international migration
-2
Net domestic migration
+2,480
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+371

Where Stokes County is

The Census internal point of Stokes County is at 36.393800, -80.269900. 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 Stokes 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: Stokes County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.393800, -80.269900
DMS
36°23'37.68"N 80°16'11.64"W
UTM
17N 565474.0E 4027875.6N
Geohash
dnqzj3m1r
Plus code
868X9PVJ+G2

Towns in Stokes County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Stokes County, 8,735 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Stokes County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is King with 7,132.

  1. 01King (part)7,132
  2. 02Walnut Cove1,603
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Stokes County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Stokes County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Guilford County, NC, with 558,816 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 100.5 miles ESE of Stokes County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Winston-Salem, NC (population 255,769), 20.1 miles away.

Stokes County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Stokes County is 37169: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 169. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,374.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Stokes County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 45,857. That is up 1,278 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 44,579.

What is the FIPS code of Stokes County?

37169. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (169) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Stokes County?

King, with 7,132 residents inside Stokes County in 2024 (7,764 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Stokes County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Guilford County, NC; Forsyth County, NC; Rockingham County, NC; Surry County, NC; Henry County, VA; Patrick 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)

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