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Warren County, North Carolina

Warren County had 19,081 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 429.4 square miles of land. It ranks 82nd of 100 in North Carolina by population and 56th by land area.

Population
19,081
#82 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,880 in US
Area
429.4 sq mi
#56 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,369 in US
Density
44 / sq mi
#88 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,581 in US
Median household income
$47,866
#92 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,839 in US

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

Warren County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Warren County population, land area and income

Warren County had 19,081 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 429.4 square miles of land. It ranks 82nd of 100 in North Carolina by population and 56th by land area. That works out to 44.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Warren County has 36% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,866 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,081

3144th1st

1880th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

429 sq mi

3144th1st

2369th of 3,144 (US)

Density

44.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1581st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,866

3143rd1st

2839th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

19,081

100th1st

82nd of 100 (NC)

Land area

429 sq mi

100th1st

56th of 100 (NC)

Density

44.4 / sq mi

100th1st

88th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$47,866

100th1st

92nd of 100 (NC)

How Warren County's population changed since 2020

Warren County gained 480 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 53rd 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, Warren County recorded 752 births and 1,288 deaths, a natural change of -536. Net international migration added +102 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +901. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 901 people.

18.6k202018.8k202118.7k202218.8k202319.1k2024
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
752
Deaths
1,288
Net international migration
+102
Net domestic migration
+901
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+319

Where Warren County is

The Census internal point of Warren County is at 36.398100, -78.099900. 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 Warren 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: Warren County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.398100, -78.099900
DMS
36°23'53.16"N 78°05'59.64"W
UTM
17N 760092.3E 4032012.9N
Geohash
dq2rnf16k
Plus code
87839WX2+62

Towns in Warren County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Warren County. Its 19,081 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Warren County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Warren County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Nash County, NC, with 97,990 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 52.2 miles SW of Warren County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Raleigh, NC (population 499,825), 49.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Henderson, NC (population 14,807), 18.2 miles away.

Warren County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Warren County is 37185: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 185. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,866.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Warren County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,081. That is up 480 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,601.

What is the FIPS code of Warren County?

37185. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (185) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Warren County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Warren County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Warren County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Nash County, NC; Franklin County, NC; Halifax County, NC; Vance County, NC; Mecklenburg County, VA; Northampton County, NC; Brunswick 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)

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