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  • Largest town: Hillsville

Carroll County, Virginia

Carroll County had 29,242 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 474.7 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 133 in Virginia by population and 29th by land area.

Population
29,242
#60 of 133 in Virginia · #1,463 in US
Area
474.7 sq mi
#29 of 133 in Virginia · #2,169 in US
Density
62 / sq mi
#93 of 133 in Virginia · #1,283 in US
Median household income
$53,694
#104 of 133 in Virginia · #2,435 in US

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

Carroll County within Virginia. Pin: Richmond.

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Carroll County population, land area and income

Carroll County had 29,242 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 474.7 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 133 in Virginia by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 61.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Virginia has 27,800 residents, about the same as Carroll County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,694 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

29,242

3144th1st

1463rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

475 sq mi

3144th1st

2169th of 3,144 (US)

Density

61.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1283rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,694

3143rd1st

2435th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Virginia (133)

Population

29,242

133rd1st

60th of 133 (VA)

Land area

475 sq mi

133rd1st

29th of 133 (VA)

Density

61.6 / sq mi

133rd1st

93rd of 133 (VA)

Median household income

$53,694

133rd1st

104th of 133 (VA)

How Carroll County's population changed since 2020

Carroll County gained 97 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.3%. That ranks 80th of 133 in Virginia for growth. The median Virginia county changed by +1.3%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Carroll County recorded 962 births and 2,037 deaths, a natural change of -1,075. Net international migration added +101 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,048. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,075 people.

29.1k202029.1k202129.1k202229.2k202329.2k2024
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
962
Deaths
2,037
Net international migration
+101
Net domestic migration
+1,048
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+40

Where Carroll County is

The Census internal point of Carroll County is at 36.732000, -80.727800. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Virginia's 133 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Carroll County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Martinsville city: +2.7%Norton city: -5.5%Charlottesville city: -3.6%Winchester city: -0.7%Bristol city: -5.7%Manassas Park city: -3.2%Fluvanna County: +5.3%Clarke County: +5.3%Lunenburg County: +0.9%Colonial Heights city: +2.8%Franklin city: +2.8%Lexington city: +6.7%Petersburg city: +2.0%Suffolk city: +8.8%Emporia city: -5.1%Middlesex County: +3.2%Fairfax city: +8.9%Fredericksburg city: +7.1%Floyd County: +1.2%Radford city: +7.2%Waynesboro city: +5.5%Hopewell city: -0.2%Staunton city: +2.1%Buena Vista city: -0.6%Covington city: -1.4%Poquoson city: +3.1%Madison County: +2.8%Falls Church city: +2.4%Franklin County: +2.1%Mecklenburg County: +1.8%Smyth County: -2.2%Pittsylvania County: -1.6%Frederick County: +6.7%Russell County: -1.3%Nottoway County: -0.1%Scott County: -0.9%Mathews County: +1.0%Stafford County: +7.1%Goochland County: +13.5%Henrico County: +1.1%Caroline County: +8.2%Prince George County: +1.2%Prince William County: +2.9%Cumberland County: +4.0%Essex County: +0.8%Fairfax County: +1.1%Henry County: -2.9%Carroll County: +0.3%Grayson County: -0.1%Louisa County: +11.4%James City County: +5.5%Albemarle County: +4.2%Lynchburg city: +1.7%King William County: +7.3%Charles City County: -2.7%Northumberland County: +4.7%Alexandria city: -0.0%Salem city: +2.0%Galax city: +0.3%Isle of Wight County: +5.8%Newport News city: -1.6%Tazewell County: -3.8%Amherst County: +1.1%Manassas city: +2.2%Buckingham County: +1.7%Shenandoah County: +2.7%Richmond city: +3.0%Alleghany County: -3.7%Culpeper County: +6.4%Warren County: +4.1%Northampton County: -1.7%Southampton County: -0.1%Portsmouth city: -1.5%Rockingham County: +4.6%Orange County: +7.1%Sussex County: -0.4%Bland County: -1.1%Chesapeake city: +2.1%Harrisonburg city: -1.0%Powhatan County: +6.4%Virginia Beach city: -1.1%Dinwiddie County: +2.5%Campbell County: -0.5%Gloucester County: +3.7%Greene County: +5.5%Page County: -0.0%Halifax County: -1.4%Hanover County: +4.6%Buchanan County: -8.0%Highland County: +4.8%Surry County: +0.4%Westmoreland County: +3.9%Wythe County: -0.8%Greensville County: -2.2%Roanoke city: -2.0%Loudoun County: +4.9%Spotsylvania County: +8.1%Brunswick County: -0.5%King George County: +7.4%Bedford County: +3.3%Patrick County: -1.6%Lancaster County: +1.4%Nelson County: +0.2%Montgomery County: -0.6%Amelia County: +3.4%York County: +1.7%Norfolk city: -2.8%Williamsburg city: +3.6%Bath County: -2.8%Accomack County: +0.0%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.7%Rockbridge County: -1.3%Roanoke County: +0.4%Wise County: -3.0%Fauquier County: +3.9%Craig County: -1.0%Charlotte County: -2.4%Richmond County: +3.3%Lee County: -1.5%Chesterfield County: +6.7%Danville city: -1.4%King and Queen County: +2.4%Prince Edward County: +1.7%Hampton city: +0.2%Appomattox County: +4.9%Botetourt County: +1.5%Arlington County: +0.4%Rappahannock County: +2.1%New Kent County: +17.7%Augusta County: +1.3%Giles County: -1.5%Dickenson County: -4.7%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.4%
  2. < +0.3%
  3. < +2.1%
  4. < +4.7%
  5. ≥ +4.7%
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Orange pin: Carroll County internal point. Dark pin: Richmond.

Internal point

Decimal
36.732000, -80.727800
DMS
36°43'55.20"N 80°43'40.08"W
UTM
17N 524304.0E 4065177.5N
Geohash
dnw8fyzg3
Plus code
868XP7JC+RV

Towns in Carroll County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Carroll County, 2,843 people together, or 10% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Carroll County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hillsville with 2,843.

  1. 01Hillsville2,843
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Carroll County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Carroll County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Surry County, NC, with 71,547 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Richmond and the nearest big city

Richmond is 189.8 miles ENE of Carroll County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Winston-Salem, NC (population 255,769), 50.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mount Airy, NC (population 10,583), 16.7 miles away.

Carroll County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Carroll County is 51035: state code 51 for Virginia plus county code 035. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,694.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Carroll County, Virginia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 29,242. That is up 97 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 29,145.

What is the FIPS code of Carroll County?

51035. The first two digits (51) are Virginia; the last three (035) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Carroll County?

Hillsville, with 2,843 residents inside Carroll County in 2024.

Which counties border Carroll County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Surry County, NC; Pulaski County, VA; Wythe County, VA; Patrick County, VA; Floyd County, VA; Grayson County, VA; Galax city, 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.