Last official estimated population of McDowell County was 45,069 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.014% of total US population and 0.4% of total North Carolina state population. Area of McDowell County is 446.0 mi² (=1155.1 km²), in this year population density was 101.05 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.04%/yr), McDowell County population in 2026 would be 45,289 [0].
Historical population of McDowell County for period 1850-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1850-1860] +1.32 %/yr
[1860-1870] +0.64 %/yr
[1870-1880] +2.62 %/yr
[1880-1890] +1.07 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.4 %/yr
[1900-1910] +0.75 %/yr
[1910-1920] +2.16 %/yr
[1920-1930] +1.95 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.24 %/yr
[1940-1950] +1.13 %/yr
[1950-1960] +0.39 %/yr
[1960-1970] +1.37 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.38 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.15 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.68 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.71 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.61 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.04 %/yr
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Population of McDowell County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 1263 | 1079 | 2,342 |
| 5 to 9 | 1370 | 1227 | 2,597 |
| 10 to 14 | 1395 | 1312 | 2,707 |
| 15 to 19 | 1315 | 1267 | 2,582 |
| 20 to 24 | 1389 | 1234 | 2,623 |
| 25 to 29 | 1355 | 1160 | 2,515 |
| 30 to 34 | 1343 | 1138 | 2,481 |
| 35 to 39 | 1362 | 1271 | 2,633 |
| 40 to 44 | 1600 | 1515 | 3,115 |
| 45 to 49 | 1609 | 1563 | 3,172 |
| 50 to 54 | 1649 | 1694 | 3,343 |
| 55 to 59 | 1669 | 1713 | 3,382 |
| 60 to 64 | 1536 | 1604 | 3,140 |
| 65 to 69 | 1347 | 1467 | 2,814 |
| 70 to 74 | 1006 | 1066 | 2,072 |
| 75 to 79 | 687 | 848 | 1,535 |
| 80 to 84 | 371 | 601 | 972 |
| 85+ | 301 | 639 | 940 |
McDowell County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 21186 | 21300 | 42,486 |
| WAC | 21050 | 21248 | 42,298 |
| WA | 20783 | 20950 | 41,733 |
| NHWAC | 19909 | 20332 | 40,241 |
| NHWA | 19672 | 20061 | 39,733 |
| H | 1381 | 1098 | 2,479 |
| BAC | 1241 | 919 | 2,160 |
| HWAC | 1141 | 916 | 2,057 |
| HWA | 1111 | 889 | 2,000 |
| NHBAC | 1156 | 842 | 1,998 |
| BA | 1096 | 753 | 1,849 |
| NHBA | 1020 | 690 | 1,710 |
| IAC | 309 | 315 | 624 |
| TOM | 288 | 327 | 615 |
| NHTOM | 257 | 294 | 551 |
| AAC | 239 | 224 | 463 |
| AA | 211 | 190 | 401 |
| NHIAC | 190 | 210 | 400 |
| NHAAC | 189 | 203 | 392 |
| IA | 172 | 165 | 337 |
| NHAA | 164 | 172 | 336 |
| HIAC | 119 | 105 | 224 |
| HIA | 99 | 86 | 185 |
| HBAC | 85 | 77 | 162 |
| NHIA | 73 | 79 | 152 |
| HBA | 76 | 63 | 139 |
| HAAC | 50 | 21 | 71 |
| HAA | 47 | 18 | 65 |
| HTOM | 31 | 33 | 64 |
| NAC | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| HNAC | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| NA | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| HNA | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| NHNAC | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| NHNA | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
See note 13 North Carolina Notes
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