Last official estimated population of Swain County was 13,991 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.004% of total US population and 0.1% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Swain County is 540.6 mi² (=1400.2 km²), in this year population density was 25.88 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.02%/yr), Swain County population in 2026 would be 14,021 [0].
Historical population of Swain County for period 1880-2014 [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
[1880-1890] +5.68 %/yr
[1890-1900] +2.48 %/yr
[1900-1910] +2.16 %/yr
[1910-1920] +2.43 %/yr
[1920-1930] -1.33 %/yr
[1930-1940] +0.51 %/yr
[1940-1950] -2.03 %/yr
[1950-1960] -1.67 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.65 %/yr
[1970-1980] +2.72 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.92 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.42 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.73 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.76 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.02 %/yr
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Population of Swain County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 442 | 454 | 896 |
| 5 to 9 | 443 | 458 | 901 |
| 10 to 14 | 460 | 417 | 877 |
| 15 to 19 | 453 | 452 | 905 |
| 20 to 24 | 529 | 458 | 987 |
| 25 to 29 | 379 | 454 | 833 |
| 30 to 34 | 374 | 416 | 790 |
| 35 to 39 | 391 | 396 | 787 |
| 40 to 44 | 448 | 455 | 903 |
| 45 to 49 | 409 | 445 | 854 |
| 50 to 54 | 504 | 495 | 999 |
| 55 to 59 | 455 | 543 | 998 |
| 60 to 64 | 422 | 479 | 901 |
| 65 to 69 | 432 | 473 | 905 |
| 70 to 74 | 339 | 372 | 711 |
| 75 to 79 | 207 | 251 | 458 |
| 80 to 84 | 119 | 191 | 310 |
| 85+ | 84 | 175 | 259 |
Swain 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 | 6561 | 7043 | 13,604 |
| WAC | 4832 | 5152 | 9,984 |
| NHWAC | 4660 | 4983 | 9,643 |
| WA | 4541 | 4843 | 9,384 |
| NHWA | 4394 | 4691 | 9,085 |
| IAC | 2122 | 2355 | 4,477 |
| NHIAC | 1956 | 2181 | 4,137 |
| IA | 1879 | 2097 | 3,976 |
| NHIA | 1729 | 1932 | 3,661 |
| H | 329 | 341 | 670 |
| TOM | 312 | 326 | 638 |
| NHTOM | 285 | 306 | 591 |
| HWAC | 172 | 169 | 341 |
| HIAC | 166 | 174 | 340 |
| BAC | 190 | 142 | 332 |
| HIA | 150 | 165 | 315 |
| HWA | 147 | 152 | 299 |
| NHBAC | 170 | 127 | 297 |
| BA | 117 | 74 | 191 |
| NHBA | 114 | 71 | 185 |
| AAC | 61 | 67 | 128 |
| NHAAC | 58 | 64 | 122 |
| AA | 37 | 43 | 80 |
| NHAA | 35 | 42 | 77 |
| HTOM | 27 | 20 | 47 |
| HBAC | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| NAC | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| NHNAC | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| HAAC | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| HBA | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| NHNA | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| NA | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| HAA | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| HNAC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HNA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 18 North Carolina Notes
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