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Durham County, NC Demographics

Durham County, NC is the 6th most populous of 100 counties in North Carolina, with 324,691 residents across 288 square miles. That is about 1,129 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 324,691
Land area 288 sq mi
Density 1,129 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How Durham County compares to the US

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Central Location: Durham County, NC

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in Durham County, NC

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 18.08 11,498 7.0 1,652
Census Tract 21 9,056 70.0 129
Census Tract 20.20 8,403 6.3 1,329
Census Tract 18.01 8,293 18.2 457
Census Tract 17.09 8,149 3.2 2,550
Census Tract 18.02 7,548 3.5 2,131
Census Tract 18.09 7,316 4.7 1,560
Census Tract 20.37 7,165 3.8 1,881
Census Tract 20.24 7,058 1.7 4,203
Census Tract 16.03 6,846 9.9 690
Census Tract 20.26 6,831 2.2 3,114
Census Tract 18.06 6,760 13.7 492
Census Tract 20.35 6,682 3.8 1,775
Census Tract 16.04 6,655 9.5 698
Census Tract 20.25 6,410 2.3 2,729
Census Tract 18.11 6,378 2.4 2,664
Census Tract 19 6,201 22.6 275
Census Tract 10.02 6,140 1.3 4,749
Census Tract 16.01 6,117 10.2 600
Census Tract 20.34 6,052 4.0 1,523
Census Tract 17.05 5,794 2.9 2,017
Census Tract 20.38 5,724 4.9 1,175
Census Tract 6 5,507 2.7 2,003
Census Tract 20.15 5,328 1.5 3,644
Census Tract 17.06 5,252 2.3 2,305
Census Tract 20.19 5,134 7.9 648
Census Tract 20.07 5,080 2.3 2,203
Census Tract 17.08 4,895 2.5 1,987
Census Tract 20.13 4,805 2.0 2,358
Census Tract 20.09 4,800 2.8 1,687
Census Tract 17.11 4,748 1.5 3,166
Census Tract 17.10 4,646 1.5 3,173
Census Tract 20.21 4,604 2.3 1,975
Census Tract 20.22 4,524 1.0 4,594
Census Tract 1.02 4,430 1.5 2,870
Census Tract 20.30 4,354 5.2 835
Census Tract 20.36 4,307 2.6 1,650
Census Tract 20.33 4,293 2.8 1,508
Census Tract 5 4,192 0.8 5,019
Census Tract 11 4,151 0.5 7,701
Census Tract 17.12 4,150 3.6 1,151
Census Tract 13.03 4,052 0.6 6,879
Census Tract 15.05 3,951 0.4 8,928
Census Tract 10.01 3,879 0.9 4,397
Census Tract 20.29 3,774 2.3 1,672
Census Tract 7 3,701 1.3 2,846
Census Tract 3.02 3,672 0.7 5,522
Census Tract 18.10 3,550 1.2 2,880
Census Tract 15.01 3,430 1.1 3,244
Census Tract 17.13 3,407 2.6 1,293
Census Tract 20.32 3,320 0.5 6,101
Census Tract 1.01 3,282 1.3 2,522
Census Tract 20.08 3,178 2.0 1,587
Census Tract 22 3,177 0.6 5,349
Census Tract 15.04 3,033 0.5 5,618
Census Tract 4.02 2,966 0.5 6,424
Census Tract 2 2,893 1.2 2,480
Census Tract 20.23 2,837 0.9 3,191
Census Tract 13.04 2,781 0.7 4,214
Census Tract 14 2,746 0.7 3,749
Census Tract 3.01 2,644 0.6 4,317
Census Tract 4.01 2,564 1.3 1,932
Census Tract 23 2,434 0.5 5,076
Census Tract 20.31 2,201 0.6 3,674
Census Tract 15.03 1,861 0.2 10,722
Census Tract 9 1,783 0.4 4,503
Census Tract 13.01 1,432 0.3 4,961
Census Tract 9801 9 8.1 1

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