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Henderson County, NC Demographics

Henderson County, NC is the 26th most populous of 100 counties in North Carolina, with 116,307 residents across 373 square miles. That is about 312 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 116,307
Land area 373 sq mi
Density 312 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How Henderson County compares to the US

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Central Location: Henderson County, NC

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

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Census tracts in Henderson County, NC

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 9310 6,081 7.3 836
Census Tract 9307.03 5,849 11.5 507
Census Tract 9305.01 5,566 7.3 762
Census Tract 9306 5,437 4.3 1,259
Census Tract 9308 5,075 6.0 840
Census Tract 9305.02 4,897 12.9 379
Census Tract 9316 4,874 4.9 994
Census Tract 9307.02 4,644 25.6 181
Census Tract 9301 4,622 53.0 87
Census Tract 9320 4,506 61.5 73
Census Tract 9318.02 4,414 7.2 617
Census Tract 9303.01 4,089 4.9 842
Census Tract 9319.01 4,086 18.4 222
Census Tract 9313 4,055 2.6 1,561
Census Tract 9315 3,982 9.6 415
Census Tract 9302.01 3,974 16.4 242
Census Tract 9314.01 3,965 5.0 796
Census Tract 9303.02 3,892 7.8 499
Census Tract 9307.01 3,669 20.3 180
Census Tract 9309 3,346 3.0 1,127
Census Tract 9302.02 3,340 13.1 254
Census Tract 9318.01 3,319 3.5 955
Census Tract 9319.02 3,082 23.6 131
Census Tract 9304.02 3,021 9.5 319
Census Tract 9317 2,881 3.9 731
Census Tract 9304.01 2,677 5.9 456
Census Tract 9311 2,324 1.3 1,821
Census Tract 9314.02 2,323 1.8 1,271
Census Tract 9312 2,291 1.0 2,305
Census Tract 9801 0 19.8 0

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This page shows demographics for a US county from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, urban share, and how the county compares to national averages for income, housing, age, and more.

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