Demographics of Anson County, North Carolina

Anson County, North Carolina had 21,758 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −475 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Anson County, in four figures

21,758
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −475 people.; 41.9 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,302 ±$5,753
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Anson County, North Carolina's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Anson County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Anson County, North Carolina's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Anson County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	22,233	100.0	100.0
2021	21,650	97.4	100.2
2022	21,739	97.8	100.7
2023	21,778	98.0	101.6
2024	21,524	96.8	102.5
2025	21,758	97.9	103.1

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Population of Anson County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	22,233	+175	−18	0	+226
2021	21,650	−583	−119	0	−435
2022	21,739	+89	−117	+9	+192
2023	21,778	+39	−83	+40	+85
2024	21,524	−254	−55	+57	−260
2025	21,758	+234	−51	+38	+249

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±1.2: for men 40.4 ±1.1 and for women 44.1 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Anson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,136 ±16	5.1% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,290 ±357	14.8% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,716 ±271	7.7% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,006 ±377	26.9% ±1.7	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,746 ±299	25.8% ±1.3	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,395 ±386	19.7% ±1.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,302 ±$5,753, and income per person $24,781 ±$2,025, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Anson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,545 ±378	29.8% ±4.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,819 ±323	21.3% ±3.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,825 ±308	21.4% ±3.5	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	945 ±205	11.1% ±2.4	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	907 ±191	10.6% ±2.2	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	279 ±91	3.3% ±1.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	98 to 358	1.2% to 4.2%	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Anson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	4,483 ±716	21.7% ±3.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,415 ±321	32.2% ±6.2	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,038 ±411	19.0% ±3.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,030 ±277	18.7% ±4.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Anson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Anson County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	9,954 ±226	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.9% ±3.1	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.1% ±2.6	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.5% ±2.6	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.5% ±4.7	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$148,600 ±$22,868	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$814 ±$49	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Anson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	932 ±0	4.2% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,749 ±78	43.7% ±0.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,936 ±516	44.6% ±2.3	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	351 ±88	1.6% ±0.4	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	26 to 168	0.1% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	12 to 144	0.1% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,144 ±520	5.1% ±2.3	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Anson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	18,100 ±454	81.2% ±2.0	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,379 ±407	15.2% ±1.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 153	< 0.1% to 0.7%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	732 ±147	3.3% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	59 to 323	0.3% to 1.4%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	541 ±113	2.4% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Anson County among the counties of North Carolina

77th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Anson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bladen County	30,007	+1.3%
Ashe County	27,514	+3.5%
Montgomery County	26,403	+2.7%
Caswell County	22,563	+0.4%
Madison County	22,553	+5.9%
Anson County	21,758	−2.1%
Martin County	21,601	−1.6%
Greene County	20,700	+1.3%
Polk County	20,533	+6.0%
Yancey County	19,084	+3.2%
Hertford County	19,015	−11.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026