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Chowan County, North Carolina

A county in North Carolina, ranked 88 of 100 by population.

CountyFIPS 37041

Within North Carolina
Chowan County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Edenton, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
14,082
+380 (+2.8%) since 2020
Land area
172.7
square miles. A further 26.1% of the total area is water
Population density
81.6
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Edenton
Seat of county government.
Established
1672
353 years ago
Largest city
Edenton town
Population 4,546.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Chowan County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Chowan County, North Carolina from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 612 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Chowan County ranks

Position among the 100 counties of North Carolina, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn North CarolinaNationally
Population14,08288th of 1002,156th of 3,144
Land area172.7 sq mi100th of 1003,038th of 3,144
Population density81.6 per sq mi66th of 1001,063rd of 3,144
Median household income$53,86473rd of 1002,541st of 3,143

Full data for Chowan County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population14,082Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202013,702Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?13,706Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area172.7 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area61.0 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area233.7 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?81.6 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$53,864American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$235,800American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age48.6American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households6,134American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units7,190American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
-54
148 births, 202 deaths
Net migration
+112
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 5 areas bordering Chowan County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Perquimans CountyNorth Carolina32 mi13,490
Bertie CountyNorth Carolina22 mi17,086
Gates CountyNorth Carolina13 mi10,234
Washington CountyNorth Carolina13 mi10,638
Hertford CountyNorth Carolina3.9 mi19,015

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 100 counties of North Carolina

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.