Last official estimated population of Yancey County was 17,808 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.006% of total US population and 0.2% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Yancey County is 313.2 mi² (=811.1 km²), in this year population density was 56.87 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.01%/yr), Yancey County population in 2026 would be 17,778 [0].
Historical population of Yancey County for period 1840-2014 [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
[1840-1850] +3.24 %/yr
[1850-1860] +0.54 %/yr
[1860-1870] -3.74 %/yr
[1870-1880] +2.67 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2.12 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.91 %/yr
[1900-1910] +0.52 %/yr
[1910-1920] +2.26 %/yr
[1920-1930] -0.41 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.73 %/yr
[1940-1950] -0.53 %/yr
[1950-1960] -1.51 %/yr
[1960-1970] -1.03 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.69 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.32 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.42 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.07 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.01 %/yr
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Population of Yancey County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 444 | 416 | 860 |
| 5 to 9 | 468 | 415 | 883 |
| 10 to 14 | 550 | 482 | 1,032 |
| 15 to 19 | 485 | 489 | 974 |
| 20 to 24 | 505 | 438 | 943 |
| 25 to 29 | 450 | 369 | 819 |
| 30 to 34 | 398 | 418 | 816 |
| 35 to 39 | 485 | 479 | 964 |
| 40 to 44 | 567 | 554 | 1,121 |
| 45 to 49 | 623 | 576 | 1,199 |
| 50 to 54 | 575 | 649 | 1,224 |
| 55 to 59 | 612 | 652 | 1,264 |
| 60 to 64 | 661 | 717 | 1,378 |
| 65 to 69 | 619 | 729 | 1,348 |
| 70 to 74 | 523 | 530 | 1,053 |
| 75 to 79 | 339 | 435 | 774 |
| 80 to 84 | 222 | 301 | 523 |
| 85+ | 146 | 293 | 439 |
Yancey 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 |
| WAC | 8425 | 8751 | 17,176 |
| WA | 8346 | 8664 | 17,010 |
| NH | 8189 | 8567 | 16,756 |
| NHWAC | 8037 | 8437 | 16,474 |
| NHWA | 7970 | 8368 | 16,338 |
| H | 483 | 375 | 858 |
| HWAC | 388 | 314 | 702 |
| HWA | 376 | 296 | 672 |
| BAC | 161 | 126 | 287 |
| NHBAC | 128 | 104 | 232 |
| IAC | 107 | 106 | 213 |
| BA | 123 | 85 | 208 |
| TOM | 84 | 96 | 180 |
| NHBA | 98 | 72 | 170 |
| NHTOM | 72 | 78 | 150 |
| NHIAC | 68 | 65 | 133 |
| IA | 72 | 56 | 128 |
| HIAC | 39 | 41 | 80 |
| HIA | 37 | 34 | 71 |
| AAC | 33 | 35 | 68 |
| NHAAC | 29 | 34 | 63 |
| NHIA | 35 | 22 | 57 |
| HBAC | 33 | 22 | 55 |
| NAC | 32 | 21 | 53 |
| HNAC | 31 | 15 | 46 |
| NA | 31 | 15 | 46 |
| HNA | 31 | 14 | 45 |
| AA | 16 | 26 | 42 |
| NHAA | 14 | 26 | 40 |
| HBA | 25 | 13 | 38 |
| HTOM | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| NHNAC | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| HAAC | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| HAA | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NHNA | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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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 25 North Carolina Notes
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