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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 4,600 people living in Hyde County, NC. That makes Hyde County the 99th-most populous county in North Carolina. It is home to 0.04% of people living in the state.

4.58K

population of Hyde County, NC (2024)

0.04%

County share of the North Carolina population (2024)

About 4,600 people lived in Hyde County, NC in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Hyde County, NC’s age demographics?

About 1,300 Hyde County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 27.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18% of North Carolina’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 652 Hyde County residents, or 14.2% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 21.6% of North Carolina’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of Hyde County, NC's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Hyde County, NC’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 60.7% of the Hyde County, NC population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Hyde County, NC also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (28%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Hyde County’s Hispanic population accounts for 8.5%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.72% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Hyde County, NC has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than North Carolina as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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