Data / Population / Chatham County

Population in Chatham County

Population in Chatham County was 85,111 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 100 counties in 2025.

2025, persons85,111
Change on 2024+1.5%
Rank34th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high85,1112025
Series low76,6632020

Population in Chatham County, 2020 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

76K78K80K82K84K86K2020202120222023202420252020: 76,663 persons2021: 78,164 persons2022: 80,039 persons2023: 81,877 persons2024: 83,832 persons2025: 85,111 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-03-26.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202585,111
202483,832
202381,877
202280,039
202178,164
202076,663

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2025
Chatham County85,111
North Carolina11,197,968
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest population in Chatham County? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"population","place":"us-county-37037"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=population&place=us-county-37037

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the population in Chatham County?

Population in Chatham County was 85,111 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 100 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.

What was the highest population in Chatham County?

85,111 in 2025, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

More statistics for Chatham County

All statistics for Chatham County