Data / Population / Gates County

Population in Gates County

Population in Gates County was 10,234 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 96th highest of 100 counties in 2025.

2025, persons10,234
Change on 2024-0.5%
Rank96th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high10,4502020
Series low10,2342025

Population in Gates County, 2020 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

10.2K10.3K10.3K10.4K10.4K10.5K2020202120222023202420252020: 10,450 persons2021: 10,402 persons2022: 10,368 persons2023: 10,360 persons2024: 10,288 persons2025: 10,234 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-03-26.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202510,234
202410,288
202310,360
202210,368
202110,402
202010,450

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2025
Gates County10,234
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 Gates County? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"population","place":"us-county-37073"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=population&place=us-county-37073

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

Questions

What is the population in Gates County?

Population in Gates County was 10,234 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 96th 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 Gates County?

10,450 in 2020, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

More statistics for Gates County

All statistics for Gates County