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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024 — figures cover the April 1, 2020 estimates base through July 1, 2024
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Gaston County, North Carolina: population and components of change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024: County Population Totals and Components of Change 2020-2024 (CO-EST2024-ALLDATA). Figures cover the April 1, 2020 estimates base through July 1, 2024; data fetched 2026-10-30T08:41:21Z.

Values are printed as the U.S. Census Bureau reports them. A blank source value is printed as “not available”.
Gaston County
ItemValueAs reported
CountyGaston CountyGaston County
StateNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina
State FIPS code3737
County FIPS code071071
Census region (code)33
Census division (code)55
Estimates base, April 1, 2020227,944227944
Resident population, July 1, 2020228,625228625
Resident population, July 1, 2021231,409231409
Resident population, July 1, 2022234,208234208
Resident population, July 1, 2023238,153238153
Resident population, July 1, 2024242,010242010
Numeric population change, 2023 to 20243,8573857
Births, year to July 1, 20242,7982798
Deaths, year to July 1, 20242,7462746
Natural change (births minus deaths), year to July 1, 20245252
International migration, year to July 1, 20241,0521052
Domestic migration, year to July 1, 20242,7522752
Residual, year to July 1, 202411
Birth rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 202411.654411.654375702
Death rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 202411.437811.437782586
Natural change rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20240.21660.2165931153
International migration rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20244.38184.3818453317
Domestic migration rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 202411.462811.4627741
Group quarters population, July 1, 20243,6883688

Values as reported by the source: county_name=Gaston County, state_name=North Carolina, state_fips=37, county_fips=071, region=3, division=5, estimates_base_2020=227944, pop_2020=228625, pop_2021=231409, pop_2022=234208, pop_2023=238153, pop_2024=242010, npopchg_2024=3857, births_2024=2798, deaths_2024=2746, naturalchg_2024=52, internationalmig_2024=1052, domesticmig_2024=2752, residual_2024=1, rbirth_2024=11.654375702, rdeath_2024=11.437782586, rnaturalchg_2024=0.2165931153, rinternationalmig_2024=4.3818453317, rdomesticmig_2024=11.4627741, gq_estimates_2024=3688