| Name | Mcdowell County |
| State | North Carolina |
| FIPS Code | 37111 |
| Timezone | Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
| Population (2022) | 44,926 |
| Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | -0.93% |
| Majority Ethnicity | White 88.46% |
| Public School Majority Ethnicity | White 79% |
| Partisan Voting Index | Strongly Republican:+24 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.9% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Population (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 88.46% |
| African American | 3.61% |
| Hispanic | 6.42% |
| Asian | 1.05% |
| Native American | 0.46% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Public School Students (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 78.58% |
| African American | 2.91% |
| Hispanic | 13.56% |
| Asian | 0.97% |
| Native American | 0.33% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.07% |