| Name | Mcdowell County |
| State | North Carolina |
| FIPS Code | 37111 |
| Timezone | Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) |
| Population (2022) | 44,926 |
| Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | -0.93% |
| Majority Ethnicity | White 89.44% |
| Public School Majority Ethnicity | White 79% |
| Partisan Voting Index | Strongly Republican:+24 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.3% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Population (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 89.44% |
| African American | 3.54% |
| Hispanic | 5.88% |
| Asian | 0.73% |
| Native American | 0.38% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.03% |
| 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% |