| Population | 1,612 |
| Nationwide Rank | 8423 |
Bethel, North Carolina is the 8,423rd largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Bethel, North Carolina is a town.
Bethel, North Carolina is currently 11.6% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.
Bethel, North Carolina's growth is below average. 74% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8413 | Cressona, Pennsylvania | 1,618 | -0.7% |
| 8414 | Elk Rapids, Michigan | 1,617 | -5.1% |
| 8415 | Ovid, Michigan | 1,616 | 6.8% |
| 8416 | Plains, Texas | 1,616 | 12.1% |
| 8417 | Quincy, Michigan | 1,615 | -5.0% |
| 8418 | Toquerville, Utah | 1,615 | 77.2% |
| 8419 | Tryon, North Carolina | 1,615 | -8.4% |
| 8420 | Shelbina, Missouri | 1,614 | -16.8% |
| 8421 | Albion, Nebraska | 1,613 | -9.5% |
| 8422 | Moville, Iowa | 1,613 | 1.3% |
| 8423 | Bethel, North Carolina | 1,612 | -8.4% |
| 8424 | Brooklet, Georgia | 1,612 | 44.9% |
| 8425 | Kersey, Colorado | 1,611 | 14.5% |
| 8426 | Kettle Falls, Washington | 1,611 | 16.7% |
| 8427 | Mammoth, Arizona | 1,611 | -9.1% |
| 8428 | Mill Hall, Pennsylvania | 1,611 | 2.9% |
| 8429 | Vance, Alabama | 1,611 | 135.5% |
| 8430 | Earlville, Illinois | 1,610 | -10.5% |
| 8431 | Homer City, Pennsylvania | 1,610 | -12.4% |
| 8432 | Smith Center, Kansas | 1,610 | -16.3% |
| 8433 | Warner, Oklahoma | 1,610 | 6.0% |
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6010 | Swansboro | 3,210 | 81.7% |
| 6020 | Rural Hall | 3,196 | 30.1% |
| 6039 | Locust | 3,176 | 24.7% |
| 6097 | Polkton | 3,125 | 59.3% |
| 6110 | Landis | 3,114 | 2.0% |
| 6117 | Warsaw | 3,107 | 1.8% |
| 6123 | Wallburg | 3,104 | 8.0% |
| 6167 | River Bend | 3,065 | 4.7% |
| 6211 | Pembroke | 3,016 | 10.0% |
| 6219 | Mineral Springs | 3,007 | 62.3% |
| 6244 | Granite Quarry | 2,983 | 32.8% |
| 6266 | Murfreesboro | 2,963 | 20.5% |
| 6321 | Nags Head | 2,904 | 7.1% |
| 6335 | Yadkinville | 2,889 | 1.5% |
| 6344 | Southern Shores | 2,883 | 29.9% |
| 6504 | Cajah's Mountain | 2,735 | 1.0% |
| 6537 | Wentworth | 2,713 | -2.3% |
| 6565 | Marshville | 2,690 | 13.1% |
| 6578 | Troutman | 2,680 | 51.7% |
| 6583 | Sylva | 2,678 | 9.9% |
| 6606 | Grifton | 2,663 | 17.5% |
| 6607 | La Grange | 2,663 | -6.0% |
| 6608 | Tobaccoville | 2,663 | 16.5% |
| 6611 | Liberty | 2,659 | 0.0% |
| 6644 | Wilson's Mills | 2,626 | 92.3% |
| 6659 | Fairmont | 2,612 | 0.1% |
| 6680 | Bermuda Run | 2,593 | 81.4% |
| 6738 | Wrightsville Beach | 2,548 | -1.6% |
| 6834 | Haw River | 2,472 | 29.6% |
| 6846 | Carthage | 2,463 | 24.0% |
| 6882 | Coats | 2,436 | 30.4% |
| 6918 | Mayodan | 2,409 | -2.3% |
| 6920 | Norwood | 2,409 | -6.8% |
| 6951 | Maxton | 2,383 | -12.2% |
| 6959 | Holly Ridge | 2,377 | 186.3% |
| 6998 | St. Pauls | 2,351 | 16.8% |
| 7004 | Enfield | 2,347 | -4.2% |
| 7014 | Surf City | 2,342 | 58.6% |
| 7052 | Laurel Park | 2,315 | 16.6% |
| 7169 | Green Level | 2,247 | 3.4% |
| 7186 | Jonesville | 2,234 | -1.2% |
| 7265 | Taylorsville | 2,179 | 19.9% |
| 7295 | Calabash | 2,158 | 66.5% |
| 7320 | Rockwell | 2,142 | 8.6% |
| 7334 | Madison | 2,134 | -5.7% |
| 7337 | Franklinton | 2,132 | 21.6% |
| 7338 | Spruce Pine | 2,130 | 4.6% |
| 7351 | Hertford | 2,124 | 2.4% |
| 7362 | Mars Hill | 2,118 | 19.9% |
| 7384 | Kure Beach | 2,105 | 35.1% |
| 7438 | Four Oaks | 2,082 | 24.3% |
| 7479 | Cape Carteret | 2,062 | 66.0% |
| 7496 | Belville | 2,052 | 73.0% |
| 7564 | Sharpsburg | 2,017 | -16.7% |
| 7583 | Hildebran | 2,007 | 6.3% |
| 7665 | Princeville | 1,966 | 92.5% |
| 7672 | Badin | 1,960 | 58.1% |
| 7707 | Yanceyville | 1,944 | -9.8% |
| 7746 | Pine Level | 1,927 | 26.6% |
| 7785 | Mount Pleasant | 1,904 | 31.3% |
| 7794 | Scotland Neck | 1,899 | -19.3% |
| 7800 | Navassa | 1,895 | 37.0% |
| 7846 | Oakboro | 1,875 | 56.2% |
| 7876 | Drexel | 1,860 | -3.3% |
| 7953 | Andrews | 1,819 | 11.4% |
| 8127 | Sparta | 1,744 | -4.1% |
| 8129 | Chadbourn | 1,742 | -17.7% |
| 8160 | Hemby Bridge | 1,734 | 22.4% |
| 8240 | Richlands | 1,698 | 74.6% |
| 8262 | Ramseur | 1,691 | 3.4% |
| 8285 | Biscoe | 1,678 | -0.4% |
| 8325 | Bladenboro | 1,657 | -3.2% |
| 8327 | Denton | 1,657 | 1.0% |
| 8352 | Connelly Springs | 1,642 | -10.7% |
| 8365 | Burnsville | 1,638 | 1.1% |
| 8367 | Murphy | 1,638 | 4.9% |
| 8379 | Rose Hill | 1,635 | 22.7% |
| 8419 | Tryon | 1,615 | -8.4% |
| 8423 | Bethel | 1,612 | -8.4% |
| 8501 | Belhaven | 1,580 | -19.7% |
| 8546 | Dobson | 1,556 | 6.2% |
| 8563 | East Spencer | 1,550 | -11.6% |
| 8613 | Jefferson | 1,529 | 10.5% |
| 8620 | Snow Hill | 1,526 | -1.6% |
| 8621 | Weldon | 1,526 | -14.6% |
| 8638 | Kenly | 1,519 | -9.7% |
| 8649 | Stanfield | 1,517 | 35.6% |
| 8711 | Atlantic Beach | 1,494 | -16.6% |
| 8728 | Pinebluff | 1,487 | 28.9% |
| 8751 | Glen Alpine | 1,478 | 32.9% |
| 8815 | Bryson City | 1,455 | 2.9% |
| 8864 | Manteo | 1,435 | 19.8% |
| 8871 | Pilot Mountain | 1,433 | 11.6% |
| 8897 | Biltmore Forest | 1,421 | -1.4% |
| 8934 | Lake Waccamaw | 1,408 | -0.2% |
| 8976 | Claremont | 1,398 | 31.3% |
| 9051 | Robersonville | 1,374 | -20.4% |
| 9087 | Walnut Cove | 1,363 | -6.9% |
| 9105 | Swepsonville | 1,354 | 39.0% |
| 9152 | Princeton | 1,333 | 20.9% |
| 9155 | Pine Knoll Shores | 1,332 | -12.0% |
| 9165 | Cedar Point | 1,329 | 61.4% |
| 9195 | Beulaville | 1,315 | 21.5% |
| 9198 | Rutherford College | 1,314 | 0.4% |
| 9222 | Spring Hope | 1,307 | 2.7% |
| 9223 | Youngsville | 1,307 | 92.4% |
| 9279 | Elm City | 1,292 | -8.4% |
| 9289 | West Jefferson | 1,290 | 10.1% |
| 9319 | Clyde | 1,282 | -4.3% |
| 9347 | Pinetops | 1,273 | -9.4% |
| 9359 | Fremont | 1,267 | -13.2% |
| 9371 | Blowing Rock | 1,263 | -10.8% |
| 9374 | Broadway | 1,262 | 20.3% |
| 9423 | Stoneville | 1,249 | 24.2% |
| 9456 | Bayboro | 1,235 | 0.0% |
| 9575 | Robbins | 1,201 | 0.3% |
| 9585 | Maggie Valley | 1,199 | 30.8% |
| 9655 | Franklinville | 1,175 | -10.8% |
| 9668 | Roseboro | 1,171 | -7.5% |
| 9682 | Boonville | 1,168 | 5.4% |
| 9706 | Mount Gilead | 1,161 | -17.0% |
| 9748 | Lake Lure | 1,151 | 12.5% |
| 9799 | Lucama | 1,137 | 29.7% |
| 9821 | Banner Elk | 1,129 | 30.8% |
| 10056 | Norlina | 1,063 | -3.3% |
| 10081 | Stedman | 1,056 | 52.8% |
| 10107 | Gaston | 1,048 | 7.9% |
| 10205 | Rhodhiss | 1,021 | 78.8% |
| 10222 | Alamance | 1,015 | 200.2% |
| 10233 | Rowland | 1,014 | -11.3% |
| 10272 | Foxfire | 1,005 | 116.1% |
| 10340 | Columbus | 992 | -2.2% |
| 10379 | Brunswick | 981 | 172.5% |
| 10386 | Ellerbe | 980 | -6.1% |
| 10388 | Vanceboro | 980 | 9.0% |
| 10445 | Faison | 968 | 29.5% |
| 10465 | Cooleemee | 965 | 6.3% |
| 10492 | Maysville | 959 | -4.1% |
| 10533 | Magnolia | 949 | 1.7% |
| 10555 | Belwood | 943 | -3.4% |
| 10556 | Dortches | 943 | 16.4% |
| 10557 | Garysburg | 943 | -24.1% |
| 10581 | Highlands | 939 | 1.9% |
| 10708 | Old Fort | 915 | -4.8% |
| 10757 | Marshall | 903 | 7.3% |
| 10783 | Fair Bluff | 896 | -24.0% |
| 10866 | Cleveland | 875 | 8.1% |
| 10922 | Walnut Creek | 865 | 0.9% |
| 10946 | Oriental | 861 | -2.2% |
| 10974 | Star | 857 | 7.2% |
| 10985 | Rich Square | 855 | -21.7% |
| 11036 | Warrenton | 845 | -8.1% |
| 11065 | Kenansville | 840 | -26.8% |
| 11103 | Ellenboro | 834 | 17.9% |
| 11109 | Dobbins Heights | 833 | -10.5% |
| 11127 | Taylortown | 830 | -2.8% |
| 11132 | Candor | 828 | -2.0% |
| 11166 | Middlesex | 823 | -2.0% |
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,612 | 8,423 |
| 2016 | 1,620 | 8,401 |
| 2015 | 1,620 | 8,399 |
| 2014 | 1,622 | 8,389 |
| 2013 | 1,618 | 8,390 |
| 2012 | 1,614 | 8,395 |
| 2011 | 1,596 | 8,437 |
| 2010 | 1,577 | 8,466 |
| 2009 | 1,758 | 7,985 |
| 2008 | 1,741 | 8,011 |
| 2007 | 1,737 | 7,993 |
| 2006 | 1,728 | 8,001 |
| 2005 | 1,720 | 7,991 |
| 2004 | 1,710 | 8,016 |
| 2003 | 1,708 | 8,007 |
| 2002 | 1,718 | 7,981 |
| 2001 | 1,735 | 7,947 |
| 2000 | 1,760 | 7,894 |
| 1990 | 1,824 | 7,284 |