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Orleans County

Medium metro
FIPS 22071

Profiled Cities (1)

People

362.2K
Population
Census 2025 Est.
2136.6/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.
-5.5%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025
$57K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr
38.8
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr
89.6%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr
22.6%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 2024
8.1%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr
51.2%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr
14.4%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr
8.2%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr
30.1%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr
53.9%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yr

Migration

IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
16K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23
20.4K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23
-4,445
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23

Economy

4.9%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025
177K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025
$72K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024
$30.8B
County GDP
BEA 2024
10K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023
177.1K
Employees
CBP 2023
$10.4B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023

Housing

$316K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr
$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr
22.3K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr
41.8K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr
Yes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yr

Health

84th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 2022
34.2%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 2025
14.4%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 2025
19.2%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 2025
15.2%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 2025
121.3/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–25
3.2/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25
659.8/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023

Environment & Risk

98.3
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
Very High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
$304.1M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
8.41
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 2024
0.28
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 2024
2.1%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024

Broadband & Food Access

1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 2024
1.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 2024
17.6%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 2019
2.5%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019

Land & Climate

169.5 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 2024
69.0°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–2020
77.4°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–2020
60.5°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–2020
63.6"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020

County Character

Metro - Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024
Medium metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024
Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024
Recreation
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024
Yes
Persistent Poverty
TIGER 2024