Wilkes County, North Carolina

What we have for Wilkes County today, and what is coming.

Basics

County code (FIPS): 37193
Land area: 754 square miles
Population: 65,969

Federal money spent here

Fiscal year 2026: $530.0 million in federal contracts, grants, loans and other awards for work done in Wilkes County.

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Who represents Wilkes County

U.S. Senate (whole state): Ted Budd (Republican), Thom Tillis (Republican).

U.S. House districts that include part of this county

District	Member	Share of county land
Congressional District 5	Virginia Foxx (Republican)	100%

State senate districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State Senate District 36	Eddie Settle (Republican)	100%

State house / assembly districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State House District 94	Blair Eddins (Republican)	72.3%
State House District 90	Dan Kiger (Republican)	27.7%

Matched by district number using the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 county–district relationship files (land area overlap; districts may have been redrawn since). Your exact district depends on your address: U.S. House · state legislators.

County government

Find the official county website and contacts in the USA.gov local government directory or the National Association of Counties explorer.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (county list, public domain); USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Built 2026-11-03 15:28.