[4] Pasquotank County is part of the Elizabeth City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area.

[7] It is the fifth-smallest county in North Carolina by land area.

Almost all of the terrain in Pasquotank County is flatland with a topography near sea level, a characteristic of most of North Carolina's Coastal Plain.

25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Pasquotank County is a member of the Albemarle Commission regional council of governments.

Schools in Pasquotank county include College of The Albemarle, Elizabeth City State University, Mid-Atlantic Christian University, and Pasquotank County High School.