RANKING · 2024 ACS · 175 SHOWN OF 175

Highest Medicare coverage, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01St. James, NCNC7,31865.8%+0.5 pts

02Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54053.5%−1.9 pts

03Oak Island, NCNC9,33744.2%+6.0 pts

04Pinehurst, NCNC18,67042.7%−1.0 pts

05Black Mountain, NCNC8,49137.4%−2.1 pts

06Hendersonville, NCNC15,86734.5%+0.8 pts

07Porters Neck, NCNC7,65433.3%+6.8 pts

08Brevard, NCNC8,09832.4%+2.3 pts

09Tarboro, NCNC10,97932.3%+3.3 pts

10Kinston, NCNC19,70530.8%+1.7 pts

11Waynesville, NCNC11,00628.7%−0.5 pts

12Etowah, NCNC7,96827.9%−10.1 pts

13Reidsville, NCNC14,69227.8%−1.9 pts

14Leland, NCNC35,73127.6%−1.1 pts

15Washington, NCNC9,91027.5%+1.1 pts

16Mount Airy, NCNC10,68227.4%−2.0 pts

17Southern Pines, NCNC17,35726.6%+0.2 pts

18Lenoir, NCNC18,37226.6%+3.2 pts

19Oxford, NCNC8,98526.5%+3.6 pts

20Smithfield, NCNC13,11426.5%+3.0 pts

21Archdale, NCNC12,25426.3%+1.3 pts

22New Bern, NCNC34,72426.1%+1.9 pts

23Mills River, NCNC7,50425.5%+1.0 pts

24Marion, NCNC7,44025.4%−1.0 pts

25Roxboro, NCNC8,38025.0%+2.8 pts

26Forest City, NCNC7,41024.8%+4.4 pts

27Morehead City, NCNC10,43424.7%+0.3 pts

28Goldsboro, NCNC35,01224.4%+0.3 pts

29Clinton, NCNC8,46624.3%+0.4 pts

30Dunn, NCNC8,81424.2%−1.6 pts

31Ayden, NCNC5,26324.2%+1.5 pts

32Locust, NCNC6,12024.0%+0.1 pts

33Shelby, NCNC23,30924.0%−3.1 pts

34Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,90623.8%−0.7 pts

35Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87523.7%+3.1 pts

36Midway, NCNC5,10423.7%+2.4 pts

37Long View, NCNC5,38723.6%−0.3 pts

38Rockingham, NCNC8,81523.2%+0.1 pts

39Shallotte, NCNC5,33523.1%−6.1 pts

40Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38623.0%+1.2 pts

41Mocksville, NCNC6,28222.8%+5.2 pts

42Nashville, NCNC5,91122.8%+7.5 pts

43King, NCNC7,97722.8%+2.7 pts

44Laurinburg, NCNC14,58222.8%+0.5 pts

45Eden, NCNC15,50022.7%−1.9 pts

46Fletcher, NCNC8,37322.7%−0.5 pts

47St. Stephens, NCNC9,45722.5%+3.4 pts

48Albemarle, NCNC17,76922.3%+0.2 pts

49Williamston, NCNC5,08622.2%+0.7 pts

50Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12022.0%−0.4 pts

51Silver Lake, NCNC6,56321.9%−0.5 pts

52Trinity, NCNC7,27421.9%−3.4 pts

53Asheville, NCNC93,52321.7%+1.7 pts

54Newton, NCNC13,82221.7%+0.4 pts

55Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87021.6%+1.9 pts

56Henderson, NCNC15,01321.6%+1.3 pts

57Mint Hill, NCNC29,47621.2%+1.3 pts

58Wadesboro, NCNC5,03521.2%−5.0 pts

59Morganton, NCNC17,84921.1%+0.1 pts

60Ogden, NCNC8,24921.0%+1.1 pts

61Butner, NCNC8,11221.0%−1.4 pts

62Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62221.0%+4.9 pts

63Cherryville, NCNC6,52320.8%−0.8 pts

64Angier, NCNC9,41020.6%+4.1 pts

65Westport, NCNC5,91520.6%+0.1 pts

66Cornelius, NCNC35,09420.5%+2.9 pts

67Wilmington, NCNC126,80920.3%+0.3 pts

68Hamlet, NCNC5,87020.2%−0.3 pts

69Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73120.2%+3.7 pts

70Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11720.2%−3.8 pts

71Walkertown, NCNC6,12020.2%−1.2 pts

72Sawmills, NCNC5,10520.0%−3.0 pts

73Gibsonville, NCNC9,87620.0%+2.2 pts

74Graham, NCNC20,13120.0%−1.6 pts

75Kings Grant, NCNC9,00320.0%+0.3 pts

76Thomasville, NCNC27,73320.0%+1.3 pts

77Wilson, NCNC49,57219.9%+0.2 pts

78Matthews, NCNC32,76919.9%+3.0 pts

79Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64919.8%+3.1 pts

80Lexington, NCNC20,23819.8%−0.1 pts

81Woodfin, NCNC8,22919.7%+2.8 pts

82Burlington, NCNC61,49619.6%−0.9 pts

83Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16519.5%−15.1 pts

84Stokesdale, NCNC6,13319.4%+11.9 pts

85Bessemer City, NCNC5,83419.3%+1.4 pts

86Surf City, NCNC5,14219.0%−1.3 pts

87Asheboro, NCNC27,99018.9%−0.5 pts

88Lincolnton, NCNC12,46518.9%−0.7 pts

89Clemmons, NCNC22,80818.8%−1.0 pts

90Hickory, NCNC45,97518.7%+1.1 pts

91Pittsboro, NCNC5,05418.6%−5.2 pts

92Salisbury, NCNC36,87918.5%−0.1 pts

93Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49418.4%+2.5 pts

94Kernersville, NCNC29,12818.4%−1.1 pts

95Lumberton, NCNC18,95518.2%−1.2 pts

96Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28718.0%−1.2 pts

97Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63717.9%−0.8 pts

98Conover, NCNC8,93817.8%−1.4 pts

99Garner, NCNC41,56217.7%+2.4 pts

100Belmont, NCNC16,41517.7%+3.3 pts

101Creedmoor, NCNC5,04617.5%+6.7 pts

102Kannapolis, NCNC61,70817.5%−0.4 pts

103Swannanoa, NCNC6,90117.5%−2.7 pts

104Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27117.4%+0.4 pts

105High Point, NCNC120,57117.4%−0.5 pts

106Selma, NCNC7,40617.4%−2.2 pts

107Statesville, NCNC32,18117.3%−1.1 pts

108Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04917.3%−1.5 pts

109Fayetteville, NCNC209,12017.0%+0.9 pts

110Hampstead, NCNC9,29216.8%−2.6 pts

111Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56616.8%+1.7 pts

112Hillsborough, NCNC9,77816.7%−1.7 pts

113East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32316.4%+2.2 pts

114Stallings, NCNC17,76016.4%+1.9 pts

115Dallas, NCNC6,39216.3%+0.0 pts

116Gastonia, NCNC87,06716.3%−1.8 pts

117Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50516.2%+0.0 pts

118Wendell, NCNC19,68716.0%−4.3 pts

119Murraysville, NCNC16,33915.9%−0.1 pts

120Greensboro, NCNC308,66715.9%+0.4 pts

121Summerfield, NCNC11,32715.8%+1.4 pts

122Winterville, NCNC10,97315.8%+0.5 pts

123Lewisville, NCNC14,42115.8%−1.8 pts

124Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90815.5%+2.2 pts

125Mebane, NCNC21,95215.5%+1.9 pts

126Sanford, NCNC34,13815.5%+1.3 pts

127Aberdeen, NCNC10,06615.4%−3.9 pts

128Spout Springs, NCNC11,24215.4%+6.7 pts

129Jacksonville, NCNC72,73215.1%+2.5 pts

130Half Moon, NCNC7,37815.1%+1.2 pts

131Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53615.0%+2.4 pts

132Hope Mills, NCNC18,32415.0%+1.7 pts

133Elon, NCNC11,36614.8%−3.0 pts

134Piney Green, NCNC14,07814.6%+3.1 pts

135Davidson, NCNC16,66214.5%+0.7 pts

136Monroe, NCNC42,64414.4%+0.5 pts

137Cramerton, NCNC5,71314.2%+0.1 pts

138Durham, NCNC305,56114.2%+1.3 pts

139Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89614.0%+0.4 pts

140Huntersville, NCNC68,53513.7%+0.6 pts

141Cary, NCNC183,58213.6%+1.2 pts

142Mount Holly, NCNC19,03313.6%−0.1 pts

143Zebulon, NCNC11,93313.5%−6.7 pts

144Mooresville, NCNC55,84213.3%+0.2 pts

145Unionville, NCNC7,32213.2%−4.7 pts

146Wake Forest, NCNC58,14713.2%+1.9 pts

147Weddington, NCNC14,51713.0%+0.8 pts

148Concord, NCNC114,59812.9%−0.6 pts

149Spring Lake, NCNC11,25212.9%+2.4 pts

150Pineville, NCNC11,85112.8%−4.8 pts

151Rolesville, NCNC12,83912.8%−2.0 pts

152Greenville, NCNC96,44312.6%+1.5 pts

153Northchase, NCNC5,89612.6%−8.3 pts

154Raleigh, NCNC506,30612.5%+0.5 pts

155Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56512.4%+1.4 pts

156Siler City, NCNC8,15512.4%−3.5 pts

157Havelock, NCNC17,43012.3%+1.4 pts

158Moyock, NCNC5,68412.0%+1.3 pts

159Charlotte, NCNC964,78411.9%+0.5 pts

160Lillington, NCNC5,04011.8%−7.9 pts

161Midland, NCNC5,15111.8%+1.8 pts

162Harrisburg, NCNC20,74210.9%+0.7 pts

163Knightdale, NCNC23,14410.9%+1.9 pts

164Marvin, NCNC7,04010.6%+2.0 pts

165Anderson Creek, NCNC13,92710.3%+0.7 pts

166Clayton, NCNC32,63310.3%−3.0 pts

167Carrboro, NCNC20,96210.1%−1.9 pts

168Indian Trail, NCNC44,3039.8%−0.7 pts

169Barbecue, NCNC5,9109.5%–

170Apex, NCNC80,4199.2%+1.0 pts

171Waxhaw, NCNC23,1409.1%−0.2 pts

172Holly Springs, NCNC50,2889.1%+1.1 pts

173Boone, NCNC19,9299.0%+3.1 pts

174Morrisville, NCNC32,4667.0%+0.0 pts

175Cullowhee, NCNC7,9734.1%+2.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES