RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest Medicare coverage, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Clay County, NCNC12,23936.9%–

02Pamlico County, NCNC12,75834.6%–

03Brunswick County, NCNC174,70233.9%–

04Cherokee County, NCNC30,83033.9%–

05Polk County, NCNC20,53333.8%–

06Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53732.2%–

07Macon County, NCNC39,23232.0%–

08Transylvania County, NCNC34,21132.0%–

09Perquimans County, NCNC13,49031.4%–

10Warren County, NCNC18,89831.3%–

11Alleghany County, NCNC11,47930.2%–

12Jones County, NCNC9,57529.2%–

13Northampton County, NCNC16,49129.1%–

14Yancey County, NCNC19,08428.9%–

15Bertie County, NCNC17,08628.2%–

16Bladen County, NCNC30,00728.0%–

17Mitchell County, NCNC15,06228.0%–

18Haywood County, NCNC63,36928.0%–

19Henderson County, NCNC122,37527.9%–

20Ashe County, NCNC27,51427.5%–

21Avery County, NCNC18,11027.5%–

22Washington County, NCNC10,63827.5%–

23Carteret County, NCNC70,46927.4%–

24Graham County, NCNC8,19027.4%–

25Chowan County, NCNC14,08227.2%–

26Caswell County, NCNC22,56326.7%–

27Moore County, NCNC110,61926.6%–

28Columbus County, NCNC50,48726.1%–

29Beaufort County, NCNC44,67026.0%–

30Martin County, NCNC21,60125.8%–

31Madison County, NCNC22,55325.7%–

32Rutherford County, NCNC65,74525.4%–

33McDowell County, NCNC45,19825.4%–

34Wilkes County, NCNC66,23325.3%–

35Chatham County, NCNC85,11125.0%–

36Halifax County, NCNC46,53425.0%–

37Hertford County, NCNC19,01525.0%–

38Burke County, NCNC88,65524.7%–

39Gates County, NCNC10,23424.2%–

40Rockingham County, NCNC94,19524.1%–

41Surry County, NCNC72,28724.1%–

42Lenoir County, NCNC55,83724.1%–

43Caldwell County, NCNC81,10523.7%–

44Montgomery County, NCNC26,40323.7%–

45Anson County, NCNC21,75823.6%–

46Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12123.3%–

47Alexander County, NCNC36,95823.3%–

48Craven County, NCNC105,02523.0%–

49Davie County, NCNC45,85523.0%–

50Stokes County, NCNC46,12622.9%–

51Cleveland County, NCNC103,32522.7%–

52Scotland County, NCNC33,32222.7%–

53Yadkin County, NCNC38,32522.5%–

54Hyde County, NCNC4,55422.4%–

55Dare County, NCNC38,24522.1%–

56Richmond County, NCNC42,04122.0%–

57Person County, NCNC40,63621.8%–

58Nash County, NCNC99,36521.7%–

59Buncombe County, NCNC277,41721.6%–

60Greene County, NCNC20,70021.6%–

61Swain County, NCNC14,02421.6%–

62Vance County, NCNC42,63821.6%–

63Jackson County, NCNC45,03921.3%–

64Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.2%–

65Pender County, NCNC72,11121.0%–

66Stanly County, NCNC68,83021.0%–

67Davidson County, NCNC180,18220.7%–

68Rowan County, NCNC155,09620.7%–

69Duplin County, NCNC51,57120.7%–

70Camden County, NCNC11,31520.6%–

71Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20120.6%–

72Randolph County, NCNC149,51620.6%–

73Wilson County, NCNC81,15020.6%–

74Granville County, NCNC61,42120.3%–

75New Hanover County, NCNC245,95920.2%–

76Franklin County, NCNC82,03720.1%–

77Wayne County, NCNC122,27819.9%–

78Catawba County, NCNC170,17219.8%–

79Lincoln County, NCNC98,65419.7%–

80Gaston County, NCNC246,55819.2%–

81Alamance County, NCNC186,17719.2%–

82Lee County, NCNC70,25819.1%–

83Currituck County, NCNC33,15819.0%–

84Robeson County, NCNC119,94119.0%–

85Forsyth County, NCNC401,71818.1%–

86Iredell County, NCNC211,79818.1%–

87Watauga County, NCNC54,78617.3%–

88Guilford County, NCNC562,23417.2%–

89Johnston County, NCNC256,44816.0%–

90Cumberland County, NCNC338,47315.8%–

91Harnett County, NCNC150,13715.5%–

92Pitt County, NCNC182,93615.2%–

93Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72514.9%–

94Orange County, NCNC152,49814.7%–

95Durham County, NCNC347,24014.3%–

96Hoke County, NCNC56,93914.1%–

97Union County, NCNC267,67413.7%–

98Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.6%–

99Wake County, NCNC1,257,23512.3%–

100Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38312.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS