RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest senior population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235151,920+228%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383137,905+131%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23487,184+76%

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,71866,134+72%

05Buncombe County, NCNC277,41758,291+83%

06Brunswick County, NCNC174,70251,604+317%

07Durham County, NCNC347,24048,164+123%

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,95944,810+118%

09Cumberland County, NCNC338,47344,031+88%

10Gaston County, NCNC246,55838,767+62%

11Union County, NCNC267,67433,972+205%

12Iredell County, NCNC211,79832,939+117%

13Davidson County, NCNC180,18232,898+75%

14Johnston County, NCNC256,44832,148+169%

15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72532,038+111%

16Henderson County, NCNC122,37531,376+62%

17Catawba County, NCNC170,17230,611+76%

18Alamance County, NCNC186,17730,353+64%

19Randolph County, NCNC149,51626,888+70%

20Rowan County, NCNC155,09626,593+46%

21Pitt County, NCNC182,93625,702+100%

22Moore County, NCNC110,61925,231+55%

23Orange County, NCNC152,49824,097+143%

24Craven County, NCNC105,02521,446+75%

25Onslow County, NCNC217,17521,189+123%

26Wayne County, NCNC122,27820,262+55%

27Chatham County, NCNC85,11120,191+168%

28Rockingham County, NCNC94,19519,476+43%

29Harnett County, NCNC150,13719,073+102%

30Burke County, NCNC88,65519,031+59%

31Cleveland County, NCNC103,32518,996+47%

32Robeson County, NCNC119,94118,753+53%

33Carteret County, NCNC70,46918,665+83%

34Nash County, NCNC99,36518,623+71%

35Lincoln County, NCNC98,65418,062+146%

36Caldwell County, NCNC81,10517,272+68%

37Haywood County, NCNC63,36916,106+57%

38Wilson County, NCNC81,15015,296+61%

39Wilkes County, NCNC66,23315,110+63%

40Surry County, NCNC72,28714,747+34%

41Rutherford County, NCNC65,74514,458+44%

42Franklin County, NCNC82,03712,988+150%

43Stanly County, NCNC68,83012,378+50%

44Pender County, NCNC72,11111,932+106%

45Lenoir County, NCNC55,83711,781+35%

46Beaufort County, NCNC44,67011,412+60%

47Lee County, NCNC70,25811,283+78%

48Macon County, NCNC39,23211,079+66%

49Sampson County, NCNC61,50410,793+40%

50Granville County, NCNC61,42110,771+94%

51Halifax County, NCNC46,53410,515+23%

52Stokes County, NCNC46,12610,441+98%

53Transylvania County, NCNC34,21110,426+66%

54Columbus County, NCNC50,48710,376+38%

55Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12110,191+46%

56Duplin County, NCNC51,5719,815+55%

57Davie County, NCNC45,8559,775+103%

58Dare County, NCNC38,2459,563+132%

59Watauga County, NCNC54,7869,435+101%

60McDowell County, NCNC45,1989,401+56%

61Cherokee County, NCNC30,8309,303+94%

62Jackson County, NCNC45,0398,847+94%

63Person County, NCNC40,6368,418+72%

64Vance County, NCNC42,6388,163+51%

65Yadkin County, NCNC38,3257,877+53%

66Alexander County, NCNC36,9587,721+93%

67Richmond County, NCNC42,0417,670+21%

68Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2017,612+55%

69Ashe County, NCNC27,5147,343+68%

70Bladen County, NCNC30,0076,935+51%

71Polk County, NCNC20,5336,487+50%

72Hoke County, NCNC56,9396,285+142%

73Scotland County, NCNC33,3226,178+51%

74Montgomery County, NCNC26,4035,787+55%

75Martin County, NCNC21,6015,532+42%

76Currituck County, NCNC33,1585,489+151%

77Warren County, NCNC18,8985,212+50%

78Caswell County, NCNC22,5635,168+69%

79Yancey County, NCNC19,0845,085+57%

80Madison County, NCNC22,5535,079+62%

81Northampton County, NCNC16,4915,013+31%

82Hertford County, NCNC19,0154,533+27%

83Anson County, NCNC21,7584,395+21%

84Bertie County, NCNC17,0864,340+37%

85Avery County, NCNC18,1104,180+55%

86Mitchell County, NCNC15,0623,891+33%

87Perquimans County, NCNC13,4903,834+75%

88Clay County, NCNC12,2393,806+91%

89Pamlico County, NCNC12,7583,786+56%

90Chowan County, NCNC14,0823,606+38%

91Greene County, NCNC20,7003,544+54%

92Alleghany County, NCNC11,4793,435+67%

93Washington County, NCNC10,6383,030+43%

94Swain County, NCNC14,0242,789+41%

95Gates County, NCNC10,2342,357+56%

96Jones County, NCNC9,5752,248+40%

97Graham County, NCNC8,1902,062+44%

98Camden County, NCNC11,3151,799+93%

99Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5371,055+58%

100Hyde County, NCNC4,554902−5%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES