RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest senior population, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 1990. 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 –

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38347,584–

02Guilford County, NCNC562,23441,321–

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,23532,951–

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,71832,399–

05Buncombe County, NCNC277,41728,329–

06Gaston County, NCNC246,55821,094–

07Durham County, NCNC347,24019,410–

08Rowan County, NCNC155,09616,800–

09Cumberland County, NCNC338,47316,657–

10Alamance County, NCNC186,17715,852–

11Davidson County, NCNC180,18215,206–

12Henderson County, NCNC122,37515,116–

13New Hanover County, NCNC245,95915,066–

14Catawba County, NCNC170,17214,154–

15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72512,986–

16Randolph County, NCNC149,51612,803–

17Rockingham County, NCNC94,19512,332–

18Moore County, NCNC110,61912,268–

19Iredell County, NCNC211,79812,214–

20Cleveland County, NCNC103,32511,489–

21Robeson County, NCNC119,94111,207–

22Pitt County, NCNC182,93610,440–

23Wayne County, NCNC122,27810,417–

24Johnston County, NCNC256,44810,416–

25Burke County, NCNC88,6559,853–

26Nash County, NCNC99,3659,496–

27Surry County, NCNC72,2879,137–

28Craven County, NCNC105,0259,118–

29Rutherford County, NCNC65,7458,868–

30Caldwell County, NCNC81,1058,545–

31Haywood County, NCNC63,3698,525–

32Wilson County, NCNC81,1508,398–

33Orange County, NCNC152,4988,116–

34Union County, NCNC267,6748,010–

35Lenoir County, NCNC55,8377,986–

36Halifax County, NCNC46,5347,929–

37Harnett County, NCNC150,1377,875–

38Wilkes County, NCNC66,2337,874–

39Stanly County, NCNC68,8307,569–

40Carteret County, NCNC70,4697,542–

41Brunswick County, NCNC174,7027,461–

42Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1216,890–

43Sampson County, NCNC61,5046,832–

44Columbus County, NCNC50,4876,661–

45Onslow County, NCNC217,1756,556–

46Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706,324–

47Richmond County, NCNC42,0416,226–

48Lincoln County, NCNC98,6545,905–

49Duplin County, NCNC51,5715,576–

50Chatham County, NCNC85,1115,458–

51Lee County, NCNC70,2585,438–

52Macon County, NCNC39,2325,275–

53McDowell County, NCNC45,1985,200–

54Vance County, NCNC42,6385,063–

55Franklin County, NCNC82,0374,866–

56Granville County, NCNC61,4214,754–

57Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114,735–

58Yadkin County, NCNC38,3254,578–

59Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2014,347–

60Stokes County, NCNC46,1264,285–

61Person County, NCNC40,6364,275–

62Pender County, NCNC72,1114,112–

63Bladen County, NCNC30,0074,068–

64Watauga County, NCNC54,7863,945–

65Davie County, NCNC45,8553,833–

66Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303,815–

67Ashe County, NCNC27,5143,803–

68Scotland County, NCNC33,3223,743–

69Anson County, NCNC21,7583,685–

70Jackson County, NCNC45,0393,683–

71Martin County, NCNC21,6013,628–

72Polk County, NCNC20,5333,568–

73Northampton County, NCNC16,4913,503–

74Hertford County, NCNC19,0153,285–

75Montgomery County, NCNC26,4033,189–

76Warren County, NCNC18,8983,111–

77Alexander County, NCNC36,9583,030–

78Bertie County, NCNC17,0862,985–

79Caswell County, NCNC22,5632,967–

80Dare County, NCNC38,2452,841–

81Madison County, NCNC22,5532,834–

82Yancey County, NCNC19,0842,643–

83Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622,524–

84Chowan County, NCNC14,0822,380–

85Hoke County, NCNC56,9392,138–

86Avery County, NCNC18,1102,104–

87Washington County, NCNC10,6381,938–

88Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581,912–

89Perquimans County, NCNC13,4901,908–

90Greene County, NCNC20,7001,887–

91Alleghany County, NCNC11,4791,782–

92Swain County, NCNC14,0241,738–

93Currituck County, NCNC33,1581,698–

94Clay County, NCNC12,2391,453–

95Gates County, NCNC10,2341,361–

96Jones County, NCNC9,5751,347–

97Graham County, NCNC8,1901,153–

98Hyde County, NCNC4,554899–

99Camden County, NCNC11,315829–

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537678–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS