RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest senior population, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. 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 1990

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38359,724+26%

02Guilford County, NCNC562,23449,476+20%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,23546,372+41%

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,71838,549+19%

05Buncombe County, NCNC277,41731,776+12%

06Gaston County, NCNC246,55823,985+14%

07Cumberland County, NCNC338,47323,395+40%

08Durham County, NCNC347,24021,574+11%

09New Hanover County, NCNC245,95920,567+37%

10Henderson County, NCNC122,37519,341+28%

11Davidson County, NCNC180,18218,774+23%

12Alamance County, NCNC186,17718,464+16%

13Rowan County, NCNC155,09618,205+8%

14Catawba County, NCNC170,17217,425+23%

15Moore County, NCNC110,61916,271+33%

16Randolph County, NCNC149,51615,802+23%

17Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72515,164+17%

18Iredell County, NCNC211,79815,150+24%

19Rockingham County, NCNC94,19513,616+10%

20Wayne County, NCNC122,27813,109+26%

21Cleveland County, NCNC103,32512,965+13%

22Pitt County, NCNC182,93612,828+23%

23Brunswick County, NCNC174,70212,380+66%

24Robeson County, NCNC119,94112,291+10%

25Craven County, NCNC105,02512,263+34%

26Burke County, NCNC88,65511,986+22%

27Johnston County, NCNC256,44811,973+15%

28Union County, NCNC267,67411,148+39%

29Surry County, NCNC72,28710,973+20%

30Nash County, NCNC99,36510,882+15%

31Haywood County, NCNC63,36910,272+20%

32Caldwell County, NCNC81,10510,259+20%

33Carteret County, NCNC70,46910,227+36%

34Rutherford County, NCNC65,74510,067+14%

35Orange County, NCNC152,4989,931+22%

36Wilson County, NCNC81,1509,507+13%

37Onslow County, NCNC217,1759,499+45%

38Harnett County, NCNC150,1379,447+20%

39Wilkes County, NCNC66,2339,246+17%

40Lenoir County, NCNC55,8378,734+9%

41Halifax County, NCNC46,5348,571+8%

42Stanly County, NCNC68,8308,265+9%

43Sampson County, NCNC61,5047,706+13%

44Columbus County, NCNC50,4877,538+13%

45Chatham County, NCNC85,1117,530+38%

46Lincoln County, NCNC98,6547,350+24%

47Beaufort County, NCNC44,6707,128+13%

48Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1216,963+1%

49Macon County, NCNC39,2326,666+26%

50Richmond County, NCNC42,0416,349+2%

51Lee County, NCNC70,2586,345+17%

52Duplin County, NCNC51,5716,316+13%

53Transylvania County, NCNC34,2116,283+33%

54McDowell County, NCNC45,1986,009+16%

55Pender County, NCNC72,1115,780+41%

56Granville County, NCNC61,4215,545+17%

57Vance County, NCNC42,6385,415+7%

58Stokes County, NCNC46,1265,278+23%

59Franklin County, NCNC82,0375,194+7%

60Yadkin County, NCNC38,3255,144+12%

61Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2014,911+13%

62Person County, NCNC40,6364,890+14%

63Davie County, NCNC45,8554,807+25%

64Cherokee County, NCNC30,8304,787+25%

65Watauga County, NCNC54,7864,683+19%

66Bladen County, NCNC30,0074,598+13%

67Jackson County, NCNC45,0394,560+24%

68Ashe County, NCNC27,5144,377+15%

69Polk County, NCNC20,5334,325+21%

70Dare County, NCNC38,2454,124+45%

71Scotland County, NCNC33,3224,082+9%

72Alexander County, NCNC36,9583,996+32%

73Martin County, NCNC21,6013,894+7%

74Northampton County, NCNC16,4913,840+10%

75Montgomery County, NCNC26,4033,745+17%

76Anson County, NCNC21,7583,641−1%

77Hertford County, NCNC19,0153,567+9%

78Warren County, NCNC18,8983,468+11%

79Yancey County, NCNC19,0843,237+22%

80Bertie County, NCNC17,0863,160+6%

81Madison County, NCNC22,5533,129+10%

82Caswell County, NCNC22,5633,060+3%

83Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622,917+16%

84Avery County, NCNC18,1102,698+28%

85Chowan County, NCNC14,0822,606+9%

86Hoke County, NCNC56,9392,598+22%

87Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582,429+27%

88Greene County, NCNC20,7002,294+22%

89Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902,192+15%

90Currituck County, NCNC33,1582,186+29%

91Washington County, NCNC10,6382,125+10%

92Alleghany County, NCNC11,4792,053+15%

93Clay County, NCNC12,2391,988+37%

94Swain County, NCNC14,0241,982+14%

95Jones County, NCNC9,5751,603+19%

96Gates County, NCNC10,2341,514+11%

97Graham County, NCNC8,1901,436+25%

98Hyde County, NCNC4,554953+6%

99Camden County, NCNC11,315933+13%

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537668−1%

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