RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest senior population, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2010. 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

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38381,113+36%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23576,549+65%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23460,123+22%

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,71845,511+18%

05Buncombe County, NCNC277,41738,096+20%

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,47330,200+29%

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,95928,092+37%

08Gaston County, NCNC246,55827,294+14%

09Durham County, NCNC347,24026,117+21%

10Henderson County, NCNC122,37523,865+23%

11Davidson County, NCNC180,18223,388+25%

12Brunswick County, NCNC174,70223,026+86%

13Alamance County, NCNC186,17722,081+20%

14Catawba County, NCNC170,17221,773+25%

15Iredell County, NCNC211,79820,445+35%

16Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72520,085+32%

17Rowan County, NCNC155,09619,993+10%

18Moore County, NCNC110,61919,986+23%

19Randolph County, NCNC149,51619,949+26%

20Union County, NCNC267,67419,466+75%

21Johnston County, NCNC256,44817,259+44%

22Pitt County, NCNC182,93616,619+30%

23Wayne County, NCNC122,27816,078+23%

24Craven County, NCNC105,02515,810+29%

25Rockingham County, NCNC94,19515,171+11%

26Robeson County, NCNC119,94115,078+23%

27Cleveland County, NCNC103,32514,677+13%

28Burke County, NCNC88,65514,673+22%

29Nash County, NCNC99,36513,393+23%

30Onslow County, NCNC217,17513,262+40%

31Orange County, NCNC152,49812,889+30%

32Caldwell County, NCNC81,10512,816+25%

33Carteret County, NCNC70,46912,659+24%

34Haywood County, NCNC63,36912,416+21%

35Surry County, NCNC72,28712,250+12%

36Harnett County, NCNC150,13711,947+26%

37Wilkes County, NCNC66,23311,778+27%

38Rutherford County, NCNC65,74511,726+16%

39Chatham County, NCNC85,11111,631+54%

40Wilson County, NCNC81,15011,517+21%

41Lincoln County, NCNC98,65410,361+41%

42Lenoir County, NCNC55,8379,514+9%

43Stanly County, NCNC68,8309,507+15%

44Sampson County, NCNC61,5049,044+17%

45Halifax County, NCNC46,5348,836+3%

46Columbus County, NCNC50,4878,830+17%

47Beaufort County, NCNC44,6708,782+23%

48Transylvania County, NCNC34,2118,539+36%

49Duplin County, NCNC51,5718,295+31%

50Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1218,104+16%

51Macon County, NCNC39,2328,069+21%

52Lee County, NCNC70,2587,937+25%

53Pender County, NCNC72,1117,886+36%

54Franklin County, NCNC82,0377,678+48%

55Stokes County, NCNC46,1267,575+44%

56Granville County, NCNC61,4217,441+34%

57McDowell County, NCNC45,1987,377+23%

58Davie County, NCNC45,8556,829+42%

59Richmond County, NCNC42,0416,691+5%

60Vance County, NCNC42,6386,421+19%

61Watauga County, NCNC54,7866,329+35%

62Cherokee County, NCNC30,8306,284+31%

63Yadkin County, NCNC38,3256,241+21%

64Jackson County, NCNC45,0396,084+33%

65Person County, NCNC40,6365,993+23%

66Alexander County, NCNC36,9585,627+41%

67Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2015,513+12%

68Ashe County, NCNC27,5145,501+26%

69Bladen County, NCNC30,0075,481+19%

70Dare County, NCNC38,2455,167+25%

71Polk County, NCNC20,5334,993+15%

72Scotland County, NCNC33,3224,914+20%

73Montgomery County, NCNC26,4034,364+17%

74Northampton County, NCNC16,4914,336+13%

75Martin County, NCNC21,6014,297+10%

76Warren County, NCNC18,8983,961+14%

77Hertford County, NCNC19,0153,898+9%

78Anson County, NCNC21,7583,866+6%

79Caswell County, NCNC22,5633,755+23%

80Yancey County, NCNC19,0843,672+13%

81Madison County, NCNC22,5533,666+17%

82Bertie County, NCNC17,0863,656+16%

83Hoke County, NCNC56,9393,483+34%

84Mitchell County, NCNC15,0623,260+12%

85Avery County, NCNC18,1103,097+15%

86Currituck County, NCNC33,1583,041+39%

87Chowan County, NCNC14,0822,908+12%

88Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902,887+32%

89Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582,857+18%

90Greene County, NCNC20,7002,665+16%

91Clay County, NCNC12,2392,498+26%

92Washington County, NCNC10,6382,414+14%

93Swain County, NCNC14,0242,321+17%

94Alleghany County, NCNC11,4792,304+12%

95Gates County, NCNC10,2341,831+21%

96Jones County, NCNC9,5751,756+10%

97Graham County, NCNC8,1901,742+21%

98Camden County, NCNC11,3151,283+38%

99Hyde County, NCNC4,554875−8%

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537742+11%

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