RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest senior population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2020. 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, NCNC1,257,235139,025+200%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383131,263+120%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23487,241+76%

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,71865,370+70%

05Buncombe County, NCNC277,41755,454+75%

06Brunswick County, NCNC174,70247,027+280%

07Durham County, NCNC347,24044,857+108%

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,95943,803+113%

09Cumberland County, NCNC338,47343,625+86%

10Gaston County, NCNC246,55838,897+62%

11Davidson County, NCNC180,18232,084+71%

12Union County, NCNC267,67431,675+184%

13Iredell County, NCNC211,79831,433+107%

14Henderson County, NCNC122,37531,237+62%

15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72530,654+102%

16Catawba County, NCNC170,17230,501+75%

17Johnston County, NCNC256,44830,048+151%

18Alamance County, NCNC186,17729,870+62%

19Randolph County, NCNC149,51627,203+72%

20Rowan County, NCNC155,09626,942+48%

21Pitt County, NCNC182,93624,694+93%

22Moore County, NCNC110,61924,587+51%

23Orange County, NCNC152,49822,211+124%

24Craven County, NCNC105,02521,546+76%

25Onslow County, NCNC217,17521,482+126%

26Wayne County, NCNC122,27820,605+57%

27Rockingham County, NCNC94,19519,608+44%

28Chatham County, NCNC85,11119,387+157%

29Cleveland County, NCNC103,32519,231+48%

30Robeson County, NCNC119,94119,090+55%

31Nash County, NCNC99,36518,756+72%

32Burke County, NCNC88,65518,288+53%

33Carteret County, NCNC70,46917,902+75%

34Harnett County, NCNC150,13717,798+88%

35Caldwell County, NCNC81,10516,857+64%

36Lincoln County, NCNC98,65416,461+124%

37Haywood County, NCNC63,36916,253+58%

38Wilson County, NCNC81,15015,514+63%

39Surry County, NCNC72,28715,414+40%

40Wilkes County, NCNC66,23314,857+61%

41Rutherford County, NCNC65,74514,166+41%

42Stanly County, NCNC68,83012,343+49%

43Franklin County, NCNC82,03711,925+130%

44Pender County, NCNC72,11111,663+102%

45Beaufort County, NCNC44,67011,580+62%

46Lee County, NCNC70,25811,562+82%

47Lenoir County, NCNC55,83711,540+32%

48Macon County, NCNC39,23210,918+64%

49Halifax County, NCNC46,53410,862+27%

50Sampson County, NCNC61,50410,673+39%

51Columbus County, NCNC50,48710,606+41%

52Granville County, NCNC61,42110,350+87%

53Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12110,241+47%

54Stokes County, NCNC46,1269,927+88%

55Transylvania County, NCNC34,2119,865+57%

56Duplin County, NCNC51,5719,486+50%

57Davie County, NCNC45,8559,415+96%

58McDowell County, NCNC45,1989,375+56%

59Dare County, NCNC38,2459,106+121%

60Watauga County, NCNC54,7869,000+92%

61Cherokee County, NCNC30,8308,751+83%

62Jackson County, NCNC45,0398,443+85%

63Vance County, NCNC42,6388,362+54%

64Richmond County, NCNC42,0418,144+28%

65Person County, NCNC40,6368,088+65%

66Yadkin County, NCNC38,3257,697+50%

67Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2017,520+53%

68Alexander County, NCNC36,9587,384+85%

69Ashe County, NCNC27,5147,234+65%

70Scotland County, NCNC33,3226,758+66%

71Bladen County, NCNC30,0076,523+42%

72Polk County, NCNC20,5336,162+42%

73Hoke County, NCNC56,9395,739+121%

74Montgomery County, NCNC26,4035,499+47%

75Martin County, NCNC21,6015,458+40%

76Caswell County, NCNC22,5635,103+67%

77Currituck County, NCNC33,1585,012+129%

78Madison County, NCNC22,5534,982+59%

79Warren County, NCNC18,8984,883+41%

80Yancey County, NCNC19,0844,875+51%

81Northampton County, NCNC16,4914,828+26%

82Hertford County, NCNC19,0154,599+29%

83Anson County, NCNC21,7584,476+23%

84Avery County, NCNC18,1104,371+62%

85Bertie County, NCNC17,0864,090+29%

86Pamlico County, NCNC12,7583,887+60%

87Mitchell County, NCNC15,0623,877+33%

88Clay County, NCNC12,2393,693+86%

89Chowan County, NCNC14,0823,687+41%

90Greene County, NCNC20,7003,626+58%

91Perquimans County, NCNC13,4903,555+62%

92Alleghany County, NCNC11,4793,058+49%

93Washington County, NCNC10,6382,918+37%

94Swain County, NCNC14,0242,908+47%

95Jones County, NCNC9,5752,226+39%

96Gates County, NCNC10,2342,198+45%

97Graham County, NCNC8,1902,019+41%

98Camden County, NCNC11,3151,690+81%

99Hyde County, NCNC4,5541,058+11%

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537714+7%

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