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Most never-married people, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED PEOPLEVS 2000

01Watauga County, NCNC54,78648.1%+22%

02Pitt County, NCNC182,93644.7%+25%

03Robeson County, NCNC119,94141.8%+42%

04Orange County, NCNC152,49841.8%+3%

05Anson County, NCNC21,75841.6%+56%

06Durham County, NCNC347,24041.2%+18%

07Scotland County, NCNC33,32240.7%+51%

08Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38340.3%+33%

09Greene County, NCNC20,70039.7%+40%

10Jackson County, NCNC45,03938.8%+58%

11Guilford County, NCNC562,23438.6%+35%

12Halifax County, NCNC46,53437.7%+30%

13Vance County, NCNC42,63837.2%+41%

14Hertford County, NCNC19,01536.8%+35%

15Forsyth County, NCNC401,71836.4%+42%

16Buncombe County, NCNC277,41736.1%+57%

17Lenoir County, NCNC55,83736.0%+46%

18New Hanover County, NCNC245,95935.7%+28%

19Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12135.6%+23%

20Cumberland County, NCNC338,47335.4%+35%

21Nash County, NCNC99,36535.3%+45%

22Richmond County, NCNC42,04135.0%+40%

23Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20134.3%+20%

24Washington County, NCNC10,63834.1%+35%

25Bertie County, NCNC17,08634.0%+28%

26Wilson County, NCNC81,15034.0%+25%

27Hoke County, NCNC56,93933.8%+19%

28Alamance County, NCNC186,17733.8%+40%

29Wake County, NCNC1,257,23533.7%+16%

30Wayne County, NCNC122,27833.0%+32%

31Gaston County, NCNC246,55832.0%+54%

32Warren County, NCNC18,89831.8%+31%

33Bladen County, NCNC30,00731.8%+25%

34Granville County, NCNC61,42131.4%+20%

35Onslow County, NCNC217,17531.2%+4%

36Hyde County, NCNC4,55431.1%+55%

37Sampson County, NCNC61,50431.0%+27%

38Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72531.0%+48%

39Northampton County, NCNC16,49131.0%+16%

40Columbus County, NCNC50,48730.9%+34%

41Caswell County, NCNC22,56330.6%+36%

42Lee County, NCNC70,25830.2%+28%

43Cleveland County, NCNC103,32530.2%+43%

44Rowan County, NCNC155,09629.9%+42%

45Madison County, NCNC22,55329.6%+33%

46Swain County, NCNC14,02429.4%+52%

47Stanly County, NCNC68,83029.4%+49%

48Harnett County, NCNC150,13729.3%+29%

49Johnston County, NCNC256,44829.0%+38%

50Craven County, NCNC105,02529.0%+26%

51Catawba County, NCNC170,17229.0%+29%

52Avery County, NCNC18,11028.7%+36%

53Chowan County, NCNC14,08228.7%+12%

54Duplin County, NCNC51,57128.5%+20%

55Person County, NCNC40,63628.4%+33%

56Montgomery County, NCNC26,40328.3%+33%

57Iredell County, NCNC211,79828.2%+36%

58Martin County, NCNC21,60128.2%+18%

59Randolph County, NCNC149,51627.9%+44%

60Beaufort County, NCNC44,67027.9%+29%

61Union County, NCNC267,67427.9%+34%

62Burke County, NCNC88,65527.8%+33%

63Gates County, NCNC10,23427.6%+27%

64Rockingham County, NCNC94,19527.4%+36%

65Franklin County, NCNC82,03727.2%+22%

66Davidson County, NCNC180,18227.2%+41%

67Rutherford County, NCNC65,74526.5%+40%

68Caldwell County, NCNC81,10526.3%+40%

69Alexander County, NCNC36,95826.1%+34%

70Surry County, NCNC72,28725.4%+40%

71McDowell County, NCNC45,19825.1%+38%

72Wilkes County, NCNC66,23325.0%+43%

73Perquimans County, NCNC13,49025.0%+28%

74Davie County, NCNC45,85525.0%+35%

75Pender County, NCNC72,11124.9%+31%

76Yadkin County, NCNC38,32524.9%+50%

77Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53724.9%+3%

78Haywood County, NCNC63,36924.8%+58%

79Chatham County, NCNC85,11124.7%+15%

80Pamlico County, NCNC12,75824.7%+19%

81Dare County, NCNC38,24524.5%+22%

82Moore County, NCNC110,61924.0%+29%

83Transylvania County, NCNC34,21123.9%+39%

84Graham County, NCNC8,19023.8%+52%

85Lincoln County, NCNC98,65423.8%+24%

86Camden County, NCNC11,31523.5%+34%

87Stokes County, NCNC46,12623.4%+43%

88Henderson County, NCNC122,37523.2%+40%

89Currituck County, NCNC33,15822.3%+21%

90Jones County, NCNC9,57521.9%−2%

91Cherokee County, NCNC30,83021.8%+40%

92Carteret County, NCNC70,46921.7%+24%

93Clay County, NCNC12,23921.6%+47%

94Mitchell County, NCNC15,06221.5%+37%

95Polk County, NCNC20,53321.2%+35%

96Ashe County, NCNC27,51421.1%+23%

97Yancey County, NCNC19,08420.8%+29%

98Macon County, NCNC39,23220.4%+25%

99Brunswick County, NCNC174,70219.4%+8%

100Alleghany County, NCNC11,47914.5%−6%

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