RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

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%+8.7 pts

02Pitt County, NCNC182,93644.7%+8.9 pts

03Robeson County, NCNC119,94141.8%+12.4 pts

04Orange County, NCNC152,49841.8%+1.2 pts

05Anson County, NCNC21,75841.6%+14.9 pts

06Durham County, NCNC347,24041.2%+6.2 pts

07Scotland County, NCNC33,32240.7%+13.8 pts

08Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38340.3%+9.9 pts

09Greene County, NCNC20,70039.7%+11.4 pts

10Jackson County, NCNC45,03938.8%+14.2 pts

11Guilford County, NCNC562,23438.6%+10.1 pts

12Halifax County, NCNC46,53437.7%+8.7 pts

13Vance County, NCNC42,63837.2%+10.8 pts

14Hertford County, NCNC19,01536.8%+9.6 pts

15Forsyth County, NCNC401,71836.4%+10.7 pts

16Buncombe County, NCNC277,41736.1%+13.1 pts

17Lenoir County, NCNC55,83736.0%+11.4 pts

18New Hanover County, NCNC245,95935.7%+7.8 pts

19Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12135.6%+6.7 pts

20Cumberland County, NCNC338,47335.4%+9.1 pts

21Nash County, NCNC99,36535.3%+10.9 pts

22Richmond County, NCNC42,04135.0%+9.9 pts

23Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20134.3%+5.6 pts

24Washington County, NCNC10,63834.1%+8.9 pts

25Bertie County, NCNC17,08634.0%+7.5 pts

26Wilson County, NCNC81,15034.0%+6.9 pts

27Hoke County, NCNC56,93933.8%+5.5 pts

28Alamance County, NCNC186,17733.8%+9.7 pts

29Wake County, NCNC1,257,23533.7%+4.7 pts

30Wayne County, NCNC122,27833.0%+8.0 pts

31Gaston County, NCNC246,55832.0%+11.2 pts

32Warren County, NCNC18,89831.8%+7.5 pts

33Bladen County, NCNC30,00731.8%+6.4 pts

34Granville County, NCNC61,42131.4%+5.2 pts

35Onslow County, NCNC217,17531.2%+1.3 pts

36Hyde County, NCNC4,55431.1%+11.1 pts

37Sampson County, NCNC61,50431.0%+6.6 pts

38Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72531.0%+10.0 pts

39Northampton County, NCNC16,49131.0%+4.3 pts

40Columbus County, NCNC50,48730.9%+7.8 pts

41Caswell County, NCNC22,56330.6%+8.1 pts

42Lee County, NCNC70,25830.2%+6.5 pts

43Cleveland County, NCNC103,32530.2%+9.0 pts

44Rowan County, NCNC155,09629.9%+8.8 pts

45Madison County, NCNC22,55329.6%+7.3 pts

46Swain County, NCNC14,02429.4%+10.0 pts

47Stanly County, NCNC68,83029.4%+9.6 pts

48Harnett County, NCNC150,13729.3%+6.7 pts

49Johnston County, NCNC256,44829.0%+8.0 pts

50Craven County, NCNC105,02529.0%+6.0 pts

51Catawba County, NCNC170,17229.0%+6.5 pts

52Avery County, NCNC18,11028.7%+7.6 pts

53Chowan County, NCNC14,08228.7%+3.0 pts

54Duplin County, NCNC51,57128.5%+4.8 pts

55Person County, NCNC40,63628.4%+7.1 pts

56Montgomery County, NCNC26,40328.3%+7.0 pts

57Iredell County, NCNC211,79828.2%+7.5 pts

58Martin County, NCNC21,60128.2%+4.3 pts

59Randolph County, NCNC149,51627.9%+8.5 pts

60Beaufort County, NCNC44,67027.9%+6.3 pts

61Union County, NCNC267,67427.9%+7.0 pts

62Burke County, NCNC88,65527.8%+6.9 pts

63Gates County, NCNC10,23427.6%+5.9 pts

64Rockingham County, NCNC94,19527.4%+7.3 pts

65Franklin County, NCNC82,03727.2%+4.9 pts

66Davidson County, NCNC180,18227.2%+7.9 pts

67Rutherford County, NCNC65,74526.5%+7.6 pts

68Caldwell County, NCNC81,10526.3%+7.5 pts

69Alexander County, NCNC36,95826.1%+6.7 pts

70Surry County, NCNC72,28725.4%+7.3 pts

71McDowell County, NCNC45,19825.1%+6.9 pts

72Wilkes County, NCNC66,23325.0%+7.5 pts

73Perquimans County, NCNC13,49025.0%+5.5 pts

74Davie County, NCNC45,85525.0%+6.5 pts

75Pender County, NCNC72,11124.9%+5.8 pts

76Yadkin County, NCNC38,32524.9%+8.3 pts

77Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53724.9%+0.8 pts

78Haywood County, NCNC63,36924.8%+9.1 pts

79Chatham County, NCNC85,11124.7%+3.3 pts

80Pamlico County, NCNC12,75824.7%+3.9 pts

81Dare County, NCNC38,24524.5%+4.4 pts

82Moore County, NCNC110,61924.0%+5.4 pts

83Transylvania County, NCNC34,21123.9%+6.6 pts

84Graham County, NCNC8,19023.8%+8.1 pts

85Lincoln County, NCNC98,65423.8%+4.6 pts

86Camden County, NCNC11,31523.5%+5.9 pts

87Stokes County, NCNC46,12623.4%+7.0 pts

88Henderson County, NCNC122,37523.2%+6.6 pts

89Currituck County, NCNC33,15822.3%+3.8 pts

90Jones County, NCNC9,57521.9%−0.5 pts

91Cherokee County, NCNC30,83021.8%+6.2 pts

92Carteret County, NCNC70,46921.7%+4.2 pts

93Clay County, NCNC12,23921.6%+7.0 pts

94Mitchell County, NCNC15,06221.5%+5.8 pts

95Polk County, NCNC20,53321.2%+5.5 pts

96Ashe County, NCNC27,51421.1%+3.9 pts

97Yancey County, NCNC19,08420.8%+4.6 pts

98Macon County, NCNC39,23220.4%+4.0 pts

99Brunswick County, NCNC174,70219.4%+1.4 pts

100Alleghany County, NCNC11,47914.5%−1.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES