RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most never-married people, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2000 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 –

01Orange County, NCNC152,49840.6%–

02Watauga County, NCNC54,78639.5%–

03Pitt County, NCNC182,93635.8%–

04Durham County, NCNC347,24035.0%–

05Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38330.3%–

06Onslow County, NCNC217,17529.9%–

07Robeson County, NCNC119,94129.5%–

08Wake County, NCNC1,257,23529.0%–

09Halifax County, NCNC46,53429.0%–

10Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12128.9%–

11Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20128.7%–

12Guilford County, NCNC562,23428.5%–

13Greene County, NCNC20,70028.4%–

14Hoke County, NCNC56,93928.3%–

15New Hanover County, NCNC245,95927.9%–

16Hertford County, NCNC19,01527.2%–

17Wilson County, NCNC81,15027.1%–

18Scotland County, NCNC33,32226.8%–

19Anson County, NCNC21,75826.7%–

20Northampton County, NCNC16,49126.6%–

21Bertie County, NCNC17,08626.5%–

22Vance County, NCNC42,63826.4%–

23Cumberland County, NCNC338,47326.3%–

24Granville County, NCNC61,42126.2%–

25Forsyth County, NCNC401,71825.7%–

26Chowan County, NCNC14,08225.7%–

27Bladen County, NCNC30,00725.4%–

28Washington County, NCNC10,63825.2%–

29Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.1%–

30Wayne County, NCNC122,27825.1%–

31Lenoir County, NCNC55,83724.6%–

32Jackson County, NCNC45,03924.5%–

33Sampson County, NCNC61,50424.5%–

34Nash County, NCNC99,36524.4%–

35Warren County, NCNC18,89824.3%–

36Alamance County, NCNC186,17724.1%–

37Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53724.0%–

38Martin County, NCNC21,60123.8%–

39Lee County, NCNC70,25823.7%–

40Duplin County, NCNC51,57123.7%–

41Columbus County, NCNC50,48723.1%–

42Buncombe County, NCNC277,41723.0%–

43Craven County, NCNC105,02523.0%–

44Harnett County, NCNC150,13722.6%–

45Catawba County, NCNC170,17222.5%–

46Caswell County, NCNC22,56322.5%–

47Jones County, NCNC9,57522.4%–

48Franklin County, NCNC82,03722.3%–

49Madison County, NCNC22,55322.3%–

50Gates County, NCNC10,23421.7%–

51Beaufort County, NCNC44,67021.6%–

52Chatham County, NCNC85,11121.5%–

53Montgomery County, NCNC26,40321.4%–

54Person County, NCNC40,63621.3%–

55Cleveland County, NCNC103,32521.2%–

56Avery County, NCNC18,11021.1%–

57Rowan County, NCNC155,09621.1%–

58Johnston County, NCNC256,44821.0%–

59Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72521.0%–

60Union County, NCNC267,67420.9%–

61Burke County, NCNC88,65520.8%–

62Pamlico County, NCNC12,75820.8%–

63Iredell County, NCNC211,79820.8%–

64Gaston County, NCNC246,55820.7%–

65Rockingham County, NCNC94,19520.2%–

66Dare County, NCNC38,24520.1%–

67Hyde County, NCNC4,55420.0%–

68Stanly County, NCNC68,83019.8%–

69Perquimans County, NCNC13,49019.5%–

70Alexander County, NCNC36,95819.5%–

71Randolph County, NCNC149,51619.4%–

72Swain County, NCNC14,02419.4%–

73Davidson County, NCNC180,18219.3%–

74Lincoln County, NCNC98,65419.2%–

75Pender County, NCNC72,11119.1%–

76Rutherford County, NCNC65,74518.9%–

77Caldwell County, NCNC81,10518.8%–

78Moore County, NCNC110,61918.6%–

79Davie County, NCNC45,85518.5%–

80Currituck County, NCNC33,15818.5%–

81McDowell County, NCNC45,19818.2%–

82Surry County, NCNC72,28718.1%–

83Brunswick County, NCNC174,70218.0%–

84Camden County, NCNC11,31517.6%–

85Wilkes County, NCNC66,23317.5%–

86Carteret County, NCNC70,46917.5%–

87Transylvania County, NCNC34,21117.3%–

88Ashe County, NCNC27,51417.1%–

89Henderson County, NCNC122,37516.6%–

90Yadkin County, NCNC38,32516.5%–

91Macon County, NCNC39,23216.4%–

92Stokes County, NCNC46,12616.4%–

93Yancey County, NCNC19,08416.2%–

94Graham County, NCNC8,19015.7%–

95Haywood County, NCNC63,36915.7%–

96Polk County, NCNC20,53315.7%–

97Mitchell County, NCNC15,06215.6%–

98Cherokee County, NCNC30,83015.6%–

99Alleghany County, NCNC11,47915.5%–

100Clay County, NCNC12,23914.7%–

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