RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most never-married men, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties with the highest share of men 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 MENVS –

01Watauga County, NCNC54,78643.8%–

02Orange County, NCNC152,49840.7%–

03Onslow County, NCNC217,17539.2%–

04Pitt County, NCNC182,93637.3%–

05Durham County, NCNC347,24037.2%–

06Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38333.3%–

07Halifax County, NCNC46,53432.8%–

08Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20132.3%–

09Robeson County, NCNC119,94131.9%–

10Greene County, NCNC20,70031.9%–

11Wake County, NCNC1,257,23531.8%–

12Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12131.7%–

13Hoke County, NCNC56,93931.6%–

14Cumberland County, NCNC338,47331.5%–

15New Hanover County, NCNC245,95931.3%–

16Guilford County, NCNC562,23430.7%–

17Northampton County, NCNC16,49130.1%–

18Granville County, NCNC61,42130.0%–

19Wilson County, NCNC81,15029.8%–

20Scotland County, NCNC33,32229.7%–

21Hertford County, NCNC19,01529.7%–

22Richmond County, NCNC42,04129.3%–

23Anson County, NCNC21,75829.0%–

24Vance County, NCNC42,63828.9%–

25Duplin County, NCNC51,57128.9%–

26Wayne County, NCNC122,27828.7%–

27Warren County, NCNC18,89828.6%–

28Jackson County, NCNC45,03928.1%–

29Sampson County, NCNC61,50428.1%–

30Bertie County, NCNC17,08628.0%–

31Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53727.9%–

32Craven County, NCNC105,02527.8%–

33Forsyth County, NCNC401,71827.8%–

34Lee County, NCNC70,25827.6%–

35Nash County, NCNC99,36527.6%–

36Chowan County, NCNC14,08227.5%–

37Bladen County, NCNC30,00727.3%–

38Lenoir County, NCNC55,83726.9%–

39Jones County, NCNC9,57526.9%–

40Madison County, NCNC22,55326.9%–

41Alamance County, NCNC186,17726.8%–

42Martin County, NCNC21,60126.8%–

43Columbus County, NCNC50,48726.8%–

44Catawba County, NCNC170,17226.7%–

45Buncombe County, NCNC277,41726.1%–

46Washington County, NCNC10,63826.0%–

47Harnett County, NCNC150,13725.7%–

48Burke County, NCNC88,65525.7%–

49Chatham County, NCNC85,11125.2%–

50Avery County, NCNC18,11025.0%–

51Pamlico County, NCNC12,75825.0%–

52Caswell County, NCNC22,56324.7%–

53Johnston County, NCNC256,44824.6%–

54Dare County, NCNC38,24524.4%–

55Gates County, NCNC10,23424.3%–

56Person County, NCNC40,63624.2%–

57Franklin County, NCNC82,03724.2%–

58Montgomery County, NCNC26,40324.2%–

59Union County, NCNC267,67424.1%–

60Rowan County, NCNC155,09624.0%–

61Beaufort County, NCNC44,67023.9%–

62Iredell County, NCNC211,79823.9%–

63Cleveland County, NCNC103,32523.8%–

64Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72523.7%–

65Gaston County, NCNC246,55823.5%–

66Rockingham County, NCNC94,19523.5%–

67Alexander County, NCNC36,95823.0%–

68Surry County, NCNC72,28723.0%–

69Randolph County, NCNC149,51623.0%–

70Hyde County, NCNC4,55423.0%–

71Caldwell County, NCNC81,10522.9%–

72Stanly County, NCNC68,83022.8%–

73Swain County, NCNC14,02422.5%–

74Davidson County, NCNC180,18222.4%–

75Lincoln County, NCNC98,65422.4%–

76Pender County, NCNC72,11122.1%–

77Davie County, NCNC45,85522.1%–

78Perquimans County, NCNC13,49021.9%–

79Rutherford County, NCNC65,74521.9%–

80Currituck County, NCNC33,15821.5%–

81Moore County, NCNC110,61921.5%–

82McDowell County, NCNC45,19821.4%–

83Brunswick County, NCNC174,70221.3%–

84Carteret County, NCNC70,46920.9%–

85Ashe County, NCNC27,51420.9%–

86Wilkes County, NCNC66,23320.9%–

87Polk County, NCNC20,53320.5%–

88Transylvania County, NCNC34,21120.2%–

89Henderson County, NCNC122,37520.0%–

90Camden County, NCNC11,31520.0%–

91Stokes County, NCNC46,12619.9%–

92Alleghany County, NCNC11,47919.8%–

93Yadkin County, NCNC38,32519.6%–

94Haywood County, NCNC63,36919.6%–

95Macon County, NCNC39,23219.5%–

96Yancey County, NCNC19,08419.5%–

97Graham County, NCNC8,19018.4%–

98Cherokee County, NCNC30,83018.4%–

99Clay County, NCNC12,23918.2%–

100Mitchell County, NCNC15,06218.1%–

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