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Most never-married women, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the highest share of women 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 WOMENVS 2000

01Watauga County, NCNC54,78647.5%+35%

02Pitt County, NCNC182,93644.3%+28%

03Orange County, NCNC152,49841.0%+1%

04Durham County, NCNC347,24040.5%+22%

05Robeson County, NCNC119,94139.1%+44%

06Anson County, NCNC21,75838.4%+56%

07Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38338.4%+39%

08Guilford County, NCNC562,23437.4%+41%

09Jackson County, NCNC45,03937.1%+75%

10Scotland County, NCNC33,32236.7%+50%

11Vance County, NCNC42,63835.9%+48%

12Hertford County, NCNC19,01535.0%+39%

13Forsyth County, NCNC401,71835.0%+47%

14Lenoir County, NCNC55,83734.5%+52%

15Halifax County, NCNC46,53434.3%+34%

16Richmond County, NCNC42,04133.9%+60%

17Nash County, NCNC99,36533.0%+53%

18New Hanover County, NCNC245,95932.7%+32%

19Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12132.7%+23%

20Buncombe County, NCNC277,41732.5%+60%

21Alamance County, NCNC186,17732.5%+50%

22Hoke County, NCNC56,93932.3%+29%

23Wilson County, NCNC81,15032.1%+30%

24Wake County, NCNC1,257,23531.7%+20%

25Cumberland County, NCNC338,47330.9%+48%

26Warren County, NCNC18,89830.4%+51%

27Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20130.3%+19%

28Gaston County, NCNC246,55829.7%+63%

29Greene County, NCNC20,70029.7%+20%

30Swain County, NCNC14,02429.2%+77%

31Wayne County, NCNC122,27829.1%+35%

32Bladen County, NCNC30,00728.6%+20%

33Chowan County, NCNC14,08228.3%+18%

34Granville County, NCNC61,42128.3%+28%

35Lee County, NCNC70,25828.2%+41%

36Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72528.2%+54%

37Sampson County, NCNC61,50427.8%+32%

38Northampton County, NCNC16,49127.8%+18%

39Cleveland County, NCNC103,32527.7%+47%

40Person County, NCNC40,63627.6%+48%

41Martin County, NCNC21,60127.5%+28%

42Johnston County, NCNC256,44827.3%+56%

43Montgomery County, NCNC26,40327.1%+46%

44Rowan County, NCNC155,09626.9%+47%

45Gates County, NCNC10,23426.9%+39%

46Beaufort County, NCNC44,67026.7%+36%

47Columbus County, NCNC50,48726.5%+34%

48Washington County, NCNC10,63826.4%+8%

49Harnett County, NCNC150,13726.4%+34%

50Duplin County, NCNC51,57126.0%+39%

51Stanly County, NCNC68,83026.0%+54%

52Iredell County, NCNC211,79825.7%+44%

53Madison County, NCNC22,55325.6%+43%

54Catawba County, NCNC170,17225.6%+39%

55Union County, NCNC267,67425.6%+44%

56Bertie County, NCNC17,08625.6%+1%

57Randolph County, NCNC149,51625.5%+59%

58Davidson County, NCNC180,18224.9%+53%

59Craven County, NCNC105,02524.8%+38%

60Perquimans County, NCNC13,49024.7%+42%

61Caswell County, NCNC22,56324.6%+22%

62Rutherford County, NCNC65,74524.6%+52%

63Franklin County, NCNC82,03724.0%+17%

64Rockingham County, NCNC94,19523.8%+39%

65Chatham County, NCNC85,11123.3%+29%

66Burke County, NCNC88,65522.3%+39%

67Avery County, NCNC18,11022.3%+33%

68Caldwell County, NCNC81,10522.3%+49%

69Alexander County, NCNC36,95822.2%+38%

70Surry County, NCNC72,28721.9%+62%

71Graham County, NCNC8,19021.8%+64%

72Yadkin County, NCNC38,32521.8%+59%

73Jones County, NCNC9,57521.4%+18%

74Dare County, NCNC38,24521.3%+34%

75Pender County, NCNC72,11121.3%+32%

76Pamlico County, NCNC12,75821.2%+28%

77Wilkes County, NCNC66,23321.2%+48%

78Davie County, NCNC45,85520.9%+37%

79Lincoln County, NCNC98,65420.8%+30%

80Haywood County, NCNC63,36920.8%+71%

81Henderson County, NCNC122,37520.7%+53%

82Moore County, NCNC110,61920.4%+28%

83Hyde County, NCNC4,55420.4%+22%

84McDowell County, NCNC45,19820.3%+35%

85Onslow County, NCNC217,17520.1%+13%

86Cherokee County, NCNC30,83019.9%+53%

87Transylvania County, NCNC34,21119.0%+30%

88Stokes County, NCNC46,12618.9%+44%

89Mitchell County, NCNC15,06218.7%+40%

90Polk County, NCNC20,53318.5%+62%

91Macon County, NCNC39,23218.4%+36%

92Currituck County, NCNC33,15818.4%+19%

93Carteret County, NCNC70,46918.2%+27%

94Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53717.7%−9%

95Clay County, NCNC12,23917.6%+54%

96Ashe County, NCNC27,51417.6%+29%

97Brunswick County, NCNC174,70217.5%+17%

98Yancey County, NCNC19,08415.4%+17%

99Camden County, NCNC11,31514.9%−3%

100Alleghany County, NCNC11,47914.5%+27%

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