RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most never-married women, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties with the highest share of women 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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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED WOMENVS –

01Orange County, NCNC152,49840.5%–

02Watauga County, NCNC54,78635.3%–

03Pitt County, NCNC182,93634.6%–

04Durham County, NCNC347,24033.1%–

05Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38327.6%–

06Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.3%–

07Guilford County, NCNC562,23426.6%–

08Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12126.6%–

09Wake County, NCNC1,257,23526.3%–

10Halifax County, NCNC46,53425.6%–

11Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20125.5%–

12Bertie County, NCNC17,08625.2%–

13Hertford County, NCNC19,01525.1%–

14Hoke County, NCNC56,93925.0%–

15New Hanover County, NCNC245,95924.8%–

16Greene County, NCNC20,70024.7%–

17Wilson County, NCNC81,15024.7%–

18Washington County, NCNC10,63824.6%–

19Anson County, NCNC21,75824.6%–

20Scotland County, NCNC33,32224.4%–

21Vance County, NCNC42,63824.2%–

22Chowan County, NCNC14,08224.1%–

23Forsyth County, NCNC401,71823.8%–

24Bladen County, NCNC30,00723.8%–

25Northampton County, NCNC16,49123.6%–

26Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.6%–

27Granville County, NCNC61,42122.1%–

28Alamance County, NCNC186,17721.7%–

29Nash County, NCNC99,36521.6%–

30Wayne County, NCNC122,27821.6%–

31Martin County, NCNC21,60121.4%–

32Jackson County, NCNC45,03921.2%–

33Richmond County, NCNC42,04121.1%–

34Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.0%–

35Cumberland County, NCNC338,47321.0%–

36Franklin County, NCNC82,03720.6%–

37Buncombe County, NCNC277,41720.3%–

38Caswell County, NCNC22,56320.2%–

39Warren County, NCNC18,89820.2%–

40Lee County, NCNC70,25820.1%–

41Columbus County, NCNC50,48719.8%–

42Harnett County, NCNC150,13719.7%–

43Beaufort County, NCNC44,67019.7%–

44Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53719.5%–

45Gates County, NCNC10,23419.3%–

46Cleveland County, NCNC103,32518.9%–

47Duplin County, NCNC51,57118.7%–

48Person County, NCNC40,63618.7%–

49Catawba County, NCNC170,17218.5%–

50Montgomery County, NCNC26,40318.5%–

51Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72518.4%–

52Rowan County, NCNC155,09618.3%–

53Gaston County, NCNC246,55818.2%–

54Jones County, NCNC9,57518.1%–

55Craven County, NCNC105,02518.0%–

56Chatham County, NCNC85,11118.0%–

57Madison County, NCNC22,55317.9%–

58Iredell County, NCNC211,79817.9%–

59Onslow County, NCNC217,17517.8%–

60Union County, NCNC267,67417.8%–

61Johnston County, NCNC256,44817.5%–

62Perquimans County, NCNC13,49017.4%–

63Rockingham County, NCNC94,19517.2%–

64Stanly County, NCNC68,83016.9%–

65Avery County, NCNC18,11016.8%–

66Hyde County, NCNC4,55416.7%–

67Pamlico County, NCNC12,75816.6%–

68Swain County, NCNC14,02416.5%–

69Davidson County, NCNC180,18216.3%–

70Rutherford County, NCNC65,74516.2%–

71Pender County, NCNC72,11116.1%–

72Burke County, NCNC88,65516.1%–

73Alexander County, NCNC36,95816.1%–

74Lincoln County, NCNC98,65416.0%–

75Randolph County, NCNC149,51616.0%–

76Moore County, NCNC110,61916.0%–

77Dare County, NCNC38,24515.8%–

78Currituck County, NCNC33,15815.5%–

79Camden County, NCNC11,31515.3%–

80Davie County, NCNC45,85515.2%–

81McDowell County, NCNC45,19815.1%–

82Caldwell County, NCNC81,10515.0%–

83Brunswick County, NCNC174,70214.9%–

84Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114.6%–

85Wilkes County, NCNC66,23314.3%–

86Carteret County, NCNC70,46914.3%–

87Yadkin County, NCNC38,32513.7%–

88Macon County, NCNC39,23213.6%–

89Ashe County, NCNC27,51413.6%–

90Henderson County, NCNC122,37513.5%–

91Surry County, NCNC72,28713.5%–

92Mitchell County, NCNC15,06213.3%–

93Graham County, NCNC8,19013.3%–

94Yancey County, NCNC19,08413.1%–

95Stokes County, NCNC46,12613.1%–

96Cherokee County, NCNC30,83013.0%–

97Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.2%–

98Alleghany County, NCNC11,47911.4%–

99Polk County, NCNC20,53311.4%–

100Clay County, NCNC12,23911.4%–

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