RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most unmarried people, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who are not currently married (never-married, widowed, or divorced), 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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNMARRIED PEOPLEVS –

01Orange County, NCNC152,49852.5%–

02Watauga County, NCNC54,78651.2%–

03Durham County, NCNC347,24050.0%–

04Pitt County, NCNC182,93650.0%–

05Halifax County, NCNC46,53447.6%–

06Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12147.2%–

07Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20146.6%–

08Hertford County, NCNC19,01546.4%–

09Northampton County, NCNC16,49146.3%–

10Bertie County, NCNC17,08645.8%–

11Robeson County, NCNC119,94145.3%–

12Anson County, NCNC21,75845.1%–

13New Hanover County, NCNC245,95944.7%–

14Bladen County, NCNC30,00744.6%–

15Guilford County, NCNC562,23444.2%–

16Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38344.2%–

17Scotland County, NCNC33,32244.1%–

18Wilson County, NCNC81,15044.1%–

19Vance County, NCNC42,63844.0%–

20Richmond County, NCNC42,04143.9%–

21Greene County, NCNC20,70043.7%–

22Granville County, NCNC61,42143.6%–

23Lenoir County, NCNC55,83743.2%–

24Hoke County, NCNC56,93942.9%–

25Chowan County, NCNC14,08242.8%–

26Martin County, NCNC21,60142.4%–

27Forsyth County, NCNC401,71842.2%–

28Columbus County, NCNC50,48741.8%–

29Washington County, NCNC10,63841.6%–

30Wayne County, NCNC122,27841.5%–

31Jackson County, NCNC45,03941.4%–

32Cumberland County, NCNC338,47341.4%–

33Buncombe County, NCNC277,41741.4%–

34Sampson County, NCNC61,50441.2%–

35Alamance County, NCNC186,17741.2%–

36Wake County, NCNC1,257,23541.2%–

37Onslow County, NCNC217,17541.1%–

38Warren County, NCNC18,89840.7%–

39Nash County, NCNC99,36540.7%–

40Jones County, NCNC9,57540.6%–

41Duplin County, NCNC51,57140.3%–

42Lee County, NCNC70,25840.1%–

43Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53740.1%–

44Hyde County, NCNC4,55440.1%–

45Person County, NCNC40,63639.3%–

46Caswell County, NCNC22,56339.2%–

47Catawba County, NCNC170,17239.0%–

48Harnett County, NCNC150,13739.0%–

49Madison County, NCNC22,55338.9%–

50Rockingham County, NCNC94,19538.8%–

51Pamlico County, NCNC12,75838.5%–

52Swain County, NCNC14,02438.5%–

53Franklin County, NCNC82,03738.4%–

54Cleveland County, NCNC103,32538.3%–

55Gates County, NCNC10,23438.2%–

56Beaufort County, NCNC44,67038.2%–

57Avery County, NCNC18,11038.0%–

58Gaston County, NCNC246,55838.0%–

59Burke County, NCNC88,65538.0%–

60Chatham County, NCNC85,11137.7%–

61Rowan County, NCNC155,09637.7%–

62Montgomery County, NCNC26,40337.6%–

63Perquimans County, NCNC13,49037.6%–

64Craven County, NCNC105,02537.6%–

65Dare County, NCNC38,24536.9%–

66Rutherford County, NCNC65,74536.9%–

67Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72536.6%–

68Caldwell County, NCNC81,10536.5%–

69Johnston County, NCNC256,44836.1%–

70Stanly County, NCNC68,83036.0%–

71Iredell County, NCNC211,79836.0%–

72Davidson County, NCNC180,18235.7%–

73Pender County, NCNC72,11135.7%–

74Randolph County, NCNC149,51635.7%–

75Haywood County, NCNC63,36935.7%–

76McDowell County, NCNC45,19835.5%–

77Carteret County, NCNC70,46935.3%–

78Surry County, NCNC72,28735.3%–

79Moore County, NCNC110,61935.1%–

80Brunswick County, NCNC174,70235.1%–

81Alexander County, NCNC36,95835.0%–

82Transylvania County, NCNC34,21135.0%–

83Polk County, NCNC20,53334.9%–

84Macon County, NCNC39,23234.6%–

85Alleghany County, NCNC11,47934.6%–

86Wilkes County, NCNC66,23334.3%–

87Henderson County, NCNC122,37534.1%–

88Currituck County, NCNC33,15833.9%–

89Ashe County, NCNC27,51433.9%–

90Davie County, NCNC45,85533.8%–

91Lincoln County, NCNC98,65433.8%–

92Graham County, NCNC8,19033.5%–

93Union County, NCNC267,67433.4%–

94Yancey County, NCNC19,08433.3%–

95Cherokee County, NCNC30,83032.8%–

96Mitchell County, NCNC15,06232.4%–

97Yadkin County, NCNC38,32532.3%–

98Stokes County, NCNC46,12632.2%–

99Camden County, NCNC11,31531.8%–

100Clay County, NCNC12,23931.7%–

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