RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most unmarried men, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties with the highest share of men 15 and over who are not currently 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNMARRIED MENVS –

01Watauga County, NCNC54,78651.6%–

02Orange County, NCNC152,49849.0%–

03Durham County, NCNC347,24046.6%–

04Pitt County, NCNC182,93646.4%–

05Onslow County, NCNC217,17546.3%–

06Halifax County, NCNC46,53444.5%–

07Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20143.9%–

08Northampton County, NCNC16,49143.5%–

09Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12143.2%–

10New Hanover County, NCNC245,95942.5%–

11Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38342.5%–

12Richmond County, NCNC42,04142.3%–

13Granville County, NCNC61,42142.1%–

14Greene County, NCNC20,70041.9%–

15Bertie County, NCNC17,08641.9%–

16Anson County, NCNC21,75841.9%–

17Cumberland County, NCNC338,47341.8%–

18Robeson County, NCNC119,94141.8%–

19Hoke County, NCNC56,93941.4%–

20Bladen County, NCNC30,00741.1%–

21Hertford County, NCNC19,01541.0%–

22Guilford County, NCNC562,23440.9%–

23Scotland County, NCNC33,32240.9%–

24Wilson County, NCNC81,15040.5%–

25Vance County, NCNC42,63840.2%–

26Wake County, NCNC1,257,23539.8%–

27Wayne County, NCNC122,27839.7%–

28Jackson County, NCNC45,03939.5%–

29Jones County, NCNC9,57539.0%–

30Sampson County, NCNC61,50438.8%–

31Columbus County, NCNC50,48738.8%–

32Duplin County, NCNC51,57138.6%–

33Forsyth County, NCNC401,71838.5%–

34Chowan County, NCNC14,08238.5%–

35Lee County, NCNC70,25838.5%–

36Nash County, NCNC99,36538.4%–

37Buncombe County, NCNC277,41738.1%–

38Alamance County, NCNC186,17738.0%–

39Lenoir County, NCNC55,83737.8%–

40Madison County, NCNC22,55337.8%–

41Martin County, NCNC21,60137.6%–

42Catawba County, NCNC170,17237.5%–

43Burke County, NCNC88,65537.5%–

44Warren County, NCNC18,89837.4%–

45Craven County, NCNC105,02537.3%–

46Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53737.0%–

47Hyde County, NCNC4,55437.0%–

48Harnett County, NCNC150,13736.9%–

49Person County, NCNC40,63636.8%–

50Dare County, NCNC38,24536.8%–

51Pamlico County, NCNC12,75836.6%–

52Avery County, NCNC18,11036.5%–

53Franklin County, NCNC82,03736.3%–

54Swain County, NCNC14,02436.0%–

55Caswell County, NCNC22,56336.0%–

56Rockingham County, NCNC94,19535.8%–

57Rowan County, NCNC155,09635.6%–

58Gates County, NCNC10,23435.6%–

59Gaston County, NCNC246,55835.4%–

60Cleveland County, NCNC103,32535.4%–

61Caldwell County, NCNC81,10535.3%–

62Beaufort County, NCNC44,67035.3%–

63Chatham County, NCNC85,11135.1%–

64Washington County, NCNC10,63834.8%–

65Randolph County, NCNC149,51634.7%–

66Montgomery County, NCNC26,40334.6%–

67Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72534.5%–

68Perquimans County, NCNC13,49034.4%–

69Iredell County, NCNC211,79834.3%–

70Pender County, NCNC72,11134.2%–

71Davidson County, NCNC180,18234.2%–

72Johnston County, NCNC256,44834.1%–

73Currituck County, NCNC33,15833.8%–

74Surry County, NCNC72,28733.8%–

75Rutherford County, NCNC65,74533.8%–

76Alexander County, NCNC36,95833.6%–

77Carteret County, NCNC70,46933.6%–

78Brunswick County, NCNC174,70233.3%–

79Stanly County, NCNC68,83033.3%–

80McDowell County, NCNC45,19833.1%–

81Alleghany County, NCNC11,47932.8%–

82Lincoln County, NCNC98,65432.7%–

83Ashe County, NCNC27,51432.5%–

84Wilkes County, NCNC66,23332.5%–

85Davie County, NCNC45,85532.4%–

86Union County, NCNC267,67432.2%–

87Haywood County, NCNC63,36932.0%–

88Polk County, NCNC20,53331.6%–

89Moore County, NCNC110,61931.5%–

90Yancey County, NCNC19,08431.2%–

91Henderson County, NCNC122,37531.1%–

92Macon County, NCNC39,23230.9%–

93Stokes County, NCNC46,12630.8%–

94Transylvania County, NCNC34,21130.7%–

95Cherokee County, NCNC30,83030.2%–

96Mitchell County, NCNC15,06229.9%–

97Yadkin County, NCNC38,32529.7%–

98Graham County, NCNC8,19029.6%–

99Clay County, NCNC12,23929.6%–

100Camden County, NCNC11,31529.6%–

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