RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most unmarried women, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties with the highest share of women 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 WOMENVS –

01Orange County, NCNC152,49855.6%–

02Durham County, NCNC347,24053.1%–

03Pitt County, NCNC182,93653.0%–

04Hertford County, NCNC19,01550.7%–

05Watauga County, NCNC54,78650.7%–

06Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12150.5%–

07Halifax County, NCNC46,53450.3%–

08Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20149.1%–

09Bertie County, NCNC17,08648.9%–

10Northampton County, NCNC16,49148.7%–

11Robeson County, NCNC119,94148.6%–

12Anson County, NCNC21,75848.1%–

13Lenoir County, NCNC55,83747.8%–

14Washington County, NCNC10,63847.6%–

15Bladen County, NCNC30,00747.6%–

16Wilson County, NCNC81,15047.3%–

17Guilford County, NCNC562,23447.2%–

18Vance County, NCNC42,63847.1%–

19Scotland County, NCNC33,32246.8%–

20New Hanover County, NCNC245,95946.7%–

21Martin County, NCNC21,60146.5%–

22Chowan County, NCNC14,08246.4%–

23Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38345.9%–

24Greene County, NCNC20,70045.5%–

25Forsyth County, NCNC401,71845.4%–

26Richmond County, NCNC42,04145.3%–

27Granville County, NCNC61,42145.3%–

28Columbus County, NCNC50,48744.6%–

29Hoke County, NCNC56,93944.4%–

30Buncombe County, NCNC277,41744.3%–

31Alamance County, NCNC186,17744.1%–

32Warren County, NCNC18,89843.9%–

33Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53743.7%–

34Hyde County, NCNC4,55443.6%–

35Sampson County, NCNC61,50443.6%–

36Wayne County, NCNC122,27843.2%–

37Jackson County, NCNC45,03943.2%–

38Nash County, NCNC99,36542.7%–

39Caswell County, NCNC22,56342.6%–

40Wake County, NCNC1,257,23542.5%–

41Jones County, NCNC9,57542.2%–

42Duplin County, NCNC51,57141.9%–

43Lee County, NCNC70,25841.7%–

44Rockingham County, NCNC94,19541.6%–

45Person County, NCNC40,63641.5%–

46Harnett County, NCNC150,13740.9%–

47Cumberland County, NCNC338,47340.9%–

48Cleveland County, NCNC103,32540.9%–

49Swain County, NCNC14,02440.8%–

50Montgomery County, NCNC26,40340.7%–

51Beaufort County, NCNC44,67040.7%–

52Gates County, NCNC10,23440.7%–

53Franklin County, NCNC82,03740.5%–

54Catawba County, NCNC170,17240.5%–

55Perquimans County, NCNC13,49040.5%–

56Pamlico County, NCNC12,75840.5%–

57Gaston County, NCNC246,55840.4%–

58Chatham County, NCNC85,11140.2%–

59Madison County, NCNC22,55339.9%–

60Avery County, NCNC18,11039.8%–

61Rutherford County, NCNC65,74539.7%–

62Rowan County, NCNC155,09639.7%–

63Haywood County, NCNC63,36939.0%–

64Transylvania County, NCNC34,21138.8%–

65Stanly County, NCNC68,83038.7%–

66Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72538.5%–

67Burke County, NCNC88,65538.4%–

68Moore County, NCNC110,61938.3%–

69Johnston County, NCNC256,44838.0%–

70Macon County, NCNC39,23237.9%–

71McDowell County, NCNC45,19837.8%–

72Craven County, NCNC105,02537.8%–

73Polk County, NCNC20,53337.8%–

74Caldwell County, NCNC81,10537.6%–

75Iredell County, NCNC211,79837.5%–

76Davidson County, NCNC180,18237.2%–

77Pender County, NCNC72,11137.2%–

78Carteret County, NCNC70,46937.0%–

79Graham County, NCNC8,19037.0%–

80Dare County, NCNC38,24537.0%–

81Henderson County, NCNC122,37536.8%–

82Brunswick County, NCNC174,70236.8%–

83Surry County, NCNC72,28736.8%–

84Randolph County, NCNC149,51636.6%–

85Alexander County, NCNC36,95836.4%–

86Alleghany County, NCNC11,47936.3%–

87Wilkes County, NCNC66,23336.1%–

88Ashe County, NCNC27,51435.2%–

89Yancey County, NCNC19,08435.2%–

90Cherokee County, NCNC30,83035.2%–

91Davie County, NCNC45,85535.1%–

92Yadkin County, NCNC38,32534.8%–

93Lincoln County, NCNC98,65434.8%–

94Mitchell County, NCNC15,06234.7%–

95Union County, NCNC267,67434.7%–

96Onslow County, NCNC217,17534.3%–

97Currituck County, NCNC33,15834.0%–

98Camden County, NCNC11,31533.9%–

99Clay County, NCNC12,23933.6%–

100Stokes County, NCNC46,12633.5%–

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