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Oldest by median age, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by median age of residents (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01Brunswick County, NCNC174,70256.4+34%

02Clay County, NCNC12,23955.0+18%

03Polk County, NCNC20,53354.9+22%

04Pamlico County, NCNC12,75854.1+26%

05Cherokee County, NCNC30,83053.5+22%

06Alleghany County, NCNC11,47952.6+22%

07Northampton County, NCNC16,49152.0+30%

08Transylvania County, NCNC34,21151.6+18%

09Perquimans County, NCNC13,49050.7+20%

10Carteret County, NCNC70,46950.5+19%

11Ashe County, NCNC27,51449.8+18%

12Macon County, NCNC39,23249.7+10%

13Warren County, NCNC18,89849.6+25%

14Yancey County, NCNC19,08449.2+17%

15Dare County, NCNC38,24549.0+21%

16Washington County, NCNC10,63848.8+24%

17Chowan County, NCNC14,08248.6+22%

18Mitchell County, NCNC15,06248.0+14%

19Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53747.8+24%

20Haywood County, NCNC63,36947.8+13%

21Beaufort County, NCNC44,67047.7+19%

22Stokes County, NCNC46,12647.7+28%

23Chatham County, NCNC85,11147.6+23%

24Gates County, NCNC10,23447.6+25%

25Henderson County, NCNC122,37547.5+11%

26Jones County, NCNC9,57547.2+21%

27Avery County, NCNC18,11047.1+23%

28Hyde County, NCNC4,55447.1+19%

29Martin County, NCNC21,60146.8+21%

30Caswell County, NCNC22,56346.7+22%

31Bertie County, NCNC17,08646.6+21%

32Wilkes County, NCNC66,23345.7+19%

33Graham County, NCNC8,19045.6+10%

34Caldwell County, NCNC81,10545.4+21%

35Rutherford County, NCNC65,74545.3+18%

36Davie County, NCNC45,85545.0+17%

37Burke County, NCNC88,65544.9+22%

38Bladen County, NCNC30,00744.7+18%

39Rockingham County, NCNC94,19544.7+16%

40Madison County, NCNC22,55344.5+13%

41Lincoln County, NCNC98,65444.4+22%

42Yadkin County, NCNC38,32544.3+18%

43McDowell County, NCNC45,19844.3+17%

44Person County, NCNC40,63644.2+16%

45Montgomery County, NCNC26,40344.0+20%

46Surry County, NCNC72,28743.8+15%

47Alexander County, NCNC36,95843.8+20%

48Halifax County, NCNC46,53443.6+17%

49Moore County, NCNC110,61943.0+3%

50Columbus County, NCNC50,48742.6+15%

51Buncombe County, NCNC277,41742.6+10%

52Swain County, NCNC14,02442.6+10%

53Hertford County, NCNC19,01542.6+9%

54Granville County, NCNC61,42142.4+17%

55Davidson County, NCNC180,18242.2+14%

56Catawba County, NCNC170,17242.1+17%

57Anson County, NCNC21,75841.9+14%

58Lenoir County, NCNC55,83741.9+10%

59Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12141.7+15%

60Currituck County, NCNC33,15841.6+9%

61Pender County, NCNC72,11141.6+7%

62Nash County, NCNC99,36541.5+14%

63Randolph County, NCNC149,51641.4+14%

64Cleveland County, NCNC103,32541.3+13%

65Franklin County, NCNC82,03741.0+15%

66Camden County, NCNC11,31540.8+4%

67Iredell County, NCNC211,79840.8+12%

68Duplin County, NCNC51,57140.7+17%

69Wilson County, NCNC81,15040.6+12%

70Richmond County, NCNC42,04140.5+14%

71Stanly County, NCNC68,83040.5+10%

72Rowan County, NCNC155,09640.4+11%

73Greene County, NCNC20,70039.9+12%

74New Hanover County, NCNC245,95939.9+10%

75Vance County, NCNC42,63839.9+14%

76Sampson County, NCNC61,50439.7+13%

77Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20139.6+10%

78Lee County, NCNC70,25839.5+10%

79Union County, NCNC267,67439.2+15%

80Gaston County, NCNC246,55839.1+8%

81Alamance County, NCNC186,17738.9+7%

82Craven County, NCNC105,02538.8+13%

83Scotland County, NCNC33,32238.7+12%

84Forsyth County, NCNC401,71838.4+7%

85Jackson County, NCNC45,03938.1+5%

86Johnston County, NCNC256,44838.1+11%

87Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72537.7+6%

88Guilford County, NCNC562,23437.5+7%

89Wake County, NCNC1,257,23537.3+13%

90Wayne County, NCNC122,27837.3+7%

91Robeson County, NCNC119,94136.4+14%

92Orange County, NCNC152,49836.1+19%

93Durham County, NCNC347,24036.1+12%

94Harnett County, NCNC150,13735.6+10%

95Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38335.5+7%

96Hoke County, NCNC56,93933.9+13%

97Pitt County, NCNC182,93633.0+9%

98Cumberland County, NCNC338,47332.0+8%

99Watauga County, NCNC54,78631.4+5%

100Onslow County, NCNC217,17527.7+11%

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