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Oldest by median age, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties ranked by median age of residents (2023 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

01Macon County, NCNC39,23242.9−5%

02Polk County, NCNC20,53342.8−5%

03Henderson County, NCNC122,37541.0−4%

04Clay County, NCNC12,23939.9−15%

05Haywood County, NCNC63,36939.8−6%

06Alleghany County, NCNC11,47939.4−8%

07Cherokee County, NCNC30,83039.2−11%

08Mitchell County, NCNC15,06238.9−7%

09Moore County, NCNC110,61938.9−7%

10Ashe County, NCNC27,51438.7−8%

11Transylvania County, NCNC34,21138.4−12%

12Pamlico County, NCNC12,75838.1−11%

13Yancey County, NCNC19,08437.9−10%

14Perquimans County, NCNC13,49037.6−11%

15Warren County, NCNC18,89837.5−6%

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,70237.2−12%

17Buncombe County, NCNC277,41736.8−5%

18Madison County, NCNC22,55336.7−7%

19Graham County, NCNC8,19036.7−12%

20Chowan County, NCNC14,08236.6−8%

21Yadkin County, NCNC38,32536.6−3%

22Surry County, NCNC72,28736.5−4%

23Davie County, NCNC45,85536.4−5%

24Chatham County, NCNC85,11136.3−7%

25Northampton County, NCNC16,49136.3−9%

26Carteret County, NCNC70,46936.0−15%

27Pender County, NCNC72,11135.9−7%

28McDowell County, NCNC45,19835.9−5%

29Swain County, NCNC14,02435.8−8%

30Hyde County, NCNC4,55435.8−10%

31Caswell County, NCNC22,56335.7−6%

32Beaufort County, NCNC44,67035.7−11%

33Camden County, NCNC11,31535.7−9%

34Alamance County, NCNC186,17735.7−2%

35Rutherford County, NCNC65,74535.6−7%

36Rockingham County, NCNC94,19535.4−8%

37Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53735.4−9%

38Wilkes County, NCNC66,23335.2−9%

39Burke County, NCNC88,65535.2−5%

40Dare County, NCNC38,24535.2−13%

41Rowan County, NCNC155,09635.2−3%

42Bladen County, NCNC30,00735.0−8%

43Stanly County, NCNC68,83034.9−5%

44Lenoir County, NCNC55,83734.9−8%

45Sampson County, NCNC61,50434.9−0%

46Iredell County, NCNC211,79834.8−5%

47Person County, NCNC40,63634.8−8%

48Martin County, NCNC21,60134.7−10%

49Cleveland County, NCNC103,32534.7−5%

50Caldwell County, NCNC81,10534.7−8%

51Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72534.6−2%

52Davidson County, NCNC180,18234.6−7%

53Johnston County, NCNC256,44834.5+1%

54Duplin County, NCNC51,57134.4−1%

55Columbus County, NCNC50,48734.4−7%

56Avery County, NCNC18,11034.4−10%

57Catawba County, NCNC170,17234.3−5%

58Currituck County, NCNC33,15834.3−10%

59Stokes County, NCNC46,12634.3−8%

60Lee County, NCNC70,25834.2−5%

61Anson County, NCNC21,75834.2−6%

62Randolph County, NCNC149,51634.2−5%

63Gates County, NCNC10,23434.2−10%

64Jones County, NCNC9,57534.2−13%

65Granville County, NCNC61,42134.1−6%

66Richmond County, NCNC42,04134.0−4%

67Forsyth County, NCNC401,71834.0−6%

68New Hanover County, NCNC245,95933.9−7%

69Wilson County, NCNC81,15033.9−6%

70Lincoln County, NCNC98,65433.9−7%

71Franklin County, NCNC82,03733.9−5%

72Washington County, NCNC10,63833.9−14%

73Nash County, NCNC99,36533.9−7%

74Montgomery County, NCNC26,40333.9−8%

75Alexander County, NCNC36,95833.8−8%

76Hertford County, NCNC19,01533.7−14%

77Gaston County, NCNC246,55833.6−7%

78Halifax County, NCNC46,53433.6−10%

79Greene County, NCNC20,70033.5−5%

80Bertie County, NCNC17,08633.5−13%

81Guilford County, NCNC562,23433.5−4%

82Jackson County, NCNC45,03933.2−8%

83Vance County, NCNC42,63833.1−5%

84Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12132.6−10%

85Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20132.3−10%

86Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38332.1−3%

87Union County, NCNC267,67432.0−6%

88Wayne County, NCNC122,27831.9−8%

89Durham County, NCNC347,24031.8−1%

90Scotland County, NCNC33,32231.5−9%

91Wake County, NCNC1,257,23531.5−4%

92Harnett County, NCNC150,13731.4−3%

93Robeson County, NCNC119,94130.6−4%

94Craven County, NCNC105,02530.0−13%

95Hoke County, NCNC56,93929.6−1%

96Pitt County, NCNC182,93629.4−3%

97Orange County, NCNC152,49829.1−4%

98Watauga County, NCNC54,78628.0−6%

99Cumberland County, NCNC338,47327.3−8%

100Onslow County, NCNC217,17524.6−2%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES