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Oldest by median age, North Carolina counties · 2010

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

01Clay County, NCNC12,23949.6+6%

02Polk County, NCNC20,53349.1+9%

03Transylvania County, NCNC34,21148.8+11%

04Pamlico County, NCNC12,75848.3+13%

05Cherokee County, NCNC30,83048.1+9%

06Macon County, NCNC39,23247.8+6%

07Brunswick County, NCNC174,70247.4+12%

08Perquimans County, NCNC13,49046.4+10%

09Alleghany County, NCNC11,47945.9+7%

10Carteret County, NCNC70,46945.8+8%

11Mitchell County, NCNC15,06245.7+9%

12Haywood County, NCNC63,36945.6+8%

13Ashe County, NCNC27,51445.5+8%

14Northampton County, NCNC16,49145.5+14%

15Yancey County, NCNC19,08445.5+9%

16Henderson County, NCNC122,37545.4+6%

17Moore County, NCNC110,61945.0+8%

18Warren County, NCNC18,89844.9+13%

19Chowan County, NCNC14,08244.8+13%

20Graham County, NCNC8,19044.3+7%

21Jones County, NCNC9,57544.1+13%

22Martin County, NCNC21,60144.0+14%

23Washington County, NCNC10,63844.0+12%

24Beaufort County, NCNC44,67043.8+9%

25Caswell County, NCNC22,56343.6+14%

26Chatham County, NCNC85,11143.6+12%

27Dare County, NCNC38,24543.6+8%

28Madison County, NCNC22,55343.3+10%

29Bertie County, NCNC17,08642.9+11%

30Stokes County, NCNC46,12642.8+15%

31Davie County, NCNC45,85542.5+11%

32Rutherford County, NCNC65,74542.5+11%

33Wilkes County, NCNC66,23342.4+10%

34Avery County, NCNC18,11042.3+10%

35Rockingham County, NCNC94,19542.2+10%

36Gates County, NCNC10,23442.0+10%

37Halifax County, NCNC46,53441.7+12%

38McDowell County, NCNC45,19841.6+9%

39Person County, NCNC40,63641.4+9%

40Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53741.4+7%

41Yadkin County, NCNC38,32541.4+10%

42Bladen County, NCNC30,00741.3+9%

43Caldwell County, NCNC81,10541.3+10%

44Currituck County, NCNC33,15841.3+8%

45Burke County, NCNC88,65541.2+12%

46Hyde County, NCNC4,55441.2+4%

47Surry County, NCNC72,28741.2+8%

48Pender County, NCNC72,11141.1+6%

49Hertford County, NCNC19,01541.0+5%

50Lenoir County, NCNC55,83741.0+8%

51Swain County, NCNC14,02440.8+5%

52Alexander County, NCNC36,95840.8+11%

53Buncombe County, NCNC277,41740.6+4%

54Stanly County, NCNC68,83040.5+10%

55Lincoln County, NCNC98,65440.4+11%

56Cleveland County, NCNC103,32540.3+10%

57Davidson County, NCNC180,18240.3+9%

58Montgomery County, NCNC26,40340.2+10%

59Camden County, NCNC11,31540.1+3%

60Nash County, NCNC99,36539.9+9%

61Columbus County, NCNC50,48739.8+8%

62Granville County, NCNC61,42139.8+10%

63Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12139.6+9%

64Catawba County, NCNC170,17239.6+10%

65Anson County, NCNC21,75839.5+8%

66Randolph County, NCNC149,51639.5+9%

67Franklin County, NCNC82,03739.1+9%

68Rowan County, NCNC155,09639.1+7%

69Gaston County, NCNC246,55838.9+7%

70Iredell County, NCNC211,79838.9+7%

71Richmond County, NCNC42,04138.7+9%

72Wilson County, NCNC81,15038.7+7%

73Alamance County, NCNC186,17738.7+7%

74Vance County, NCNC42,63838.6+10%

75Scotland County, NCNC33,32238.4+11%

76Sampson County, NCNC61,50438.2+9%

77Duplin County, NCNC51,57137.8+8%

78Greene County, NCNC20,70037.7+6%

79Lee County, NCNC70,25837.4+4%

80New Hanover County, NCNC245,95937.3+3%

81Forsyth County, NCNC401,71837.2+3%

82Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72536.7+4%

83Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20136.6+2%

84Wayne County, NCNC122,27836.6+5%

85Guilford County, NCNC562,23436.3+4%

86Jackson County, NCNC45,03936.3+0%

87Johnston County, NCNC256,44836.3+6%

88Craven County, NCNC105,02536.2+5%

89Union County, NCNC267,67436.2+6%

90Wake County, NCNC1,257,23534.4+5%

91Robeson County, NCNC119,94134.4+7%

92Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38333.9+2%

93Harnett County, NCNC150,13733.5+3%

94Durham County, NCNC347,24033.2+3%

95Orange County, NCNC152,49833.1+9%

96Cumberland County, NCNC338,47331.0+5%

97Pitt County, NCNC182,93631.0+2%

98Hoke County, NCNC56,93930.9+3%

99Watauga County, NCNC54,78628.4−5%

100Onslow County, NCNC217,17525.7+3%

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