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Oldest by median age, North Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Brunswick County, NCNC174,70256.5+34%

02Clay County, NCNC12,23955.3+18%

03Pamlico County, NCNC12,75854.6+27%

04Polk County, NCNC20,53353.8+20%

05Cherokee County, NCNC30,83053.1+21%

06Northampton County, NCNC16,49152.1+30%

07Macon County, NCNC39,23250.9+13%

08Alleghany County, NCNC11,47950.7+18%

09Perquimans County, NCNC13,49050.7+20%

10Carteret County, NCNC70,46950.6+20%

11Transylvania County, NCNC34,21150.4+15%

12Ashe County, NCNC27,51450.0+19%

13Warren County, NCNC18,89850.0+26%

14Washington County, NCNC10,63849.9+27%

15Dare County, NCNC38,24549.7+23%

16Mitchell County, NCNC15,06249.3+17%

17Chowan County, NCNC14,08249.1+23%

18Jones County, NCNC9,57548.9+25%

19Haywood County, NCNC63,36948.8+15%

20Hyde County, NCNC4,55448.7+23%

21Beaufort County, NCNC44,67048.5+21%

22Yancey County, NCNC19,08448.3+15%

23Chatham County, NCNC85,11148.0+24%

24Henderson County, NCNC122,37548.0+12%

25Martin County, NCNC21,60147.9+24%

26Stokes County, NCNC46,12647.7+28%

27Caswell County, NCNC22,56347.6+25%

28Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53747.2+22%

29Bertie County, NCNC17,08647.1+22%

30Avery County, NCNC18,11047.0+22%

31Gates County, NCNC10,23446.9+23%

32Graham County, NCNC8,19046.8+13%

33Halifax County, NCNC46,53446.1+24%

34Davie County, NCNC45,85546.0+20%

35Madison County, NCNC22,55345.9+17%

36Wilkes County, NCNC66,23345.7+19%

37Rockingham County, NCNC94,19545.6+18%

38Rutherford County, NCNC65,74545.6+19%

39Person County, NCNC40,63645.2+19%

40Caldwell County, NCNC81,10545.1+20%

41Montgomery County, NCNC26,40344.8+22%

42Yadkin County, NCNC38,32544.8+19%

43McDowell County, NCNC45,19844.8+18%

44Bladen County, NCNC30,00744.7+18%

45Surry County, NCNC72,28744.7+18%

46Anson County, NCNC21,75844.5+22%

47Alexander County, NCNC36,95844.5+22%

48Burke County, NCNC88,65544.2+20%

49Lincoln County, NCNC98,65444.2+21%

50Moore County, NCNC110,61944.1+6%

51Columbus County, NCNC50,48743.7+18%

52Currituck County, NCNC33,15843.4+13%

53Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12143.2+19%

54Davidson County, NCNC180,18243.1+16%

55Nash County, NCNC99,36543.1+18%

56Hertford County, NCNC19,01543.1+10%

57Lenoir County, NCNC55,83743.1+13%

58Swain County, NCNC14,02443.0+11%

59Pender County, NCNC72,11142.9+11%

60Catawba County, NCNC170,17242.7+18%

61Stanly County, NCNC68,83042.6+15%

62Cleveland County, NCNC103,32542.4+16%

63Randolph County, NCNC149,51642.4+17%

64Vance County, NCNC42,63842.3+21%

65Buncombe County, NCNC277,41742.1+8%

66Granville County, NCNC61,42142.0+16%

67Scotland County, NCNC33,32241.9+21%

68Wilson County, NCNC81,15041.9+16%

69Greene County, NCNC20,70041.5+17%

70Richmond County, NCNC42,04141.5+17%

71Rowan County, NCNC155,09641.4+14%

72Franklin County, NCNC82,03741.3+15%

73Iredell County, NCNC211,79841.2+13%

74Duplin County, NCNC51,57141.2+18%

75Craven County, NCNC105,02541.1+19%

76Camden County, NCNC11,31540.8+4%

77Gaston County, NCNC246,55840.7+12%

78New Hanover County, NCNC245,95940.6+12%

79Sampson County, NCNC61,50440.5+16%

80Lee County, NCNC70,25840.1+12%

81Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20139.8+11%

82Alamance County, NCNC186,17739.3+8%

83Wayne County, NCNC122,27839.0+12%

84Union County, NCNC267,67438.9+14%

85Forsyth County, NCNC401,71838.8+8%

86Robeson County, NCNC119,94138.1+19%

87Johnston County, NCNC256,44838.0+11%

88Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72537.6+6%

89Guilford County, NCNC562,23437.6+8%

90Wake County, NCNC1,257,23536.3+10%

91Jackson County, NCNC45,03936.2+0%

92Orange County, NCNC152,49835.1+15%

93Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38335.1+6%

94Pitt County, NCNC182,93635.0+15%

95Durham County, NCNC347,24035.0+9%

96Harnett County, NCNC150,13735.0+8%

97Hoke County, NCNC56,93933.6+12%

98Cumberland County, NCNC338,47333.4+13%

99Watauga County, NCNC54,78629.4−2%

100Onslow County, NCNC217,17528.3+13%

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