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Youngest by median age, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the youngest median age (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

01Onslow County, NCNC217,17527.7+11%

02Watauga County, NCNC54,78631.4+5%

03Cumberland County, NCNC338,47332.0+8%

04Pitt County, NCNC182,93633.0+9%

05Hoke County, NCNC56,93933.9+13%

06Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38335.5+7%

07Harnett County, NCNC150,13735.6+10%

08Orange County, NCNC152,49836.1+19%

09Durham County, NCNC347,24036.1+12%

10Robeson County, NCNC119,94136.4+14%

11Wake County, NCNC1,257,23537.3+13%

12Wayne County, NCNC122,27837.3+7%

13Guilford County, NCNC562,23437.5+7%

14Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72537.7+6%

15Jackson County, NCNC45,03938.1+5%

16Johnston County, NCNC256,44838.1+11%

17Forsyth County, NCNC401,71838.4+7%

18Scotland County, NCNC33,32238.7+12%

19Craven County, NCNC105,02538.8+13%

20Alamance County, NCNC186,17738.9+7%

21Gaston County, NCNC246,55839.1+8%

22Union County, NCNC267,67439.2+15%

23Lee County, NCNC70,25839.5+10%

24Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20139.6+10%

25Sampson County, NCNC61,50439.7+13%

26Greene County, NCNC20,70039.9+12%

27New Hanover County, NCNC245,95939.9+10%

28Vance County, NCNC42,63839.9+14%

29Rowan County, NCNC155,09640.4+11%

30Richmond County, NCNC42,04140.5+14%

31Stanly County, NCNC68,83040.5+10%

32Wilson County, NCNC81,15040.6+12%

33Duplin County, NCNC51,57140.7+17%

34Camden County, NCNC11,31540.8+4%

35Iredell County, NCNC211,79840.8+12%

36Franklin County, NCNC82,03741.0+15%

37Cleveland County, NCNC103,32541.3+13%

38Randolph County, NCNC149,51641.4+14%

39Nash County, NCNC99,36541.5+14%

40Currituck County, NCNC33,15841.6+9%

41Pender County, NCNC72,11141.6+7%

42Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12141.7+15%

43Anson County, NCNC21,75841.9+14%

44Lenoir County, NCNC55,83741.9+10%

45Catawba County, NCNC170,17242.1+17%

46Davidson County, NCNC180,18242.2+14%

47Granville County, NCNC61,42142.4+17%

48Columbus County, NCNC50,48742.6+15%

49Buncombe County, NCNC277,41742.6+10%

50Swain County, NCNC14,02442.6+10%

51Hertford County, NCNC19,01542.6+9%

52Moore County, NCNC110,61943.0+3%

53Halifax County, NCNC46,53443.6+17%

54Surry County, NCNC72,28743.8+15%

55Alexander County, NCNC36,95843.8+20%

56Montgomery County, NCNC26,40344.0+20%

57Person County, NCNC40,63644.2+16%

58Yadkin County, NCNC38,32544.3+18%

59McDowell County, NCNC45,19844.3+17%

60Lincoln County, NCNC98,65444.4+22%

61Madison County, NCNC22,55344.5+13%

62Bladen County, NCNC30,00744.7+18%

63Rockingham County, NCNC94,19544.7+16%

64Burke County, NCNC88,65544.9+22%

65Davie County, NCNC45,85545.0+17%

66Rutherford County, NCNC65,74545.3+18%

67Caldwell County, NCNC81,10545.4+21%

68Graham County, NCNC8,19045.6+10%

69Wilkes County, NCNC66,23345.7+19%

70Bertie County, NCNC17,08646.6+21%

71Caswell County, NCNC22,56346.7+22%

72Martin County, NCNC21,60146.8+21%

73Avery County, NCNC18,11047.1+23%

74Hyde County, NCNC4,55447.1+19%

75Jones County, NCNC9,57547.2+21%

76Henderson County, NCNC122,37547.5+11%

77Chatham County, NCNC85,11147.6+23%

78Gates County, NCNC10,23447.6+25%

79Beaufort County, NCNC44,67047.7+19%

80Stokes County, NCNC46,12647.7+28%

81Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53747.8+24%

82Haywood County, NCNC63,36947.8+13%

83Mitchell County, NCNC15,06248.0+14%

84Chowan County, NCNC14,08248.6+22%

85Washington County, NCNC10,63848.8+24%

86Dare County, NCNC38,24549.0+21%

87Yancey County, NCNC19,08449.2+17%

88Warren County, NCNC18,89849.6+25%

89Macon County, NCNC39,23249.7+10%

90Ashe County, NCNC27,51449.8+18%

91Carteret County, NCNC70,46950.5+19%

92Perquimans County, NCNC13,49050.7+20%

93Transylvania County, NCNC34,21151.6+18%

94Northampton County, NCNC16,49152.0+30%

95Alleghany County, NCNC11,47952.6+22%

96Cherokee County, NCNC30,83053.5+22%

97Pamlico County, NCNC12,75854.1+26%

98Polk County, NCNC20,53354.9+22%

99Clay County, NCNC12,23955.0+18%

100Brunswick County, NCNC174,70256.4+34%

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