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Youngest by median age, North Carolina counties · 1990

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, NCNC217,17524.6−2%

02Cumberland County, NCNC338,47327.3−8%

03Watauga County, NCNC54,78628.0−6%

04Orange County, NCNC152,49829.1−4%

05Pitt County, NCNC182,93629.4−3%

06Hoke County, NCNC56,93929.6−1%

07Craven County, NCNC105,02530.0−13%

08Robeson County, NCNC119,94130.6−4%

09Harnett County, NCNC150,13731.4−3%

10Wake County, NCNC1,257,23531.5−4%

11Scotland County, NCNC33,32231.5−9%

12Durham County, NCNC347,24031.8−1%

13Wayne County, NCNC122,27831.9−8%

14Union County, NCNC267,67432.0−6%

15Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38332.1−3%

16Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20132.3−10%

17Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12132.6−10%

18Vance County, NCNC42,63833.1−5%

19Jackson County, NCNC45,03933.2−8%

20Guilford County, NCNC562,23433.5−4%

21Bertie County, NCNC17,08633.5−13%

22Greene County, NCNC20,70033.5−5%

23Halifax County, NCNC46,53433.6−10%

24Gaston County, NCNC246,55833.6−7%

25Hertford County, NCNC19,01533.7−14%

26Alexander County, NCNC36,95833.8−8%

27Montgomery County, NCNC26,40333.9−8%

28Nash County, NCNC99,36533.9−7%

29Washington County, NCNC10,63833.9−14%

30Franklin County, NCNC82,03733.9−5%

31Lincoln County, NCNC98,65433.9−7%

32Wilson County, NCNC81,15033.9−6%

33New Hanover County, NCNC245,95933.9−7%

34Forsyth County, NCNC401,71834.0−6%

35Richmond County, NCNC42,04134.0−4%

36Granville County, NCNC61,42134.1−6%

37Jones County, NCNC9,57534.2−13%

38Gates County, NCNC10,23434.2−10%

39Randolph County, NCNC149,51634.2−5%

40Anson County, NCNC21,75834.2−6%

41Lee County, NCNC70,25834.2−5%

42Stokes County, NCNC46,12634.3−8%

43Currituck County, NCNC33,15834.3−10%

44Catawba County, NCNC170,17234.3−5%

45Avery County, NCNC18,11034.4−10%

46Columbus County, NCNC50,48734.4−7%

47Duplin County, NCNC51,57134.4−1%

48Johnston County, NCNC256,44834.5+1%

49Davidson County, NCNC180,18234.6−7%

50Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72534.6−2%

51Caldwell County, NCNC81,10534.7−8%

52Cleveland County, NCNC103,32534.7−5%

53Martin County, NCNC21,60134.7−10%

54Person County, NCNC40,63634.8−8%

55Iredell County, NCNC211,79834.8−5%

56Sampson County, NCNC61,50434.9−0%

57Lenoir County, NCNC55,83734.9−8%

58Stanly County, NCNC68,83034.9−5%

59Bladen County, NCNC30,00735.0−8%

60Rowan County, NCNC155,09635.2−3%

61Dare County, NCNC38,24535.2−13%

62Burke County, NCNC88,65535.2−5%

63Wilkes County, NCNC66,23335.2−9%

64Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53735.4−9%

65Rockingham County, NCNC94,19535.4−8%

66Rutherford County, NCNC65,74535.6−7%

67Alamance County, NCNC186,17735.7−2%

68Camden County, NCNC11,31535.7−9%

69Beaufort County, NCNC44,67035.7−11%

70Caswell County, NCNC22,56335.7−6%

71Hyde County, NCNC4,55435.8−10%

72Swain County, NCNC14,02435.8−8%

73McDowell County, NCNC45,19835.9−5%

74Pender County, NCNC72,11135.9−7%

75Carteret County, NCNC70,46936.0−15%

76Northampton County, NCNC16,49136.3−9%

77Chatham County, NCNC85,11136.3−7%

78Davie County, NCNC45,85536.4−5%

79Surry County, NCNC72,28736.5−4%

80Yadkin County, NCNC38,32536.6−3%

81Chowan County, NCNC14,08236.6−8%

82Graham County, NCNC8,19036.7−12%

83Madison County, NCNC22,55336.7−7%

84Buncombe County, NCNC277,41736.8−5%

85Brunswick County, NCNC174,70237.2−12%

86Warren County, NCNC18,89837.5−6%

87Perquimans County, NCNC13,49037.6−11%

88Yancey County, NCNC19,08437.9−10%

89Pamlico County, NCNC12,75838.1−11%

90Transylvania County, NCNC34,21138.4−12%

91Ashe County, NCNC27,51438.7−8%

92Moore County, NCNC110,61938.9−7%

93Mitchell County, NCNC15,06238.9−7%

94Cherokee County, NCNC30,83039.2−11%

95Alleghany County, NCNC11,47939.4−8%

96Haywood County, NCNC63,36939.8−6%

97Clay County, NCNC12,23939.9−15%

98Henderson County, NCNC122,37541.0−4%

99Polk County, NCNC20,53342.8−5%

100Macon County, NCNC39,23242.9−5%

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