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Youngest by median age, North Carolina counties · 2000

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, NCNC217,17525.0+0%

02Cumberland County, NCNC338,47329.6+0%

03Watauga County, NCNC54,78629.9+0%

04Hoke County, NCNC56,93930.0+0%

05Orange County, NCNC152,49830.4+0%

06Pitt County, NCNC182,93630.4+0%

07Robeson County, NCNC119,94132.0+0%

08Durham County, NCNC347,24032.2+0%

09Harnett County, NCNC150,13732.5+0%

10Wake County, NCNC1,257,23532.9+0%

11Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38333.1+0%

12Union County, NCNC267,67434.0+0%

13Johnston County, NCNC256,44834.2+0%

14Craven County, NCNC105,02534.4+0%

15Scotland County, NCNC33,32234.6+0%

16Wayne County, NCNC122,27834.8+0%

17Guilford County, NCNC562,23434.9+0%

18Duplin County, NCNC51,57134.9+0%

19Sampson County, NCNC61,50435.0+0%

20Vance County, NCNC42,63835.0+0%

21Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72535.4+0%

22Greene County, NCNC20,70035.5+0%

23Richmond County, NCNC42,04135.5+0%

24Franklin County, NCNC82,03735.8+0%

25Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20135.9+0%

26Lee County, NCNC70,25835.9+0%

27Forsyth County, NCNC401,71836.0+0%

28Catawba County, NCNC170,17236.1+0%

29Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12136.2+0%

30Gaston County, NCNC246,55836.2+0%

31Granville County, NCNC61,42136.2+0%

32Jackson County, NCNC45,03936.2+0%

33Randolph County, NCNC149,51636.2+0%

34Wilson County, NCNC81,15036.2+0%

35New Hanover County, NCNC245,95936.3+0%

36Alamance County, NCNC186,17736.3+0%

37Rowan County, NCNC155,09636.4+0%

38Lincoln County, NCNC98,65436.4+0%

39Cleveland County, NCNC103,32536.5+0%

40Iredell County, NCNC211,79836.5+0%

41Nash County, NCNC99,36536.5+0%

42Anson County, NCNC21,75836.6+0%

43Alexander County, NCNC36,95836.6+0%

44Montgomery County, NCNC26,40336.7+0%

45Columbus County, NCNC50,48736.9+0%

46Burke County, NCNC88,65536.9+0%

47Stanly County, NCNC68,83036.9+0%

48Davidson County, NCNC180,18237.1+0%

49Stokes County, NCNC46,12637.2+0%

50Halifax County, NCNC46,53437.2+0%

51Caldwell County, NCNC81,10537.5+0%

52Yadkin County, NCNC38,32537.6+0%

53Bladen County, NCNC30,00737.9+0%

54Person County, NCNC40,63638.0+0%

55Surry County, NCNC72,28738.0+0%

56McDowell County, NCNC45,19838.0+0%

57Gates County, NCNC10,23438.1+0%

58Lenoir County, NCNC55,83738.1+0%

59Caswell County, NCNC22,56338.2+0%

60Currituck County, NCNC33,15838.3+0%

61Rutherford County, NCNC65,74538.3+0%

62Avery County, NCNC18,11038.4+0%

63Davie County, NCNC45,85538.4+0%

64Rockingham County, NCNC94,19538.5+0%

65Wilkes County, NCNC66,23338.5+0%

66Bertie County, NCNC17,08638.6+0%

67Martin County, NCNC21,60138.7+0%

68Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53738.7+0%

69Chatham County, NCNC85,11138.8+0%

70Pender County, NCNC72,11138.8+0%

71Swain County, NCNC14,02438.8+0%

72Buncombe County, NCNC277,41738.9+0%

73Camden County, NCNC11,31539.1+0%

74Jones County, NCNC9,57539.1+0%

75Washington County, NCNC10,63839.2+0%

76Hertford County, NCNC19,01539.2+0%

77Madison County, NCNC22,55339.3+0%

78Hyde County, NCNC4,55439.7+0%

79Warren County, NCNC18,89839.7+0%

80Chowan County, NCNC14,08239.8+0%

81Northampton County, NCNC16,49140.0+0%

82Beaufort County, NCNC44,67040.2+0%

83Dare County, NCNC38,24540.4+0%

84Graham County, NCNC8,19041.5+0%

85Moore County, NCNC110,61941.8+0%

86Yancey County, NCNC19,08441.9+0%

87Mitchell County, NCNC15,06242.0+0%

88Ashe County, NCNC27,51442.1+0%

89Brunswick County, NCNC174,70242.2+0%

90Perquimans County, NCNC13,49042.2+0%

91Carteret County, NCNC70,46942.3+0%

92Haywood County, NCNC63,36942.3+0%

93Henderson County, NCNC122,37542.7+0%

94Pamlico County, NCNC12,75842.9+0%

95Alleghany County, NCNC11,47943.0+0%

96Transylvania County, NCNC34,21143.9+0%

97Cherokee County, NCNC30,83044.0+0%

98Polk County, NCNC20,53344.9+0%

99Macon County, NCNC39,23245.2+0%

100Clay County, NCNC12,23946.7+0%

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