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Youngest by median age, North Carolina counties · 2010

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, NCNC217,17525.7+3%

02Watauga County, NCNC54,78628.4−5%

03Hoke County, NCNC56,93930.9+3%

04Cumberland County, NCNC338,47331.0+5%

05Pitt County, NCNC182,93631.0+2%

06Orange County, NCNC152,49833.1+9%

07Durham County, NCNC347,24033.2+3%

08Harnett County, NCNC150,13733.5+3%

09Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38333.9+2%

10Wake County, NCNC1,257,23534.4+5%

11Robeson County, NCNC119,94134.4+7%

12Craven County, NCNC105,02536.2+5%

13Union County, NCNC267,67436.2+6%

14Guilford County, NCNC562,23436.3+4%

15Jackson County, NCNC45,03936.3+0%

16Johnston County, NCNC256,44836.3+6%

17Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20136.6+2%

18Wayne County, NCNC122,27836.6+5%

19Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72536.7+4%

20Forsyth County, NCNC401,71837.2+3%

21New Hanover County, NCNC245,95937.3+3%

22Lee County, NCNC70,25837.4+4%

23Greene County, NCNC20,70037.7+6%

24Duplin County, NCNC51,57137.8+8%

25Sampson County, NCNC61,50438.2+9%

26Scotland County, NCNC33,32238.4+11%

27Vance County, NCNC42,63838.6+10%

28Richmond County, NCNC42,04138.7+9%

29Wilson County, NCNC81,15038.7+7%

30Alamance County, NCNC186,17738.7+7%

31Gaston County, NCNC246,55838.9+7%

32Iredell County, NCNC211,79838.9+7%

33Franklin County, NCNC82,03739.1+9%

34Rowan County, NCNC155,09639.1+7%

35Anson County, NCNC21,75839.5+8%

36Randolph County, NCNC149,51639.5+9%

37Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12139.6+9%

38Catawba County, NCNC170,17239.6+10%

39Columbus County, NCNC50,48739.8+8%

40Granville County, NCNC61,42139.8+10%

41Nash County, NCNC99,36539.9+9%

42Camden County, NCNC11,31540.1+3%

43Montgomery County, NCNC26,40340.2+10%

44Cleveland County, NCNC103,32540.3+10%

45Davidson County, NCNC180,18240.3+9%

46Lincoln County, NCNC98,65440.4+11%

47Stanly County, NCNC68,83040.5+10%

48Buncombe County, NCNC277,41740.6+4%

49Swain County, NCNC14,02440.8+5%

50Alexander County, NCNC36,95840.8+11%

51Hertford County, NCNC19,01541.0+5%

52Lenoir County, NCNC55,83741.0+8%

53Pender County, NCNC72,11141.1+6%

54Burke County, NCNC88,65541.2+12%

55Hyde County, NCNC4,55441.2+4%

56Surry County, NCNC72,28741.2+8%

57Bladen County, NCNC30,00741.3+9%

58Caldwell County, NCNC81,10541.3+10%

59Currituck County, NCNC33,15841.3+8%

60Person County, NCNC40,63641.4+9%

61Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53741.4+7%

62Yadkin County, NCNC38,32541.4+10%

63McDowell County, NCNC45,19841.6+9%

64Halifax County, NCNC46,53441.7+12%

65Gates County, NCNC10,23442.0+10%

66Rockingham County, NCNC94,19542.2+10%

67Avery County, NCNC18,11042.3+10%

68Wilkes County, NCNC66,23342.4+10%

69Davie County, NCNC45,85542.5+11%

70Rutherford County, NCNC65,74542.5+11%

71Stokes County, NCNC46,12642.8+15%

72Bertie County, NCNC17,08642.9+11%

73Madison County, NCNC22,55343.3+10%

74Caswell County, NCNC22,56343.6+14%

75Chatham County, NCNC85,11143.6+12%

76Dare County, NCNC38,24543.6+8%

77Beaufort County, NCNC44,67043.8+9%

78Martin County, NCNC21,60144.0+14%

79Washington County, NCNC10,63844.0+12%

80Jones County, NCNC9,57544.1+13%

81Graham County, NCNC8,19044.3+7%

82Chowan County, NCNC14,08244.8+13%

83Warren County, NCNC18,89844.9+13%

84Moore County, NCNC110,61945.0+8%

85Henderson County, NCNC122,37545.4+6%

86Ashe County, NCNC27,51445.5+8%

87Northampton County, NCNC16,49145.5+14%

88Yancey County, NCNC19,08445.5+9%

89Haywood County, NCNC63,36945.6+8%

90Mitchell County, NCNC15,06245.7+9%

91Carteret County, NCNC70,46945.8+8%

92Alleghany County, NCNC11,47945.9+7%

93Perquimans County, NCNC13,49046.4+10%

94Brunswick County, NCNC174,70247.4+12%

95Macon County, NCNC39,23247.8+6%

96Cherokee County, NCNC30,83048.1+9%

97Pamlico County, NCNC12,75848.3+13%

98Transylvania County, NCNC34,21148.8+11%

99Polk County, NCNC20,53349.1+9%

100Clay County, NCNC12,23949.6+6%

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