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Youngest by median age, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties with the youngest median age (2010 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 41.0.

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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, NCNC45,03936.30%
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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS