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Youngest by median age, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties with the youngest median age (2020 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 44.1.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01Onslow County, NCNC217,17528.3+13%

02Watauga County, NCNC54,78629.4−2%

03Cumberland County, NCNC338,47333.4+13%

04Hoke County, NCNC56,93933.6+12%

05Pitt County, NCNC182,93635.0+15%

06Durham County, NCNC347,24035.0+9%

07Harnett County, NCNC150,13735.0+8%

08Orange County, NCNC152,49835.1+15%

09Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38335.1+6%

10Jackson County, NCNC45,03936.20%

11Wake County, NCNC1,257,23536.3+10%

12Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72537.6+6%

13Guilford County, NCNC562,23437.6+8%

14Johnston County, NCNC256,44838.0+11%

15Robeson County, NCNC119,94138.1+19%

16Forsyth County, NCNC401,71838.8+8%

17Union County, NCNC267,67438.9+14%

18Wayne County, NCNC122,27839.0+12%

19Alamance County, NCNC186,17739.3+8%

20Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20139.8+11%

21Lee County, NCNC70,25840.1+12%

22Sampson County, NCNC61,50440.5+16%

23New Hanover County, NCNC245,95940.6+12%

24Gaston County, NCNC246,55840.7+12%

25Camden County, NCNC11,31540.8+4%

26Craven County, NCNC105,02541.1+19%

27Iredell County, NCNC211,79841.2+13%

28Duplin County, NCNC51,57141.2+18%

29Franklin County, NCNC82,03741.3+15%

30Rowan County, NCNC155,09641.4+14%

31Greene County, NCNC20,70041.5+17%

32Richmond County, NCNC42,04141.5+17%

33Scotland County, NCNC33,32241.9+21%

34Wilson County, NCNC81,15041.9+16%

35Granville County, NCNC61,42142.0+16%

36Buncombe County, NCNC277,41742.1+8%

37Vance County, NCNC42,63842.3+21%

38Cleveland County, NCNC103,32542.4+16%

39Randolph County, NCNC149,51642.4+17%

40Stanly County, NCNC68,83042.6+15%

41Catawba County, NCNC170,17242.7+18%

42Pender County, NCNC72,11142.9+11%

43Swain County, NCNC14,02443.0+11%

44Davidson County, NCNC180,18243.1+16%

45Nash County, NCNC99,36543.1+18%

46Hertford County, NCNC19,01543.1+10%

47Lenoir County, NCNC55,83743.1+13%

48Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12143.2+19%

49Currituck County, NCNC33,15843.4+13%

50Columbus County, NCNC50,48743.7+18%

51Moore County, NCNC110,61944.1+6%

52Burke County, NCNC88,65544.2+20%

53Lincoln County, NCNC98,65444.2+21%

54Anson County, NCNC21,75844.5+22%

55Alexander County, NCNC36,95844.5+22%

56Bladen County, NCNC30,00744.7+18%

57Surry County, NCNC72,28744.7+18%

58Montgomery County, NCNC26,40344.8+22%

59Yadkin County, NCNC38,32544.8+19%

60McDowell County, NCNC45,19844.8+18%

61Caldwell County, NCNC81,10545.1+20%

62Person County, NCNC40,63645.2+19%

63Rockingham County, NCNC94,19545.6+18%

64Rutherford County, NCNC65,74545.6+19%

65Wilkes County, NCNC66,23345.7+19%

66Madison County, NCNC22,55345.9+17%

67Davie County, NCNC45,85546.0+20%

68Halifax County, NCNC46,53446.1+24%

69Graham County, NCNC8,19046.8+13%

70Gates County, NCNC10,23446.9+23%

71Avery County, NCNC18,11047.0+22%

72Bertie County, NCNC17,08647.1+22%

73Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53747.2+22%

74Caswell County, NCNC22,56347.6+25%

75Stokes County, NCNC46,12647.7+28%

76Martin County, NCNC21,60147.9+24%

77Chatham County, NCNC85,11148.0+24%

78Henderson County, NCNC122,37548.0+12%

79Yancey County, NCNC19,08448.3+15%

80Beaufort County, NCNC44,67048.5+21%

81Hyde County, NCNC4,55448.7+23%

82Haywood County, NCNC63,36948.8+15%

83Jones County, NCNC9,57548.9+25%

84Chowan County, NCNC14,08249.1+23%

85Mitchell County, NCNC15,06249.3+17%

86Dare County, NCNC38,24549.7+23%

87Washington County, NCNC10,63849.9+27%

88Ashe County, NCNC27,51450.0+19%

89Warren County, NCNC18,89850.0+26%

90Transylvania County, NCNC34,21150.4+15%

91Carteret County, NCNC70,46950.6+20%

92Alleghany County, NCNC11,47950.7+18%

93Perquimans County, NCNC13,49050.7+20%

94Macon County, NCNC39,23250.9+13%

95Northampton County, NCNC16,49152.1+30%

96Cherokee County, NCNC30,83053.1+21%

97Polk County, NCNC20,53353.8+20%

98Pamlico County, NCNC12,75854.6+27%

99Clay County, NCNC12,23955.3+18%

100Brunswick County, NCNC174,70256.5+34%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS