Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Sex - Female
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Female)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 51.1 | 5,485,368 | 10 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 50.5 | 169,114,481 | N/A |
| Alamance County | Urban | 52.1 | 92,151 | 187 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 48.8 | 17,773 | 2,422 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 50.6 | 5,655 | 922 |
| Anson County | Urban | 48.5 | 10,814 | 2,549 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 50.8 | 13,703 | 748 |
| Avery County | Rural | 46.3 | 8,179 | 2,924 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 52.3 | 23,268 | 150 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 48.2 | 8,269 | 2,637 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 51.7 | 15,289 | 283 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 51.9 | 79,228 | 231 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 51.7 | 141,939 | 283 |
| Burke County | Urban | 49.9 | 43,811 | 1,623 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 50.9 | 120,298 | 669 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 50.1 | 40,376 | 1,408 |
| Camden County | Urban | 48.8 | 5,331 | 2,422 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 51.1 | 35,354 | 546 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 48.4 | 10,852 | 2,579 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 50.9 | 83,339 | 669 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 51.7 | 41,469 | 283 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 50.4 | 14,887 | 1,106 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 51.7 | 7,149 | 283 |
| Clay County | Rural | 50.2 | 5,826 | 1,309 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 51.7 | 52,226 | 283 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 50.9 | 25,501 | 669 |
| Craven County | Rural | 49.8 | 51,135 | 1,728 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 50.4 | 170,670 | 1,106 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 49.4 | 15,109 | 2,068 |
| Dare County | Rural | 50.7 | 19,204 | 832 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 50.8 | 87,941 | 748 |
| Davie County | Urban | 50.6 | 22,308 | 922 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 50.7 | 25,035 | 832 |
| Durham County | Urban | 52.0 | 172,868 | 205 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 53.1 | 25,892 | 63 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 52.5 | 204,554 | 118 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 50.5 | 37,538 | 1,013 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 51.6 | 121,212 | 316 |
| Gates County | Urban | 53.0 | 5,503 | 72 |
| Graham County | Rural | 48.6 | 3,926 | 2,514 |
| Granville County | Rural | 49.2 | 29,953 | 2,195 |
| Greene County | Rural | 42.3 | 8,675 | 3,075 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 52.5 | 287,737 | 118 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 51.5 | 24,561 | 351 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 50.4 | 70,172 | 1,106 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 51.2 | 32,109 | 486 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 51.7 | 61,215 | 283 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 51.8 | 10,304 | 261 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 50.7 | 27,307 | 832 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 43.6 | 2,003 | 3,046 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 50.5 | 99,245 | 1,013 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 50.6 | 22,150 | 922 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 50.8 | 119,036 | 748 |
| Jones County | Rural | 50.9 | 4,733 | 669 |
| Lee County | Rural | 50.6 | 33,281 | 922 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 52.1 | 28,594 | 187 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 50.1 | 46,423 | 1,408 |
| Macon County | Rural | 51.2 | 19,433 | 486 |
| Madison County | Urban | 50.2 | 10,972 | 1,309 |
| Martin County | Rural | 53.4 | 11,565 | 49 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 49.9 | 22,349 | 1,623 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 51.7 | 596,541 | 283 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 51.1 | 7,661 | 546 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 51.1 | 13,286 | 546 |
| Moore County | Urban | 51.0 | 53,525 | 616 |
| Nash County | Urban | 51.7 | 49,784 | 283 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 52.4 | 123,289 | 132 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 51.6 | 8,730 | 316 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 44.9 | 93,429 | 2,996 |
| Orange County | Urban | 52.2 | 78,145 | 167 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 48.6 | 6,024 | 2,514 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 51.8 | 21,163 | 261 |
| Pender County | Urban | 49.3 | 32,298 | 2,129 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 52.1 | 6,904 | 187 |
| Person County | Urban | 52.0 | 20,543 | 205 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 53.0 | 93,996 | 72 |
| Polk County | Rural | 52.1 | 10,361 | 187 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 50.4 | 73,707 | 1,106 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 51.9 | 21,966 | 231 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 52.0 | 60,761 | 205 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 51.2 | 47,193 | 486 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 50.5 | 75,631 | 1,013 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 51.6 | 33,479 | 316 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 50.1 | 29,805 | 1,408 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 49.9 | 16,750 | 1,623 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 50.0 | 32,308 | 1,520 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 51.0 | 23,002 | 616 |
| Surry County | Rural | 51.4 | 36,726 | 388 |
| Swain County | Rural | 52.2 | 7,314 | 167 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 51.5 | 17,349 | 351 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 48.0 | 1,644 | 2,690 |
| Union County | Urban | 50.3 | 126,332 | 1,216 |
| Vance County | Rural | 52.5 | 22,226 | 118 |
| Wake County | Urban | 51.0 | 601,370 | 616 |
| Warren County | Rural | 49.7 | 9,333 | 1,826 |
| Washington County | Rural | 48.8 | 5,280 | 2,422 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 50.1 | 27,632 | 1,408 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 50.2 | 59,558 | 1,309 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 50.5 | 33,269 | 1,013 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 52.3 | 41,500 | 150 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 49.6 | 18,626 | 1,906 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 50.7 | 9,529 | 832 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 7:58 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Sex - Female, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.