Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Food Access: Limited Access to Healthy Foods
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019 USDA Food Environment Atlas
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (with Limited Access)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 8 | 715,223 |
| United States | N/A |
|
|
| Alamance County | Urban | 11 | 16,794 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 8 | 2,825 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 2 | 222 |
| Anson County | Urban | 5 | 1,247 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 11 | 2,887 |
| Avery County | Rural | 0 | 34 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 9 | 4,389 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 24 | 5,211 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 7 | 2,552 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 9 | 9,253 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 10 | 23,393 |
| Burke County | Urban | 10 | 9,096 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 8 | 14,719 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 15 | 12,760 |
| Camden County | Urban | 1 | 105 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 8 | 5,120 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 3 | 715 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 10 | 15,108 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 5 | 2,890 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 3 | 873 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 16 | 2,409 |
| Clay County | Rural | 1 | 116 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 6 | 5,938 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 4 | 2,134 |
| Craven County | Rural | 9 | 9,000 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 14 | 43,317 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 0 | 109 |
| Dare County | Rural | 9 | 2,885 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 10 | 15,547 |
| Davie County | Urban | 8 | 3,458 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 6 | 3,697 |
| Durham County | Urban | 8 | 21,595 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 10 | 5,406 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 14 | 49,909 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 2 | 1,315 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 12 | 24,534 |
| Gates County | Urban | 8 | 962 |
| Graham County | Rural | 1 | 90 |
| Granville County | Rural | 8 | 5,068 |
| Greene County | Rural | 0 | 15 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 7 | 35,596 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 6 | 3,497 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 7 | 7,530 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 3 | 1,936 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 8 | 8,665 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 11 | 2,812 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 8 | 3,690 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 30 | 1,748 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 6 | 9,176 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 2 | 749 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 3 | 4,861 |
| Jones County | Rural | 0 | 9 |
| Lee County | Rural | 8 | 4,713 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 13 | 7,920 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 7 | 5,385 |
| Macon County | Rural | 3 | 1,159 |
| Madison County | Urban | 6 | 1,300 |
| Martin County | Rural | 4 | 976 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 1 | 576 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 5 | 50,345 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 2 | 270 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 7 | 1,908 |
| Moore County | Urban | 7 | 6,027 |
| Nash County | Urban | 5 | 5,234 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 9 | 17,897 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 0 | 103 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 15 | 25,795 |
| Orange County | Urban | 2 | 2,914 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 3 | 456 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 10 | 4,073 |
| Pender County | Urban | 6 | 2,978 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 2 | 310 |
| Person County | Urban | 5 | 2,007 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 8 | 14,247 |
| Polk County | Rural | 2 | 331 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 10 | 14,537 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 11 | 5,220 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 5 | 7,264 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 10 | 9,220 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 9 | 12,193 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 5 | 3,563 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 3 | 1,739 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 10 | 3,440 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 2 | 1,323 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 4 | 2,018 |
| Surry County | Rural | 3 | 2,197 |
| Swain County | Rural | 2 | 211 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 3 | 977 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 4 | 186 |
| Union County | Urban | 8 | 15,234 |
| Vance County | Rural | 3 | 1,360 |
| Wake County | Urban | 5 | 48,529 |
| Warren County | Rural | 1 | 285 |
| Washington County | Rural | 0 | 37 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 3 | 1,303 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 10 | 12,737 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 4 | 2,440 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 3 | 2,196 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 5 | 2,028 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 1 | 101 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/27/2026 1:24 pm.
Data not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.
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: Limited Access to Healthy Foods data provided by the USDA Food Environment Atlas.
For more information about Food Access: Limited Access to Healthy Foods, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.