Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Insurance: Percent uninsured in demographic group, people at or below 138% of poverty
Ages <65, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2023 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates Data
Sorted by Percent
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Uninsured)
|
Rank within US (of 3133 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 18.6 | 313,788 | 41 of 51 |
| United States | N/A | 15.7 | 7,699,167 | N/A |
| Alamance County | Urban | 19.5 | 5,735 | 2,441 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 17.4 | 961 | 2,128 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 23.3 | 518 | 2,799 |
| Anson County | Urban | 15.9 | 807 | 1,876 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 20.0 | 928 | 2,488 |
| Avery County | Rural | 21.1 | 570 | 2,613 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 16.0 | 1,305 | 1,892 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 14.5 | 507 | 1,633 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 13.9 | 898 | 1,542 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 16.9 | 2,854 | 2,044 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 22.4 | 8,691 | 2,726 |
| Burke County | Urban | 18.2 | 2,943 | 2,252 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 17.6 | 5,221 | 2,158 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 19.0 | 2,698 | 2,376 |
| Camden County | Urban | 20.1 | 228 | 2,506 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 17.7 | 1,420 | 2,178 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 17.1 | 680 | 2,081 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 20.3 | 5,128 | 2,525 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 25.9 | 1,891 | 2,913 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 16.4 | 880 | 1,957 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 16.1 | 409 | 1,909 |
| Clay County | Rural | 18.2 | 340 | 2,252 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 13.3 | 2,774 | 1,443 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 14.9 | 1,656 | 1,700 |
| Craven County | Rural | 16.9 | 2,842 | 2,044 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 12.9 | 9,093 | 1,387 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 19.8 | 625 | 2,473 |
| Dare County | Rural | 21.8 | 822 | 2,681 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 18.2 | 5,390 | 2,252 |
| Davie County | Urban | 19.1 | 1,039 | 2,386 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 22.1 | 2,562 | 2,703 |
| Durham County | Urban | 22.6 | 10,823 | 2,741 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 13.6 | 1,786 | 1,496 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 18.9 | 13,181 | 2,361 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 19.7 | 2,204 | 2,467 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 18.4 | 7,136 | 2,283 |
| Gates County | Urban | 18.1 | 282 | 2,246 |
| Graham County | Rural | 15.6 | 221 | 1,832 |
| Granville County | Rural | 19.0 | 1,760 | 2,376 |
| Greene County | Rural | 22.2 | 957 | 2,712 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 16.8 | 15,837 | 2,031 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 12.8 | 1,478 | 1,367 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 17.9 | 4,563 | 2,212 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 18.2 | 1,711 | 2,252 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 22.7 | 3,500 | 2,750 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 13.1 | 560 | 1,416 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 16.0 | 1,909 | 1,892 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 21.5 | 182 | 2,653 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 20.1 | 4,836 | 2,506 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 18.6 | 1,464 | 2,314 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 21.5 | 7,317 | 2,653 |
| Jones County | Rural | 18.6 | 361 | 2,314 |
| Lee County | Rural | 21.4 | 2,791 | 2,646 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 15.6 | 2,172 | 1,832 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 20.4 | 2,265 | 2,535 |
| Macon County | Rural | 21.2 | 1,379 | 2,623 |
| Madison County | Urban | 16.8 | 584 | 2,031 |
| Martin County | Rural | 14.6 | 643 | 1,653 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 18.2 | 1,541 | 2,252 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 24.1 | 37,337 | 2,843 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 19.1 | 466 | 2,386 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 20.6 | 999 | 2,557 |
| Moore County | Urban | 17.9 | 2,100 | 2,212 |
| Nash County | Urban | 17.6 | 3,098 | 2,158 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 19.4 | 6,344 | 2,425 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 13.8 | 451 | 1,527 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 12.4 | 4,586 | 1,284 |
| Orange County | Urban | 22.6 | 3,886 | 2,741 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 18.9 | 311 | 2,361 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 14.8 | 1,084 | 1,690 |
| Pender County | Urban | 19.9 | 1,751 | 2,480 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 18.2 | 378 | 2,252 |
| Person County | Urban | 15.8 | 1,062 | 1,856 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 16.7 | 6,588 | 2,010 |
| Polk County | Rural | 21.7 | 563 | 2,673 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 18.7 | 5,247 | 2,341 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 11.8 | 1,303 | 1,140 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 12.1 | 3,859 | 1,216 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 18.3 | 3,271 | 2,270 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 16.9 | 4,772 | 2,044 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 17.5 | 2,300 | 2,142 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 21.2 | 2,945 | 2,623 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 10.3 | 905 | 718 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 15.0 | 1,541 | 1,720 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 17.5 | 1,162 | 2,142 |
| Surry County | Rural | 20.0 | 2,742 | 2,488 |
| Swain County | Rural | 14.6 | 385 | 1,653 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 18.5 | 836 | 2,295 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 22.7 | 174 | 2,750 |
| Union County | Urban | 20.6 | 4,883 | 2,557 |
| Vance County | Rural | 15.3 | 1,672 | 1,787 |
| Wake County | Urban | 20.0 | 23,133 | 2,488 |
| Warren County | Rural | 16.9 | 653 | 2,044 |
| Washington County | Rural | 13.3 | 334 | 1,443 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 21.7 | 2,188 | 2,673 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 19.1 | 4,968 | 2,386 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 19.3 | 2,452 | 2,412 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 17.8 | 3,269 | 2,192 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 20.1 | 1,284 | 2,506 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 20.0 | 648 | 2,488 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 12:57 am.
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 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates.
The race categorization for this statistic does not include individuals who responded with two more races.
For more information about Insurance: Percent uninsured in demographic group, people at or below 138% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.