Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, 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 (Unemployed)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 5.2 | 8,902,365 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 4.7 | 251,905 | 19 of 52 |
| Washington County | Rural | 13.0 | 533 | 3,115 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 10.9 | 1,535 | 3,082 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 9.8 | 1,885 | 3,036 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 9.3 | 1,874 | 3,013 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 9.0 | 2,233 | 2,985 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 8.7 | 1,979 | 2,967 |
| Vance County | Rural | 8.2 | 1,599 | 2,930 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 8.1 | 606 | 2,917 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 7.9 | 2,285 | 2,894 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 7.8 | 7,017 | 2,889 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 7.6 | 10,368 | 2,862 |
| Swain County | Rural | 7.6 | 499 | 2,862 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 7.3 | 625 | 2,812 |
| Warren County | Rural | 7.2 | 571 | 2,794 |
| Graham County | Rural | 7.0 | 241 | 2,758 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 6.6 | 1,412 | 2,668 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 6.5 | 464 | 2,643 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 6.3 | 1,863 | 2,574 |
| Martin County | Rural | 6.1 | 617 | 2,524 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 6.0 | 502 | 2,486 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 6.0 | 2,725 | 2,486 |
| Dare County | Rural | 5.9 | 1,216 | 2,430 |
| Gates County | Urban | 5.9 | 278 | 2,430 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 5.9 | 1,109 | 2,430 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 5.8 | 2,481 | 2,387 |
| Greene County | Rural | 5.7 | 495 | 2,346 |
| Person County | Urban | 5.6 | 1,095 | 2,306 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 5.6 | 2,049 | 2,306 |
| Anson County | Urban | 5.5 | 524 | 2,260 |
| Camden County | Urban | 5.5 | 316 | 2,260 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 5.4 | 648 | 2,192 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 5.4 | 3,969 | 2,192 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 5.3 | 1,225 | 2,125 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 5.3 | 3,826 | 2,125 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 5.3 | 1,378 | 2,125 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 5.3 | 950 | 2,125 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 5.2 | 494 | 2,076 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 5.2 | 2,463 | 2,076 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 5.2 | 2,810 | 2,076 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 5.1 | 4,544 | 2,016 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 5.1 | 344 | 2,016 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 5.1 | 238 | 2,016 |
| Polk County | Rural | 5.1 | 471 | 2,016 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 5.0 | 857 | 1,951 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 5.0 | 1,958 | 1,951 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 5.0 | 9,761 | 1,951 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 5.0 | 1,516 | 1,951 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 4.9 | 1,024 | 1,886 |
| Nash County | Urban | 4.9 | 2,276 | 1,886 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 4.8 | 585 | 1,807 |
| Avery County | Rural | 4.8 | 352 | 1,807 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 4.8 | 5,597 | 1,807 |
| Moore County | Urban | 4.8 | 2,155 | 1,807 |
| Pender County | Urban | 4.8 | 1,518 | 1,807 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 4.7 | 3,049 | 1,740 |
| Davie County | Urban | 4.7 | 1,016 | 1,740 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 4.7 | 2,799 | 1,740 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 4.6 | 5,807 | 1,680 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 4.6 | 1,698 | 1,680 |
| Granville County | Rural | 4.6 | 1,228 | 1,680 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 4.6 | 12,905 | 1,680 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 4.5 | 5,808 | 1,607 |
| Burke County | Urban | 4.4 | 1,865 | 1,519 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 4.4 | 908 | 1,519 |
| Jones County | Rural | 4.4 | 183 | 1,519 |
| Surry County | Rural | 4.4 | 1,455 | 1,519 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 4.3 | 5,851 | 1,450 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 4.3 | 28,644 | 1,450 |
| Craven County | Rural | 4.2 | 1,822 | 1,388 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 4.2 | 4,266 | 1,388 |
| Union County | Urban | 4.2 | 5,551 | 1,388 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 4.1 | 510 | 1,330 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 4.1 | 263 | 1,330 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 4.1 | 3,418 | 1,330 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 4.1 | 823 | 1,330 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 4.1 | 1,235 | 1,330 |
| Wake County | Urban | 4.1 | 26,722 | 1,330 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 4.0 | 1,284 | 1,281 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 3.9 | 803 | 1,215 |
| Durham County | Urban | 3.9 | 7,213 | 1,215 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 3.8 | 4,600 | 1,144 |
| Lee County | Rural | 3.8 | 1,207 | 1,144 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 3.7 | 169 | 1,072 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 3.7 | 2,938 | 1,072 |
| Orange County | Urban | 3.6 | 2,818 | 998 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 3.6 | 205 | 998 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 3.5 | 1,960 | 936 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 3.5 | 2,485 | 936 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 3.3 | 1,543 | 822 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 3.1 | 915 | 683 |
| Madison County | Urban | 3.1 | 326 | 683 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 3.1 | 650 | 683 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 3.0 | 471 | 637 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 2.9 | 1,140 | 593 |
| Macon County | Rural | 2.8 | 477 | 559 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 2.8 | 324 | 559 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 2.8 | 395 | 559 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 2.8 | 35 | 559 |
| Clay County | Rural | 2.6 | 121 | 463 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 2.5 | 45 | 425 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2026 8:00 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 the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.