Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Age 65 and over
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 (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 17.2 | 1,845,563 | 30 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 17.2 | 57,633,628 | N/A |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 33.8 | 51,604 | 46 |
| Clay County | Rural | 32.8 | 3,806 | 63 |
| Polk County | Rural | 32.6 | 6,487 | 66 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 31.5 | 9,303 | 88 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 30.9 | 10,426 | 104 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 30.8 | 1,055 | 112 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 30.7 | 3,435 | 116 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 30.6 | 3,786 | 119 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 29.6 | 5,013 | 145 |
| Macon County | Rural | 29.2 | 11,079 | 168 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 28.9 | 3,834 | 183 |
| Washington County | Rural | 28.0 | 3,030 | 226 |
| Warren County | Rural | 27.7 | 5,212 | 244 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 27.2 | 7,343 | 271 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 27.1 | 5,085 | 282 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 27.0 | 18,665 | 288 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 26.5 | 31,376 | 329 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 26.1 | 3,606 | 368 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 26.0 | 3,891 | 373 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 25.7 | 16,106 | 398 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 25.6 | 11,412 | 409 |
| Martin County | Rural | 25.6 | 5,532 | 409 |
| Graham County | Rural | 25.5 | 2,062 | 422 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 25.3 | 4,340 | 442 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 25.2 | 20,191 | 451 |
| Dare County | Rural | 25.2 | 9,563 | 451 |
| Jones County | Rural | 24.2 | 2,248 | 578 |
| Moore County | Urban | 24.1 | 25,231 | 597 |
| Avery County | Rural | 23.6 | 4,180 | 667 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 23.5 | 6,935 | 682 |
| Madison County | Urban | 23.2 | 5,079 | 728 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 23.1 | 5,168 | 747 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 23.1 | 10,441 | 747 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 22.9 | 15,110 | 782 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 22.8 | 4,533 | 801 |
| Gates County | Urban | 22.7 | 2,357 | 823 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 22.3 | 5,787 | 908 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 22.3 | 14,458 | 908 |
| Davie County | Urban | 22.2 | 9,775 | 938 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 22.1 | 10,515 | 961 |
| Burke County | Urban | 21.7 | 19,031 | 1,056 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 21.5 | 11,781 | 1,094 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 21.4 | 17,272 | 1,116 |
| Person County | Urban | 21.3 | 8,418 | 1,144 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 21.2 | 7,721 | 1,168 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 21.2 | 58,291 | 1,168 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 21.1 | 19,476 | 1,197 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 21.0 | 9,401 | 1,230 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 21.0 | 7,877 | 1,230 |
| Craven County | Rural | 20.9 | 21,446 | 1,263 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 20.9 | 10,191 | 1,263 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 20.7 | 10,376 | 1,322 |
| Surry County | Rural | 20.6 | 14,747 | 1,349 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 20.2 | 8,847 | 1,486 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 19.9 | 9,815 | 1,589 |
| Swain County | Rural | 19.9 | 2,789 | 1,589 |
| Anson County | Urban | 19.7 | 4,395 | 1,655 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 19.6 | 902 | 1,686 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 19.5 | 18,062 | 1,713 |
| Nash County | Urban | 19.4 | 18,623 | 1,743 |
| Vance County | Rural | 19.3 | 8,163 | 1,766 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 19.3 | 15,296 | 1,766 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 19.1 | 12,378 | 1,818 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 19.0 | 32,898 | 1,855 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 19.0 | 44,810 | 1,855 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 18.8 | 18,996 | 1,911 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 18.7 | 30,611 | 1,950 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 18.6 | 7,612 | 1,988 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 18.4 | 26,888 | 2,046 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 18.4 | 6,178 | 2,046 |
| Pender County | Urban | 18.2 | 11,932 | 2,104 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 18.1 | 7,670 | 2,136 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 18.1 | 10,793 | 2,136 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 17.9 | 5,489 | 2,188 |
| Granville County | Rural | 17.7 | 10,771 | 2,247 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 17.7 | 26,593 | 2,247 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 17.5 | 12,988 | 2,284 |
| Greene County | Rural | 17.3 | 3,544 | 2,330 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 17.2 | 30,353 | 2,358 |
| Lee County | Rural | 17.1 | 11,283 | 2,381 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 17.1 | 9,435 | 2,381 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 17.1 | 20,262 | 2,381 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 17.0 | 66,134 | 2,419 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 16.8 | 32,939 | 2,458 |
| Camden County | Urban | 16.5 | 1,799 | 2,529 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 16.5 | 38,767 | 2,529 |
| Orange County | Urban | 16.1 | 24,097 | 2,594 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 16.0 | 18,753 | 2,614 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 15.9 | 87,184 | 2,631 |
| Durham County | Urban | 14.5 | 48,164 | 2,857 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 14.5 | 25,702 | 2,857 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 13.7 | 19,073 | 2,935 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 13.7 | 32,148 | 2,935 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 13.6 | 32,038 | 2,949 |
| Union County | Urban | 13.5 | 33,972 | 2,952 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 13.0 | 44,031 | 2,991 |
| Wake County | Urban | 12.9 | 151,920 | 3,002 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 11.9 | 137,905 | 3,058 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 11.7 | 6,285 | 3,071 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 10.2 | 21,189 | 3,113 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2026 10:56 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 Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.