Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Age 40 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 40 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 48.9 | 5,249,374 | 24 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 48.5 | 162,458,898 | N/A |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 66.4 | 19,617 | 53 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 66.3 | 101,161 | 56 |
| Polk County | Rural | 65.7 | 13,073 | 60 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 65.6 | 8,129 | 61 |
| Clay County | Rural | 65.4 | 7,596 | 65 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 65.0 | 2,984 | 74 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 64.0 | 2,190 | 103 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 62.8 | 7,014 | 145 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 62.5 | 21,044 | 151 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 62.4 | 43,149 | 156 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 61.9 | 16,680 | 173 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 61.1 | 8,093 | 210 |
| Dare County | Rural | 61.0 | 23,118 | 217 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 61.0 | 10,326 | 217 |
| Macon County | Rural | 60.8 | 23,086 | 227 |
| Warren County | Rural | 60.1 | 11,305 | 258 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 59.9 | 8,288 | 276 |
| Washington County | Rural | 59.7 | 6,453 | 292 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 59.4 | 11,171 | 314 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 59.2 | 47,487 | 334 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 59.1 | 8,862 | 344 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 59.0 | 36,943 | 352 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 59.0 | 69,911 | 352 |
| Avery County | Rural | 58.9 | 10,414 | 360 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 58.7 | 26,105 | 372 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 58.6 | 10,069 | 378 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 58.6 | 26,467 | 378 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 58.1 | 13,010 | 434 |
| Jones County | Rural | 57.9 | 5,384 | 459 |
| Gates County | Urban | 57.5 | 5,963 | 497 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 56.5 | 37,272 | 619 |
| Martin County | Rural | 56.2 | 12,161 | 652 |
| Burke County | Urban | 56.1 | 49,221 | 671 |
| Davie County | Urban | 55.9 | 24,682 | 695 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 55.7 | 36,187 | 738 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 55.6 | 16,444 | 751 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 55.5 | 44,709 | 766 |
| Madison County | Urban | 55.5 | 12,129 | 766 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 55.4 | 24,811 | 781 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 55.4 | 51,082 | 781 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 55.3 | 51,234 | 799 |
| Person County | Urban | 55.1 | 21,784 | 836 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 54.8 | 14,258 | 888 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 54.6 | 26,042 | 926 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 54.5 | 19,851 | 952 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 54.5 | 20,495 | 952 |
| Graham County | Rural | 54.4 | 4,391 | 971 |
| Surry County | Rural | 54.1 | 38,674 | 1,045 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 54.0 | 148,255 | 1,065 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 54.0 | 27,062 | 1,065 |
| Moore County | Urban | 53.8 | 56,418 | 1,103 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 53.4 | 10,638 | 1,205 |
| Swain County | Rural | 53.3 | 7,465 | 1,225 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 52.9 | 91,477 | 1,302 |
| Granville County | Rural | 52.9 | 32,222 | 1,302 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 52.5 | 16,079 | 1,412 |
| Pender County | Urban | 52.1 | 34,136 | 1,510 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 52.0 | 85,071 | 1,544 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 52.0 | 25,323 | 1,544 |
| Anson County | Urban | 51.9 | 11,572 | 1,570 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 51.7 | 28,396 | 1,616 |
| Nash County | Urban | 51.7 | 49,789 | 1,616 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 51.6 | 52,122 | 1,641 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 51.5 | 75,375 | 1,669 |
| Camden County | Urban | 51.4 | 5,612 | 1,691 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 51.4 | 38,229 | 1,691 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 51.2 | 100,717 | 1,740 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 50.9 | 25,123 | 1,816 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 50.9 | 21,538 | 1,816 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 50.8 | 40,318 | 1,836 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 50.7 | 32,779 | 1,858 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 50.4 | 75,595 | 1,939 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 49.9 | 117,460 | 2,056 |
| Vance County | Rural | 49.9 | 21,133 | 2,056 |
| Greene County | Rural | 49.8 | 10,207 | 2,079 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 49.6 | 20,269 | 2,109 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 49.6 | 29,518 | 2,109 |
| Lee County | Rural | 49.4 | 32,535 | 2,164 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 49.0 | 115,118 | 2,255 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 49.0 | 16,452 | 2,255 |
| Union County | Urban | 48.9 | 122,839 | 2,280 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 48.7 | 86,075 | 2,309 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 48.6 | 21,294 | 2,326 |
| Craven County | Rural | 48.5 | 49,718 | 2,339 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 48.1 | 187,539 | 2,407 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 47.3 | 110,837 | 2,512 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 46.8 | 110,598 | 2,583 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 46.8 | 55,552 | 2,583 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 46.6 | 255,565 | 2,605 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 46.3 | 54,093 | 2,640 |
| Wake County | Urban | 46.0 | 542,433 | 2,666 |
| Orange County | Urban | 45.6 | 68,285 | 2,712 |
| Durham County | Urban | 43.9 | 146,039 | 2,841 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 43.3 | 60,187 | 2,892 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 43.0 | 496,874 | 2,906 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 42.4 | 23,376 | 2,927 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 41.4 | 73,324 | 2,969 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 40.9 | 22,038 | 2,995 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 39.1 | 132,437 | 3,050 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 31.6 | 65,749 | 3,134 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 8:07 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 40 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.