Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Age 50 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 50 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 36.1 | 120,764,820 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 36.4 | 3,910,916 | 28 of 52 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 22.2 | 46,216 | 3,130 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 28.2 | 95,448 | 3,033 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 28.4 | 15,306 | 3,026 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 29.4 | 339,935 | 2,980 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 30.4 | 53,939 | 2,922 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 30.9 | 42,929 | 2,891 |
| Wake County | Urban | 31.3 | 368,955 | 2,865 |
| Durham County | Urban | 31.5 | 104,535 | 2,847 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 32.3 | 76,347 | 2,804 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 33.0 | 18,169 | 2,732 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 33.5 | 78,386 | 2,692 |
| Orange County | Urban | 34.0 | 50,895 | 2,637 |
| Union County | Urban | 34.0 | 85,334 | 2,637 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 34.3 | 40,084 | 2,601 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 34.6 | 189,517 | 2,562 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 35.7 | 42,335 | 2,419 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 36.1 | 140,752 | 2,356 |
| Greene County | Rural | 36.5 | 7,473 | 2,299 |
| Camden County | Urban | 36.6 | 4,000 | 2,281 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 36.8 | 65,061 | 2,237 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 36.8 | 86,547 | 2,237 |
| Lee County | Rural | 36.8 | 24,225 | 2,237 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 37.2 | 15,199 | 2,161 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 37.3 | 12,535 | 2,146 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 37.6 | 22,341 | 2,097 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 38.0 | 16,099 | 2,019 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 38.1 | 74,897 | 1,996 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 38.2 | 89,766 | 1,970 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 38.3 | 16,758 | 1,954 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 38.4 | 57,546 | 1,928 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 38.6 | 28,701 | 1,884 |
| Craven County | Rural | 38.7 | 39,664 | 1,861 |
| Vance County | Rural | 38.7 | 16,365 | 1,861 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 38.7 | 30,655 | 1,861 |
| Pender County | Urban | 39.1 | 25,607 | 1,766 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 39.4 | 19,417 | 1,693 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 39.5 | 25,535 | 1,675 |
| Anson County | Urban | 39.6 | 8,817 | 1,649 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 39.6 | 39,946 | 1,649 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 39.6 | 57,938 | 1,649 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 39.8 | 65,139 | 1,599 |
| Nash County | Urban | 39.8 | 38,339 | 1,599 |
| Granville County | Rural | 40.1 | 24,409 | 1,550 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 40.6 | 111,511 | 1,431 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 40.7 | 12,467 | 1,407 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 40.7 | 70,420 | 1,407 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 40.8 | 19,880 | 1,388 |
| Swain County | Rural | 40.9 | 5,725 | 1,358 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 41.3 | 20,684 | 1,272 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 41.6 | 22,867 | 1,205 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 42.1 | 39,030 | 1,096 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 42.3 | 15,416 | 1,048 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 42.3 | 8,419 | 1,048 |
| Moore County | Urban | 42.3 | 44,364 | 1,048 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 42.7 | 19,140 | 978 |
| Surry County | Rural | 42.7 | 30,469 | 978 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 42.9 | 20,465 | 942 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 43.2 | 11,225 | 888 |
| Person County | Urban | 43.3 | 17,132 | 869 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 43.4 | 40,023 | 852 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 43.5 | 16,348 | 835 |
| Madison County | Urban | 43.6 | 9,526 | 820 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 43.8 | 12,954 | 792 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 43.8 | 35,299 | 792 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 43.8 | 2,013 | 792 |
| Burke County | Urban | 43.9 | 38,581 | 775 |
| Davie County | Urban | 44.1 | 19,453 | 737 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 44.4 | 28,851 | 705 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 44.4 | 29,271 | 705 |
| Graham County | Rural | 45.0 | 3,635 | 627 |
| Avery County | Rural | 45.2 | 7,999 | 600 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 45.2 | 10,128 | 600 |
| Martin County | Rural | 46.2 | 9,989 | 494 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 46.6 | 8,009 | 455 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 46.9 | 21,176 | 427 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 47.0 | 37,710 | 416 |
| Jones County | Rural | 47.0 | 4,374 | 416 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 47.1 | 20,961 | 404 |
| Gates County | Urban | 47.1 | 4,892 | 404 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 47.3 | 55,998 | 389 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 47.5 | 29,743 | 377 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 47.9 | 7,184 | 352 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 48.1 | 6,660 | 332 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 48.4 | 1,656 | 314 |
| Dare County | Rural | 48.8 | 18,476 | 286 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 49.0 | 9,203 | 274 |
| Washington County | Rural | 49.5 | 5,355 | 241 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 49.7 | 13,397 | 234 |
| Macon County | Rural | 49.7 | 18,869 | 234 |
| Warren County | Rural | 49.7 | 9,332 | 234 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 50.7 | 35,071 | 191 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 51.0 | 6,757 | 180 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 51.8 | 17,459 | 155 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 52.4 | 8,869 | 132 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 53.2 | 5,946 | 112 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 54.7 | 16,161 | 78 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 55.5 | 6,880 | 65 |
| Polk County | Rural | 56.1 | 11,156 | 58 |
| Clay County | Rural | 56.3 | 6,531 | 54 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 57.5 | 87,746 | 41 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 6:59 pm.
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 50 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.