Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Age 18-39
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 18-39)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 29.5 | 98,945,767 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 29.3 | 3,146,110 | 21 of 52 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 45.5 | 25,071 | 19 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 43.6 | 90,643 | 27 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 37.6 | 66,625 | 89 |
| Durham County | Urban | 36.0 | 119,711 | 120 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 35.8 | 121,080 | 129 |
| Orange County | Urban | 35.5 | 53,158 | 139 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 35.0 | 15,313 | 154 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 34.1 | 394,074 | 192 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 32.2 | 75,647 | 276 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 32.1 | 17,302 | 283 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 31.4 | 171,802 | 337 |
| Greene County | Rural | 31.3 | 6,417 | 349 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 31.3 | 43,569 | 349 |
| Wake County | Urban | 31.0 | 365,041 | 374 |
| Craven County | Rural | 30.3 | 31,075 | 445 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 29.6 | 35,086 | 540 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 29.3 | 114,095 | 594 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 29.2 | 51,609 | 615 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 29.0 | 11,828 | 656 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 28.6 | 67,067 | 738 |
| Anson County | Urban | 28.2 | 6,291 | 824 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 28.1 | 77,180 | 843 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 28.0 | 66,102 | 858 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 27.9 | 32,621 | 884 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 27.8 | 65,090 | 911 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 27.8 | 9,334 | 911 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 27.6 | 17,870 | 961 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 27.4 | 41,052 | 1,021 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 27.3 | 5,433 | 1,051 |
| Madison County | Urban | 27.3 | 5,965 | 1,051 |
| Lee County | Rural | 26.9 | 17,694 | 1,171 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 26.8 | 19,963 | 1,196 |
| Avery County | Rural | 26.7 | 4,712 | 1,232 |
| Graham County | Rural | 26.5 | 2,137 | 1,298 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 26.5 | 52,078 | 1,298 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 26.4 | 43,108 | 1,335 |
| Granville County | Rural | 26.4 | 16,062 | 1,335 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 26.4 | 20,912 | 1,335 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 26.3 | 38,435 | 1,375 |
| Nash County | Urban | 26.2 | 25,217 | 1,415 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 26.1 | 26,341 | 1,451 |
| Vance County | Rural | 26.1 | 11,029 | 1,451 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 25.9 | 9,417 | 1,522 |
| Swain County | Rural | 25.9 | 3,632 | 1,522 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 25.8 | 15,368 | 1,555 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 25.7 | 14,130 | 1,586 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 25.7 | 10,863 | 1,586 |
| Burke County | Urban | 25.5 | 22,406 | 1,660 |
| Camden County | Urban | 25.5 | 2,787 | 1,660 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 25.5 | 7,818 | 1,660 |
| Pender County | Urban | 25.5 | 16,704 | 1,660 |
| Union County | Urban | 25.5 | 63,887 | 1,660 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 25.4 | 12,744 | 1,712 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 25.4 | 44,001 | 1,712 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 25.3 | 12,504 | 1,754 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 25.2 | 12,261 | 1,789 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 25.2 | 11,314 | 1,789 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 25.1 | 4,313 | 1,836 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 24.8 | 6,441 | 1,934 |
| Surry County | Rural | 24.8 | 17,709 | 1,934 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 24.8 | 9,318 | 1,934 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 24.7 | 19,927 | 1,977 |
| Moore County | Urban | 24.5 | 25,655 | 2,046 |
| Person County | Urban | 24.3 | 9,599 | 2,109 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 24.2 | 11,520 | 2,138 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 24.2 | 22,338 | 2,138 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 24.2 | 15,682 | 2,138 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 24.1 | 22,351 | 2,168 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 23.8 | 7,028 | 2,253 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 23.6 | 5,284 | 2,311 |
| Jones County | Rural | 23.6 | 2,194 | 2,311 |
| Martin County | Rural | 23.5 | 5,084 | 2,338 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 23.5 | 15,504 | 2,338 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 23.4 | 14,694 | 2,371 |
| Gates County | Urban | 23.3 | 2,419 | 2,400 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 23.3 | 3,493 | 2,400 |
| Davie County | Urban | 23.2 | 10,233 | 2,438 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 22.8 | 10,274 | 2,538 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 22.6 | 4,247 | 2,590 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 22.3 | 26,430 | 2,652 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 22.2 | 9,879 | 2,667 |
| Warren County | Rural | 22.2 | 4,169 | 2,667 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 21.9 | 7,374 | 2,723 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 21.4 | 17,148 | 2,803 |
| Macon County | Rural | 21.4 | 8,132 | 2,803 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 21.3 | 3,607 | 2,819 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 21.2 | 5,723 | 2,825 |
| Washington County | Rural | 21.2 | 2,295 | 2,825 |
| Dare County | Rural | 21.1 | 7,986 | 2,837 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 20.9 | 2,896 | 2,871 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 20.8 | 2,328 | 2,889 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 20.7 | 14,348 | 2,896 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 20.5 | 2,710 | 2,913 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 20.2 | 2,506 | 2,951 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 19.9 | 680 | 2,975 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 19.7 | 29,986 | 2,987 |
| Polk County | Rural | 19.0 | 3,771 | 3,020 |
| Clay County | Rural | 18.5 | 2,149 | 3,042 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 17.7 | 5,229 | 3,075 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 17.0 | 782 | 3,099 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 11:12 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 18-39, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.