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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Age under 18
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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United States N/A 22.2 73,645,238 N/A
North Carolina N/A 21.9 2,322,823 28 of 52
Wake County Urban 23.4 269,263 947
Mecklenburg County Urban 23.1 260,863 1,087
Guilford County Urban 22.2 120,325 1,469
Forsyth County Urban 22.8 88,214 1,209
Cumberland County Urban 25.1 84,616 443
Durham County Urban 20.1 66,350 2,274
Union County Urban 26.0 63,709 281
Cabarrus County Urban 25.4 58,685 378
Johnston County Urban 25.1 56,952 443
Gaston County Urban 22.6 52,227 1,288
Onslow County Urban 24.3 50,771 619
Buncombe County Urban 18.1 49,139 2,747
Iredell County Urban 22.5 43,148 1,340
New Hanover County Urban 18.2 42,172 2,731
Alamance County Urban 22.3 38,781 1,429
Davidson County Urban 21.8 37,280 1,646
Pitt County Urban 21.5 37,050 1,784
Catawba County Urban 21.9 35,431 1,606
Harnett County Rural 25.6 34,991 338
Rowan County Urban 22.3 33,100 1,429
Randolph County Urban 22.4 32,564 1,385
Robeson County Rural 25.5 29,838 355
Orange County Urban 19.4 28,511 2,470
Wayne County Urban 23.7 27,905 823
Moore County Urban 21.8 22,375 1,646
Cleveland County Rural 22.3 22,366 1,429
Henderson County Urban 19.0 22,278 2,557
Craven County Rural 21.7 21,898 1,683
Nash County Urban 22.1 21,089 1,518
Brunswick County Urban 14.4 20,947 3,081
Lincoln County Urban 20.8 18,769 2,044
Rockingham County Urban 20.5 18,732 2,151
Wilson County Rural 23.0 18,106 1,127
Burke County Urban 18.6 16,305 2,650
Caldwell County Urban 19.9 16,039 2,329
Franklin County Urban 21.9 15,744 1,606
Lee County Rural 23.9 15,422 750
Chatham County Urban 19.7 15,414 2,378
Surry County Rural 21.1 15,101 1,936
Sampson County Rural 24.5 14,490 572
Hoke County Urban 27.2 14,432 183
Pender County Urban 22.5 14,269 1,340
Stanly County Rural 21.7 13,803 1,683
Wilkes County Rural 20.0 13,203 2,300
Rutherford County Rural 20.3 13,138 2,213
Granville County Rural 20.6 12,647 2,123
Lenoir County Rural 22.7 12,460 1,250
Carteret County Rural 17.1 11,707 2,892
Duplin County Rural 23.7 11,634 823
Edgecombe County Urban 22.9 11,184 1,173
Haywood County Rural 17.8 11,135 2,803
Columbus County Rural 20.7 10,442 2,085
Halifax County Rural 21.3 10,251 1,876
Vance County Rural 24.1 10,188 687
Richmond County Rural 23.6 10,111 866
Davie County Urban 21.0 9,150 1,977
Pasquotank County Rural 21.6 8,822 1,725
McDowell County Rural 19.7 8,818 2,378
Beaufort County Rural 19.4 8,649 2,470
Stokes County Urban 18.6 8,367 2,650
Person County Urban 20.7 8,133 2,085
Yadkin County Urban 20.7 7,754 2,085
Scotland County Rural 22.5 7,734 1,340
Jackson County Rural 16.7 7,186 2,936
Alexander County Urban 19.6 7,139 2,404
Dare County Rural 18.1 6,802 2,747
Macon County Rural 18.1 6,777 2,747
Watauga County Rural 12.4 6,769 3,118
Currituck County Urban 22.1 6,554 1,518
Bladen County Rural 20.6 6,106 2,123
Montgomery County Rural 20.8 5,393 2,044
Transylvania County Rural 15.8 5,260 3,008
Cherokee County Rural 16.1 4,699 2,984
Ashe County Rural 17.0 4,552 2,908
Anson County Urban 20.3 4,437 2,213
Martin County Rural 20.3 4,422 2,213
Caswell County Rural 18.3 4,156 2,702
Hertford County Rural 18.9 3,878 2,581
Greene County Rural 18.9 3,864 2,581
Madison County Urban 17.5 3,794 2,844
Yancey County Rural 18.4 3,444 2,684
Warren County Rural 18.1 3,391 2,747
Swain County Rural 22.0 3,100 1,567
Northampton County Rural 17.9 3,085 2,778
Polk County Rural 15.6 3,066 3,026
Bertie County Rural 16.4 2,863 2,956
Chowan County Rural 19.5 2,695 2,445
Mitchell County Rural 17.9 2,678 2,778
Camden County Urban 24.3 2,608 619
Avery County Rural 14.6 2,570 3,075
Perquimans County Rural 18.8 2,469 2,608
Gates County Urban 19.5 2,035 2,445
Washington County Rural 18.5 2,018 2,670
Clay County Rural 16.2 1,848 2,976
Alleghany County Rural 16.6 1,838 2,939
Pamlico County Rural 14.2 1,752 3,086
Jones County Rural 18.4 1,700 2,684
Graham County Rural 18.4 1,479 2,684
Hyde County Rural 18.3 845 2,702
Tyrrell County Rural 16.6 560 2,939
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 5:46 am.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age under 18, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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