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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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(of 3143 counties)
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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
Hoke County Urban 27.2 14,432 183
Union County Urban 26.0 63,709 281
Harnett County Rural 25.6 34,991 338
Robeson County Rural 25.5 29,838 355
Cabarrus County Urban 25.4 58,685 378
Cumberland County Urban 25.1 84,616 443
Johnston County Urban 25.1 56,952 443
Sampson County Rural 24.5 14,490 572
Camden County Urban 24.3 2,608 619
Onslow County Urban 24.3 50,771 619
Vance County Rural 24.1 10,188 687
Lee County Rural 23.9 15,422 750
Duplin County Rural 23.7 11,634 823
Wayne County Urban 23.7 27,905 823
Richmond County Rural 23.6 10,111 866
Wake County Urban 23.4 269,263 947
Mecklenburg County Urban 23.1 260,863 1,087
Wilson County Rural 23.0 18,106 1,127
Edgecombe County Urban 22.9 11,184 1,173
Forsyth County Urban 22.8 88,214 1,209
Lenoir County Rural 22.7 12,460 1,250
Gaston County Urban 22.6 52,227 1,288
Iredell County Urban 22.5 43,148 1,340
Pender County Urban 22.5 14,269 1,340
Scotland County Rural 22.5 7,734 1,340
Randolph County Urban 22.4 32,564 1,385
Alamance County Urban 22.3 38,781 1,429
Cleveland County Rural 22.3 22,366 1,429
Rowan County Urban 22.3 33,100 1,429
Guilford County Urban 22.2 120,325 1,469
Currituck County Urban 22.1 6,554 1,518
Nash County Urban 22.1 21,089 1,518
Swain County Rural 22.0 3,100 1,567
Catawba County Urban 21.9 35,431 1,606
Franklin County Urban 21.9 15,744 1,606
Davidson County Urban 21.8 37,280 1,646
Moore County Urban 21.8 22,375 1,646
Craven County Rural 21.7 21,898 1,683
Stanly County Rural 21.7 13,803 1,683
Pasquotank County Rural 21.6 8,822 1,725
Pitt County Urban 21.5 37,050 1,784
Halifax County Rural 21.3 10,251 1,876
Surry County Rural 21.1 15,101 1,936
Davie County Urban 21.0 9,150 1,977
Lincoln County Urban 20.8 18,769 2,044
Montgomery County Rural 20.8 5,393 2,044
Columbus County Rural 20.7 10,442 2,085
Person County Urban 20.7 8,133 2,085
Yadkin County Urban 20.7 7,754 2,085
Bladen County Rural 20.6 6,106 2,123
Granville County Rural 20.6 12,647 2,123
Rockingham County Urban 20.5 18,732 2,151
Anson County Urban 20.3 4,437 2,213
Martin County Rural 20.3 4,422 2,213
Rutherford County Rural 20.3 13,138 2,213
Durham County Urban 20.1 66,350 2,274
Wilkes County Rural 20.0 13,203 2,300
Caldwell County Urban 19.9 16,039 2,329
Chatham County Urban 19.7 15,414 2,378
McDowell County Rural 19.7 8,818 2,378
Alexander County Urban 19.6 7,139 2,404
Chowan County Rural 19.5 2,695 2,445
Gates County Urban 19.5 2,035 2,445
Beaufort County Rural 19.4 8,649 2,470
Orange County Urban 19.4 28,511 2,470
Henderson County Urban 19.0 22,278 2,557
Greene County Rural 18.9 3,864 2,581
Hertford County Rural 18.9 3,878 2,581
Perquimans County Rural 18.8 2,469 2,608
Burke County Urban 18.6 16,305 2,650
Stokes County Urban 18.6 8,367 2,650
Washington County Rural 18.5 2,018 2,670
Graham County Rural 18.4 1,479 2,684
Jones County Rural 18.4 1,700 2,684
Yancey County Rural 18.4 3,444 2,684
Caswell County Rural 18.3 4,156 2,702
Hyde County Rural 18.3 845 2,702
New Hanover County Urban 18.2 42,172 2,731
Buncombe County Urban 18.1 49,139 2,747
Dare County Rural 18.1 6,802 2,747
Macon County Rural 18.1 6,777 2,747
Warren County Rural 18.1 3,391 2,747
Mitchell County Rural 17.9 2,678 2,778
Northampton County Rural 17.9 3,085 2,778
Haywood County Rural 17.8 11,135 2,803
Madison County Urban 17.5 3,794 2,844
Carteret County Rural 17.1 11,707 2,892
Ashe County Rural 17.0 4,552 2,908
Jackson County Rural 16.7 7,186 2,936
Alleghany County Rural 16.6 1,838 2,939
Tyrrell County Rural 16.6 560 2,939
Bertie County Rural 16.4 2,863 2,956
Clay County Rural 16.2 1,848 2,976
Cherokee County Rural 16.1 4,699 2,984
Transylvania County Rural 15.8 5,260 3,008
Polk County Rural 15.6 3,066 3,026
Avery County Rural 14.6 2,570 3,075
Brunswick County Urban 14.4 20,947 3,081
Pamlico County Rural 14.2 1,752 3,086
Watauga County Rural 12.4 6,769 3,118
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/08/2025 2:28 pm.

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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