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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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People (Age Under 18)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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North Carolina N/A 21.9 2,322,823 28 of 52
United States N/A 22.2 73,645,238 N/A
Watauga County Rural 12.4 6,769 3,118
Pamlico County Rural 14.2 1,752 3,086
Brunswick County Urban 14.4 20,947 3,081
Avery County Rural 14.6 2,570 3,075
Polk County Rural 15.6 3,066 3,026
Transylvania County Rural 15.8 5,260 3,008
Cherokee County Rural 16.1 4,699 2,984
Clay County Rural 16.2 1,848 2,976
Bertie County Rural 16.4 2,863 2,956
Alleghany County Rural 16.6 1,838 2,939
Tyrrell County Rural 16.6 560 2,939
Jackson County Rural 16.7 7,186 2,936
Ashe County Rural 17.0 4,552 2,908
Carteret County Rural 17.1 11,707 2,892
Madison County Urban 17.5 3,794 2,844
Haywood County Rural 17.8 11,135 2,803
Mitchell County Rural 17.9 2,678 2,778
Northampton County Rural 17.9 3,085 2,778
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
New Hanover County Urban 18.2 42,172 2,731
Caswell County Rural 18.3 4,156 2,702
Hyde County Rural 18.3 845 2,702
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
Washington County Rural 18.5 2,018 2,670
Burke County Urban 18.6 16,305 2,650
Stokes County Urban 18.6 8,367 2,650
Perquimans County Rural 18.8 2,469 2,608
Greene County Rural 18.9 3,864 2,581
Hertford County Rural 18.9 3,878 2,581
Henderson County Urban 19.0 22,278 2,557
Beaufort County Rural 19.4 8,649 2,470
Orange County Urban 19.4 28,511 2,470
Chowan County Rural 19.5 2,695 2,445
Gates County Urban 19.5 2,035 2,445
Alexander County Urban 19.6 7,139 2,404
Chatham County Urban 19.7 15,414 2,378
McDowell County Rural 19.7 8,818 2,378
Caldwell County Urban 19.9 16,039 2,329
Wilkes County Rural 20.0 13,203 2,300
Durham County Urban 20.1 66,350 2,274
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
Rockingham County Urban 20.5 18,732 2,151
Bladen County Rural 20.6 6,106 2,123
Granville County Rural 20.6 12,647 2,123
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
Lincoln County Urban 20.8 18,769 2,044
Montgomery County Rural 20.8 5,393 2,044
Davie County Urban 21.0 9,150 1,977
Surry County Rural 21.1 15,101 1,936
Halifax County Rural 21.3 10,251 1,876
Pitt County Urban 21.5 37,050 1,784
Pasquotank County Rural 21.6 8,822 1,725
Craven County Rural 21.7 21,898 1,683
Stanly County Rural 21.7 13,803 1,683
Davidson County Urban 21.8 37,280 1,646
Moore County Urban 21.8 22,375 1,646
Catawba County Urban 21.9 35,431 1,606
Franklin County Urban 21.9 15,744 1,606
Swain County Rural 22.0 3,100 1,567
Currituck County Urban 22.1 6,554 1,518
Nash County Urban 22.1 21,089 1,518
Guilford County Urban 22.2 120,325 1,469
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
Randolph County Urban 22.4 32,564 1,385
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
Gaston County Urban 22.6 52,227 1,288
Lenoir County Rural 22.7 12,460 1,250
Forsyth County Urban 22.8 88,214 1,209
Edgecombe County Urban 22.9 11,184 1,173
Wilson County Rural 23.0 18,106 1,127
Mecklenburg County Urban 23.1 260,863 1,087
Wake County Urban 23.4 269,263 947
Richmond County Rural 23.6 10,111 866
Duplin County Rural 23.7 11,634 823
Wayne County Urban 23.7 27,905 823
Lee County Rural 23.9 15,422 750
Vance County Rural 24.1 10,188 687
Camden County Urban 24.3 2,608 619
Onslow County Urban 24.3 50,771 619
Sampson County Rural 24.5 14,490 572
Cumberland County Urban 25.1 84,616 443
Johnston County Urban 25.1 56,952 443
Cabarrus County Urban 25.4 58,685 378
Robeson County Rural 25.5 29,838 355
Harnett County Rural 25.6 34,991 338
Union County Urban 26.0 63,709 281
Hoke County Urban 27.2 14,432 183
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/14/2025 7:59 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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