Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Age under 18
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County![]() |
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ![]() |
Value (Percent)![]() |
People (Age Under 18)![]() |
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) ![]() |
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United States | N/A | 22.1 | 73,213,705 | N/A |
North Carolina | N/A | 21.8 | 2,283,888 | 29 of 52 |
Hoke County | Urban | 27.1 | 14,283 | 179 |
Union County | Urban | 26.0 | 62,486 | 271 |
Harnett County | Rural | 25.5 | 34,387 | 345 |
Cabarrus County | Urban | 25.2 | 57,072 | 408 |
Cumberland County | Urban | 24.9 | 83,590 | 467 |
Robeson County | Rural | 24.9 | 29,302 | 471 |
Johnston County | Urban | 24.9 | 54,580 | 472 |
Onslow County | Urban | 24.3 | 49,511 | 605 |
Sampson County | Rural | 24.2 | 14,375 | 623 |
Camden County | Urban | 23.8 | 2,510 | 768 |
Lee County | Rural | 23.8 | 15,113 | 782 |
Vance County | Rural | 23.7 | 10,088 | 794 |
Duplin County | Rural | 23.7 | 11,692 | 807 |
Wayne County | Urban | 23.4 | 27,546 | 909 |
Wake County | Urban | 23.4 | 264,406 | 953 |
Richmond County | Rural | 23.3 | 10,043 | 982 |
Mecklenburg County | Urban | 23.0 | 256,136 | 1,112 |
Wilson County | Rural | 22.8 | 17,924 | 1,197 |
Scotland County | Rural | 22.7 | 7,762 | 1,233 |
Edgecombe County | Urban | 22.7 | 11,123 | 1,246 |
Forsyth County | Urban | 22.7 | 86,954 | 1,254 |
Swain County | Rural | 22.6 | 3,196 | 1,272 |
Iredell County | Urban | 22.5 | 42,207 | 1,332 |
Lenoir County | Rural | 22.4 | 12,359 | 1,350 |
Gaston County | Urban | 22.3 | 51,134 | 1,386 |
Randolph County | Urban | 22.2 | 32,055 | 1,454 |
Currituck County | Urban | 22.2 | 6,340 | 1,471 |
Cleveland County | Rural | 22.1 | 22,037 | 1,480 |
Pender County | Urban | 22.1 | 13,603 | 1,509 |
Rowan County | Urban | 22.0 | 32,377 | 1,541 |
Alamance County | Urban | 22.0 | 37,805 | 1,546 |
Guilford County | Urban | 21.9 | 118,288 | 1,581 |
Nash County | Urban | 21.9 | 20,820 | 1,590 |
Catawba County | Urban | 21.8 | 35,036 | 1,657 |
Craven County | Rural | 21.7 | 21,958 | 1,679 |
Davidson County | Urban | 21.7 | 36,732 | 1,700 |
Franklin County | Urban | 21.7 | 15,086 | 1,717 |
Pasquotank County | Rural | 21.6 | 8,737 | 1,736 |
Moore County | Urban | 21.5 | 21,684 | 1,771 |
Stanly County | Rural | 21.5 | 13,486 | 1,781 |
Halifax County | Rural | 21.3 | 10,366 | 1,883 |
Montgomery County | Rural | 21.2 | 5,486 | 1,887 |
Pitt County | Urban | 21.2 | 36,337 | 1,889 |
Surry County | Rural | 21.0 | 14,988 | 1,982 |
Davie County | Urban | 20.9 | 9,007 | 1,999 |
Lincoln County | Urban | 20.8 | 18,255 | 2,059 |
Columbus County | Rural | 20.6 | 10,491 | 2,099 |
Yadkin County | Urban | 20.6 | 7,691 | 2,105 |
Person County | Urban | 20.6 | 8,043 | 2,129 |
Graham County | Rural | 20.3 | 1,637 | 2,202 |
Bladen County | Rural | 20.3 | 6,045 | 2,220 |
Martin County | Rural | 20.3 | 4,460 | 2,222 |
Granville County | Rural | 20.2 | 12,378 | 2,235 |
Rutherford County | Rural | 20.2 | 13,072 | 2,246 |
Washington County | Rural | 20.2 | 2,228 | 2,266 |
Rockingham County | Urban | 20.1 | 18,317 | 2,287 |
Durham County | Urban | 20.0 | 65,125 | 2,300 |
Wilkes County | Rural | 20.0 | 13,239 | 2,302 |
Anson County | Urban | 20.0 | 4,438 | 2,311 |
Caldwell County | Urban | 19.9 | 16,024 | 2,351 |
Hyde County | Rural | 19.7 | 915 | 2,375 |
Alexander County | Urban | 19.7 | 7,180 | 2,392 |
McDowell County | Rural | 19.6 | 8,765 | 2,398 |
Chowan County | Rural | 19.6 | 2,716 | 2,401 |
Gates County | Urban | 19.6 | 2,061 | 2,409 |
Beaufort County | Rural | 19.6 | 8,748 | 2,423 |
Chatham County | Urban | 19.5 | 14,978 | 2,442 |
Orange County | Urban | 19.2 | 28,026 | 2,523 |
Greene County | Rural | 19.1 | 3,890 | 2,554 |
Henderson County | Urban | 18.6 | 21,666 | 2,663 |
Perquimans County | Rural | 18.6 | 2,428 | 2,665 |
Stokes County | Urban | 18.5 | 8,286 | 2,678 |
Jones County | Rural | 18.5 | 1,713 | 2,684 |
Yancey County | Rural | 18.5 | 3,423 | 2,685 |
Dare County | Rural | 18.4 | 6,848 | 2,690 |
Burke County | Urban | 18.2 | 16,016 | 2,721 |
Mitchell County | Rural | 18.2 | 2,722 | 2,739 |
Caswell County | Rural | 18.1 | 4,115 | 2,751 |
New Hanover County | Urban | 18.0 | 41,153 | 2,761 |
Buncombe County | Urban | 18.0 | 48,538 | 2,769 |
Warren County | Rural | 18.0 | 3,385 | 2,773 |
Hertford County | Rural | 17.9 | 3,879 | 2,790 |
Haywood County | Rural | 17.9 | 11,103 | 2,799 |
Macon County | Rural | 17.8 | 6,600 | 2,817 |
Madison County | Urban | 17.6 | 3,777 | 2,833 |
Northampton County | Rural | 17.6 | 3,086 | 2,837 |
Carteret County | Rural | 17.1 | 11,688 | 2,909 |
Tyrrell County | Rural | 17.1 | 579 | 2,911 |
Bertie County | Rural | 17.1 | 3,038 | 2,914 |
Ashe County | Rural | 16.9 | 4,523 | 2,932 |
Jackson County | Rural | 16.6 | 7,055 | 2,958 |
Clay County | Rural | 16.5 | 1,843 | 2,969 |
Alleghany County | Rural | 16.3 | 1,792 | 2,983 |
Cherokee County | Rural | 16.1 | 4,646 | 3,000 |
Polk County | Rural | 15.7 | 3,070 | 3,030 |
Transylvania County | Rural | 15.5 | 5,125 | 3,042 |
Brunswick County | Urban | 14.5 | 20,223 | 3,094 |
Pamlico County | Rural | 14.5 | 1,782 | 3,095 |
Avery County | Rural | 13.9 | 2,455 | 3,105 |
Watauga County | Rural | 12.1 | 6,602 | 3,123 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/13/2025 12:54 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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/13/2025 12:54 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.