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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Age 65 and over
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 65 And Over)
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North Carolina N/A 16.9 1,787,027 29 of 52
United States N/A 16.8 55,970,047 N/A
Tyrrell County Rural 25.5 862 382
Hyde County Rural 22.8 1,054 726
Camden County Urban 16.0 1,714 2,557
Graham County Rural 24.8 1,996 448
Jones County Rural 23.8 2,202 569
Gates County Urban 22.0 2,296 877
Swain County Rural 19.7 2,771 1,544
Washington County Rural 27.4 2,984 226
Alleghany County Rural 29.7 3,292 120
Greene County Rural 16.9 3,460 2,348
Clay County Rural 32.3 3,679 59
Perquimans County Rural 28.4 3,732 174
Chowan County Rural 27.3 3,770 233
Pamlico County Rural 30.7 3,775 99
Mitchell County Rural 25.5 3,812 382
Avery County Rural 23.0 4,059 701
Bertie County Rural 24.3 4,245 508
Anson County Urban 19.9 4,362 1,472
Hertford County Rural 21.3 4,366 1,047
Northampton County Rural 28.5 4,909 169
Yancey County Rural 26.5 4,946 296
Madison County Urban 23.1 5,005 686
Warren County Rural 26.9 5,047 263
Caswell County Rural 22.5 5,096 783
Currituck County Urban 17.2 5,106 2,277
Martin County Rural 25.0 5,444 424
Montgomery County Rural 21.8 5,645 928
Hoke County Urban 11.4 6,054 3,074
Scotland County Rural 17.9 6,134 2,093
Polk County Rural 32.1 6,312 65
Bladen County Rural 23.2 6,858 668
Ashe County Rural 27.0 7,236 253
Pasquotank County Rural 18.1 7,382 2,034
Alexander County Urban 20.6 7,500 1,240
Richmond County Rural 17.9 7,646 2,093
Yadkin County Urban 20.7 7,756 1,214
Vance County Rural 18.8 7,958 1,812
Person County Urban 21.0 8,250 1,116
Jackson County Rural 20.4 8,799 1,300
Dare County Rural 24.3 9,108 508
Cherokee County Rural 31.3 9,128 81
Watauga County Rural 16.7 9,138 2,398
McDowell County Rural 20.7 9,257 1,214
Davie County Urban 21.8 9,470 928
Duplin County Rural 19.7 9,639 1,544
Edgecombe County Urban 20.5 9,982 1,272
Stokes County Urban 22.5 10,099 783
Transylvania County Rural 30.8 10,247 97
Columbus County Rural 20.4 10,310 1,300
Halifax County Rural 21.6 10,426 984
Granville County Rural 17.3 10,614 2,252
Sampson County Rural 18.0 10,636 2,064
Macon County Rural 28.9 10,832 146
Lee County Rural 16.9 10,897 2,348
Beaufort County Rural 25.0 11,130 424
Pender County Urban 18.0 11,449 2,064
Lenoir County Rural 21.1 11,576 1,091
Stanly County Rural 19.0 12,102 1,737
Franklin County Urban 17.1 12,276 2,293
Rutherford County Rural 22.1 14,334 847
Surry County Rural 20.6 14,719 1,240
Wilson County Rural 19.0 14,938 1,737
Wilkes County Rural 22.7 14,981 747
Haywood County Rural 25.4 15,827 390
Caldwell County Urban 21.2 17,060 1,070
Lincoln County Urban 19.0 17,168 1,737
Carteret County Rural 26.3 18,051 312
Nash County Urban 19.0 18,090 1,737
Harnett County Rural 13.4 18,300 2,930
Robeson County Rural 15.8 18,490 2,586
Burke County Urban 21.2 18,659 1,070
Cleveland County Rural 18.7 18,774 1,845
Rockingham County Urban 20.8 19,008 1,178
Chatham County Urban 24.9 19,531 441
Wayne County Urban 16.7 19,691 2,398
Onslow County Urban 9.7 20,307 3,118
Craven County Rural 20.5 20,675 1,272
Orange County Urban 15.7 23,101 2,609
Pitt County Urban 14.3 24,612 2,833
Moore County Urban 24.0 24,731 536
Rowan County Urban 17.5 26,006 2,196
Randolph County Urban 18.1 26,369 2,034
Alamance County Urban 16.9 29,514 2,348
Catawba County Urban 18.4 29,857 1,938
Henderson County Urban 26.0 30,552 333
Johnston County Urban 13.5 30,615 2,918
Cabarrus County Urban 13.4 30,979 2,930
Iredell County Urban 16.4 31,545 2,467
Davidson County Urban 18.6 31,840 1,871
Union County Urban 13.2 32,401 2,955
Gaston County Urban 16.3 37,758 2,495
Cumberland County Urban 12.7 42,744 3,000
New Hanover County Urban 18.7 43,240 1,845
Durham County Urban 14.0 46,239 2,862
Brunswick County Urban 33.3 48,517 46
Buncombe County Urban 20.8 56,572 1,178
Forsyth County Urban 16.6 64,234 2,426
Guilford County Urban 15.6 84,833 2,625
Mecklenburg County Urban 11.7 132,281 3,059
Wake County Urban 12.5 144,054 3,019
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/13/2025 7:35 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 65 and over, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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