Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 16.3 | 1,686,235 | 30 of 52 |
| United States | 16.0 | 52,888,621 | N/A |
| Brunswick County | 31.9 | 42,625 | 48 |
| Clay County | 30.7 | 3,372 | 67 |
| Polk County | 30.5 | 5,923 | 73 |
| Transylvania County | 30.1 | 9,940 | 82 |
| Cherokee County | 30.0 | 8,558 | 85 |
| Pamlico County | 29.8 | 3,668 | 91 |
| Macon County | 28.3 | 10,325 | 132 |
| Alleghany County | 27.5 | 3,005 | 171 |
| Perquimans County | 27.5 | 3,573 | 175 |
| Northampton County | 26.3 | 4,721 | 232 |
| Chowan County | 26.0 | 3,582 | 255 |
| Yancey County | 25.9 | 4,747 | 264 |
| Ashe County | 25.8 | 6,865 | 269 |
| Henderson County | 25.7 | 29,689 | 277 |
| Warren County | 25.6 | 4,839 | 282 |
| Carteret County | 25.2 | 17,089 | 316 |
| Washington County | 25.1 | 2,806 | 323 |
| Mitchell County | 24.6 | 3,685 | 365 |
| Haywood County | 24.5 | 15,136 | 377 |
| Chatham County | 24.5 | 18,410 | 379 |
| Beaufort County | 23.7 | 10,661 | 454 |
| Graham County | 23.7 | 1,920 | 457 |
| Moore County | 23.7 | 23,407 | 458 |
| Bertie County | 23.3 | 4,227 | 503 |
| Martin County | 23.3 | 5,174 | 509 |
| Jones County | 23.0 | 2,147 | 549 |
| Tyrrell County | 22.6 | 778 | 604 |
| Madison County | 22.3 | 4,748 | 671 |
| Bladen County | 22.0 | 6,635 | 715 |
| Dare County | 21.9 | 8,049 | 729 |
| Avery County | 21.8 | 3,865 | 757 |
| Caswell County | 21.7 | 4,937 | 784 |
| Wilkes County | 21.6 | 14,321 | 798 |
| Rutherford County | 21.5 | 13,857 | 820 |
| Halifax County | 20.9 | 10,287 | 943 |
| Stokes County | 20.9 | 9,305 | 944 |
| Davie County | 20.8 | 8,843 | 967 |
| Gates County | 20.8 | 2,197 | 979 |
| Hyde County | 20.6 | 969 | 1,018 |
| Surry County | 20.4 | 14,591 | 1,076 |
| Hertford County | 20.4 | 4,488 | 1,086 |
| McDowell County | 20.4 | 9,078 | 1,087 |
| Rockingham County | 20.4 | 18,512 | 1,094 |
| Montgomery County | 20.3 | 5,249 | 1,133 |
| Alexander County | 20.2 | 7,382 | 1,146 |
| Burke County | 20.2 | 17,761 | 1,149 |
| Caldwell County | 20.1 | 16,243 | 1,171 |
| Buncombe County | 20.1 | 53,544 | 1,189 |
| Jackson County | 19.9 | 8,556 | 1,224 |
| Person County | 19.9 | 7,745 | 1,234 |
| Columbus County | 19.8 | 10,215 | 1,238 |
| Edgecombe County | 19.8 | 9,840 | 1,243 |
| Lenoir County | 19.8 | 10,942 | 1,264 |
| Yadkin County | 19.7 | 7,313 | 1,299 |
| Craven County | 19.4 | 19,710 | 1,370 |
| Stanly County | 19.0 | 11,783 | 1,509 |
| Swain County | 18.8 | 2,661 | 1,581 |
| Anson County | 18.7 | 4,191 | 1,600 |
| Duplin County | 18.5 | 9,224 | 1,662 |
| Vance County | 18.4 | 7,830 | 1,703 |
| Wilson County | 18.3 | 14,437 | 1,721 |
| Cleveland County | 18.3 | 18,061 | 1,732 |
| Nash County | 18.2 | 17,242 | 1,751 |
| Davidson County | 18.1 | 30,401 | 1,800 |
| Lincoln County | 18.0 | 15,450 | 1,816 |
| New Hanover County | 17.9 | 40,336 | 1,858 |
| Sampson County | 17.9 | 10,643 | 1,862 |
| Scotland County | 17.8 | 6,111 | 1,900 |
| Catawba County | 17.7 | 28,367 | 1,917 |
| Pender County | 17.7 | 10,620 | 1,940 |
| Randolph County | 17.7 | 25,372 | 1,963 |
| Richmond County | 17.6 | 7,630 | 1,972 |
| Rowan County | 17.4 | 25,393 | 2,033 |
| Granville County | 17.1 | 10,428 | 2,113 |
| Pasquotank County | 17.1 | 6,878 | 2,123 |
| Franklin County | 16.8 | 11,389 | 2,184 |
| Greene County | 16.7 | 3,437 | 2,216 |
| Alamance County | 16.7 | 28,217 | 2,230 |
| Currituck County | 16.5 | 4,553 | 2,271 |
| Wayne County | 16.4 | 19,301 | 2,300 |
| Lee County | 16.4 | 10,250 | 2,318 |
| Watauga County | 16.2 | 8,745 | 2,359 |
| Gaston County | 16.0 | 36,118 | 2,403 |
| Forsyth County | 16.0 | 60,760 | 2,404 |
| Iredell County | 15.8 | 29,087 | 2,452 |
| Camden County | 15.7 | 1,625 | 2,478 |
| Guilford County | 15.2 | 81,613 | 2,585 |
| Robeson County | 15.2 | 18,011 | 2,588 |
| Orange County | 14.4 | 21,279 | 2,704 |
| Pitt County | 13.4 | 22,844 | 2,866 |
| Johnston County | 13.3 | 28,129 | 2,871 |
| Durham County | 13.3 | 42,601 | 2,873 |
| Cabarrus County | 13.1 | 29,065 | 2,895 |
| Harnett County | 12.6 | 16,807 | 2,945 |
| Union County | 12.6 | 29,767 | 2,946 |
| Cumberland County | 12.0 | 40,082 | 3,004 |
| Wake County | 11.8 | 131,153 | 3,020 |
| Mecklenburg County | 11.3 | 124,103 | 3,056 |
| Hoke County | 10.4 | 5,402 | 3,093 |
| Onslow County | 9.3 | 18,785 | 3,117 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/23/2024 12:18 pm.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/23/2024 12:18 pm.
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.