Demographics Table
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
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 16.9 | 1,787,027 | 29 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 16.8 | 55,970,047 | N/A |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 33.3 | 48,517 | 46 |
| Clay County | Rural | 32.3 | 3,679 | 59 |
| Polk County | Rural | 32.1 | 6,312 | 65 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 31.3 | 9,128 | 81 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 30.8 | 10,247 | 97 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 30.7 | 3,775 | 99 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 29.7 | 3,292 | 120 |
| Macon County | Rural | 28.9 | 10,832 | 146 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 28.5 | 4,909 | 169 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 28.4 | 3,732 | 174 |
| Washington County | Rural | 27.4 | 2,984 | 226 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 27.3 | 3,770 | 233 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 27.0 | 7,236 | 253 |
| Warren County | Rural | 26.9 | 5,047 | 263 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 26.5 | 4,946 | 296 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 26.3 | 18,051 | 312 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 26.0 | 30,552 | 333 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 25.5 | 3,812 | 382 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 25.5 | 862 | 382 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 25.4 | 15,827 | 390 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 25.0 | 11,130 | 424 |
| Martin County | Rural | 25.0 | 5,444 | 424 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 24.9 | 19,531 | 441 |
| Graham County | Rural | 24.8 | 1,996 | 448 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 24.3 | 4,245 | 508 |
| Dare County | Rural | 24.3 | 9,108 | 508 |
| Moore County | Urban | 24.0 | 24,731 | 536 |
| Jones County | Rural | 23.8 | 2,202 | 569 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 23.2 | 6,858 | 668 |
| Madison County | Urban | 23.1 | 5,005 | 686 |
| Avery County | Rural | 23.0 | 4,059 | 701 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 22.8 | 1,054 | 726 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 22.7 | 14,981 | 747 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 22.5 | 5,096 | 783 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 22.5 | 10,099 | 783 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 22.1 | 14,334 | 847 |
| Gates County | Urban | 22.0 | 2,296 | 877 |
| Davie County | Urban | 21.8 | 9,470 | 928 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 21.8 | 5,645 | 928 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 21.6 | 10,426 | 984 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 21.3 | 4,366 | 1,047 |
| Burke County | Urban | 21.2 | 18,659 | 1,070 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 21.2 | 17,060 | 1,070 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 21.1 | 11,576 | 1,091 |
| Person County | Urban | 21.0 | 8,250 | 1,116 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 20.8 | 56,572 | 1,178 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 20.8 | 19,008 | 1,178 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 20.7 | 9,257 | 1,214 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 20.7 | 7,756 | 1,214 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 20.6 | 7,500 | 1,240 |
| Surry County | Rural | 20.6 | 14,719 | 1,240 |
| Craven County | Rural | 20.5 | 20,675 | 1,272 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 20.5 | 9,982 | 1,272 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 20.4 | 10,310 | 1,300 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 20.4 | 8,799 | 1,300 |
| Anson County | Urban | 19.9 | 4,362 | 1,472 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 19.7 | 9,639 | 1,544 |
| Swain County | Rural | 19.7 | 2,771 | 1,544 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 19.0 | 17,168 | 1,737 |
| Nash County | Urban | 19.0 | 18,090 | 1,737 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 19.0 | 12,102 | 1,737 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 19.0 | 14,938 | 1,737 |
| Vance County | Rural | 18.8 | 7,958 | 1,812 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 18.7 | 18,774 | 1,845 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 18.7 | 43,240 | 1,845 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 18.6 | 31,840 | 1,871 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 18.4 | 29,857 | 1,938 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 18.1 | 7,382 | 2,034 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 18.1 | 26,369 | 2,034 |
| Pender County | Urban | 18.0 | 11,449 | 2,064 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 18.0 | 10,636 | 2,064 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 17.9 | 7,646 | 2,093 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 17.9 | 6,134 | 2,093 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 17.5 | 26,006 | 2,196 |
| Granville County | Rural | 17.3 | 10,614 | 2,252 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 17.2 | 5,106 | 2,277 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 17.1 | 12,276 | 2,293 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 16.9 | 29,514 | 2,348 |
| Greene County | Rural | 16.9 | 3,460 | 2,348 |
| Lee County | Rural | 16.9 | 10,897 | 2,348 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 16.7 | 9,138 | 2,398 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 16.7 | 19,691 | 2,398 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 16.6 | 64,234 | 2,426 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 16.4 | 31,545 | 2,467 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 16.3 | 37,758 | 2,495 |
| Camden County | Urban | 16.0 | 1,714 | 2,557 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 15.8 | 18,490 | 2,586 |
| Orange County | Urban | 15.7 | 23,101 | 2,609 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 15.6 | 84,833 | 2,625 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 14.3 | 24,612 | 2,833 |
| Durham County | Urban | 14.0 | 46,239 | 2,862 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 13.5 | 30,615 | 2,918 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 13.4 | 30,979 | 2,930 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 13.4 | 18,300 | 2,930 |
| Union County | Urban | 13.2 | 32,401 | 2,955 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 12.7 | 42,744 | 3,000 |
| Wake County | Urban | 12.5 | 144,054 | 3,019 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 11.7 | 132,281 | 3,059 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 11.4 | 6,054 | 3,074 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 9.7 | 20,307 | 3,118 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 12:43 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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 12:43 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.