Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Age 40 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 40 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 48.9 | 5,172,453 | 23 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 48.3 | 160,683,909 | N/A |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 63.2 | 2,134 | 121 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 67.5 | 3,122 | 40 |
| Graham County | Rural | 55.4 | 4,458 | 755 |
| Jones County | Rural | 59.0 | 5,459 | 327 |
| Camden County | Urban | 51.5 | 5,532 | 1,654 |
| Gates County | Urban | 57.9 | 6,048 | 446 |
| Washington County | Rural | 59.7 | 6,511 | 284 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 62.6 | 6,931 | 137 |
| Clay County | Rural | 65.2 | 7,425 | 69 |
| Swain County | Rural | 53.5 | 7,521 | 1,137 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 60.7 | 7,981 | 218 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 65.8 | 8,101 | 59 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 58.9 | 8,137 | 340 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 59.0 | 8,838 | 327 |
| Greene County | Rural | 49.3 | 10,071 | 2,161 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 57.7 | 10,090 | 465 |
| Avery County | Rural | 58.4 | 10,300 | 387 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 60.6 | 10,425 | 222 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 52.7 | 10,804 | 1,343 |
| Warren County | Rural | 59.0 | 11,061 | 327 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 59.5 | 11,114 | 296 |
| Anson County | Urban | 52.5 | 11,502 | 1,392 |
| Madison County | Urban | 54.5 | 11,796 | 912 |
| Martin County | Rural | 57.6 | 12,546 | 478 |
| Polk County | Rural | 64.7 | 12,744 | 83 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 57.3 | 12,998 | 511 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 54.2 | 14,033 | 977 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 52.9 | 15,669 | 1,283 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 55.8 | 16,499 | 685 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 61.6 | 16,521 | 175 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 48.3 | 16,598 | 2,354 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 65.4 | 19,088 | 65 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 53.9 | 19,625 | 1,056 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 49.0 | 20,023 | 2,224 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 54.7 | 20,454 | 870 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 62.2 | 20,683 | 156 |
| Vance County | Rural | 49.9 | 21,125 | 2,023 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 49.1 | 21,159 | 2,207 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 40.2 | 21,368 | 3,018 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 50.4 | 21,577 | 1,909 |
| Person County | Urban | 55.0 | 21,618 | 818 |
| Dare County | Rural | 61.1 | 22,926 | 192 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 42.2 | 23,035 | 2,928 |
| Macon County | Rural | 61.4 | 23,064 | 181 |
| Davie County | Urban | 55.4 | 24,127 | 755 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 55.4 | 24,740 | 755 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 51.1 | 25,084 | 1,751 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 52.0 | 25,386 | 1,517 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 58.4 | 26,041 | 387 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 54.4 | 26,235 | 936 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 58.5 | 26,280 | 371 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 53.5 | 26,993 | 1,137 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 51.9 | 28,520 | 1,542 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 49.6 | 29,403 | 2,089 |
| Lee County | Rural | 49.8 | 32,165 | 2,045 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 50.7 | 32,216 | 1,843 |
| Granville County | Rural | 53.0 | 32,567 | 1,255 |
| Pender County | Urban | 52.2 | 33,142 | 1,468 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 55.7 | 36,143 | 696 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 51.3 | 36,906 | 1,696 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 59.4 | 37,070 | 305 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 56.9 | 37,522 | 561 |
| Surry County | Rural | 54.1 | 38,635 | 1,011 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 51.0 | 40,096 | 1,782 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 61.8 | 42,448 | 169 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 55.7 | 44,906 | 696 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 58.9 | 46,126 | 340 |
| Burke County | Urban | 55.7 | 48,963 | 696 |
| Craven County | Rural | 49.1 | 49,593 | 2,207 |
| Nash County | Urban | 52.0 | 49,596 | 1,517 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 54.9 | 49,625 | 835 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 55.1 | 50,431 | 797 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 51.6 | 51,676 | 1,629 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 46.2 | 54,018 | 2,633 |
| Moore County | Urban | 53.4 | 54,904 | 1,162 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 47.0 | 55,260 | 2,534 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 42.9 | 58,610 | 2,898 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 30.4 | 63,474 | 3,136 |
| Orange County | Urban | 45.7 | 67,295 | 2,687 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 58.7 | 68,850 | 361 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 42.1 | 72,547 | 2,934 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 51.5 | 74,798 | 1,654 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 50.5 | 74,997 | 1,892 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 52.0 | 84,257 | 1,517 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 48.4 | 84,329 | 2,334 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 53.1 | 90,811 | 1,231 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 66.3 | 96,775 | 52 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 51.2 | 98,241 | 1,733 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 47.5 | 107,562 | 2,477 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 46.8 | 108,158 | 2,556 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 49.5 | 114,527 | 2,114 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 50.2 | 115,962 | 1,964 |
| Union County | Urban | 48.8 | 119,610 | 2,265 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 39.0 | 131,481 | 3,049 |
| Durham County | Urban | 43.4 | 143,041 | 2,866 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 54.0 | 146,659 | 1,038 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 48.0 | 185,453 | 2,413 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 46.7 | 253,643 | 2,571 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 43.2 | 488,426 | 2,879 |
| Wake County | Urban | 45.8 | 527,416 | 2,681 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/09/2025 10:56 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 40 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/09/2025 10:56 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 40 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.