Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Age 50 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 50 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 35.9 | 119,392,268 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 36.3 | 3,840,174 | 29 of 52 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 21.6 | 44,995 | 3,134 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 28.1 | 14,948 | 3,031 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 28.2 | 94,998 | 3,025 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 29.3 | 331,459 | 2,982 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 30.6 | 41,761 | 2,909 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 30.8 | 53,065 | 2,885 |
| Wake County | Urban | 31.0 | 356,982 | 2,873 |
| Durham County | Urban | 31.1 | 102,432 | 2,872 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 32.2 | 74,490 | 2,797 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 32.9 | 17,939 | 2,738 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 33.3 | 75,427 | 2,701 |
| Union County | Urban | 33.7 | 82,437 | 2,664 |
| Orange County | Urban | 33.9 | 49,868 | 2,641 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 34.3 | 40,098 | 2,596 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 34.5 | 187,061 | 2,569 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 35.7 | 42,019 | 2,412 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 36.0 | 139,049 | 2,357 |
| Camden County | Urban | 36.4 | 3,910 | 2,302 |
| Greene County | Rural | 36.4 | 7,443 | 2,302 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 36.6 | 63,828 | 2,265 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 36.7 | 12,613 | 2,245 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 36.8 | 85,107 | 2,224 |
| Lee County | Rural | 36.8 | 23,775 | 2,224 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 36.9 | 15,071 | 2,213 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 37.6 | 16,098 | 2,093 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 37.6 | 22,257 | 2,093 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 37.9 | 72,764 | 2,038 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 37.9 | 87,664 | 2,038 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 38.3 | 56,892 | 1,939 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 38.5 | 16,585 | 1,889 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 38.6 | 27,744 | 1,868 |
| Vance County | Rural | 38.8 | 16,424 | 1,826 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 38.8 | 30,542 | 1,826 |
| Craven County | Rural | 38.9 | 39,326 | 1,808 |
| Pender County | Urban | 39.1 | 24,840 | 1,751 |
| Swain County | Rural | 39.3 | 5,529 | 1,709 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 39.5 | 19,367 | 1,658 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 39.5 | 25,103 | 1,658 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 39.6 | 64,187 | 1,627 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 39.6 | 39,685 | 1,627 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 39.6 | 57,599 | 1,627 |
| Nash County | Urban | 39.7 | 37,875 | 1,604 |
| Granville County | Rural | 39.8 | 24,424 | 1,588 |
| Anson County | Urban | 40.1 | 8,793 | 1,533 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 40.4 | 109,764 | 1,471 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 40.5 | 69,334 | 1,445 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 40.9 | 19,958 | 1,346 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 41.0 | 12,139 | 1,321 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 41.1 | 20,738 | 1,297 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 41.6 | 22,864 | 1,182 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 41.6 | 37,634 | 1,182 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 41.8 | 8,563 | 1,136 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 41.9 | 1,413 | 1,121 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 42.3 | 15,397 | 1,035 |
| Surry County | Rural | 42.3 | 30,205 | 1,035 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 42.4 | 18,947 | 1,014 |
| Moore County | Urban | 42.4 | 43,619 | 1,014 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 42.7 | 20,599 | 961 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 42.9 | 11,102 | 918 |
| Person County | Urban | 43.0 | 16,888 | 896 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 43.2 | 39,600 | 868 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 43.3 | 16,209 | 852 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 43.5 | 35,107 | 823 |
| Burke County | Urban | 43.6 | 38,318 | 807 |
| Madison County | Urban | 43.7 | 9,450 | 792 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 43.9 | 12,984 | 760 |
| Davie County | Urban | 43.9 | 19,102 | 760 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 44.0 | 29,017 | 749 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 44.3 | 28,699 | 712 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 44.6 | 10,118 | 660 |
| Avery County | Rural | 45.0 | 7,947 | 611 |
| Graham County | Rural | 45.2 | 3,637 | 591 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 45.9 | 8,025 | 521 |
| Martin County | Rural | 46.1 | 10,038 | 506 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 46.3 | 20,805 | 488 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 46.6 | 20,802 | 443 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 46.9 | 36,726 | 411 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 46.9 | 55,017 | 411 |
| Jones County | Rural | 47.1 | 4,350 | 392 |
| Gates County | Urban | 47.2 | 4,923 | 386 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 47.4 | 29,623 | 371 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 47.8 | 7,155 | 344 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 47.9 | 2,217 | 336 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 48.0 | 8,964 | 330 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 48.1 | 6,642 | 327 |
| Dare County | Rural | 48.2 | 18,073 | 318 |
| Warren County | Rural | 48.9 | 9,167 | 273 |
| Washington County | Rural | 49.2 | 5,364 | 258 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 49.7 | 13,330 | 237 |
| Macon County | Rural | 50.0 | 18,782 | 222 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 50.2 | 34,488 | 215 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 50.7 | 6,667 | 185 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 51.7 | 8,902 | 157 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 51.9 | 17,243 | 145 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 52.5 | 5,816 | 127 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 54.6 | 15,941 | 82 |
| Polk County | Rural | 55.1 | 10,841 | 71 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 55.3 | 6,808 | 67 |
| Clay County | Rural | 55.5 | 6,327 | 64 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 57.1 | 83,313 | 43 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 3:36 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 50 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 3:36 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 50 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.