Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Age 18-39
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 18-39)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 29.2 | 3,089,064 | 23 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 29.5 | 98,058,393 | N/A |
| Hyde County | Rural | 14.2 | 658 | 3,131 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 20.2 | 682 | 2,946 |
| Jones County | Rural | 22.6 | 2,086 | 2,567 |
| Graham County | Rural | 26.2 | 2,104 | 1,389 |
| Clay County | Rural | 18.6 | 2,118 | 3,057 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 20.8 | 2,306 | 2,882 |
| Gates County | Urban | 22.6 | 2,354 | 2,567 |
| Washington County | Rural | 21.8 | 2,376 | 2,737 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 20.0 | 2,462 | 2,963 |
| Camden County | Urban | 24.2 | 2,603 | 2,118 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 20.5 | 2,696 | 2,922 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 21.6 | 2,982 | 2,761 |
| Swain County | Rural | 24.5 | 3,444 | 2,020 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 23.1 | 3,457 | 2,437 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 21.5 | 3,702 | 2,780 |
| Polk County | Rural | 19.7 | 3,879 | 2,990 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 22.0 | 4,118 | 2,697 |
| Warren County | Rural | 22.9 | 4,299 | 2,494 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 25.9 | 4,529 | 1,514 |
| Avery County | Rural | 27.1 | 4,773 | 1,092 |
| Martin County | Rural | 22.1 | 4,805 | 2,684 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 18.5 | 5,410 | 3,060 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 24.4 | 5,535 | 2,056 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 21.5 | 5,758 | 2,780 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 28.4 | 5,810 | 775 |
| Anson County | Urban | 27.2 | 5,964 | 1,068 |
| Madison County | Urban | 28.0 | 6,050 | 852 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 24.9 | 6,448 | 1,865 |
| Greene County | Rural | 31.8 | 6,486 | 303 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 23.6 | 6,986 | 2,294 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 22.0 | 7,300 | 2,697 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 25.0 | 7,389 | 1,828 |
| Macon County | Rural | 20.5 | 7,692 | 2,922 |
| Dare County | Rural | 20.8 | 7,806 | 2,882 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 24.6 | 9,211 | 1,991 |
| Person County | Urban | 24.2 | 9,524 | 2,118 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 26.6 | 9,676 | 1,248 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 22.2 | 9,907 | 2,663 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 29.2 | 10,021 | 627 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 22.8 | 10,242 | 2,515 |
| Davie County | Urban | 23.5 | 10,249 | 2,328 |
| Vance County | Rural | 26.1 | 11,048 | 1,436 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 24.9 | 11,121 | 1,865 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 26.0 | 11,130 | 1,479 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 24.3 | 11,733 | 2,094 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 29.4 | 11,985 | 578 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 25.0 | 12,207 | 1,828 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 25.1 | 12,335 | 1,791 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 25.8 | 13,018 | 1,550 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 25.4 | 13,937 | 1,691 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 22.8 | 14,227 | 2,515 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 21.1 | 14,497 | 2,843 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 34.2 | 14,744 | 187 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 23.1 | 15,258 | 2,437 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 25.9 | 15,352 | 1,514 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 24.0 | 15,569 | 2,185 |
| Pender County | Urban | 25.3 | 16,064 | 1,724 |
| Granville County | Rural | 26.4 | 16,225 | 1,323 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 21.4 | 16,779 | 2,797 |
| Lee County | Rural | 26.3 | 16,978 | 1,356 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 32.6 | 17,302 | 250 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 27.6 | 17,538 | 955 |
| Surry County | Rural | 24.7 | 17,671 | 1,961 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 26.8 | 19,312 | 1,180 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 24.4 | 19,673 | 2,056 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 26.0 | 20,446 | 1,479 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 24.3 | 21,965 | 2,094 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 24.5 | 22,422 | 2,020 |
| Burke County | Urban | 25.7 | 22,595 | 1,585 |
| Nash County | Urban | 25.9 | 24,766 | 1,514 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 45.4 | 24,803 | 19 |
| Moore County | Urban | 24.9 | 25,561 | 1,865 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 26.1 | 26,128 | 1,436 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 22.4 | 26,259 | 2,619 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 19.3 | 28,167 | 3,020 |
| Craven County | Rural | 29.3 | 29,583 | 602 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 28.2 | 33,002 | 813 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 29.3 | 34,441 | 602 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 26.1 | 37,960 | 1,436 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 27.2 | 40,390 | 1,068 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 26.1 | 42,363 | 1,436 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 31.4 | 42,902 | 330 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 25.1 | 42,972 | 1,791 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 26.3 | 50,411 | 1,356 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 29.4 | 51,176 | 578 |
| Orange County | Urban | 35.0 | 51,486 | 156 |
| Union County | Urban | 25.2 | 61,656 | 1,764 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 27.4 | 62,109 | 1,007 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 36.4 | 62,682 | 109 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 27.9 | 64,419 | 880 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 28.0 | 64,731 | 852 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 31.6 | 73,080 | 317 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 28.0 | 75,992 | 852 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 45.2 | 94,292 | 20 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 29.2 | 113,073 | 627 |
| Durham County | Urban | 36.4 | 120,014 | 109 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 35.8 | 120,652 | 127 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 31.1 | 169,019 | 361 |
| Wake County | Urban | 30.8 | 354,330 | 390 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 33.7 | 381,617 | 209 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/08/2025 9:10 pm.
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 18-39, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/08/2025 9:10 pm.
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 18-39, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.