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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Sex - Female
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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United States N/A 50.5 167,842,453 N/A
North Carolina N/A 51.1 5,406,453 10 of 52
Wake County Urban 51.0 587,331 608
Mecklenburg County Urban 51.7 584,384 286
Guilford County Urban 52.5 285,204 115
Forsyth County Urban 52.4 202,787 128
Durham County Urban 52.0 171,286 209
Cumberland County Urban 50.3 169,535 1,225
Buncombe County Urban 51.7 140,458 286
Union County Urban 50.3 123,299 1,225
New Hanover County Urban 52.3 120,896 152
Gaston County Urban 51.5 119,318 359
Cabarrus County Urban 50.9 117,812 679
Johnston County Urban 50.7 114,828 837
Iredell County Urban 50.5 96,784 1,035
Onslow County Urban 44.2 92,215 3,031
Pitt County Urban 53.0 91,288 69
Alamance County Urban 52.1 90,796 189
Davidson County Urban 50.8 86,948 764
Catawba County Urban 50.8 82,373 764
Orange County Urban 52.2 76,852 168
Brunswick County Urban 51.9 75,654 234
Rowan County Urban 50.4 74,765 1,128
Randolph County Urban 50.3 73,043 1,225
Harnett County Rural 50.4 68,800 1,128
Henderson County Urban 51.6 60,591 319
Robeson County Rural 51.8 60,480 260
Wayne County Urban 50.3 59,157 1,225
Moore County Urban 51.1 52,540 546
Cleveland County Rural 51.8 51,866 260
Craven County Rural 50.2 50,719 1,324
Nash County Urban 51.8 49,429 260
Rockingham County Urban 51.1 46,803 546
Lincoln County Urban 50.3 45,421 1,225
Burke County Urban 50.0 43,923 1,538
Wilson County Rural 52.3 41,115 152
Caldwell County Urban 50.1 40,429 1,437
Chatham County Urban 51.6 40,422 319
Surry County Rural 51.3 36,605 447
Franklin County Urban 50.2 36,156 1,324
Carteret County Rural 51.1 35,059 546
Rutherford County Rural 51.4 33,316 405
Wilkes County Rural 50.3 33,214 1,225
Lee County Rural 50.7 32,760 837
Haywood County Rural 51.2 31,964 500
Stanly County Rural 49.9 31,703 1,657
Pender County Urban 49.4 31,339 2,075
Granville County Rural 48.6 29,873 2,515
Sampson County Rural 50.1 29,667 1,437
Lenoir County Rural 52.3 28,710 152
Watauga County Rural 50.1 27,367 1,437
Hoke County Urban 50.6 26,895 930
Edgecombe County Urban 53.1 25,877 63
Columbus County Rural 50.7 25,577 837
Duplin County Rural 50.7 24,862 837
Halifax County Rural 51.4 24,775 405
Beaufort County Rural 52.5 23,402 115
Stokes County Urban 50.9 22,849 679
Vance County Rural 53.4 22,627 45
McDowell County Rural 49.8 22,237 1,755
Davie County Urban 50.9 22,153 679
Richmond County Rural 51.5 22,039 359
Jackson County Rural 50.7 21,834 837
Pasquotank County Rural 50.9 20,777 679
Person County Urban 51.8 20,335 260
Dare County Rural 50.9 19,095 679
Macon County Rural 50.8 19,071 764
Yadkin County Urban 50.0 18,723 1,538
Alexander County Urban 48.5 17,690 2,551
Transylvania County Rural 51.6 17,145 319
Scotland County Rural 48.4 16,639 2,592
Bladen County Rural 51.7 15,302 286
Cherokee County Rural 50.7 14,800 837
Currituck County Urban 49.6 14,693 1,924
Ashe County Rural 50.7 13,599 837
Montgomery County Rural 50.9 13,160 679
Martin County Rural 53.7 11,697 36
Anson County Urban 50.0 10,950 1,538
Madison County Urban 50.3 10,893 1,225
Caswell County Rural 48.0 10,892 2,702
Hertford County Rural 51.0 10,442 608
Polk County Rural 52.4 10,325 128
Warren County Rural 50.7 9,514 837
Yancey County Rural 50.5 9,436 1,035
Northampton County Rural 51.6 8,873 319
Greene County Rural 42.5 8,681 3,073
Bertie County Rural 48.2 8,432 2,657
Avery County Rural 45.4 8,011 2,978
Mitchell County Rural 50.7 7,598 837
Swain County Rural 51.7 7,273 286
Chowan County Rural 51.0 7,042 608
Perquimans County Rural 51.7 6,799 286
Pamlico County Rural 48.4 5,964 2,592
Clay County Rural 51.4 5,854 405
Alleghany County Rural 50.6 5,604 930
Gates County Urban 52.3 5,460 152
Washington County Rural 49.9 5,445 1,657
Camden County Urban 50.6 5,436 930
Jones County Rural 50.5 4,669 1,035
Graham County Rural 49.8 4,004 1,755
Hyde County Rural 45.4 2,102 2,978
Tyrrell County Rural 47.9 1,617 2,716
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 6:37 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: Sex - Female, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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