Demographics Table
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
Sorted by Ruralurban
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Female)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 51.1 | 5,406,453 | 10 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 50.5 | 167,842,453 | N/A |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 50.6 | 5,604 | 930 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 50.7 | 13,599 | 837 |
| Avery County | Rural | 45.4 | 8,011 | 2,978 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 52.5 | 23,402 | 115 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 48.2 | 8,432 | 2,657 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 51.7 | 15,302 | 286 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 51.1 | 35,059 | 546 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 48.0 | 10,892 | 2,702 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 50.7 | 14,800 | 837 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 51.0 | 7,042 | 608 |
| Clay County | Rural | 51.4 | 5,854 | 405 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 51.8 | 51,866 | 260 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 50.7 | 25,577 | 837 |
| Craven County | Rural | 50.2 | 50,719 | 1,324 |
| Dare County | Rural | 50.9 | 19,095 | 679 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 50.7 | 24,862 | 837 |
| Graham County | Rural | 49.8 | 4,004 | 1,755 |
| Granville County | Rural | 48.6 | 29,873 | 2,515 |
| Greene County | Rural | 42.5 | 8,681 | 3,073 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 51.4 | 24,775 | 405 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 50.4 | 68,800 | 1,128 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 51.2 | 31,964 | 500 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 51.0 | 10,442 | 608 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 45.4 | 2,102 | 2,978 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 50.7 | 21,834 | 837 |
| Jones County | Rural | 50.5 | 4,669 | 1,035 |
| Lee County | Rural | 50.7 | 32,760 | 837 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 52.3 | 28,710 | 152 |
| Macon County | Rural | 50.8 | 19,071 | 764 |
| Martin County | Rural | 53.7 | 11,697 | 36 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 49.8 | 22,237 | 1,755 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 50.7 | 7,598 | 837 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 50.9 | 13,160 | 679 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 51.6 | 8,873 | 319 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 48.4 | 5,964 | 2,592 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 50.9 | 20,777 | 679 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 51.7 | 6,799 | 286 |
| Polk County | Rural | 52.4 | 10,325 | 128 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 51.5 | 22,039 | 359 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 51.8 | 60,480 | 260 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 51.4 | 33,316 | 405 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 50.1 | 29,667 | 1,437 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 48.4 | 16,639 | 2,592 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 49.9 | 31,703 | 1,657 |
| Surry County | Rural | 51.3 | 36,605 | 447 |
| Swain County | Rural | 51.7 | 7,273 | 286 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 51.6 | 17,145 | 319 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 47.9 | 1,617 | 2,716 |
| Vance County | Rural | 53.4 | 22,627 | 45 |
| Warren County | Rural | 50.7 | 9,514 | 837 |
| Washington County | Rural | 49.9 | 5,445 | 1,657 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 50.1 | 27,367 | 1,437 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 50.3 | 33,214 | 1,225 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 52.3 | 41,115 | 152 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 50.5 | 9,436 | 1,035 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 52.1 | 90,796 | 189 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 48.5 | 17,690 | 2,551 |
| Anson County | Urban | 50.0 | 10,950 | 1,538 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 51.9 | 75,654 | 234 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 51.7 | 140,458 | 286 |
| Burke County | Urban | 50.0 | 43,923 | 1,538 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 50.9 | 117,812 | 679 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 50.1 | 40,429 | 1,437 |
| Camden County | Urban | 50.6 | 5,436 | 930 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 50.8 | 82,373 | 764 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 51.6 | 40,422 | 319 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 50.3 | 169,535 | 1,225 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 49.6 | 14,693 | 1,924 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 50.8 | 86,948 | 764 |
| Davie County | Urban | 50.9 | 22,153 | 679 |
| Durham County | Urban | 52.0 | 171,286 | 209 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 53.1 | 25,877 | 63 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 52.4 | 202,787 | 128 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 50.2 | 36,156 | 1,324 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 51.5 | 119,318 | 359 |
| Gates County | Urban | 52.3 | 5,460 | 152 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 52.5 | 285,204 | 115 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 51.6 | 60,591 | 319 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 50.6 | 26,895 | 930 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 50.5 | 96,784 | 1,035 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 50.7 | 114,828 | 837 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 50.3 | 45,421 | 1,225 |
| Madison County | Urban | 50.3 | 10,893 | 1,225 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 51.7 | 584,384 | 286 |
| Moore County | Urban | 51.1 | 52,540 | 546 |
| Nash County | Urban | 51.8 | 49,429 | 260 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 52.3 | 120,896 | 152 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 44.2 | 92,215 | 3,031 |
| Orange County | Urban | 52.2 | 76,852 | 168 |
| Pender County | Urban | 49.4 | 31,339 | 2,075 |
| Person County | Urban | 51.8 | 20,335 | 260 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 53.0 | 91,288 | 69 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 50.3 | 73,043 | 1,225 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 51.1 | 46,803 | 546 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 50.4 | 74,765 | 1,128 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 50.9 | 22,849 | 679 |
| Union County | Urban | 50.3 | 123,299 | 1,225 |
| Wake County | Urban | 51.0 | 587,331 | 608 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 50.3 | 59,157 | 1,225 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 50.0 | 18,723 | 1,538 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/22/2025 6:47 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: Sex - Female, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/22/2025 6:47 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: Sex - Female, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.