Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Name
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Unemployed)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 5.1 | 263,374 | 25 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 5.3 | 8,944,003 | N/A |
| Alamance County | Urban | 5.0 | 4,323 | 1,784 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 5.6 | 982 | 2,147 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 5.3 | 247 | 1,986 |
| Anson County | Urban | 6.4 | 599 | 2,516 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 5.1 | 629 | 1,842 |
| Avery County | Rural | 5.0 | 353 | 1,796 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 5.6 | 1,146 | 2,156 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 6.4 | 431 | 2,507 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 5.5 | 635 | 2,088 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 5.0 | 2,969 | 1,787 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 3.6 | 4,984 | 915 |
| Burke County | Urban | 6.0 | 2,520 | 2,345 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 4.9 | 5,832 | 1,718 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 5.8 | 2,235 | 2,242 |
| Camden County | Urban | 5.7 | 291 | 2,213 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 4.9 | 1,537 | 1,709 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 6.0 | 605 | 2,323 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 5.1 | 4,113 | 1,858 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 2.8 | 1,005 | 461 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 4.9 | 590 | 1,745 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 4.3 | 267 | 1,322 |
| Clay County | Rural | 4.0 | 181 | 1,109 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 6.4 | 2,970 | 2,515 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 5.8 | 1,158 | 2,244 |
| Craven County | Rural | 5.1 | 2,153 | 1,838 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 7.9 | 10,785 | 2,862 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 3.2 | 465 | 663 |
| Dare County | Rural | 5.1 | 1,024 | 1,845 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 4.3 | 3,486 | 1,330 |
| Davie County | Urban | 4.6 | 946 | 1,498 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 5.4 | 1,246 | 2,062 |
| Durham County | Urban | 4.3 | 7,670 | 1,297 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 8.6 | 1,922 | 2,931 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 5.6 | 10,536 | 2,146 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 5.9 | 2,046 | 2,291 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 4.9 | 5,678 | 1,758 |
| Gates County | Urban | 9.3 | 466 | 2,991 |
| Graham County | Rural | 7.7 | 263 | 2,829 |
| Granville County | Rural | 4.7 | 1,314 | 1,562 |
| Greene County | Rural | 5.5 | 470 | 2,097 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 5.2 | 14,457 | 1,901 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 9.3 | 1,872 | 2,992 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 5.3 | 3,002 | 1,940 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 3.5 | 1,023 | 850 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 3.5 | 1,994 | 852 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 7.2 | 670 | 2,721 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 6.4 | 1,304 | 2,493 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 8.7 | 135 | 2,949 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 4.6 | 4,521 | 1,540 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 5.9 | 1,210 | 2,319 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 3.7 | 4,189 | 969 |
| Jones County | Rural | 4.8 | 193 | 1,643 |
| Lee County | Rural | 5.2 | 1,559 | 1,878 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 7.1 | 1,747 | 2,706 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 4.4 | 1,961 | 1,377 |
| Macon County | Rural | 3.5 | 563 | 819 |
| Madison County | Urban | 1.7 | 170 | 166 |
| Martin County | Rural | 9.6 | 970 | 3,017 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 5.5 | 1,097 | 2,110 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 4.5 | 28,592 | 1,469 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 6.3 | 443 | 2,489 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 3.1 | 350 | 614 |
| Moore County | Urban | 4.6 | 1,990 | 1,507 |
| Nash County | Urban | 6.4 | 2,972 | 2,526 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 4.8 | 5,845 | 1,637 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 7.6 | 565 | 2,824 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 6.4 | 4,665 | 2,520 |
| Orange County | Urban | 3.9 | 2,934 | 1,061 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 4.6 | 219 | 1,556 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 5.8 | 1,093 | 2,243 |
| Pender County | Urban | 6.4 | 1,904 | 2,518 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 5.0 | 272 | 1,815 |
| Person County | Urban | 3.7 | 727 | 973 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 7.5 | 6,537 | 2,798 |
| Polk County | Rural | 4.3 | 381 | 1,285 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 3.9 | 2,743 | 1,081 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 9.6 | 1,901 | 3,013 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 6.4 | 2,959 | 2,490 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 6.5 | 2,733 | 2,545 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 6.3 | 4,483 | 2,462 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 6.0 | 1,700 | 2,342 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 5.7 | 1,509 | 2,221 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 10.8 | 1,528 | 3,063 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 4.3 | 1,304 | 1,341 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 5.3 | 1,110 | 1,999 |
| Surry County | Rural | 4.9 | 1,620 | 1,698 |
| Swain County | Rural | 7.5 | 467 | 2,803 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 4.0 | 589 | 1,126 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 3.9 | 48 | 1,070 |
| Union County | Urban | 4.3 | 5,385 | 1,283 |
| Vance County | Rural | 7.0 | 1,360 | 2,666 |
| Wake County | Urban | 4.2 | 26,216 | 1,239 |
| Warren County | Rural | 9.9 | 775 | 3,027 |
| Washington County | Rural | 12.7 | 566 | 3,105 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 9.3 | 2,718 | 3,000 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 5.0 | 2,656 | 1,791 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 6.0 | 1,814 | 2,333 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 6.6 | 2,426 | 2,571 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 5.2 | 935 | 1,933 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 7.6 | 631 | 2,819 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/13/2025 10:14 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 Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/13/2025 10:14 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 Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.