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Median Age in North Carolina, by County

Median Age for every county in North Carolina, ranked. The highest is Brunswick County at 56.4 and the lowest is Onslow County at 27.7.

North Carolina: 39.1 · United States: 38.9 · median county in North Carolina: 42.6

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#County Median Age
1Brunswick County56.4
2Clay County55.0
3Polk County54.9
4Pamlico County54.1
5Cherokee County53.5
6Alleghany County52.6
7Northampton County52.0
8Transylvania County51.6
9Perquimans County50.7
10Carteret County50.5
11Ashe County49.8
12Macon County49.7
13Warren County49.6
14Yancey County49.2
15Dare County49.0
16Washington County48.8
17Chowan County48.6
18Mitchell County48.0
19Haywood County47.8
20Tyrrell County47.8
21Beaufort County47.7
22Stokes County47.7
23Chatham County47.6
24Gates County47.6
25Henderson County47.5
26Jones County47.2
27Avery County47.1
28Hyde County47.1
29Martin County46.8
30Caswell County46.7
31Bertie County46.6
32Wilkes County45.7
33Graham County45.6
34Caldwell County45.4
35Rutherford County45.3
36Davie County45.0
37Burke County44.9
38Bladen County44.7
39Rockingham County44.7
40Madison County44.5
41Lincoln County44.4
42McDowell County44.3
43Yadkin County44.3
44Person County44.2
45Montgomery County44.0
46Alexander County43.8
47Surry County43.8
48Halifax County43.6
49Moore County43.0
50Buncombe County42.6
51Columbus County42.6
52Hertford County42.6
53Swain County42.6
54Granville County42.4
55Davidson County42.2
56Catawba County42.1
57Anson County41.9
58Lenoir County41.9
59Edgecombe County41.7
60Currituck County41.6
61Pender County41.6
62Nash County41.5
63Randolph County41.4
64Cleveland County41.3
65Franklin County41.0
66Camden County40.8
67Iredell County40.8
68Duplin County40.7
69Wilson County40.6
70Richmond County40.5
71Stanly County40.5
72Rowan County40.4
73Greene County39.9
74New Hanover County39.9
75Vance County39.9
76Sampson County39.7
77Pasquotank County39.6
78Lee County39.5
79Union County39.2
80Gaston County39.1
81Alamance County38.9
82Craven County38.8
83Scotland County38.7
84Forsyth County38.4
85Jackson County38.1
86Johnston County38.1
87Cabarrus County37.7
88Guilford County37.5
89Wake County37.3
90Wayne County37.3
91Robeson County36.4
92Durham County36.1
93Orange County36.1
94Harnett County35.6
95Mecklenburg County35.5
96Hoke County33.9
97Pitt County33.0
98Cumberland County32.0
99Watauga County31.4
100Onslow County27.7

Half of residents are older than this and half are younger.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

North Carolina ranks 26th of 52 states for median age.

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