Counties in North Carolina by median age on 1 July (US county estimates)

Clay County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 100 counties in 2015, at 52.9 years. Onslow County had the lowest, at 26.6 years. The median was 42.6 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest52.9Clay County

Lowest26.6Onslow County

Median42.6100 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Under 38
38 to 41
41 to 43
43 to 45
45 to 47
47 and over

years, 2015. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2015 years	Change on 2014
1	Clay County	52.9	+1
2	Pamlico County	52.3	+0.8
3	Brunswick County	51.8	+1
3	Polk County	51.8	+0.4
5	Cherokee County	50.8	+0.4
6	Transylvania County	50.2	+0.2
7	Macon County	49.6	+0.1
8	Alleghany County	49.2	+0.6
9	Northampton County	49	+0.4
9	Perquimans County	49	+0.9
11	Mitchell County	48.3	+0.5
12	Warren County	47.8	+0.6
13	Ashe County	47.7	+0.4
13	Carteret County	47.7	+0.7
13	Haywood County	47.7	+0.2
16	Yancey County	47.3	+0.3
17	Washington County	47.2	+0.6
18	Chowan County	47.1	+0.4
19	Dare County	46.7	+0.6
19	Henderson County	46.7	+0.1
21	Jones County	46.5	+0.3
22	Chatham County	46.3	+0.3
23	Martin County	46.2	+0.2
24	Beaufort County	46.1	+0.3
24	Caswell County	46.1	+0.4
26	Graham County	45.5	+0.1
26	Stokes County	45.5	+0.4
28	Gates County	45.2	+0.6
29	Davie County	45	+0.3
30	Moore County	44.9	-0.1
31	Bertie County	44.6	+0.3
31	Hyde County	44.6	+0.9
31	Madison County	44.6	+0.6
34	Avery County	44.5	+0.6
34	Rockingham County	44.5	+0.3
34	Rutherford County	44.5	+0.4
34	Wilkes County	44.5	+0.4
38	Halifax County	44.1	+0.6
39	Caldwell County	44	+0.4
40	Yadkin County	43.9	+0.4
41	Tyrrell County	43.7	-0.3
42	McDowell County	43.6	+0.3
42	Person County	43.6	+0.3
42	Surry County	43.6	+0.4
45	Alexander County	43.5	+0.5
46	Burke County	43.4	+0.3
46	Currituck County	43.4	+0.3
48	Bladen County	43.3	+0.4
49	Lincoln County	42.9	+0.2
50	Davidson County	42.6	+0.3
50	Montgomery County	42.6	+0.3
52	Pender County	42.5	+0.2
52	Stanly County	42.5	+0.2
54	Lenoir County	42.4	+0.2
55	Cleveland County	42.3	+0.2
56	Nash County	42.2	+0.4
56	Swain County	42.2	+0.1
58	Columbus County	41.9	+0.3
58	Edgecombe County	41.9	+0.5
60	Anson County	41.8	+0.5
60	Catawba County	41.8	+0.3
60	Granville County	41.8	+0.3
63	Hertford County	41.7	+0.3
64	Camden County	41.6	+0.2
64	Randolph County	41.6	+0.2
66	Buncombe County	41.5	+0.1
67	Vance County	41.4	+0.3
68	Franklin County	40.9	+0.2
68	Rowan County	40.9	+0.3
70	Wilson County	40.8	+0.3
71	Scotland County	40.7	+0.5
72	Gaston County	40.6	+0.1
72	Greene County	40.6	+0.4
72	Iredell County	40.6	+0.2
72	Richmond County	40.6	+0.3
76	Duplin County	40	+0.7
77	Sampson County	39.8	+0.3
78	Alamance County	39.7	+0.1
79	Lee County	38.8	+0.6
80	New Hanover County	38.6	+0.2
80	Pasquotank County	38.6	+0.2
82	Forsyth County	38.3	+0.2
83	Wayne County	38.1	+0.4
84	Johnston County	37.8	+0.2
85	Craven County	37.7	+0.9
85	Union County	37.7	+0.3
87	Cabarrus County	37.6	0
88	Guilford County	37.2	+0.1
89	Jackson County	36.6	-0.1
90	Robeson County	36.3	+0.3
91	Wake County	35.5	+0.1
92	Mecklenburg County	34.7	+0.1
93	Durham County	34.6	+0.2
94	Orange County	34.1	+0.2
95	Harnett County	33.7	+0.1
96	Pitt County	32.8	+0.3
97	Hoke County	32	+0.3
98	Cumberland County	31.8	+0.4
99	Watauga County	28.4	0
100	Onslow County	26.6	+0.3

Other periods

About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population of a US county into two halves of equal size on 1 July, from Census Bureau population estimates calculated by single year of age.

Counties only: the county file has no state or national medians, and medians cannot be added up. A single-year estimate, unlike median_age, which for US places is a five-year American Community Survey estimate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage (Counties in North Carolina by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in North Carolina by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/north-carolina-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Counties in North Carolina by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/north-carolina-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in North Carolina by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/north-carolina-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN\_AGE\_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage: Counties in North Carolina by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/north-carolina-counties?period=2015. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN\_AGE\_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Clay County, with 52.9 years in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Onslow County, with 26.6 years in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.