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

Brunswick County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 100 counties in 2024, at 57.5 years. Onslow County had the lowest, at 28.6 years. The median was 43.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.5Brunswick County

Lowest28.6Onslow County

Median43.2100 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Under 39
39 to 41
41 to 43
43 to 46
46 to 49
49 and over

years, 2024. 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, 2024

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	2024 years	Change on 2023
1	Brunswick County	57.5	+0.1
2	Clay County	57.2	+0.1
3	Pamlico County	55.6	-0.3
4	Cherokee County	54.5	+0.2
4	Polk County	54.5	+0.3
6	Northampton County	52.8	+0.3
7	Alleghany County	52	+0.2
8	Carteret County	51.8	+0.1
9	Macon County	51.6	+0.2
10	Ashe County	50.9	+0.1
11	Dare County	50.8	+0.2
12	Transylvania County	50.5	-0.3
13	Perquimans County	50.3	-0.3
14	Washington County	50	-0.2
15	Hyde County	49.8	+0.3
16	Warren County	49.6	-0.5
17	Beaufort County	49.2	+0.3
17	Mitchell County	49.2	+0.1
19	Yancey County	49.1	+0.2
20	Chowan County	48.7	-0.1
20	Haywood County	48.7	-0.2
22	Chatham County	48.5	0
22	Henderson County	48.5	0
24	Graham County	47.4	+0.1
24	Jones County	47.4	-0.1
24	Stokes County	47.4	-0.1
27	Avery County	47.3	-0.2
27	Bertie County	47.3	-0.5
27	Caswell County	47.3	0
30	Martin County	46.8	-0.6
31	Gates County	46.4	-0.1
32	Wilkes County	45.8	0
33	Davie County	45.6	-0.2
33	Halifax County	45.6	-0.2
33	Hertford County	45.6	-0.1
36	Madison County	45.5	-0.2
37	Rutherford County	45.4	+0.1
38	Tyrrell County	45.3	+0.3
39	Caldwell County	45.2	0
39	Montgomery County	45.2	0
41	McDowell County	44.9	0
41	Person County	44.9	-0.1
41	Rockingham County	44.9	-0.3
44	Burke County	44.5	0
45	Alexander County	44.4	+0.1
45	Surry County	44.4	-0.2
47	Bladen County	44.1	-0.3
47	Lincoln County	44.1	+0.1
47	Yadkin County	44.1	-0.1
50	Anson County	43.2	-0.3
50	Moore County	43.2	0
52	Buncombe County	43.1	+0.1
53	Currituck County	43	+0.1
54	Columbus County	42.8	-0.1
55	Davidson County	42.6	-0.2
55	Edgecombe County	42.6	-0.2
55	Nash County	42.6	-0.2
58	Catawba County	42.5	0
58	Granville County	42.5	+0.2
58	Swain County	42.5	-0.3
61	Lenoir County	42.1	-0.2
61	Randolph County	42.1	0
63	Pender County	42	+0.2
64	Cleveland County	41.4	-0.3
65	Camden County	41.2	+0.5
65	Craven County	41.2	+0.1
65	Richmond County	41.2	-0.1
65	Stanly County	41.2	-0.3
69	Vance County	41.1	-0.3
70	Greene County	41	-0.1
70	Iredell County	41	-0.2
70	New Hanover County	41	+0.1
70	Rowan County	41	-0.1
74	Wilson County	40.9	-0.1
75	Scotland County	40.8	-0.1
76	Franklin County	40.7	-0.2
77	Pasquotank County	40.2	+0.3
78	Lee County	39.9	-0.1
79	Gaston County	39.8	-0.3
80	Alamance County	39.2	-0.1
81	Forsyth County	39.1	+0.2
81	Union County	39.1	+0.1
83	Duplin County	39	-0.7
83	Sampson County	39	-0.5
85	Johnston County	38.2	+0.1
86	Cabarrus County	38	+0.1
86	Guilford County	38	+0.2
88	Wayne County	37.8	-0.2
89	Jackson County	37.6	+0.6
90	Wake County	37.3	+0.2
91	Orange County	36.8	+0.5
92	Robeson County	36.1	-0.4
93	Durham County	36	+0.1
94	Harnett County	35.6	+0.1
95	Mecklenburg County	35.4	+0.1
96	Hoke County	34.3	+0.4
97	Pitt County	33.7	+0.1
98	Cumberland County	33.3	+0.2
99	Watauga County	31.3	+0.8
100	Onslow County	28.6	-0.1

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), 2024) [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), 2024. 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=2024. 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), 2024. 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=2024.

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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), 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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), 2024}},
  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=2024. 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)?

Brunswick County, with 57.5 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Onslow County, with 28.6 years in 2024.

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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.