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Counties in North Carolina by population aged 18 to 64

Watauga County had the highest population aged 18 to 64 of 100 counties in 2014, at 71.9%. Clay County had the lowest, at 53.6%. The median was 60.5% and the figure for North Carolina was 62.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.9Watauga County
Lowest53.6Clay County
Median60.5100 counties
North Carolina62.3History

Map of counties, 2014

Alamance County: 61.1 %Alexander County: 61.2 %Alleghany County: 56.5 %Anson County: 64.1 %Ashe County: 58 %Avery County: 63.2 %Beaufort County: 57.1 %Bertie County: 62.9 %Bladen County: 59.9 %Brunswick County: 55.4 %Buncombe County: 62.6 %Burke County: 61.2 %Cabarrus County: 61 %Caldwell County: 60.8 %Camden County: 60.8 %Carteret County: 59.7 %Caswell County: 62.1 %Catawba County: 60.9 %Chatham County: 57.1 %Cherokee County: 55.4 %Chowan County: 56.7 %Clay County: 53.6 %Cleveland County: 60.7 %Columbus County: 60.1 %Craven County: 60.3 %Cumberland County: 64.4 %Currituck County: 62.6 %Dare County: 61.5 %Davidson County: 60.4 %Davie County: 58.8 %Duplin County: 59 %Durham County: 67 %Edgecombe County: 60.3 %Forsyth County: 61.8 %Franklin County: 61.6 %Gaston County: 61.8 %Gates County: 60.7 %Graham County: 56.4 %Granville County: 63.7 %Greene County: 64 %Guilford County: 63.5 %Halifax County: 60.4 %Harnett County: 61 %Haywood County: 57.7 %Henderson County: 55.8 %Hertford County: 63.4 %Hoke County: 62.4 %Hyde County: 65.1 %Iredell County: 61.1 %Jackson County: 65 %Johnston County: 61 %Jones County: 60.2 %Lee County: 59.4 %Lenoir County: 59.2 %Lincoln County: 61.7 %McDowell County: 60.7 %Macon County: 54.2 %Madison County: 61 %Martin County: 58.6 %Mecklenburg County: 65.3 %Mitchell County: 58.5 %Montgomery County: 58.4 %Moore County: 54.8 %Nash County: 60.7 %New Hanover County: 64.4 %Northampton County: 58.4 %Onslow County: 67.2 %Orange County: 67.9 %Pamlico County: 57.3 %Pasquotank County: 62.6 %Pender County: 60.2 %Perquimans County: 55.4 %Person County: 60.5 %Pitt County: 65.9 %Polk County: 55.1 %Randolph County: 60.1 %Richmond County: 60.3 %Robeson County: 61.2 %Rockingham County: 60.5 %Rowan County: 61.1 %Rutherford County: 59.2 %Sampson County: 59.6 %Scotland County: 61.1 %Stanly County: 60.6 %Stokes County: 60.7 %Surry County: 58.8 %Swain County: 58.5 %Transylvania County: 54.9 %Tyrrell County: 62.2 %Union County: 59.6 %Vance County: 59.7 %Wake County: 64.7 %Warren County: 59.4 %Washington County: 57.8 %Watauga County: 71.9 %Wayne County: 61.5 %Wilkes County: 59.2 %Wilson County: 60.1 %Yadkin County: 59.6 %Yancey County: 57.7 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Watauga County: 71.9 %Watauga County71.9Orange County: 67.9 %Orange County67.9Onslow County: 67.2 %Onslow County67.2Durham County: 67 %Durham County67Pitt County: 65.9 %Pitt County65.9Mecklenburg County: 65.3 %Mecklenburg County65.3Hyde County: 65.1 %Hyde County65.1Jackson County: 65 %Jackson County65Wake County: 64.7 %Wake County64.7New Hanover County: 64.4 %New Hanover County64.4Cumberland County: 64.4 %Cumberland County64.4Anson County: 64.1 %Anson County64.1Greene County: 64 %Greene County64Granville County: 63.7 %Granville County63.7Guilford County: 63.5 %Guilford County63.5Hertford County: 63.4 %Hertford County63.4Avery County: 63.2 %Avery County63.2Bertie County: 62.9 %Bertie County62.9Buncombe County: 62.6 %Buncombe County62.6Currituck County: 62.6 %Currituck County62.6Pasquotank County: 62.6 %Pasquotank County62.6Hoke County: 62.4 %Hoke County62.4Tyrrell County: 62.2 %Tyrrell County62.2Caswell County: 62.1 %Caswell County62.1Forsyth County: 61.8 %Forsyth County61.8Gaston County: 61.8 %Gaston County61.8Lincoln County: 61.7 %Lincoln County61.7Franklin County: 61.6 %Franklin County61.6Dare County: 61.5 %Dare County61.5Wayne County: 61.5 %Wayne County61.5Burke County: 61.2 %Burke County61.2Robeson County: 61.2 %Robeson County61.2Alexander County: 61.2 %Alexander County61.2Scotland County: 61.1 %Scotland County61.1Iredell County: 61.1 %Iredell County61.1Rowan County: 61.1 %Rowan County61.1Alamance County: 61.1 %Alamance County61.1Harnett County: 61 %Harnett County61Cabarrus County: 61 %Cabarrus County61Madison County: 61 %Madison County61Watauga County: 71.9 %Watauga County71.9Orange County: 67.9 %Orange County67.9Onslow County: 67.2 %Onslow County67.2Durham County: 67 %Durham County67Pitt County: 65.9 %Pitt County65.9Mecklenburg County: 65.3 %Mecklenburg County65.3Hyde County: 65.1 %Hyde County65.1Jackson County: 65 %Jackson County65Wake County: 64.7 %Wake County64.7New Hanover County: 64.4 %New Hanover County64.4Cumberland County: 64.4 %Cumberland County64.4Anson County: 64.1 %Anson County64.1Greene County: 64 %Greene County64Granville County: 63.7 %Granville County63.7Guilford County: 63.5 %Guilford County63.5Hertford County: 63.4 %Hertford County63.4Avery County: 63.2 %Avery County63.2Bertie County: 62.9 %Bertie County62.9Buncombe County: 62.6 %Buncombe County62.6Currituck County: 62.6 %Currituck County62.6Pasquotank County: 62.6 %Pasquotank County62.6Hoke County: 62.4 %Hoke County62.4Tyrrell County: 62.2 %Tyrrell County62.2Caswell County: 62.1 %Caswell County62.1Forsyth County: 61.8 %Forsyth County61.8Gaston County: 61.8 %Gaston County61.8Lincoln County: 61.7 %Lincoln County61.7Franklin County: 61.6 %Franklin County61.6Dare County: 61.5 %Dare County61.5Wayne County: 61.5 %Wayne County61.5Burke County: 61.2 %Burke County61.2Robeson County: 61.2 %Robeson County61.2Alexander County: 61.2 %Alexander County61.2Scotland County: 61.1 %Scotland County61.1Iredell County: 61.1 %Iredell County61.1Rowan County: 61.1 %Rowan County61.1Alamance County: 61.1 %Alamance County61.1Harnett County: 61 %Harnett County61Cabarrus County: 61 %Cabarrus County61Madison County: 61 %Madison County61
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Watauga County71.9-0.6 pts
2Orange County67.9-0.4 pts
3Onslow County67.2-0.5 pts
4Durham County67-0.3 pts
5Pitt County65.9-0.6 pts
6Mecklenburg County65.3-0.2 pts
7Hyde County65.1-0.4 pts
8Jackson County65-0.5 pts
9Wake County64.7-0.2 pts
10New Hanover County64.4-0.4 pts
11Cumberland County64.4-0.2 pts
12Anson County64.1+0.5 pts
13Greene County64+0.1 pts
14Granville County63.7-0.3 pts
15Guilford County63.5-0.3 pts
16Hertford County63.4-0.1 pts
17Avery County63.2-0.5 pts
18Bertie County62.9+0.5 pts
19Buncombe County62.6-0.3 pts
20Currituck County62.6-0.4 pts
21Pasquotank County62.6-0.4 pts
22Hoke County62.4-0.2 pts
23Tyrrell County62.2-0.5 pts
24Caswell County62.1-0.9 pts
25Forsyth County61.8-0.2 pts
26Gaston County61.8-0.1 pts
27Lincoln County61.7-0.4 pts
28Franklin County61.6-0.3 pts
29Dare County61.5-0.8 pts
29Wayne County61.5-0.3 pts
31Burke County61.2-0.3 pts
32Robeson County61.2-0.4 pts
33Alexander County61.20 pts
34Scotland County61.1-0.2 pts
35Iredell County61.1-0.2 pts
36Rowan County61.1-0.2 pts
37Alamance County61.1-0.2 pts
38Harnett County61-0.2 pts
39Cabarrus County61-0.1 pts
40Madison County61-0.5 pts
41Johnston County61-0.2 pts
42Catawba County60.9-0.3 pts
43Caldwell County60.8-0.3 pts
44Camden County60.8-0.4 pts
45Stokes County60.7-0.2 pts
46McDowell County60.7-0.4 pts
47Cleveland County60.7-0.3 pts
48Nash County60.7-0.5 pts
49Gates County60.7-0.5 pts
50Stanly County60.6-0.5 pts
51Person County60.5-0.4 pts
52Rockingham County60.5-0.4 pts
53Davidson County60.4-0.4 pts
54Halifax County60.4-0.4 pts
55Craven County60.3-0.4 pts
56Richmond County60.3-0.2 pts
57Edgecombe County60.3-0.2 pts
58Jones County60.2-0.2 pts
59Pender County60.2-0.4 pts
60Columbus County60.1-0.4 pts
61Randolph County60.1-0.2 pts
62Wilson County60.1-0.3 pts
63Bladen County59.9-0.5 pts
64Carteret County59.7-0.6 pts
65Vance County59.7-0.4 pts
66Union County59.6-0.1 pts
67Sampson County59.6-0.2 pts
68Yadkin County59.6-0.4 pts
69Warren County59.4-0.1 pts
70Lee County59.4-0 pts
71Wilkes County59.2-0.3 pts
72Lenoir County59.2-0.1 pts
73Rutherford County59.2-0.5 pts
74Duplin County59-0.5 pts
75Surry County58.8-0.4 pts
76Davie County58.8-0.4 pts
77Martin County58.6-0.7 pts
78Swain County58.5-0.4 pts
79Mitchell County58.5-0.4 pts
80Northampton County58.4+0.1 pts
81Montgomery County58.4-0.5 pts
82Ashe County58-0.6 pts
83Washington County57.8-0.4 pts
84Haywood County57.7-0.5 pts
85Yancey County57.7-0.1 pts
86Pamlico County57.3-0.8 pts
87Beaufort County57.1-0.5 pts
88Chatham County57.1-0.4 pts
89Chowan County56.7-0.6 pts
90Alleghany County56.5-1.1 pts
91Graham County56.4-0.7 pts
92Henderson County55.8-0.3 pts
93Cherokee County55.4-0.6 pts
94Brunswick County55.4-0.9 pts
95Perquimans County55.4-0.8 pts
96Polk County55.1-0.2 pts
97Transylvania County54.9-0.2 pts
98Moore County54.8-0.1 pts
99Macon County54.2-0.8 pts
100Clay County53.6-0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by age; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Not comparable with working-age shares for ages 15 to 64 used in EU and World Bank statistics.

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: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. 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: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in North Carolina by population aged 18 to 64, 2014) [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: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in North Carolina by population aged 18 to 64, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-18-64/north-carolina-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in North Carolina by population aged 18 to 64, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-18-64/north-carolina-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in North Carolina by population aged 18 to 64, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-18-64/north-carolina-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population aged 18 to 64?

Watauga County, with 71.9% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population aged 18 to 64?

Clay County, with 53.6% in 2014.

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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: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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