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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 2017, at 70.7%. Clay County had the lowest, at 51.3%. The median was 59.6% and the figure for North Carolina was 61.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.7Watauga County
Lowest51.3Clay County
Median59.6100 counties
North Carolina61.6History

Map of counties, 2017

Alamance County: 61.1 %Alexander County: 60.3 %Alleghany County: 55.6 %Anson County: 63 %Ashe County: 56.8 %Avery County: 62 %Beaufort County: 55.6 %Bertie County: 61.4 %Bladen County: 58.7 %Brunswick County: 52.7 %Buncombe County: 61.8 %Burke County: 60.3 %Cabarrus County: 60.8 %Caldwell County: 59.9 %Camden County: 60.2 %Carteret County: 57.7 %Caswell County: 61.1 %Catawba County: 60.3 %Chatham County: 55.1 %Cherokee County: 54.2 %Chowan County: 55.3 %Clay County: 51.3 %Cleveland County: 59.9 %Columbus County: 59.3 %Craven County: 59.2 %Cumberland County: 63.9 %Currituck County: 61.2 %Dare County: 59.7 %Davidson County: 59.7 %Davie County: 58 %Duplin County: 57.8 %Durham County: 66.4 %Edgecombe County: 58.5 %Forsyth County: 61.2 %Franklin County: 60.7 %Gaston County: 61.4 %Gates County: 59.9 %Graham County: 55.4 %Granville County: 63.2 %Greene County: 64.1 %Guilford County: 62.9 %Halifax County: 59.3 %Harnett County: 60.7 %Haywood County: 56.8 %Henderson County: 55.2 %Hertford County: 61.7 %Hoke County: 61.9 %Hyde County: 62.7 %Iredell County: 60.6 %Jackson County: 64.2 %Johnston County: 60.6 %Jones County: 58.8 %Lee County: 59.1 %Lenoir County: 58.3 %Lincoln County: 60.8 %McDowell County: 59.7 %Macon County: 53.1 %Madison County: 59.9 %Martin County: 57.3 %Mecklenburg County: 65.3 %Mitchell County: 56.8 %Montgomery County: 57.5 %Moore County: 54.5 %Nash County: 59.5 %New Hanover County: 63.4 %Northampton County: 57.2 %Onslow County: 66.9 %Orange County: 66.4 %Pamlico County: 55.2 %Pasquotank County: 61.1 %Pender County: 59 %Perquimans County: 55.4 %Person County: 59.2 %Pitt County: 64.5 %Polk County: 52.9 %Randolph County: 59.4 %Richmond County: 59.5 %Robeson County: 60.5 %Rockingham County: 59.3 %Rowan County: 60.5 %Rutherford County: 58.3 %Sampson County: 58.8 %Scotland County: 59.9 %Stanly County: 59.6 %Stokes County: 60 %Surry County: 58.3 %Swain County: 58.1 %Transylvania County: 54 %Tyrrell County: 61.3 %Union County: 59.7 %Vance County: 58.7 %Wake County: 64.3 %Warren County: 57.4 %Washington County: 56 %Watauga County: 70.7 %Wayne County: 60.4 %Wilkes County: 58.2 %Wilson County: 58.8 %Yadkin County: 59.3 %Yancey County: 56.5 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Watauga County: 70.7 %Watauga County70.7Onslow County: 66.9 %Onslow County66.9Orange County: 66.4 %Orange County66.4Durham County: 66.4 %Durham County66.4Mecklenburg County: 65.3 %Mecklenburg County65.3Pitt County: 64.5 %Pitt County64.5Wake County: 64.3 %Wake County64.3Jackson County: 64.2 %Jackson County64.2Greene County: 64.1 %Greene County64.1Cumberland County: 63.9 %Cumberland County63.9New Hanover County: 63.4 %New Hanover County63.4Granville County: 63.2 %Granville County63.2Anson County: 63 %Anson County63Guilford County: 62.9 %Guilford County62.9Hyde County: 62.7 %Hyde County62.7Avery County: 62 %Avery County62Hoke County: 61.9 %Hoke County61.9Buncombe County: 61.8 %Buncombe County61.8Hertford County: 61.7 %Hertford County61.7Bertie County: 61.4 %Bertie County61.4Gaston County: 61.4 %Gaston County61.4Tyrrell County: 61.3 %Tyrrell County61.3Forsyth County: 61.2 %Forsyth County61.2Currituck County: 61.2 %Currituck County61.2Caswell County: 61.1 %Caswell County61.1Alamance County: 61.1 %Alamance County61.1Pasquotank County: 61.1 %Pasquotank County61.1Lincoln County: 60.8 %Lincoln County60.8Cabarrus County: 60.8 %Cabarrus County60.8Franklin County: 60.7 %Franklin County60.7Harnett County: 60.7 %Harnett County60.7Iredell County: 60.6 %Iredell County60.6Johnston County: 60.6 %Johnston County60.6Robeson County: 60.5 %Robeson County60.5Rowan County: 60.5 %Rowan County60.5Wayne County: 60.4 %Wayne County60.4Burke County: 60.3 %Burke County60.3Alexander County: 60.3 %Alexander County60.3Catawba County: 60.3 %Catawba County60.3Camden County: 60.2 %Camden County60.2Watauga County: 70.7 %Watauga County70.7Onslow County: 66.9 %Onslow County66.9Orange County: 66.4 %Orange County66.4Durham County: 66.4 %Durham County66.4Mecklenburg County: 65.3 %Mecklenburg County65.3Pitt County: 64.5 %Pitt County64.5Wake County: 64.3 %Wake County64.3Jackson County: 64.2 %Jackson County64.2Greene County: 64.1 %Greene County64.1Cumberland County: 63.9 %Cumberland County63.9New Hanover County: 63.4 %New Hanover County63.4Granville County: 63.2 %Granville County63.2Anson County: 63 %Anson County63Guilford County: 62.9 %Guilford County62.9Hyde County: 62.7 %Hyde County62.7Avery County: 62 %Avery County62Hoke County: 61.9 %Hoke County61.9Buncombe County: 61.8 %Buncombe County61.8Hertford County: 61.7 %Hertford County61.7Bertie County: 61.4 %Bertie County61.4Gaston County: 61.4 %Gaston County61.4Tyrrell County: 61.3 %Tyrrell County61.3Forsyth County: 61.2 %Forsyth County61.2Currituck County: 61.2 %Currituck County61.2Caswell County: 61.1 %Caswell County61.1Alamance County: 61.1 %Alamance County61.1Pasquotank County: 61.1 %Pasquotank County61.1Lincoln County: 60.8 %Lincoln County60.8Cabarrus County: 60.8 %Cabarrus County60.8Franklin County: 60.7 %Franklin County60.7Harnett County: 60.7 %Harnett County60.7Iredell County: 60.6 %Iredell County60.6Johnston County: 60.6 %Johnston County60.6Robeson County: 60.5 %Robeson County60.5Rowan County: 60.5 %Rowan County60.5Wayne County: 60.4 %Wayne County60.4Burke County: 60.3 %Burke County60.3Alexander County: 60.3 %Alexander County60.3Catawba County: 60.3 %Catawba County60.3Camden County: 60.2 %Camden County60.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Watauga County70.7-0.4 pts
2Onslow County66.9-0.1 pts
3Orange County66.4-0.7 pts
4Durham County66.4-0.4 pts
5Mecklenburg County65.30 pts
6Pitt County64.5-0.4 pts
7Wake County64.3-0.1 pts
8Jackson County64.2-0.4 pts
9Greene County64.1+0.3 pts
10Cumberland County63.9-0.4 pts
11New Hanover County63.4-0.5 pts
12Granville County63.2-0.1 pts
13Anson County63-0.5 pts
14Guilford County62.9-0.4 pts
15Hyde County62.7-0.9 pts
16Avery County62-0.6 pts
17Hoke County61.9-0.2 pts
18Buncombe County61.8-0.3 pts
19Hertford County61.7-0.6 pts
20Bertie County61.4-0.6 pts
21Gaston County61.4-0.1 pts
22Tyrrell County61.3+1.5 pts
23Forsyth County61.2-0.2 pts
24Currituck County61.2-0.4 pts
25Caswell County61.1-0.2 pts
26Alamance County61.1-0.1 pts
27Pasquotank County61.1-0.2 pts
28Lincoln County60.8-0.3 pts
29Cabarrus County60.8-0 pts
30Franklin County60.7-0.4 pts
31Harnett County60.7-0 pts
32Iredell County60.6-0.2 pts
33Johnston County60.6-0.1 pts
34Robeson County60.5-0.1 pts
35Rowan County60.5-0.2 pts
36Wayne County60.4-0.5 pts
37Burke County60.3-0.3 pts
38Alexander County60.3-0.2 pts
39Catawba County60.3-0.2 pts
40Camden County60.2-0.5 pts
41Stokes County60-0.2 pts
42Caldwell County59.9-0.3 pts
43Gates County59.9-0.2 pts
44Madison County59.9-0.2 pts
45Cleveland County59.9-0.4 pts
46Scotland County59.9-0.7 pts
47Davidson County59.7-0.1 pts
48McDowell County59.7-0.2 pts
49Dare County59.7-0.6 pts
50Union County59.7+0.1 pts
51Stanly County59.6-0.3 pts
52Nash County59.5-0.5 pts
53Richmond County59.5-0.3 pts
54Randolph County59.4-0.2 pts
55Halifax County59.3-0.4 pts
56Rockingham County59.3-0.4 pts
57Columbus County59.3-0.2 pts
58Yadkin County59.30 pts
59Person County59.2-0.4 pts
60Craven County59.2-0.5 pts
61Lee County59.1-0.1 pts
62Pender County59-0.4 pts
63Sampson County58.8-0.2 pts
64Wilson County58.8-0.6 pts
65Jones County58.8-0.3 pts
66Vance County58.7-0.4 pts
67Bladen County58.7-0.4 pts
68Edgecombe County58.5-0.5 pts
69Rutherford County58.3-0.4 pts
70Surry County58.3-0.1 pts
71Lenoir County58.3-0.3 pts
72Wilkes County58.2-0.3 pts
73Swain County58.1+0.1 pts
74Davie County58-0.2 pts
75Duplin County57.8-0.5 pts
76Carteret County57.7-0.8 pts
77Montgomery County57.5-0.1 pts
78Warren County57.4-0.7 pts
79Martin County57.3-0.3 pts
80Northampton County57.2-0.3 pts
81Mitchell County56.8-0.7 pts
82Haywood County56.8-0.3 pts
83Ashe County56.8-0.4 pts
84Yancey County56.5-0.4 pts
85Washington County56-0.8 pts
86Alleghany County55.6-0.2 pts
87Beaufort County55.6-0.5 pts
88Graham County55.4+0.1 pts
89Perquimans County55.4+0.1 pts
90Chowan County55.3-0.5 pts
91Pamlico County55.2-0.6 pts
92Henderson County55.2-0.2 pts
93Chatham County55.1-0.5 pts
94Moore County54.5-0.1 pts
95Cherokee County54.2-0.5 pts
96Transylvania County54-0.2 pts
97Macon County53.1-0.5 pts
98Polk County52.9-0.5 pts
99Brunswick County52.7-0.9 pts
100Clay County51.3-0.9 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population aged 18 to 64?

Watauga County, with 70.7% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population aged 18 to 64?

Clay County, with 51.3% in 2017.

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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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