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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 2019, at 69.7%. Clay County had the lowest, at 50.5%. The median was 59% and the figure for North Carolina was 61.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.7Watauga County
Lowest50.5Clay County
Median59100 counties
North Carolina61.2History

Map of counties, 2019

Alamance County: 60.8 %Alexander County: 60.3 %Alleghany County: 54.8 %Anson County: 60.2 %Ashe County: 55.7 %Avery County: 60.8 %Beaufort County: 55 %Bertie County: 60.7 %Bladen County: 57.4 %Brunswick County: 51.5 %Buncombe County: 61.4 %Burke County: 59.6 %Cabarrus County: 60.8 %Caldwell County: 59.3 %Camden County: 60.1 %Carteret County: 57 %Caswell County: 59.9 %Catawba County: 60.1 %Chatham County: 54.5 %Cherokee County: 53.4 %Chowan County: 54.6 %Clay County: 50.5 %Cleveland County: 59.4 %Columbus County: 59 %Craven County: 58.5 %Cumberland County: 63.3 %Currituck County: 60.8 %Dare County: 58.5 %Davidson County: 59.5 %Davie County: 57.4 %Duplin County: 56.9 %Durham County: 66.2 %Edgecombe County: 57.6 %Forsyth County: 60.9 %Franklin County: 60.4 %Gaston County: 61.2 %Gates County: 59.2 %Graham County: 54.9 %Granville County: 62.4 %Greene County: 63.6 %Guilford County: 62.4 %Halifax County: 58.3 %Harnett County: 60.4 %Haywood County: 56.4 %Henderson County: 54.7 %Hertford County: 61.1 %Hoke County: 61.1 %Hyde County: 59.5 %Iredell County: 60.3 %Jackson County: 63.7 %Johnston County: 60.3 %Jones County: 57.6 %Lee County: 58.7 %Lenoir County: 57.3 %Lincoln County: 60.1 %McDowell County: 59.4 %Macon County: 52.9 %Madison County: 58.9 %Martin County: 56.1 %Mecklenburg County: 65.3 %Mitchell County: 56.4 %Montgomery County: 57.1 %Moore County: 54.1 %Nash County: 59 %New Hanover County: 62.4 %Northampton County: 55.9 %Onslow County: 66.8 %Orange County: 65.7 %Pamlico County: 54.3 %Pasquotank County: 60.6 %Pender County: 58.3 %Perquimans County: 54.7 %Person County: 58.7 %Pitt County: 63.4 %Polk County: 52.3 %Randolph County: 59.2 %Richmond County: 58.8 %Robeson County: 59.9 %Rockingham County: 58.6 %Rowan County: 60.2 %Rutherford County: 58 %Sampson County: 58.3 %Scotland County: 59.3 %Stanly County: 59.3 %Stokes County: 59.1 %Surry County: 57.7 %Swain County: 57.5 %Transylvania County: 53.4 %Tyrrell County: 57.5 %Union County: 59.8 %Vance County: 58 %Wake County: 63.9 %Warren County: 56.5 %Washington County: 54.6 %Watauga County: 69.7 %Wayne County: 60 %Wilkes County: 57.7 %Wilson County: 58.2 %Yadkin County: 58.8 %Yancey County: 55.9 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Watauga County: 69.7 %Watauga County69.7Onslow County: 66.8 %Onslow County66.8Durham County: 66.2 %Durham County66.2Orange County: 65.7 %Orange County65.7Mecklenburg County: 65.3 %Mecklenburg County65.3Wake County: 63.9 %Wake County63.9Jackson County: 63.7 %Jackson County63.7Greene County: 63.6 %Greene County63.6Pitt County: 63.4 %Pitt County63.4Cumberland County: 63.3 %Cumberland County63.3New Hanover County: 62.4 %New Hanover County62.4Guilford County: 62.4 %Guilford County62.4Granville County: 62.4 %Granville County62.4Buncombe County: 61.4 %Buncombe County61.4Gaston County: 61.2 %Gaston County61.2Hoke County: 61.1 %Hoke County61.1Hertford County: 61.1 %Hertford County61.1Forsyth County: 60.9 %Forsyth County60.9Alamance County: 60.8 %Alamance County60.8Currituck County: 60.8 %Currituck County60.8Avery County: 60.8 %Avery County60.8Cabarrus County: 60.8 %Cabarrus County60.8Bertie County: 60.7 %Bertie County60.7Pasquotank County: 60.6 %Pasquotank County60.6Harnett County: 60.4 %Harnett County60.4Franklin County: 60.4 %Franklin County60.4Johnston County: 60.3 %Johnston County60.3Alexander County: 60.3 %Alexander County60.3Iredell County: 60.3 %Iredell County60.3Rowan County: 60.2 %Rowan County60.2Anson County: 60.2 %Anson County60.2Lincoln County: 60.1 %Lincoln County60.1Camden County: 60.1 %Camden County60.1Catawba County: 60.1 %Catawba County60.1Wayne County: 60 %Wayne County60Robeson County: 59.9 %Robeson County59.9Caswell County: 59.9 %Caswell County59.9Union County: 59.8 %Union County59.8Burke County: 59.6 %Burke County59.6Davidson County: 59.5 %Davidson County59.5Watauga County: 69.7 %Watauga County69.7Onslow County: 66.8 %Onslow County66.8Durham County: 66.2 %Durham County66.2Orange County: 65.7 %Orange County65.7Mecklenburg County: 65.3 %Mecklenburg County65.3Wake County: 63.9 %Wake County63.9Jackson County: 63.7 %Jackson County63.7Greene County: 63.6 %Greene County63.6Pitt County: 63.4 %Pitt County63.4Cumberland County: 63.3 %Cumberland County63.3New Hanover County: 62.4 %New Hanover County62.4Guilford County: 62.4 %Guilford County62.4Granville County: 62.4 %Granville County62.4Buncombe County: 61.4 %Buncombe County61.4Gaston County: 61.2 %Gaston County61.2Hoke County: 61.1 %Hoke County61.1Hertford County: 61.1 %Hertford County61.1Forsyth County: 60.9 %Forsyth County60.9Alamance County: 60.8 %Alamance County60.8Currituck County: 60.8 %Currituck County60.8Avery County: 60.8 %Avery County60.8Cabarrus County: 60.8 %Cabarrus County60.8Bertie County: 60.7 %Bertie County60.7Pasquotank County: 60.6 %Pasquotank County60.6Harnett County: 60.4 %Harnett County60.4Franklin County: 60.4 %Franklin County60.4Johnston County: 60.3 %Johnston County60.3Alexander County: 60.3 %Alexander County60.3Iredell County: 60.3 %Iredell County60.3Rowan County: 60.2 %Rowan County60.2Anson County: 60.2 %Anson County60.2Lincoln County: 60.1 %Lincoln County60.1Camden County: 60.1 %Camden County60.1Catawba County: 60.1 %Catawba County60.1Wayne County: 60 %Wayne County60Robeson County: 59.9 %Robeson County59.9Caswell County: 59.9 %Caswell County59.9Union County: 59.8 %Union County59.8Burke County: 59.6 %Burke County59.6Davidson County: 59.5 %Davidson County59.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Watauga County69.7-0.6 pts
2Onslow County66.8+0.5 pts
3Durham County66.2-0.1 pts
4Orange County65.7-0.7 pts
5Mecklenburg County65.30 pts
6Wake County63.9-0.1 pts
7Jackson County63.7-0.3 pts
8Greene County63.6-0.5 pts
9Pitt County63.4-0.5 pts
10Cumberland County63.3-0.4 pts
11New Hanover County62.4-0.5 pts
12Guilford County62.4-0.3 pts
13Granville County62.4-0.4 pts
14Buncombe County61.4-0.2 pts
15Gaston County61.2-0.1 pts
16Hoke County61.1-0.4 pts
17Hertford County61.1-0.5 pts
18Forsyth County60.9-0.2 pts
19Alamance County60.8-0.1 pts
20Currituck County60.8+0.1 pts
21Avery County60.8-0.5 pts
22Cabarrus County60.8-0 pts
23Bertie County60.7-0.2 pts
24Pasquotank County60.6-0.3 pts
25Harnett County60.4-0.2 pts
26Franklin County60.4-0.4 pts
27Johnston County60.3-0.2 pts
28Alexander County60.3-0 pts
29Iredell County60.3-0.1 pts
30Rowan County60.2-0.1 pts
31Anson County60.2-1.8 pts
32Lincoln County60.1-0.4 pts
33Camden County60.1-0.2 pts
34Catawba County60.1-0.2 pts
35Wayne County60-0.2 pts
36Robeson County59.9-0.5 pts
37Caswell County59.9-0.4 pts
38Union County59.8+0.1 pts
39Burke County59.6-0.5 pts
40Davidson County59.5-0.1 pts
41Hyde County59.5-1.1 pts
42McDowell County59.4-0.2 pts
43Cleveland County59.4-0.2 pts
44Caldwell County59.3-0.3 pts
45Stanly County59.3-0.2 pts
46Scotland County59.3-0.5 pts
47Gates County59.2-0.6 pts
48Randolph County59.2-0.1 pts
49Stokes County59.1-0.5 pts
50Columbus County59-0.1 pts
51Nash County59-0.4 pts
52Madison County58.9-0.5 pts
53Richmond County58.8-0.4 pts
54Yadkin County58.8-0.4 pts
55Person County58.7-0.3 pts
56Lee County58.7-0.2 pts
57Rockingham County58.6-0.3 pts
58Dare County58.5-0.5 pts
59Craven County58.5-0.3 pts
60Halifax County58.3-0.5 pts
61Pender County58.3-0.5 pts
62Sampson County58.3-0.3 pts
63Wilson County58.2-0.3 pts
64Rutherford County58-0.2 pts
65Vance County58-0.3 pts
66Surry County57.7-0.3 pts
67Wilkes County57.7-0.2 pts
68Jones County57.6-0.9 pts
69Edgecombe County57.6-0.6 pts
70Swain County57.5-0.5 pts
71Tyrrell County57.5-3.7 pts
72Bladen County57.4-0.7 pts
73Davie County57.4-0.3 pts
74Lenoir County57.3-0.3 pts
75Montgomery County57.10 pts
76Carteret County57-0.4 pts
77Duplin County56.9-0.5 pts
78Warren County56.5-0.3 pts
79Haywood County56.4-0.3 pts
80Mitchell County56.4-0.4 pts
81Martin County56.1-0.5 pts
82Northampton County55.9-0.8 pts
83Yancey County55.9-0.2 pts
84Ashe County55.7-0.6 pts
85Beaufort County55-0.3 pts
86Graham County54.9-0.3 pts
87Alleghany County54.8-0.5 pts
88Henderson County54.7-0.4 pts
89Perquimans County54.7-0.8 pts
90Chowan County54.6-0.4 pts
91Washington County54.6-0.9 pts
92Chatham County54.5-0.2 pts
93Pamlico County54.3-0.7 pts
94Moore County54.1-0.2 pts
95Cherokee County53.4-0.6 pts
96Transylvania County53.4-0.4 pts
97Macon County52.9-0.1 pts
98Polk County52.3-0.5 pts
99Brunswick County51.5-0.6 pts
100Clay County50.5-0.3 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population aged 18 to 64?

Watauga County, with 69.7% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population aged 18 to 64?

Clay County, with 50.5% in 2019.

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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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