The Growth of the Older Population in NC Counties
<br />1996 Population Estimates 2020 Population Projections Increase 1996 -2020
<br />County
<br />All Ages
<br />#65+
<br />%65+
<br />All Ages
<br />#65+
<br />%65+
<br />All Ages
<br />65+
<br />Jackson
<br />29,238
<br />4,336
<br />14.8%
<br />32,822
<br />7,975
<br />24.3%
<br />12.3%
<br />83.90/a
<br />Johnston
<br />99,215
<br />12,401
<br />12.5%
<br />147,349
<br />24,378
<br />16.5%
<br />48.5%
<br />96.6%
<br />Jones
<br />9,322
<br />1,398
<br />15.0%
<br />9,266
<br />1,952
<br />21.1%
<br />-0.6%
<br />39.6%
<br />Lee
<br />47,402
<br />6,721
<br />14.2%
<br />61,760
<br />12,014
<br />19.5%
<br />30.3%
<br />78.8%
<br />Lenoir
<br />59,262
<br />8,734
<br />14.7%1
<br />58,394
<br />12,285
<br />21.00/a
<br />-1.5%
<br />40.7%
<br />Lincoln
<br />56,808
<br />6,945
<br />12.2%
<br />76,990
<br />13,520
<br />17.6%
<br />35.5%
<br />94.7%
<br />Macon
<br />27,050
<br />6,325
<br />23.4%
<br />34,259
<br />10,895
<br />31.8%
<br />26.7%
<br />72.3%
<br />Madison
<br />18,194
<br />3,137
<br />17.2%
<br />19,393
<br />4,915
<br />25.3%
<br />6.6%
<br />56.7%
<br />Martin
<br />25,762
<br />3,895
<br />15.1%
<br />25,306
<br />5,590
<br />22.1%
<br />-1.8%
<br />43.5%
<br />McDowell
<br />38,317
<br />5,946
<br />15.5%
<br />39,391
<br />9,080
<br />23.1%
<br />2.8%
<br />52.7%
<br />Mecklenburg
<br />593,514
<br />56,545
<br />9.5%
<br />878,995
<br />114,409
<br />13.0%
<br />48.1%
<br />102.3%
<br />Mitchell
<br />14,652
<br />2,802
<br />19.1%
<br />14,708
<br />4,114
<br />28.0%
<br />0.4%
<br />46.8%
<br />Montgomery
<br />24,382
<br />3,301
<br />13.5%
<br />25,555
<br />4,270
<br />16.7%
<br />4.8%
<br />29.4°/
<br />Moore
<br />68,126
<br />15,185
<br />22.3%
<br />90,862
<br />26,178
<br />28.8%
<br />33.4%
<br />72.4%
<br />Nash
<br />86,026
<br />10,927
<br />12.7%
<br />111,449
<br />19,455
<br />17.5%
<br />29.6%
<br />78.0%
<br />L
<br />New Hanover
<br />143,430
<br />19,038
<br />13.3%
<br />202,050
<br />39,213
<br />19.4%
<br />40.9%
<br />06.0%Northam
<br />ton
<br />20,858
<br />3,710
<br />17.8%
<br />18,404
<br />4,594
<br />25.0%
<br />- 11.8%
<br />23.8%
<br />Onslow
<br />150,216
<br />8,162
<br />5.4%
<br />207,980
<br />19,127
<br />9.2%
<br />38.5%
<br />134.3%
<br />Orange
<br />106,045
<br />9,308
<br />8.8%
<br />146,494
<br />21,553
<br />14.7%
<br />38.1%
<br />131.6%
<br />Pamlico
<br />12,010
<br />2,221
<br />18.5%
<br />13,272
<br />3,666
<br />27.6%
<br />10.5%
<br />65.1%
<br />Pasquotank
<br />33,848
<br />4,822
<br />14.2%
<br />40,614
<br />7,061
<br />17.4%
<br />20.0%
<br />46.4%
<br />Pender
<br />35,978
<br />5,2781
<br />14.7%
<br />56,553
<br />11,616
<br />20.5%
<br />57.2%
<br />120.1%
<br />Per uimans
<br />10,756
<br />2,032
<br />18.9%
<br />11,693
<br />2,961
<br />25.3%
<br />8.70/6
<br />45.7%
<br />Person
<br />32,514
<br />4,715
<br />14.5%
<br />36,998
<br />7,378
<br />19.9%
<br />13.8%1
<br />56.5%
<br />Pitt
<br />119,236
<br />11,845
<br />9.90/0
<br />165,467
<br />22,041
<br />13.3%
<br />38.8%
<br />86.1%
<br />Polk
<br />16,195
<br />4,077
<br />25.2%
<br />19,587
<br />6,212
<br />31.7%
<br />20.9%
<br />52.4%
<br />Randolph
<br />118,722
<br />15,076
<br />12.7%1
<br />152,662
<br />26,630
<br />17.4%
<br />28.6%
<br />76.6 %
<br />Richmond
<br />45,840
<br />6,646
<br />14.5%
<br />46,359
<br />8,413
<br />18.1%
<br />1.1%
<br />26.6%
<br />Robeson
<br />112,005
<br />12,193
<br />10.9%
<br />125,186
<br />19,337
<br />15.4%
<br />11.8%
<br />58.6%
<br />Rockingham
<br />89,250
<br />13,492
<br />15.1%
<br />92,604
<br />19,761
<br />21.3%
<br />3.8%1
<br />46.5%
<br />Rowan
<br />121,003
<br />18,736
<br />15.5%
<br />152,090
<br />27,821
<br />18.3%
<br />25.7%
<br />48.5%
<br />Rutherford
<br />59,334
<br />9,482
<br />16.0%
<br />65,631
<br />13,485
<br />20.5%
<br />10.6%
<br />42.2%
<br />Sam son
<br />51,498
<br />7,6511
<br />14.9%
<br />55,733
<br />11,272
<br />20.2%
<br />8.2%
<br />47.3%
<br />Scotland
<br />35,030
<br />3,9761
<br />11.4%
<br />37,387
<br />6,363
<br />17.0%
<br />6.7%
<br />60.00/a
<br />Stanly
<br />54,588
<br />8,1121
<br />14.9%
<br />61,606
<br />10,969
<br />17.8%
<br />12.9%
<br />35.2%
<br />Stokes
<br />42,222
<br />5,096
<br />12.1%
<br />54,553
<br />10,526
<br />19.3%
<br />29.2%
<br />106.60/a
<br />Surry
<br />65,866
<br />10,402
<br />15.8%
<br />74,086
<br />16,390
<br />22.1%
<br />12.5%
<br />57.6%
<br />Swain
<br />11,847
<br />1,919
<br />16.2%
<br />12,500
<br />2,852
<br />22.8%
<br />5.5%
<br />48.6%
<br />Transylvania
<br />27,558
<br />5,760
<br />20.9%
<br />30,556
<br />9,474
<br />31.0%
<br />10.9%
<br />64.5%
<br />Tyrrell
<br />3,671
<br />669
<br />18.2%
<br />3,287
<br />798
<br />24.3%
<br />-10.5%
<br />19.3%
<br />Union
<br />102,083
<br />9,923
<br />9.75/6
<br />154,192
<br />22,963
<br />14.9%
<br />51.0%
<br />131.40/a
<br />Vance
<br />40,621
<br />5,298
<br />13.0%
<br />44,821
<br />7,276
<br />16.2%
<br />10.3%
<br />37.3%
<br />Wake
<br />539,187
<br />42,884
<br />8.0%
<br />918,936
<br />119,762
<br />13.0%
<br />70.4%
<br />179.3%
<br />Warren
<br />18,183
<br />3,506
<br />19.3%
<br />19,808
<br />5,252
<br />26.5%
<br />8.9%
<br />49.8%
<br />Washington
<br />13,504
<br />2,025
<br />15.0 -/0
<br />11,555
<br />2,827
<br />24.5%
<br />- 14.40/a
<br />39.60/a
<br />Watauga
<br />40,451
<br />4,635
<br />11.5%
<br />47,624
<br />9,102
<br />19.1%
<br />17.7%
<br />96.4%
<br />Wayne
<br />112,386
<br />12,338
<br />11.0%
<br />125,598
<br />21,314
<br />17.0%
<br />11.8%
<br />72.80/a
<br />Wilkes
<br />62,762
<br />8,989
<br />14.3%
<br />64,952
<br />14,868
<br />22.9%
<br />3.5%
<br />65.4%
<br />Wilson
<br />68,460
<br />9,168
<br />13.4%
<br />72,668
<br />14,148
<br />19.5%
<br />6.1%
<br />54.3%
<br />Yadkin
<br />34,737
<br />5,381
<br />15.5%
<br />43,780
<br />9,111
<br />20.8%1
<br />26.0%
<br />69.3%
<br />Yancey
<br />16,248
<br />2,980
<br />18.3%
<br />17,343
<br />4,680
<br />27.01/6
<br />6.7%
<br />57.0%
<br />NC (Total)
<br />7,323,085
<br />927,586
<br />12.7%
<br />9,345,967
<br />1,634,691
<br />17.5%1
<br />27.6%
<br />76.2%
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