Age and Sex in North Carolina (State)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, North Carolina, and other states
North Carolina
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4164,142164k1.651%1.65%178,355178k1.794%1.79%252,615253k2.541%2.54%356,619357k3.587%3.59%285,817286k2.875%2.88%221,782222k2.231%2.23%341,960342k3.440%3.44%245,761246k2.472%2.47%661,578662k6.655%6.66%694,539695k6.987%6.99%679,360679k6.834%6.83%678,386678k6.824%6.82%629,372629k6.331%6.33%639,604640k6.434%6.43%654,782655k6.587%6.59%402,303402k4.047%4.05%145,836146k1.467%1.47%147,321147k1.482%1.48%272,870273k2.745%2.74%385,891386k3.882%3.88%651,637652k6.555%6.56%644,338644k6.482%6.48%605,960606k6.096%6.10%

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of the United States and North Carolina
Female Male
United States
North Carolina
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0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.176861%-0.054061%-0.177049%-0.048590%-0.230922%0.23%0.176861%0.177049%0.176861%0.18%1,459,3301.46M14.680%14.7%-0.640477%-0.047540%-0.639439%-0.027509%-0.688017%0.69%0.640477%0.639439%0.640477%0.64%3,301,5843.30M33.212%33.2%-0.642583%-0.014781%-0.662794%-0.657365%0.66%0.642583%0.662794%0.011473%0.642583%0.64%2,326,0612.33M23.399%23.4%-0.686475%-0.690098%-0.686475%0.69%0.686475%0.050542%0.690098%0.036916%0.737016%0.74%566,027566k5.694%5.69%-0.626346%-0.627873%-0.626346%0.63%0.626346%0.025888%0.627873%0.028032%0.652234%0.65%2,287,8262.29M23.014%23.0%

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of the United States and North Carolina
Female Male
United States
North Carolina
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.033090%-0.037020%-0.040405%-0.038024%-0.070110%0.07%0.033090%0.040405%0.033090%0.03%164,142164k1.651%1.65%-0.144135%-0.070564%-0.151220%-0.063891%-0.214698%0.21%0.144135%0.151220%0.144135%0.14%178,355178k1.794%1.79%-0.218766%-0.070704%-0.220748%-0.056595%-0.289471%0.29%0.218766%0.220748%0.218766%0.22%252,615253k2.541%2.54%-0.325874%-0.065735%-0.319204%-0.054701%-0.391609%0.39%0.325874%0.319204%0.325874%0.33%356,619357k3.587%3.59%-0.449728%-0.058939%-0.421958%-0.052156%-0.508667%0.51%0.449728%0.421958%0.449728%0.45%285,817286k2.875%2.88%-0.522245%-0.071020%-0.502773%-0.054229%-0.593265%0.59%0.522245%0.502773%0.522245%0.52%221,782222k2.231%2.23%-0.531931%-0.082790%-0.541468%-0.051993%-0.614721%0.61%0.531931%0.541468%0.531931%0.53%341,960342k3.440%3.44%-0.588593%-0.058934%-0.599140%-0.045449%-0.647527%0.65%0.588593%0.599140%0.588593%0.59%245,761246k2.472%2.47%-0.634360%-0.062313%-0.647813%-0.041116%-0.696672%0.70%0.634360%0.647813%0.634360%0.63%661,578662k6.655%6.66%-0.677883%-0.041580%-0.688902%-0.025961%-0.719463%0.72%0.677883%0.688902%0.677883%0.68%694,539695k6.987%6.99%-0.668906%-0.028996%-0.655595%-0.013619%-0.697902%0.70%0.668906%0.655595%0.668906%0.67%679,360679k6.834%6.83%-0.666643%-0.031563%-0.640349%-0.007471%-0.698205%0.70%0.666643%0.640349%0.666643%0.67%678,386678k6.824%6.82%-0.621065%-0.024107%-0.626779%-0.004019%-0.645172%0.65%0.621065%0.626779%0.621065%0.62%629,372629k6.331%6.33%-0.631541%-0.023740%-0.669173%-0.655281%0.66%0.631541%0.669173%0.005514%0.631541%0.63%639,604640k6.434%6.43%-0.651614%-0.014132%-0.680581%-0.665745%0.67%0.651614%0.680581%0.019624%0.651614%0.65%654,782655k6.587%6.59%-0.667191%-0.675846%-0.667191%0.67%0.667191%0.014610%0.675846%0.033642%0.681801%0.68%402,303402k4.047%4.05%-0.696300%-0.709599%-0.696300%0.70%0.696300%0.074440%0.709599%0.039633%0.770741%0.77%145,836146k1.467%1.47%-0.704770%-0.721323%-0.704770%0.70%0.704770%0.072439%0.721323%0.040945%0.777209%0.78%147,321147k1.482%1.48%-0.672414%-0.664734%-0.672414%0.67%0.672414%0.027644%0.664734%0.033543%0.700057%0.70%272,870273k2.745%2.74%-0.634048%-0.642594%-0.634048%0.63%0.634048%0.025863%0.642594%0.030383%0.659911%0.66%385,891386k3.882%3.88%-0.638353%-0.635182%-0.638353%0.64%0.638353%0.034325%0.635182%0.027016%0.672678%0.67%651,637652k6.555%6.56%-0.637440%-0.629799%-0.637440%0.64%0.637440%0.021467%0.629799%0.027976%0.658907%0.66%644,338644k6.482%6.48%-0.598624%-0.609806%-0.598624%0.60%0.598624%0.021886%0.609806%0.027693%0.620510%0.62%605,960606k6.096%6.10%

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of the United States and North Carolina
More Females More Males
United States
North Carolina
100%50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-111.879156%-94.107784%-111.879156%111.9%0.4720.4767.936%67.9%32.064%32.1%-48.956603%-42.250155%-48.956603%49.0%0.6710.6759.832%59.8%40.168%40.2%-32.319563%-25.637895%-32.319563%32.3%0.7560.7656.956%57.0%43.044%43.0%-20.171880%-17.136703%-20.171880%20.2%0.8320.8354.581%54.6%45.419%45.4%-13.105428%-12.360556%-13.105428%13.1%0.8840.8853.075%53.1%46.925%46.9%-13.599021%-10.786056%-13.599021%13.6%0.8800.8853.183%53.2%46.817%46.8%-15.564031%-9.602216%-15.564031%15.6%0.8650.8753.610%53.6%46.390%46.4%-10.012647%-7.585728%-10.012647%10.0%0.9090.9152.384%52.4%47.616%47.6%-9.822932%-6.346862%-9.822932%9.8%0.9110.9152.341%52.3%47.659%47.7%-6.133806%-3.768485%-6.133806%6.1%0.9420.9451.488%51.5%48.512%48.5%-4.334775%-2.077397%-4.334775%4.3%0.9580.9651.061%51.1%48.939%48.9%-4.734585%-1.166734%-4.734585%4.7%0.9550.9551.156%51.2%48.844%48.8%-3.881501%-0.641232%-3.881501%3.9%0.9630.9650.952%51.0%49.048%49.0%-3.759135%-3.759135%3.8%0.824044%0.9640.9650.922%50.9%49.078%49.1%-2.168711%-2.168711%2.2%2.883352%0.9790.9850.536%50.5%49.464%49.5%2.189744%4.977745%2.189744%2.2%1.0221.0249.458%49.5%50.542%50.5%10.690861%5.585264%10.690861%10.7%1.1071.1147.463%47.5%52.537%52.5%10.278333%5.676433%10.278333%10.3%1.1031.1047.556%47.6%52.444%52.4%4.111095%5.046055%4.111095%4.1%1.0411.0448.993%49.0%51.007%51.0%4.079032%4.728170%4.079032%4.1%1.0411.0449.001%49.0%50.999%51.0%5.377134%4.253238%5.377134%5.4%1.0541.0548.691%48.7%51.309%51.3%3.367694%4.441989%3.367694%3.4%1.0341.0349.172%49.2%50.828%50.8%3.655967%4.541243%3.655967%3.7%1.0371.0449.102%49.1%50.898%50.9%

Map of Age Cohorts by County in North Carolina

Children Age Cohorts by County#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
13.1%16.3%19.4%22.6%25.7%28.9%

College Age Cohorts by County#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
3.0%7.2%11.4%15.6%19.9%24.1%

20s Age Cohorts by County#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
6.3%9.3%12.2%15.0%17.9%20.9%

30s Age Cohorts by County#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
8.2%9.9%11.6%13.2%14.9%16.6%

40s Age Cohorts by County#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
8.9%10.6%12.2%13.8%15.5%17.2%

50s Age Cohorts by County#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
8.6%10.7%12.7%14.7%16.7%18.7%

60s Age Cohorts by County#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
6.4%9.3%12.1%15.0%17.8%20.7%

70s Age Cohorts by County#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
3.5%5.4%7.3%9.1%11.0%12.9%

80+ Age Cohorts by County#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
1.5%2.9%4.3%5.7%7.1%8.5%
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Age Cohorts by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

Children by Place#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected places in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%30%Count#Holly SpringsWake ForestApexIndian TrailClaytonFuquay-VarinaMonroeMooresvilleHuntersvilleMorrisvilleConcordHavelockSanfordLexingtonKannapolisLumbertonCaryGastoniaStatesvilleRocky MountAsheboroClemmonsHigh PointCharlotteThomasvilleWinston-SalemNew BernFayettevilleJacksonvilleWilsonGoldsboroSouthCorneliusHickoryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBurlingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCarrboroGarnerMatthewsKernersvilleShelbyDurhamKinstonSouth AtlanticGreensboroRaleighSalisburyMint HillGreenvilleAshevilleWilmingtonChapel HillBoone32.573193%32.573193%32.6%9,813131.871024%31.871024%31.9%11,62411.6k230.975326%30.975326%31.0%13,59613.6k330.791870%30.791870%30.8%11,19511.2k430.717404%30.717404%30.7%5,699529.957750%29.957750%30.0%6,807628.808605%28.808605%28.8%9,856728.671546%28.671546%28.7%10,14610.1k828.405640%28.405640%28.4%14,68614.7k927.743363%27.743363%27.7%6,2701027.489417%27.489417%27.5%23,57323.6k1127.401842%27.401842%27.4%5,6531227.299642%27.299642%27.3%7,9301327.146524%27.146524%27.1%5,1821426.385028%26.385028%26.4%12,05412.1k1526.249654%26.249654%26.2%5,6821626.231213%26.231213%26.2%40,87440.9k1726.008095%26.008095%26.0%19,21419.2k1825.661653%25.661653%25.7%6,6031925.402759%25.402759%25.4%14,27014.3k2025.352221%25.352221%25.4%6,5862125.307125%25.307125%25.3%4,9442224.771981%24.771981%24.8%26,99727.0k2324.540635%24.540635%24.5%198,493198k2424.243874%24.243874%24.2%6,5892524.230314%24.230314%24.2%57,78357.8k2624.169576%24.169576%24.2%7,2692724.122846%24.122846%24.1%49,13149.1k2824.114087%24.114087%24.1%16,49516.5k2924.105089%24.105089%24.1%11,94611.9k3023.900457%23.900457%23.9%8,5863123.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.441260%23.441260%23.4%6,4293223.280528%23.280528%23.3%9,3763323.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.064485%23.064485%23.1%12,12512.1k3423.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M22.820722%22.820722%22.8%4,7623522.613575%22.613575%22.6%6,2473622.562720%22.562720%22.6%6,7813722.497472%22.497472%22.5%5,3403822.488770%22.488770%22.5%4,5563922.466943%22.466943%22.5%56,56356.6k4022.418548%22.418548%22.4%4,7964122.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M22.119450%22.119450%22.1%62,41662.4k4221.865242%21.865242%21.9%96,49796.5k4321.271604%21.271604%21.3%7,1634420.752078%20.752078%20.8%5,1934518.516909%18.516909%18.5%16,61816.6k4618.401481%18.401481%18.4%16,10716.1k4717.853751%17.853751%17.9%20,30420.3k4815.978307%15.978307%16.0%9,428493.837509%3.837509%3.8%70050

Age Cohorts by Metro Area in North Carolina

There are 41 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within North Carolina (38 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 41 of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina.

Children by Metro Area#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Dunn Metro AreaDunn AreaFayetteville Metro AreaFayettevilleLumberton Metro AreaLumbertonJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleSanford Metro AreaSanford AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteGoldsboro Metro AreaGoldsboroHenderson Metro AreaHendersonWilson Metro AreaWilson AreaRockingham Metro AreaRockinghamLaurinburg Metro AreaLaurinburgSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaRocky Mount Metro AreaRocky MountBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonKinston Metro AreaKinston AreaGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachShelby Metro AreaShelby AreaMount Airy Metro AreaMount AirySouth AtlanticGreenville Metro AreaGreenvilleAlbemarle Metro AreaAlbemarleElizabeth City Metro AreaElizabeth CityHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaNew Bern Metro AreaNew Bern AreaOxford Metro AreaOxford AreaNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaPinehurst and Southern Pines Metro AreaPinehurstForest City Metro AreaForest CityWashington Metro AreaWashingtonMarion Metro AreaMarion AreaRoanoke Rapids Metro AreaRoanoke RapidsWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonKill Devil Hills Metro AreaKill Devil HillsAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleMyrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach Metro AreaMyrtle BeachMorehead City Metro AreaMorehead CityCullowhee Metro AreaCullowheeBrevard Metro AreaBrevard AreaBoone Metro AreaBoone Area27.153688%27.153688%27.2%34,38234.4k126.233671%26.233671%26.2%99,08399.1k225.951878%25.951878%26.0%34,92534.9k325.422734%25.422734%25.4%47,22447.2k425.255291%25.255291%25.3%15,03715.0k525.107420%25.107420%25.1%312,266312k624.624090%24.624090%24.6%586,337586k724.117898%24.117898%24.1%30,01430.0k824.117013%24.117013%24.1%10,73410.7k923.640908%23.640908%23.6%19,29519.3k1023.515642%23.515642%23.5%10,74910.7k1123.496962%23.496962%23.5%8,3911223.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.021163%23.021163%23.0%150,694151k1323.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M22.978920%22.978920%23.0%34,25134.3k1422.819303%22.819303%22.8%35,68335.7k1522.813362%22.813362%22.8%13,31013.3k1622.695132%22.695132%22.7%169,374169k1722.558078%22.558078%22.6%386,742387k1822.300825%22.300825%22.3%21,65721.7k1922.180384%22.180384%22.2%16,14016.1k2022.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M22.042820%22.042820%22.0%38,60838.6k2121.910576%21.910576%21.9%13,28013.3k2221.904822%21.904822%21.9%13,93313.9k2321.669506%21.669506%21.7%78,74278.7k2421.630910%21.630910%21.6%27,50527.5k2521.436040%21.436040%21.4%12,50612.5k2621.344792%21.344792%21.3%14,70414.7k2721.317333%21.317333%21.3%115,625116k2821.296873%21.296873%21.3%19,82119.8k2921.284538%21.284538%21.3%14,19714.2k3021.242607%21.242607%21.2%10,09310.1k3121.053918%21.053918%21.1%9,4773221.002491%21.002491%21.0%15,43215.4k3320.000147%20.000147%20.0%54,55854.6k3419.353936%19.353936%19.4%7,6093519.286025%19.286025%19.3%85,19185.2k3618.661773%18.661773%18.7%78,30278.3k3718.451347%18.451347%18.5%12,64612.6k3817.311471%17.311471%17.3%7,1373916.577944%16.577944%16.6%5,4814013.142478%13.142478%13.1%6,93241

Age Cohorts by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Children by County#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Union CountyUnionHarnett CountyHarnettJohnston CountyJohnstonCabarrus CountyCabarrusRobeson CountyRobesonCumberland CountyCumberlandOnslow CountyOnslowLee CountyLeeWake CountyWakeSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplinMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgWayne CountyWayneIredell CountyIredellForsyth CountyForsythWilson CountyWilsonRandolph CountyRandolphSouthGaston CountyGastonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCatawba CountyCatawbaFranklin CountyFranklinAlamance CountyAlamanceLenoir CountyLenoirNash CountyNashGuilford CountyGuilfordDavidson CountyDavidsonRowan CountyRowanCraven CountyCravenPender CountyPenderCleveland CountyClevelandSurry CountySurryColumbus CountyColumbusSouth AtlanticLincoln CountyLincolnPitt CountyPittDurham CountyDurhamStanly CountyStanlyGranville CountyGranvilleWilkes CountyWilkesMoore CountyMooreRutherford CountyRutherfordCaldwell CountyCaldwellRockingham CountyRockinghamOrange CountyOrangeChatham CountyChathamBurke CountyBurkeHenderson CountyHendersonBuncombe CountyBuncombeNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverHaywood CountyHaywoodCarteret CountyCarteretBrunswick CountyBrunswick28.465540%28.465540%28.5%61,94561.9k127.153688%27.153688%27.2%34,38234.4k226.502704%26.502704%26.5%48,27648.3k326.319320%26.319320%26.3%50,61150.6k425.951878%25.951878%26.0%34,92534.9k525.820569%25.820569%25.8%84,13484.1k625.422734%25.422734%25.4%47,22447.2k725.255291%25.255291%25.3%15,03715.0k824.990987%24.990987%25.0%249,554250k924.826958%24.826958%24.8%15,81815.8k1024.806752%24.806752%24.8%14,66614.7k1124.574361%24.574361%24.6%248,637249k1224.117898%24.117898%24.1%30,01430.0k1323.952643%23.952643%24.0%40,11940.1k1423.721726%23.721726%23.7%86,51186.5k1523.640908%23.640908%23.6%19,29519.3k1623.570006%23.570006%23.6%33,60833.6k1723.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.164253%23.164253%23.2%49,05149.1k1823.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M22.940159%22.940159%22.9%35,66335.7k1922.918287%22.918287%22.9%14,43614.4k2022.819303%22.819303%22.8%35,68335.7k2122.813362%22.813362%22.8%13,31013.3k2222.763151%22.763151%22.8%21,48521.5k2322.752557%22.752557%22.8%116,451116k2422.751710%22.751710%22.8%37,32637.3k2522.698891%22.698891%22.7%31,48231.5k2622.529033%22.529033%22.5%23,47323.5k2722.447567%22.447567%22.4%12,65112.7k2822.300825%22.300825%22.3%21,65721.7k2922.180384%22.180384%22.2%16,14016.1k3022.180128%22.180128%22.2%12,64612.6k3122.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M22.102453%22.102453%22.1%17,63417.6k3222.042820%22.042820%22.0%38,60838.6k3321.922286%21.922286%21.9%64,58764.6k3421.910576%21.910576%21.9%13,28013.3k3521.436040%21.436040%21.4%12,50612.5k3621.344792%21.344792%21.3%14,70414.7k3721.296873%21.296873%21.3%19,82119.8k3821.284538%21.284538%21.3%14,19714.2k3921.046764%21.046764%21.0%17,17917.2k4021.017868%21.017868%21.0%19,31519.3k4120.388822%20.388822%20.4%28,50528.5k4220.276833%20.276833%20.3%13,94613.9k4320.099459%20.099459%20.1%17,90517.9k4419.691628%19.691628%19.7%21,83921.8k4519.375720%19.375720%19.4%48,46148.5k4619.362842%19.362842%19.4%41,90741.9k4718.468537%18.468537%18.5%11,00311.0k4818.451347%18.451347%18.5%12,64612.6k4917.181770%17.181770%17.2%20,47520.5k50

Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in North Carolina

There are 1,041 county subdivisions in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 32,597.

Children by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected county subdivisions in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%30%Count#Sandy Ridge TownshipSandy RdgHolly Springs TownshipHolly SpgsWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakWake Forest TownshipWake FrstMiddle Creek TownshipMiddle CrkRockfish TownshipRockfishVance TownshipVanceClayton TownshipClaytonMonroe TownshipMonroeCoddle Creek TownshipCoddle CrkTownship 2:Poplar Tent2, Poplar TentNeuse TownshipNeuseSt. Matthews TownshipSt. MatthewsSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysTownship 4:Kannapolis4, KannapolisOak Grove TownshipOak GrvCedar Fork TownshipCedar ForkGilmer TownshipGilmerSeventy-First Township71stGastonia TownshipGastoniaTownship 12:Burlington12, BurlingtonTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteJacksonville TownshipJacksonvilleHigh Point TownshipHigh PtWinston TownshipWinstonLeesville TownshipLeesvilleDavidson TownshipDavidsonSouthWilson TownshipWilsonCary TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaThomasville TownshipThomasvilleCross Creek TownshipCross CrkClevelandWinterville TownshipWintervilleDurham TownshipDurhamSouth AtlanticHickory TownshipHickoryTown Creek TownshipTown CrkTownship 13:Morning Star13, Morning StarHarnett TownshipHarnettTriangle TownshipTrnglMorehead TownshipMoreheadCraven Township 88South Point TownshipS PtSwift Creek TownshipSwift CrkChapel Hill TownshipChapel HlAshevilleRaleigh TownshipRaleighWilmington TownshipWilmingtonHendersonville TownshipHendersonvilleHouse Creek TownshipHouse CrkGreenville TownshipGreenville33.800416%33.800416%33.8%18,04318.0k131.270055%31.270055%31.3%12,08412.1k231.004382%31.004382%31.0%27,10027.1k329.783164%29.783164%29.8%23,19923.2k429.560121%29.560121%29.6%14,97915.0k529.224797%29.224797%29.2%16,86316.9k628.580336%28.580336%28.6%16,04316.0k727.567410%27.567410%27.6%9,457827.255421%27.255421%27.3%15,03315.0k926.939459%26.939459%26.9%9,1711026.734830%26.734830%26.7%10,43310.4k1126.695954%26.695954%26.7%21,45121.5k1226.568774%26.568774%26.6%19,84919.8k1326.355885%26.355885%26.4%17,12517.1k1426.125730%26.125730%26.1%11,89411.9k1525.795683%25.795683%25.8%11,43611.4k1625.704255%25.704255%25.7%12,37312.4k1725.651775%25.651775%25.7%20,13120.1k1825.469541%25.469541%25.5%23,84023.8k1925.333410%25.333410%25.3%21,97822.0k2024.724688%24.724688%24.7%9,4972124.540635%24.540635%24.5%198,493198k2224.536787%24.536787%24.5%18,16918.2k2324.343035%24.343035%24.3%20,14820.1k2424.230314%24.230314%24.2%57,78357.8k2524.122155%24.122155%24.1%10,70310.7k2623.865245%23.865245%23.9%8,2602723.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.411685%23.411685%23.4%9,9902823.238977%23.238977%23.2%18,52118.5k2923.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M22.770056%22.770056%22.8%8,8303022.347117%22.347117%22.3%15,34815.3k3122.300825%22.300825%22.3%21,65721.7k3222.281946%22.281946%22.3%11,15111.2k3322.200424%22.200424%22.2%25,34825.3k3422.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M21.848111%21.848111%21.8%13,43213.4k3521.314845%21.314845%21.3%6,9483621.081657%21.081657%21.1%7,9133720.963802%20.963802%21.0%8,4963820.865900%20.865900%20.9%21,78421.8k3920.758570%20.758570%20.8%42,28542.3k4020.750911%20.750911%20.8%7,4064120.591390%20.591390%20.6%8,8304220.220990%20.220990%20.2%11,09011.1k4319.021657%19.021657%19.0%17,58417.6k4418.401481%18.401481%18.4%16,10716.1k4518.009590%18.009590%18.0%22,91022.9k4617.853751%17.853751%17.9%20,30420.3k4717.743403%17.743403%17.7%8,5804817.608311%17.608311%17.6%10,23810.2k4916.826350%16.826350%16.8%8,46550

Age Cohorts by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares North Carolina to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina.

Children by State#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%30%Count#UtahTexasIdahoAlaskaKansasNebraskaGeorgiaSouth DakotaOklahomaMississippiNew MexicoArizonaIndianaLouisianaArkansasWyomingCaliforniaMinnesotaSouthIowaNevadaIllinoisColoradoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriNorth CarolinaN CarolinaKentuckyTennesseeAlabamaOhioNorth DakotaWashingtonWisconsinMarylandNew JerseyMichiganSouth CarolinaS CarolinaVirginiaSouth AtlanticMontanaDelawareHawaiiOregonConnecticutNew YorkPennsylvaniaMassachusettsWest VirginiaFloridaRhode IslandNew HampshireMaineVermont30.700981%30.700981%30.7%905,196905k126.459270%26.459270%26.5%7,132,4767.13M226.372637%26.372637%26.4%431,320431k325.461726%25.461726%25.5%187,616188k424.888693%24.888693%24.9%721,347721k524.855748%24.855748%24.9%467,601468k624.706366%24.706366%24.7%2,495,1752.50M724.629931%24.629931%24.6%209,615210k824.572394%24.572394%24.6%952,325952k924.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k1024.091682%24.091682%24.1%501,750502k1124.070736%24.070736%24.1%1,619,6181.62M1224.007486%24.007486%24.0%1,581,9921.58M1323.979792%23.979792%24.0%1,114,0221.11M1423.824850%23.824850%23.8%707,234707k1523.814253%23.814253%23.8%138,844139k1623.646283%23.646283%23.6%9,140,2839.14M1723.520988%23.520988%23.5%1,282,0981.28M1823.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.418418%23.418418%23.4%727,514728k1923.409360%23.409360%23.4%664,632665k2023.270328%23.270328%23.3%2,990,6292.99M2123.252704%23.252704%23.3%1,246,1811.25M2223.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.023174%23.023174%23.0%1,395,1241.40M2323.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M2422.987138%22.987138%23.0%1,014,1901.01M2522.830222%22.830222%22.8%1,494,9251.49M2622.828993%22.828993%22.8%1,105,1891.11M2722.783062%22.783062%22.8%2,639,8602.64M2822.782621%22.782621%22.8%167,717168k2922.685733%22.685733%22.7%1,604,5951.60M3022.615876%22.615876%22.6%1,301,4981.30M3122.614634%22.614634%22.6%1,347,8101.35M3222.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M3322.480857%22.480857%22.5%2,227,7632.23M3422.458484%22.458484%22.5%1,085,7791.09M3522.448718%22.448718%22.4%1,865,5561.87M3622.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M21.987686%21.987686%22.0%225,020225k3721.845843%21.845843%21.8%204,192204k3821.802496%21.802496%21.8%308,216308k3921.630770%21.630770%21.6%861,395861k4021.558782%21.558782%21.6%773,652774k4121.456623%21.456623%21.5%4,226,4094.23M4221.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M4320.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M4420.575789%20.575789%20.6%379,848380k4520.398234%20.398234%20.4%4,066,2764.07M4620.142988%20.142988%20.1%212,406212k4720.111367%20.111367%20.1%266,979267k4819.512483%19.512483%19.5%259,501260k4919.431728%19.431728%19.4%121,691122k50

Age Cohorts by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares North Carolina to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina.

Children by State#59

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TexasGeorgiaOklahomaMississippiLouisianaArkansasSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaKentuckyTennesseeAlabamaMarylandSouth CarolinaS CarolinaVirginiaSouth AtlanticDelawareWest VirginiaFloridaDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.26.459270%26.459270%26.5%7,132,4767.13M124.706366%24.706366%24.7%2,495,1752.50M224.572394%24.572394%24.6%952,325952k324.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k423.979792%23.979792%24.0%1,114,0221.11M523.824850%23.824850%23.8%707,234707k623.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M722.987138%22.987138%23.0%1,014,1901.01M822.830222%22.830222%22.8%1,494,9251.49M922.828993%22.828993%22.8%1,105,1891.11M1022.614634%22.614634%22.6%1,347,8101.35M1122.458484%22.458484%22.5%1,085,7791.09M1222.448718%22.448718%22.4%1,865,5561.87M1322.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M21.845843%21.845843%21.8%204,192204k1420.575789%20.575789%20.6%379,848380k1520.398234%20.398234%20.4%4,066,2764.07M1617.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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