North Carolina: Medicare, senior and household data by county
North Carolina has 1,845,563 residents age 65 and older across 100 counties (Census ACS 2020-2024), and 58.0% of its 2,302,832 Medicare beneficiaries are in Medicare Advantage (CMS, February 2026). LeadLoom has 3,037,856 records available here, 128,608 of them turning 65 this calendar year.
Every county in North Carolina
| County | Turning 65 this year | Records available | Residents 65+ | Share 65+ | Medicare Advantage | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake | 11,960 | 288,075 | 151,920 | 12.9% | 52.6% | $105,768 |
| Mecklenburg | 10,955 | 263,065 | 137,905 | 11.9% | 55.4% | $87,005 |
| Guilford | 6,075 | 146,538 | 87,184 | 15.9% | 70.9% | $68,642 |
| Forsyth | 4,553 | 107,710 | 66,134 | 17.0% | 68.2% | $67,165 |
| Brunswick | 3,651 | 85,689 | 51,604 | 33.8% | 44.5% | $77,024 |
| Cumberland | 3,532 | 78,832 | 44,031 | 13.0% | 57.3% | $61,291 |
| Buncombe | 3,428 | 85,458 | 58,291 | 21.2% | 48.7% | $74,436 |
| Durham | 3,235 | 77,534 | 48,164 | 14.5% | 51.9% | $82,316 |
| New Hanover | 2,939 | 73,175 | 44,810 | 19.0% | 45.6% | $75,166 |
| Union | 2,869 | 69,630 | 33,972 | 13.5% | 53.5% | $102,900 |
| Gaston | 2,738 | 64,528 | 38,767 | 16.5% | 63.8% | $67,478 |
| Johnston | 2,652 | 63,708 | 32,148 | 13.7% | 58.4% | $83,384 |
| Iredell | 2,651 | 60,081 | 32,939 | 16.8% | 59.9% | $81,419 |
| Cabarrus | 2,410 | 58,129 | 32,038 | 13.6% | 63.1% | $89,005 |
| Davidson | 2,265 | 52,141 | 32,898 | 19.0% | 73.5% | $64,172 |
| Catawba | 2,150 | 49,985 | 30,611 | 18.7% | 61.8% | $67,864 |
| Onslow | 2,054 | 44,244 | 21,189 | 10.2% | 45.1% | $68,148 |
| Alamance | 2,030 | 47,527 | 30,353 | 17.2% | 71.0% | $65,651 |
| Rowan | 1,891 | 42,488 | 26,593 | 17.7% | 66.8% | $65,725 |
| Randolph | 1,772 | 41,789 | 26,888 | 18.4% | 75.6% | $61,022 |
| Pitt | 1,765 | 43,502 | 25,702 | 14.5% | 56.6% | $58,188 |
| Henderson | 1,704 | 43,052 | 31,376 | 26.5% | 47.4% | $68,187 |
| Orange | 1,588 | 39,247 | 24,097 | 16.1% | 50.5% | $90,089 |
| Harnett | 1,498 | 34,513 | 19,073 | 13.7% | 57.3% | $71,287 |
| Craven | 1,466 | 33,657 | 21,446 | 20.9% | 41.6% | $65,873 |
| Moore | 1,431 | 34,972 | 25,231 | 24.1% | 51.2% | $86,080 |
| Wayne | 1,412 | 31,589 | 20,262 | 17.1% | 57.6% | $59,733 |
| Lincoln | 1,404 | 31,477 | 18,062 | 19.5% | 57.8% | $80,016 |
| Cleveland | 1,323 | 29,758 | 18,996 | 18.8% | 63.0% | $58,534 |
| Nash | 1,320 | 30,427 | 18,623 | 19.4% | 58.8% | $62,426 |
| Robeson | 1,277 | 30,221 | 18,753 | 16.0% | 73.5% | $41,978 |
| Carteret | 1,260 | 29,112 | 18,665 | 27.0% | 42.6% | $72,322 |
| Chatham | 1,203 | 30,001 | 20,191 | 25.2% | 54.1% | $94,317 |
| Rockingham | 1,178 | 28,655 | 19,476 | 21.1% | 76.9% | $57,053 |
| Burke | 1,132 | 26,860 | 19,031 | 21.7% | 64.6% | $58,592 |
| Franklin | 1,101 | 23,765 | 12,988 | 17.5% | 58.1% | $74,240 |
| Caldwell | 1,090 | 25,056 | 17,272 | 21.4% | 67.2% | $56,425 |
| Pender | 1,034 | 22,526 | 11,932 | 18.2% | 52.1% | $80,396 |
| Surry | 945 | 21,283 | 14,747 | 20.6% | 70.6% | $55,656 |
| Wilson | 936 | 22,765 | 15,296 | 19.3% | 58.5% | $56,423 |
| Rutherford | 914 | 21,626 | 14,458 | 22.3% | 58.7% | $51,410 |
| Wilkes | 908 | 20,501 | 15,110 | 22.9% | 70.4% | $51,721 |
| Haywood | 892 | 22,455 | 16,106 | 25.7% | 54.1% | $61,912 |
| Stanly | 832 | 19,448 | 12,378 | 19.1% | 63.9% | $60,704 |
| Granville | 801 | 18,062 | 10,771 | 17.7% | 59.6% | $71,111 |
| Lenoir | 744 | 16,336 | 11,781 | 21.5% | 57.6% | $45,143 |
| Halifax | 728 | 15,534 | 10,515 | 22.1% | 63.9% | $45,590 |
| Lee | 719 | 16,603 | 11,283 | 17.1% | 55.7% | $65,387 |
| Stokes | 697 | 15,495 | 10,441 | 23.1% | 72.8% | $62,969 |
| Dare | 691 | 16,598 | 9,563 | 25.2% | 27.3% | $88,994 |
| Columbus | 671 | 16,045 | 10,376 | 20.7% | 60.2% | $49,442 |
| Sampson | 668 | 15,916 | 10,793 | 18.1% | 64.0% | $52,432 |
| Edgecombe | 660 | 15,306 | 10,191 | 20.9% | 64.9% | $51,265 |
| Beaufort | 638 | 16,463 | 11,412 | 25.6% | 55.4% | $58,357 |
| Duplin | 634 | 13,572 | 9,815 | 19.9% | 57.2% | $55,148 |
| Watauga | 609 | 13,548 | 9,435 | 17.1% | 49.4% | $51,693 |
| Davie | 607 | 14,883 | 9,775 | 22.2% | 67.4% | $75,057 |
| Hoke | 597 | 12,635 | 6,285 | 11.7% | 60.3% | $64,912 |
| Mcdowell | 594 | 14,046 | 9,401 | 21.0% | 63.2% | $57,168 |
| Macon | 585 | 14,622 | 11,079 | 29.2% | 45.8% | $59,061 |
| Person | 575 | 12,844 | 8,418 | 21.3% | 62.1% | $63,300 |
| Cherokee | 565 | 13,259 | 9,303 | 31.5% | 52.2% | $53,628 |
| Currituck | 554 | 11,093 | 5,489 | 17.9% | 33.6% | $93,511 |
| Pasquotank | 534 | 12,255 | 7,612 | 18.6% | 45.1% | $66,589 |
| Transylvania | 519 | 12,587 | 10,426 | 30.9% | 51.2% | $66,184 |
| Vance | 501 | 12,061 | 8,163 | 19.3% | 68.9% | $50,465 |
| Alexander | 500 | 11,384 | 7,721 | 21.2% | 66.8% | $65,354 |
| Jackson | 491 | 12,191 | 8,847 | 20.2% | 50.3% | $55,815 |
| Ashe | 483 | 10,171 | 7,343 | 27.2% | 49.9% | $56,866 |
| Richmond | 473 | 12,066 | 7,670 | 18.1% | 65.7% | $44,883 |
| Yadkin | 472 | 11,396 | 7,877 | 21.0% | 74.4% | $62,932 |
| Polk | 416 | 8,567 | 6,487 | 32.6% | 42.8% | $67,758 |
| Bladen | 407 | 10,087 | 6,935 | 23.5% | 66.9% | $42,422 |
| Scotland | 397 | 9,329 | 6,178 | 18.4% | 67.9% | $45,730 |
| Caswell | 368 | 7,441 | 5,168 | 23.1% | 69.7% | $59,755 |
| Montgomery | 368 | 8,291 | 5,787 | 22.3% | 64.5% | $57,766 |
| Warren | 311 | 6,826 | 5,212 | 27.7% | 60.7% | $50,638 |
| Martin | 293 | 7,470 | 5,532 | 25.6% | 60.5% | $48,578 |
| Madison | 289 | 7,652 | 5,079 | 23.2% | 57.1% | $58,531 |
| Northampton | 286 | 6,428 | 5,013 | 29.6% | 60.7% | $50,086 |
| Yancey | 268 | 6,724 | 5,085 | 27.1% | 54.6% | $58,709 |
| Pamlico | 266 | 5,688 | 3,786 | 30.6% | 42.9% | $59,717 |
| Bertie | 265 | 6,123 | 4,340 | 25.3% | 58.1% | $48,750 |
| Hertford | 254 | 6,177 | 4,533 | 22.8% | 58.7% | $45,537 |
| Chowan | 236 | 4,940 | 3,606 | 26.1% | 45.6% | $53,864 |
| Perquimans | 224 | 5,271 | 3,834 | 28.9% | 42.7% | $67,917 |
| Clay | 218 | 5,623 | 3,806 | 32.8% | 45.7% | $56,971 |
| Greene | 218 | 4,723 | 3,544 | 17.3% | 61.1% | $53,244 |
| Avery | 215 | 6,036 | 4,180 | 23.6% | 51.4% | $61,428 |
| Swain | 206 | 4,515 | 2,789 | 19.9% | 45.6% | $52,349 |
| Mitchell | 205 | 5,376 | 3,891 | 26.0% | 55.9% | $57,602 |
| Jones | 179 | 3,337 | 2,248 | 24.2% | 55.7% | $59,641 |
| Washington | 175 | 3,938 | 3,030 | 28.0% | 55.9% | $41,813 |
| Alleghany | 152 | 4,200 | 3,435 | 30.7% | 56.6% | $47,172 |
| Camden | 140 | 3,407 | 1,799 | 16.5% | 35.6% | $91,078 |
| Graham | 138 | 2,873 | 2,062 | 25.5% | 57.3% | $49,684 |
| Anson | 137 | 6,643 | 4,395 | 19.7% | 66.5% | $47,302 |
| Gates | 124 | 3,671 | 2,357 | 22.7% | 44.4% | $66,333 |
| Hyde | 61 | 1,594 | 902 | 19.6% | 54.7% | $53,713 |
| Tyrrell | 59 | 1,141 | 1,055 | 30.8% | 49.6% | $41,685 |
About this data
Inventory figures count the LeadLoom records that can be bought right now, after sold, reserved and opted-out records are removed; they refresh within a minute of any sale. Every other figure is a published statistic about the area, never a fact about a person: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment (February 2026), CDC PLACES model-based estimates, the FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025) and IRS Statistics of Income (tax year 2022).
Cite as: TheWoob Explorer, "North Carolina", https://explorer.thewoob.com/explorer/NC, retrieved 2026-10-19. Compiled data licensed CC BY 4.0; government source data is public domain.