| Rank | Percentage of Population Age 85 or Older ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 4.7% | Elkin City Schools / 6,291 |
| 2. | 4.3% | Polk County Schools / 20,510 |
| 3. | 3.7% | Mount Airy City Schools / 11,118 |
| 4. | 3.4% | Moore County Schools / 88,247 |
| 5. | 3.2% | Transylvania County Schools / 33,090 |
| 6. | 3.1% | Henderson County Schools / 106,740 |
| 7. | 2.8% | Macon County Schools / 33,922 |
| 8. | 2.7% | Clay County Schools / 10,587 |
| 9. | 2.7% | Clinton City Schools / 15,809 |
| 10. | 2.6% | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,793 |
| 11. | 2.5% | Weldon City Schools / 7,563 |
| 11. | 2.5% | Asheville City Schools / 39,161 |
| 13. | 2.5% | Yancey County Schools / 17,818 |
| 14. | 2.5% | Chatham County Schools / 63,505 |
| 15. | 2.5% | Asheboro City Schools / 28,530 |
| 15. | 2.5% | Haywood County Schools / 59,036 |
| 17. | 2.4% | Ashe County Schools / 27,281 |
| 18. | 2.4% | Mitchell County Schools / 15,579 |
| 19. | 2.4% | Alleghany County Schools / 11,155 |
| 20. | 2.4% | Graham County Schools / 8,861 |
| 21. | 2.3% | Washington County Schools / 13,228 |
| 21. | 2.3% | Cherokee County Schools / 27,444 |
| 23. | 2.3% | Buncombe County Schools / 199,157 |
| 23. | 2.3% | Northampton County Schools / 22,099 |
| 25. | 2.3% | Lexington City Schools / 20,237 |
| 26. | 2.3% | Perquimans County Schools / 13,453 |
| 27. | 2.3% | Bertie County Schools / 21,282 |
| 28. | 2.3% | Warren County Schools / 20,972 |
| 29. | 2.2% | Hickory City Schools / 31,410 |
| 30. | 2.2% | Madison County Schools / 20,764 |
| 31. | 2.1% | Thomasville City Schools / 14,979 |
| 32. | 2.1% | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 151,131 |
| 33. | 2.1% | Jones County Schools / 10,153 |
| 34. | 2.1% | Rutherford County Schools / 67,810 |
| 35. | 2.1% | Davie County Schools / 41,240 |
| 35. | 2.1% | Pamlico County Schools / 13,144 |
| 37. | 2.1% | Hyde County Schools / 5,810 |
| 38. | 2.1% | Avery County Schools / 17,797 |
| 39. | 2.0% | Kannapolis City Schools / 30,570 |
| 39. | 2.0% | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,407 |
| 41. | 2.0% | Rockingham County Schools / 93,643 |
| 42. | 2.0% | Anson County Schools / 26,948 |
| 43. | 2.0% | Montgomery County Schools / 27,798 |
| 44. | 2.0% | Halifax County Schools / 32,513 |
| 44. | 2.0% | Wilkes County Schools / 69,340 |
| 44. | 2.0% | Carteret County Schools / 66,469 |
| 47. | 1.9% | Martin County Schools / 24,505 |
| 48. | 1.9% | Beaufort County Schools / 47,759 |
| 48. | 1.9% | Hertford County Schools / 24,669 |
| 50. | 1.9% | McDowell County Schools / 44,996 |
| 51. | 1.9% | Swain County Schools / 9,522 |
| 52. | 1.9% | Newton-Conover City Schools / 18,175 |
| 52. | 1.9% | Person County Schools / 39,464 |
| 52. | 1.9% | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 130,380 |
| 55. | 1.8% | Burke County Schools / 90,912 |
| 56. | 1.8% | Stokes County Schools / 47,401 |
| 57. | 1.8% | Yadkin County Schools / 38,406 |
| 57. | 1.8% | Lenoir County Schools / 59,495 |
| 59. | 1.8% | Stanly County Schools / 60,585 |
| 59. | 1.8% | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,661 |
| 59. | 1.8% | New Hanover County Schools / 202,667 |
| 62. | 1.8% | Caswell County Schools / 23,719 |
| 63. | 1.8% | Whiteville City Schools / 14,873 |
| 64. | 1.8% | Craven County Schools / 103,505 |
| 65. | 1.8% | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 14,615 |
| 66. | 1.7% | Vance County Schools / 45,422 |
| 67. | 1.7% | Lee County Schools / 57,866 |
| 68. | 1.7% | Wilson County Schools / 81,234 |
| 69. | 1.7% | Gates County Schools / 12,197 |
| 69. | 1.7% | Scotland County Schools / 36,157 |
| 71. | 1.7% | Forsyth County Schools / 350,670 |
| 72. | 1.7% | Guilford County Schools / 488,406 |
| 72. | 1.7% | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 106,786 |
| 74. | 1.7% | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,606 |
| 75. | 1.7% | Richmond County Schools / 46,639 |
| 76. | 1.6% | Cleveland County Schools / 98,078 |
| 77. | 1.6% | Caldwell County Schools / 83,029 |
| 78. | 1.6% | Brunswick County Schools / 107,431 |
| 79. | 1.6% | Jackson County Schools / 36,627 |
| 80. | 1.6% | Mooresville City Schools / 27,517 |
| 81. | 1.5% | Surry County Schools / 56,264 |
| 81. | 1.5% | Watauga County Schools / 51,079 |
| 83. | 1.5% | Duplin County Schools / 58,505 |
| 83. | 1.5% | Pender County Schools / 52,217 |
| 85. | 1.5% | Gaston County Schools / 206,086 |
| 85. | 1.5% | Greene County Schools / 21,362 |
| 87. | 1.5% | Bladen County Schools / 35,190 |
| 88. | 1.5% | Catawba County Schools / 104,773 |
| 89. | 1.5% | Durham Public Schools / 267,587 |
| 90. | 1.4% | Alexander County Schools / 37,198 |
| 90. | 1.4% | Randolph County Schools / 113,222 |
| 92. | 1.4% | Wayne County Public Schools / 122,623 |
| 92. | 1.4% | Columbus County Schools / 43,225 |
| 94. | 1.4% | Cabarrus County Schools / 155,489 |
| 95. | 1.3% | Granville County Schools / 59,916 |
| 96. | 1.3% | Sampson County Schools / 47,622 |
| 96. | 1.3% | Davidson County Schools / 127,662 |
| 98. | 1.3% | Franklin County Schools / 60,619 |
| 99. | 1.3% | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 131,920 |
| 99. | 1.3% | Dare County Schools / 33,920 |
| 101. | 1.2% | Camden County Schools / 9,980 |
| 102. | 1.2% | Orange County Schools / 49,938 |
| 103. | 1.2% | Lincoln County Schools / 78,265 |
| 103. | 1.2% | Currituck County Schools / 23,547 |
| 103. | 1.2% | Pitt County Schools / 168,148 |
| 106. | 1.2% | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 83,863 |
| 107. | 1.2% | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 919,628 |
| 107. | 1.2% | Robeson County Schools / 134,168 |
| 109. | 1.1% | Harnett County Schools / 114,678 |
| 110. | 1.0% | Wake County Schools / 900,993 |
| 111. | 1.0% | Johnston County Schools / 168,878 |
| 112. | 1.0% | Cumberland County Schools / 297,793 |
| 113. | 0.9% | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 8,103 |
| 113. | 0.9% | Union County Public Schools / 201,292 |
| 115. | 0.8% | Onslow County Schools / 148,667 |
| 116. | 0.7% | Hoke County Schools / 46,952 |
| 117. | 0.0% | Fort Bragg Schools / 21,638 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Percentage of Population Age 85 or Older' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Percentage of Population Age 85 or Older' data are not listed.
