| Rank | County | Percentage of Young Children | 
                            
                                
                                    | 1 | Hoke County, North Carolina | 9.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 2 | Onslow County, North Carolina | 9.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 3 | Cumberland County, North Carolina | 8.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 4 | Harnett County, North Carolina | 7.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 5 | Robeson County, North Carolina | 7.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 6 | Durham County, North Carolina | 7.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 7 | Craven County, North Carolina | 7.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 8 | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | 7.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 9 | Duplin County, North Carolina | 7.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 10 | Lee County, North Carolina | 7.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 11 | Johnston County, North Carolina | 7.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 12 | Cabarrus County, North Carolina | 6.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 13 | Vance County, North Carolina | 6.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 14 | Wake County, North Carolina | 6.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 15 | Wayne County, North Carolina | 6.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 16 | Sampson County, North Carolina | 6.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 17 | Wilson County, North Carolina | 6.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 18 | Forsyth County, North Carolina | 6.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 19 | Union County, North Carolina | 6.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 20 | Richmond County, North Carolina | 6.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 21 | Pitt County, North Carolina | 6.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 22 | Scotland County, North Carolina | 6.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 23 | Edgecombe County, North Carolina | 6.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 24 | Pasquotank County, North Carolina | 6.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 25 | Gaston County, North Carolina | 6.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 26 | Swain County, North Carolina | 6.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 27 | Greene County, North Carolina | 6.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 28 | Guilford County, North Carolina | 6.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 29 | Lenoir County, North Carolina | 6.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 30 | Montgomery County, North Carolina | 6.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 31 | Randolph County, North Carolina | 6.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 32 | Alamance County, North Carolina | 6.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 33 | Washington County, North Carolina | 5.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 34 | Rowan County, North Carolina | 5.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 35 | Franklin County, North Carolina | 5.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 36 | Nash County, North Carolina | 5.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 37 | Iredell County, North Carolina | 5.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 38 | Pender County, North Carolina | 5.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 39 | Catawba County, North Carolina | 5.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 40 | Stanly County, North Carolina | 5.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 41 | Person County, North Carolina | 5.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 42 | Cleveland County, North Carolina | 5.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 43 | Columbus County, North Carolina | 5.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 44 | Chowan County, North Carolina | 5.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 45 | Davidson County, North Carolina | 5.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 46 | Surry County, North Carolina | 5.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 47 | Beaufort County, North Carolina | 5.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 48 | Halifax County, North Carolina | 5.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 49 | Hertford County, North Carolina | 5.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 50 | Lincoln County, North Carolina | 5.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 51 | New Hanover County, North Carolina | 5.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 52 | Martin County, North Carolina | 5.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 53 | Moore County, North Carolina | 5.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 54 | Alexander County, North Carolina | 5.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 55 | Buncombe County, North Carolina | 5.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 56 | McDowell County, North Carolina | 5.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 57 | Rutherford County, North Carolina | 5.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 58 | Tyrrell County, North Carolina | 5.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 59 | Yadkin County, North Carolina | 5.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 60 | Rockingham County, North Carolina | 5.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 61 | Graham County, North Carolina | 5.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 62 | Warren County, North Carolina | 5.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 63 | Bladen County, North Carolina | 5.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 64 | Burke County, North Carolina | 5.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 65 | Davie County, North Carolina | 5.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 66 | Caldwell County, North Carolina | 5.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 67 | Chatham County, North Carolina | 5.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 68 | Henderson County, North Carolina | 5.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 69 | Anson County, North Carolina | 5.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 70 | Currituck County, North Carolina | 5.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 71 | Wilkes County, North Carolina | 5.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 72 | Dare County, North Carolina | 5.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 73 | Jones County, North Carolina | 5.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 74 | Granville County, North Carolina | 5.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 75 | Northampton County, North Carolina | 5.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 76 | Jackson County, North Carolina | 5.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 77 | Bertie County, North Carolina | 5.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 78 | Ashe County, North Carolina | 5.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 79 | Gates County, North Carolina | 4.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 80 | Orange County, North Carolina | 4.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 81 | Macon County, North Carolina | 4.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 82 | Perquimans County, North Carolina | 4.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 83 | Brunswick County, North Carolina | 4.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 84 | Camden County, North Carolina | 4.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 85 | Mitchell County, North Carolina | 4.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 86 | Stokes County, North Carolina | 4.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 87 | Haywood County, North Carolina | 4.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 88 | Alleghany County, North Carolina | 4.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 89 | Yancey County, North Carolina | 4.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 90 | Madison County, North Carolina | 4.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 91 | Caswell County, North Carolina | 4.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 92 | Cherokee County, North Carolina | 4.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 93 | Carteret County, North Carolina | 4.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 94 | Hyde County, North Carolina | 4.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 95 | Pamlico County, North Carolina | 4.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 96 | Transylvania County, North Carolina | 4.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 97 | Clay County, North Carolina | 4.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 98 | Avery County, North Carolina | 4.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 99 | Polk County, North Carolina | 3.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 100 | Watauga County, North Carolina | 3.6% |