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Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women and second leading cause of cancer-related death after lung cancer. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer within their lifetime, and one in 43 will die from breast cancer, according to analyzes by the American Cancer Society. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) reports that in North Carolina each year more than 8,000 women are diagnosed with cancer and…
In light of Veterans Day on Monday, November 11th, we are providing some statistics about North Carolina’s veteran population. The last profile on the demographics of NC Veterans was published in May 2021. This updated post provides key information on North Carolina veterans for the year 2023, drawing on data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Veterans Affairs. It includes: Distribution of veterans by age and sex Number of veterans residing in each NC county …
Gigi Taylor, a professor in the English department at UNC Chapel Hill, remembers Bhairavi Jayaraman walking up to her after class, nervous about applying to a fellowship opportunity. “Well come on upstairs, I want to introduce you to the dean who shared this opportunity,” Taylor told Jayaraman, then an undergraduate at UNC studying Economics and Public Policy. By the time Jayaraman left the dean’s office, Taylor said, “he was so impressed with her…
After this piece was published, our partners at myFutureNC pointed out that impacted school districts in the Northwest part of our state were excluded from the original analysis (Ashe, Burke, Caldwell, and others). This post has now been revised to include all school districts impacted by Helene in Western North Carolina. Three years after the pandemic, students in Western North Carolina (WNC) are confronting a new challenge: the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The storm, which…
This is part of our series looking at the demographics of North Carolina's registered voters. Other stories include an in-depth look at North Carolina's Republican voters and an in-depth look at North Carolina's unaffiliated voters. This is an update of our story from Sept. 2023. As of Sept. 28, 2024, North Carolina had 7.6 million registered voters. Of these, 2,413,469 million, or 32%, were registered Democrat. Age Older voters are the most likely to register…
This is part of our series looking at the demographics of North Carolina's registered voters. Other stories include an in-depth look at North Carolina's Republican voters and an in-depth look at North Carolina's Democrat voters. This is an update of our story from Sept. 2023. As of Sept. 28, 2024, North Carolina had 7.6 million registered voters. Of these, 2,886,573 million, or 38%, were registered unaffiliated. This post examines the characteristics of North Carolina's unaffiliated…
This is part of our series looking at North Carolina's registered voters. Other stories include an in-depth look at North Carolina's Democrat voters and an in-depth look at North Carolina's unaffiliated voters. This is an update of our story from Sept. 2023. As of Sept. 28, 2024, North Carolina had 7.6 million registered voters. Of these, 2,285,377 million, or 30%, were registered as a Republican. Age Younger voters are the least likely to register as…
This is the first in a four-part series on North Carolina’s voters. Today, we take a look at North Carolina’s 7.6 million registered voters. In the coming days, we will take a look at North Carolina’s registered Republicans, Democrats, and Unaffiliated Voters, respectively. As of Sept. 28th, 2024, North Carolina had about 8.5 million voting-eligible adults and 7.6 million registered voters. Their partisan affiliation was roughly split between three groups: unaffiliated, Democrat, and Republican, with…
In 1993, Amy Pulliam began her journey at Carolina as an undergraduate public policy student interested in health equity and inclusion. Three decades later, she’s coming full circle in Chapel Hill after stints with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and multiple North Carolina-based state health partnerships, including Wake Forest Baptist Health and Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, among others. Pulliam will serve as Carolina Demography’s Programs Manager, a role…
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program released their 2023 population estimates for Cities and Towns last week. Charlotte passes 900K residents As of July 1, 2023 there were an estimated 911,311 residents in Charlotte, up 1.7% from an estimated 895,704 on July 1, 2022. Burlington also passed a major milestone, passing 60,000 residents as of 2023. Durham, with an estimated 296,186 residents in 2023, might be the next city to hit a major milestone.…
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