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Highest employer health coverage, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the share of people with employer-based health insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 175 is 50.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Half Moon, NC, up 85 places to #69.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEMPLOYER-BASED INSURANCEVS 2020

01▲3Morrisville, NCNC32,46681.9%+2.7 pts

02Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04981.5%−0.7 pts

03▲2Apex, NCNC80,41979.5%+1.0 pts

04▼1Marvin, NCNC7,04078.9%−1.9 pts

05▲1Holly Springs, NCNC50,28877.8%−0.4 pts

06▲2Weddington, NCNC14,51776.7%0.0 pts

07Waxhaw, NCNC23,14076.6%−0.4 pts

08▲16Davidson, NCNC16,66276.4%+7.5 pts

09▲9Rolesville, NCNC12,83975.0%+3.6 pts

10▼1Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89674.3%−1.7 pts

11▲1Cary, NCNC183,58274.0%+0.8 pts

12▲5Huntersville, NCNC68,53573.8%+2.0 pts

13▲60Wendell, NCNC19,68773.4%+17.5 pts

14▲2Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49470.6%−1.7 pts

15▲5Knightdale, NCNC23,14470.3%+0.7 pts

16▲3Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56569.8%−0.2 pts

17▼6Harrisburg, NCNC20,74269.7%−3.8 pts

18▲14Belmont, NCNC16,41569.6%+3.9 pts

19▲44Pittsboro, NCNC5,05469.5%+11.3 pts

20▲47Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16569.3%+12.0 pts

21▲4Carrboro, NCNC20,96269.2%+0.8 pts

22▼1Indian Trail, NCNC44,30369.2%−0.3 pts

23▲5Stallings, NCNC17,76069.0%+2.2 pts

24▲22Clayton, NCNC32,63368.8%+6.3 pts

25▲5Mebane, NCNC21,95268.4%+2.1 pts

26▲9Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53668.0%+2.9 pts

27▲30Moyock, NCNC5,68468.0%+8.0 pts

28▲3Cornelius, NCNC35,09467.6%+1.6 pts

29▼3Wake Forest, NCNC58,14767.4%−1.0 pts

30▼17Stokesdale, NCNC6,13366.7%−6.5 pts

31▼21Cramerton, NCNC5,71366.6%−7.0 pts

32▼18Westport, NCNC5,91566.0%−7.1 pts

33▲5Clemmons, NCNC22,80865.9%+1.5 pts

34▲22Hillsborough, NCNC9,77865.9%+5.7 pts

35▼1Midland, NCNC5,15165.5%+0.3 pts

36▼9Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56665.3%−3.0 pts

37▼15Elon, NCNC11,36664.8%−4.4 pts

38▲23Mount Holly, NCNC19,03364.3%+5.8 pts

39▼24Summerfield, NCNC11,32763.9%−8.8 pts

40▼4Lewisville, NCNC14,42163.7%−1.2 pts

41▲56Lillington, NCNC5,04063.2%+14.6 pts

42▼13Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63762.3%−4.3 pts

43▼20Cullowhee, NCNC7,97362.0%−7.0 pts

44▼4Midway, NCNC5,10462.0%−1.9 pts

45▼12Matthews, NCNC32,76961.9%−3.3 pts

46▼7Boone, NCNC19,92961.6%−2.8 pts

47▲5Raleigh, NCNC506,30661.3%+0.3 pts

48▼4Mooresville, NCNC55,84260.9%−2.1 pts

49▲13Northchase, NCNC5,89660.9%+2.6 pts

50▼8Murraysville, NCNC16,33960.7%−3.0 pts

51▲8Durham, NCNC305,56160.4%+1.5 pts

52▼7Unionville, NCNC7,32259.3%−3.4 pts

53▼12Winterville, NCNC10,97359.2%−4.6 pts

54▼3Ogden, NCNC8,24958.9%−2.2 pts

55▲69Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64958.6%+14.6 pts

56▼9Porters Neck, NCNC7,65458.4%−3.7 pts

57▼20Garner, NCNC41,56258.3%−6.4 pts

58▼9Concord, NCNC114,59858.3%−3.3 pts

59▼58Creedmoor, NCNC5,04657.7%−25.1 pts

60▲4Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,90657.5%−0.4 pts

61▲16Kernersville, NCNC29,12857.2%+2.6 pts

62▼7Leland, NCNC35,73156.9%−3.6 pts

63▼20Gibsonville, NCNC9,87656.6%−6.9 pts

64▼6Cherryville, NCNC6,52356.4%−2.6 pts

65▲48Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28756.2%+9.7 pts

66▲22Surf City, NCNC5,14256.0%+4.9 pts

67▼17Mint Hill, NCNC29,47655.6%−5.8 pts

68▲3Charlotte, NCNC964,78455.4%−0.7 pts

69▲85Half Moon, NCNC7,37855.3%+18.0 pts

70▲39Angier, NCNC9,41055.0%+7.8 pts

71▲23Dallas, NCNC6,39255.0%+5.8 pts

72▲12Kannapolis, NCNC61,70854.4%+2.1 pts

73▼20Nashville, NCNC5,91153.4%−7.2 pts

74▲5Greensboro, NCNC308,66753.0%−0.5 pts

75▲62Swannanoa, NCNC6,90152.9%+11.5 pts

76▼6Butner, NCNC8,11252.5%−3.7 pts

77▼11St. Stephens, NCNC9,45752.5%−5.0 pts

78▲8Silver Lake, NCNC6,56352.0%+0.1 pts

79▼14Mills River, NCNC7,50451.8%−6.1 pts

80▲10Newton, NCNC13,82251.8%+1.2 pts

81Barbecue, NCNC5,91051.7%–

82▲3Archdale, NCNC12,25451.4%−0.8 pts

83Wilmington, NCNC126,80951.0%−1.3 pts

84▼9Hampstead, NCNC9,29250.9%−4.4 pts

85▲32Graham, NCNC20,13150.9%+4.8 pts

86▲3Pineville, NCNC11,85150.6%0.0 pts

87▼18Locust, NCNC6,12050.4%−6.4 pts

88▲20Mocksville, NCNC6,28250.4%+3.1 pts

89▼29King, NCNC7,97750.3%−8.2 pts

90▲26Aberdeen, NCNC10,06650.2%+4.0 pts

91▲4Asheville, NCNC93,52350.2%+1.1 pts

92▼38Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87549.7%−10.9 pts

93▼13Hickory, NCNC45,97549.6%−3.9 pts

94▼1Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27149.5%0.0 pts

95▲11Conover, NCNC8,93849.4%+1.8 pts

96▼14Greenville, NCNC96,44349.4%−3.2 pts

97▼6Gastonia, NCNC87,06749.1%−1.4 pts

98▲5Burlington, NCNC61,49649.0%+1.2 pts

99▼27Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54048.8%−7.2 pts

100▼22Kings Grant, NCNC9,00348.8%−5.4 pts

101▼3Morehead City, NCNC10,43448.7%+0.2 pts

102▼28Walkertown, NCNC6,12048.6%−7.1 pts

103▼27Ayden, NCNC5,26348.5%−6.7 pts

104▲1Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73148.5%+0.9 pts

105▼57Fletcher, NCNC8,37348.4%−13.5 pts

106▼14High Point, NCNC120,57148.3%−1.7 pts

107Brevard, NCNC8,09848.2%+0.9 pts

108▲18Tarboro, NCNC10,97948.1%+4.2 pts

109▲6Bessemer City, NCNC5,83447.9%+1.6 pts

110▼14Salisbury, NCNC36,87947.9%−0.8 pts

111▼12Oak Island, NCNC9,33747.8%−0.4 pts

112▼25Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87047.3%−4.2 pts

113▲22Southern Pines, NCNC17,35747.2%+5.6 pts

114▼2Trinity, NCNC7,27447.0%+0.5 pts

115▲8New Bern, NCNC34,72446.8%+2.7 pts

116▼14Pinehurst, NCNC18,67046.0%−1.8 pts

117▲48Zebulon, NCNC11,93346.0%+12.2 pts

118▲42Wadesboro, NCNC5,03545.7%+10.8 pts

119▲9Monroe, NCNC42,64445.4%+1.7 pts

120▼16Statesville, NCNC32,18145.2%−2.5 pts

121▲30Sawmills, NCNC5,10545.0%+6.8 pts

122▼3Wilson, NCNC49,57244.7%−0.6 pts

123▼23Shallotte, NCNC5,33544.3%−3.7 pts

124▲35Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50544.3%+9.2 pts

125▲24Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62244.1%+5.5 pts

126▼15Havelock, NCNC17,43044.1%−3.0 pts

127▼13Albemarle, NCNC17,76943.9%−2.5 pts

128▲6Thomasville, NCNC27,73343.9%+2.2 pts

129▼61St. James, NCNC7,31843.8%−13.4 pts

130▼10Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12043.7%−1.2 pts

131▼10Shelby, NCNC23,30943.6%−1.0 pts

132▲1Black Mountain, NCNC8,49142.9%+1.0 pts

133▲20Woodfin, NCNC8,22942.9%+5.2 pts

134▲16Dunn, NCNC8,81442.8%+4.6 pts

135▼54Etowah, NCNC7,96842.6%−10.7 pts

136▲5Rockingham, NCNC8,81542.5%+1.7 pts

137▼12Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11742.2%−1.7 pts

138▲34Selma, NCNC7,40641.9%+14.6 pts

139▲6Hope Mills, NCNC18,32441.6%+2.3 pts

140▼4Sanford, NCNC34,13841.3%−0.1 pts

141▼12Mount Airy, NCNC10,68241.1%−2.5 pts

142▼41Williamston, NCNC5,08640.8%−7.1 pts

143▼21Hendersonville, NCNC15,86739.8%−4.7 pts

144▼5Morganton, NCNC17,84939.8%−1.4 pts

145▼27Lincolnton, NCNC12,46539.2%−6.6 pts

146▼4Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38639.0%−1.1 pts

147▼4Lenoir, NCNC18,37238.9%−0.8 pts

148▼38Hamlet, NCNC5,87038.8%−8.4 pts

149▼22Oxford, NCNC8,98538.8%−5.0 pts

150▼3Smithfield, NCNC13,11438.6%−0.6 pts

151▼3Reidsville, NCNC14,69238.2%−1.0 pts

152▼12Clinton, NCNC8,46637.9%−3.2 pts

153▼9Waynesville, NCNC11,00637.6%−2.1 pts

154▲13Lexington, NCNC20,23837.5%+4.2 pts

155▼23Eden, NCNC15,50037.4%−5.6 pts

156▲12Goldsboro, NCNC35,01237.1%+4.2 pts

157Henderson, NCNC15,01336.9%+0.2 pts

158▼3Asheboro, NCNC27,99036.8%−0.5 pts

159▲4Piney Green, NCNC14,07836.3%+1.8 pts

160▼29Spout Springs, NCNC11,24236.3%−7.1 pts

161▼15Laurinburg, NCNC14,58235.7%−3.6 pts

162▲8Anderson Creek, NCNC13,92735.5%+6.1 pts

163▼1Marion, NCNC7,44035.4%+0.8 pts

164▼3Fayetteville, NCNC209,12034.8%0.0 pts

165▼1Washington, NCNC9,91034.6%+0.1 pts

166▼10Long View, NCNC5,38734.4%−2.5 pts

167▼29Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90833.1%−8.1 pts

168▼38Kinston, NCNC19,70532.9%−10.6 pts

169East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32332.2%+2.6 pts

170▼4Roxboro, NCNC8,38031.1%−2.5 pts

171Jacksonville, NCNC72,73230.8%+3.2 pts

172▼20Lumberton, NCNC18,95530.8%−7.0 pts

173▼15Forest City, NCNC7,41027.7%−8.2 pts

174▼1Siler City, NCNC8,15526.9%−0.3 pts

175▼1Spring Lake, NCNC11,25223.7%−1.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES