RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest employer health coverage, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of people with employer-based health insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23565.5%–

02Orange County, NCNC152,49865.4%–

03Union County, NCNC267,67462.4%–

04Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72561.6%–

05Gates County, NCNC10,23459.8%–

06Durham County, NCNC347,24058.7%–

07Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38358.0%–

08Chatham County, NCNC85,11157.1%–

09Granville County, NCNC61,42156.6%–

10Iredell County, NCNC211,79856.1%–

11Lincoln County, NCNC98,65455.8%–

12Johnston County, NCNC256,44855.5%–

13Watauga County, NCNC54,78654.9%–

14Guilford County, NCNC562,23454.8%–

15New Hanover County, NCNC245,95954.8%–

16Alamance County, NCNC186,17753.9%–

17Person County, NCNC40,63653.8%–

18Gaston County, NCNC246,55853.6%–

19Stokes County, NCNC46,12653.3%–

20Camden County, NCNC11,31553.1%–

21Pitt County, NCNC182,93653.1%–

22Perquimans County, NCNC13,49052.9%–

23Stanly County, NCNC68,83052.8%–

24Forsyth County, NCNC401,71852.7%–

25Davie County, NCNC45,85552.3%–

26Caswell County, NCNC22,56352.0%–

27Currituck County, NCNC33,15851.9%–

28Franklin County, NCNC82,03751.4%–

29Catawba County, NCNC170,17251.2%–

30Davidson County, NCNC180,18250.8%–

31Pender County, NCNC72,11150.4%–

32Buncombe County, NCNC277,41749.8%–

33Mitchell County, NCNC15,06249.4%–

34Cleveland County, NCNC103,32549.3%–

35Nash County, NCNC99,36549.2%–

36Burke County, NCNC88,65549.1%–

37Brunswick County, NCNC174,70249.0%–

38Carteret County, NCNC70,46948.6%–

39Alexander County, NCNC36,95848.5%–

40Jackson County, NCNC45,03948.4%–

41Rockingham County, NCNC94,19548.4%–

42Rowan County, NCNC155,09648.4%–

43Henderson County, NCNC122,37548.4%–

44Yadkin County, NCNC38,32548.3%–

45Craven County, NCNC105,02547.8%–

46Martin County, NCNC21,60147.5%–

47Surry County, NCNC72,28747.4%–

48Wilson County, NCNC81,15047.3%–

49McDowell County, NCNC45,19847.2%–

50Dare County, NCNC38,24547.1%–

51Haywood County, NCNC63,36946.6%–

52Chowan County, NCNC14,08245.8%–

53Montgomery County, NCNC26,40345.8%–

54Graham County, NCNC8,19045.7%–

55Ashe County, NCNC27,51445.6%–

56Anson County, NCNC21,75845.5%–

57Northampton County, NCNC16,49145.5%–

58Warren County, NCNC18,89845.5%–

59Randolph County, NCNC149,51645.2%–

60Caldwell County, NCNC81,10545.1%–

61Lee County, NCNC70,25845.0%–

62Madison County, NCNC22,55344.9%–

63Wilkes County, NCNC66,23344.9%–

64Moore County, NCNC110,61944.8%–

65Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20144.6%–

66Lenoir County, NCNC55,83744.6%–

67Rutherford County, NCNC65,74544.0%–

68Bertie County, NCNC17,08643.6%–

69Harnett County, NCNC150,13743.6%–

70Transylvania County, NCNC34,21143.5%–

71Vance County, NCNC42,63843.5%–

72Hertford County, NCNC19,01543.1%–

73Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12142.9%–

74Polk County, NCNC20,53342.8%–

75Richmond County, NCNC42,04142.6%–

76Avery County, NCNC18,11042.2%–

77Greene County, NCNC20,70041.2%–

78Sampson County, NCNC61,50441.1%–

79Scotland County, NCNC33,32241.1%–

80Wayne County, NCNC122,27841.1%–

81Bladen County, NCNC30,00741.0%–

82Duplin County, NCNC51,57140.4%–

83Yancey County, NCNC19,08440.1%–

84Halifax County, NCNC46,53439.1%–

85Jones County, NCNC9,57538.6%–

86Columbus County, NCNC50,48738.1%–

87Beaufort County, NCNC44,67037.9%–

88Alleghany County, NCNC11,47937.6%–

89Washington County, NCNC10,63837.3%–

90Macon County, NCNC39,23237.1%–

91Clay County, NCNC12,23936.8%–

92Cherokee County, NCNC30,83036.6%–

93Cumberland County, NCNC338,47336.5%–

94Robeson County, NCNC119,94136.4%–

95Hoke County, NCNC56,93936.1%–

96Swain County, NCNC14,02435.2%–

97Pamlico County, NCNC12,75834.3%–

98Onslow County, NCNC217,17533.8%–

99Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53731.9%–

100Hyde County, NCNC4,55427.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS