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Highest homeownership rate, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Currituck County, NCNC33,15887.3%+7%

02Brunswick County, NCNC174,70284.6%+3%

03Cherokee County, NCNC30,83083.7%+2%

04Avery County, NCNC18,11083.0%+3%

05Pamlico County, NCNC12,75882.9%+1%

06Pender County, NCNC72,11182.7%+0%

07Davie County, NCNC45,85582.2%−1%

08Camden County, NCNC11,31582.1%−2%

09Union County, NCNC267,67481.6%+1%

10Clay County, NCNC12,23981.2%−4%

11Gates County, NCNC10,23480.9%−1%

12Graham County, NCNC8,19080.7%−2%

13Alexander County, NCNC36,95880.7%+0%

14Chatham County, NCNC85,11180.6%+4%

15Jones County, NCNC9,57579.4%−0%

16Yancey County, NCNC19,08479.4%−1%

17Ashe County, NCNC27,51479.4%−2%

18Stokes County, NCNC46,12679.2%−4%

19Lincoln County, NCNC98,65478.9%+1%

20Franklin County, NCNC82,03778.6%+1%

21Dare County, NCNC38,24578.4%+5%

22Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53777.8%+4%

23Macon County, NCNC39,23277.6%−5%

24Madison County, NCNC22,55377.5%+1%

25Person County, NCNC40,63677.3%+4%

26Granville County, NCNC61,42177.1%+3%

27Yadkin County, NCNC38,32576.9%−4%

28Polk County, NCNC20,53376.9%−2%

29Perquimans County, NCNC13,49076.5%−3%

30Moore County, NCNC110,61976.4%−3%

31Mitchell County, NCNC15,06276.3%−6%

32Johnston County, NCNC256,44876.1%+4%

33McDowell County, NCNC45,19875.6%−2%

34Caswell County, NCNC22,56375.2%−5%

35Henderson County, NCNC122,37575.0%−5%

36Montgomery County, NCNC26,40375.0%−2%

37Haywood County, NCNC63,36974.9%−3%

38Carteret County, NCNC70,46974.7%−3%

39Transylvania County, NCNC34,21174.7%−6%

40Northampton County, NCNC16,49174.6%−3%

41Burke County, NCNC88,65574.5%+1%

42Stanly County, NCNC68,83074.5%−2%

43Alleghany County, NCNC11,47974.4%−6%

44Davidson County, NCNC180,18274.4%+0%

45Rutherford County, NCNC65,74573.9%−1%

46Sampson County, NCNC61,50473.8%+0%

47Caldwell County, NCNC81,10573.5%−2%

48Wilkes County, NCNC66,23373.5%−6%

49Surry County, NCNC72,28773.4%−4%

50Hoke County, NCNC56,93973.0%−3%

51Bertie County, NCNC17,08672.7%−3%

52Swain County, NCNC14,02472.7%−5%

53Randolph County, NCNC149,51672.5%−5%

54Rowan County, NCNC155,09672.3%−2%

55Catawba County, NCNC170,17272.2%−1%

56Rockingham County, NCNC94,19572.1%−2%

57Hyde County, NCNC4,55471.9%−8%

58Iredell County, NCNC211,79871.9%−5%

59Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72571.2%−5%

60Columbus County, NCNC50,48771.1%−7%

61Harnett County, NCNC150,13771.0%+1%

62Cleveland County, NCNC103,32570.9%−3%

63Chowan County, NCNC14,08270.5%−2%

64Duplin County, NCNC51,57170.3%−6%

65Beaufort County, NCNC44,67069.5%−7%

66Warren County, NCNC18,89869.4%−10%

67Bladen County, NCNC30,00769.2%−11%

68Anson County, NCNC21,75868.5%−10%

69Craven County, NCNC105,02568.4%+3%

70Washington County, NCNC10,63868.0%−8%

71Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20167.5%+3%

72Hertford County, NCNC19,01567.4%−4%

73Lee County, NCNC70,25867.3%−6%

74Gaston County, NCNC246,55866.8%−3%

75Martin County, NCNC21,60166.8%−7%

76Greene County, NCNC20,70066.5%−11%

77Buncombe County, NCNC277,41766.2%−6%

78Richmond County, NCNC42,04165.9%−8%

79Robeson County, NCNC119,94165.8%−10%

80Alamance County, NCNC186,17765.0%−7%

81Wake County, NCNC1,257,23564.1%−3%

82Orange County, NCNC152,49863.8%+11%

83Onslow County, NCNC217,17563.7%+10%

84Forsyth County, NCNC401,71863.6%−3%

85Nash County, NCNC99,36563.6%−6%

86Halifax County, NCNC46,53462.9%−6%

87Watauga County, NCNC54,78662.1%−1%

88Scotland County, NCNC33,32261.8%−11%

89Wayne County, NCNC122,27861.5%−6%

90New Hanover County, NCNC245,95961.4%−5%

91Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12160.8%−5%

92Jackson County, NCNC45,03960.8%−16%

93Vance County, NCNC42,63860.1%−9%

94Wilson County, NCNC81,15060.0%−2%

95Guilford County, NCNC562,23459.9%−4%

96Lenoir County, NCNC55,83759.2%−12%

97Durham County, NCNC347,24055.5%+2%

98Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38355.1%−12%

99Cumberland County, NCNC338,47355.0%−7%

100Pitt County, NCNC182,93651.4%−11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES