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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%+5.7 pts

02Brunswick County, NCNC174,70284.6%+2.4 pts

03Cherokee County, NCNC30,83083.7%+1.5 pts

04Avery County, NCNC18,11083.0%+2.4 pts

05Pamlico County, NCNC12,75882.9%+0.7 pts

06Pender County, NCNC72,11182.7%+0.1 pts

07Davie County, NCNC45,85582.2%−1.1 pts

08Camden County, NCNC11,31582.1%−1.3 pts

09Union County, NCNC267,67481.6%+1.1 pts

10Clay County, NCNC12,23981.2%−3.3 pts

11Gates County, NCNC10,23480.9%−1.2 pts

12Graham County, NCNC8,19080.7%−2.0 pts

13Alexander County, NCNC36,95880.7%+0.2 pts

14Chatham County, NCNC85,11180.6%+3.4 pts

15Jones County, NCNC9,57579.4%−0.3 pts

16Yancey County, NCNC19,08479.4%−0.8 pts

17Ashe County, NCNC27,51479.4%−1.6 pts

18Stokes County, NCNC46,12679.2%−2.9 pts

19Lincoln County, NCNC98,65478.9%+0.4 pts

20Franklin County, NCNC82,03778.6%+0.8 pts

21Dare County, NCNC38,24578.4%+3.9 pts

22Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53777.8%+2.9 pts

23Macon County, NCNC39,23277.6%−3.7 pts

24Madison County, NCNC22,55377.5%+0.8 pts

25Person County, NCNC40,63677.3%+2.7 pts

26Granville County, NCNC61,42177.1%+2.1 pts

27Yadkin County, NCNC38,32576.9%−3.3 pts

28Polk County, NCNC20,53376.9%−1.8 pts

29Perquimans County, NCNC13,49076.5%−2.0 pts

30Moore County, NCNC110,61976.4%−2.3 pts

31Mitchell County, NCNC15,06276.3%−4.6 pts

32Johnston County, NCNC256,44876.1%+2.6 pts

33McDowell County, NCNC45,19875.6%−1.6 pts

34Caswell County, NCNC22,56375.2%−4.2 pts

35Henderson County, NCNC122,37575.0%−3.8 pts

36Montgomery County, NCNC26,40375.0%−1.7 pts

37Haywood County, NCNC63,36974.9%−2.5 pts

38Carteret County, NCNC70,46974.7%−1.9 pts

39Transylvania County, NCNC34,21174.7%−4.7 pts

40Northampton County, NCNC16,49174.6%−2.4 pts

41Burke County, NCNC88,65574.5%+0.4 pts

42Stanly County, NCNC68,83074.5%−1.8 pts

43Alleghany County, NCNC11,47974.4%−4.5 pts

44Davidson County, NCNC180,18274.4%+0.2 pts

45Rutherford County, NCNC65,74573.9%−0.6 pts

46Sampson County, NCNC61,50473.8%+0.4 pts

47Caldwell County, NCNC81,10573.5%−1.4 pts

48Wilkes County, NCNC66,23373.5%−4.4 pts

49Surry County, NCNC72,28773.4%−2.9 pts

50Hoke County, NCNC56,93973.0%−2.0 pts

51Bertie County, NCNC17,08672.7%−2.2 pts

52Swain County, NCNC14,02472.7%−4.2 pts

53Randolph County, NCNC149,51672.5%−4.0 pts

54Rowan County, NCNC155,09672.3%−1.2 pts

55Catawba County, NCNC170,17272.2%−0.4 pts

56Rockingham County, NCNC94,19572.1%−1.6 pts

57Hyde County, NCNC4,55471.9%−6.5 pts

58Iredell County, NCNC211,79871.9%−3.5 pts

59Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72571.2%−3.5 pts

60Columbus County, NCNC50,48771.1%−5.3 pts

61Harnett County, NCNC150,13771.0%+0.8 pts

62Cleveland County, NCNC103,32570.9%−2.0 pts

63Chowan County, NCNC14,08270.5%−1.7 pts

64Duplin County, NCNC51,57170.3%−4.6 pts

65Beaufort County, NCNC44,67069.5%−5.5 pts

66Warren County, NCNC18,89869.4%−8.1 pts

67Bladen County, NCNC30,00769.2%−8.6 pts

68Anson County, NCNC21,75868.5%−7.4 pts

69Craven County, NCNC105,02568.4%+1.7 pts

70Washington County, NCNC10,63868.0%−5.6 pts

71Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20167.5%+1.8 pts

72Hertford County, NCNC19,01567.4%−2.6 pts

73Lee County, NCNC70,25867.3%−4.4 pts

74Gaston County, NCNC246,55866.8%−2.0 pts

75Martin County, NCNC21,60166.8%−5.1 pts

76Greene County, NCNC20,70066.5%−8.2 pts

77Buncombe County, NCNC277,41766.2%−4.1 pts

78Richmond County, NCNC42,04165.9%−6.0 pts

79Robeson County, NCNC119,94165.8%−6.9 pts

80Alamance County, NCNC186,17765.0%−5.1 pts

81Wake County, NCNC1,257,23564.1%−1.8 pts

82Orange County, NCNC152,49863.8%+6.2 pts

83Onslow County, NCNC217,17563.7%+5.6 pts

84Forsyth County, NCNC401,71863.6%−2.0 pts

85Nash County, NCNC99,36563.6%−4.2 pts

86Halifax County, NCNC46,53462.9%−4.1 pts

87Watauga County, NCNC54,78662.1%−0.8 pts

88Scotland County, NCNC33,32261.8%−7.4 pts

89Wayne County, NCNC122,27861.5%−3.9 pts

90New Hanover County, NCNC245,95961.4%−3.3 pts

91Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12160.8%−3.3 pts

92Jackson County, NCNC45,03960.8%−11.7 pts

93Vance County, NCNC42,63860.1%−6.1 pts

94Wilson County, NCNC81,15060.0%−1.1 pts

95Guilford County, NCNC562,23459.9%−2.7 pts

96Lenoir County, NCNC55,83759.2%−7.8 pts

97Durham County, NCNC347,24055.5%+1.2 pts

98Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38355.1%−7.2 pts

99Cumberland County, NCNC338,47355.0%−4.4 pts

100Pitt County, NCNC182,93651.4%−6.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES