RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest homeownership rate, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (1990 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 75.1%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS –

01Clay County, NCNC12,23984.4%–

02Macon County, NCNC39,23282.8%–

03Ashe County, NCNC27,51482.7%–

04Pender County, NCNC72,11182.6%–

05Mitchell County, NCNC15,06282.5%–

06Alexander County, NCNC36,95882.3%–

07Davie County, NCNC45,85582.1%–

08Graham County, NCNC8,19081.7%–

09Brunswick County, NCNC174,70281.5%–

10Yadkin County, NCNC38,32581.2%–

11Gates County, NCNC10,23481.1%–

12Pamlico County, NCNC12,75881.1%–

13Cherokee County, NCNC30,83081.0%–

14Avery County, NCNC18,11081.0%–

15Stokes County, NCNC46,12681.0%–

16Camden County, NCNC11,31580.9%–

17Yancey County, NCNC19,08480.8%–

18Currituck County, NCNC33,15880.3%–

19Alleghany County, NCNC11,47980.0%–

20Polk County, NCNC20,53379.9%–

21Wilkes County, NCNC66,23379.4%–

22Lincoln County, NCNC98,65478.9%–

23Transylvania County, NCNC34,21178.9%–

24Caswell County, NCNC22,56378.5%–

25Jones County, NCNC9,57578.1%–

26Madison County, NCNC22,55377.8%–

27Moore County, NCNC110,61977.6%–

28Bladen County, NCNC30,00777.5%–

29Haywood County, NCNC63,36977.1%–

30Chatham County, NCNC85,11177.1%–

31Montgomery County, NCNC26,40377.1%–

32McDowell County, NCNC45,19877.1%–

33Hyde County, NCNC4,55477.0%–

34Randolph County, NCNC149,51677.0%–

35Perquimans County, NCNC13,49076.8%–

36Henderson County, NCNC122,37576.7%–

37Northampton County, NCNC16,49176.6%–

38Surry County, NCNC72,28776.6%–

39Stanly County, NCNC68,83076.6%–

40Warren County, NCNC18,89876.4%–

41Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53776.4%–

42Swain County, NCNC14,02476.3%–

43Duplin County, NCNC51,57175.9%–

44Union County, NCNC267,67475.9%–

45Columbus County, NCNC50,48775.8%–

46Jackson County, NCNC45,03975.6%–

47Franklin County, NCNC82,03775.5%–

48Anson County, NCNC21,75875.5%–

49Hoke County, NCNC56,93975.3%–

50Iredell County, NCNC211,79875.1%–

51Burke County, NCNC88,65574.8%–

52Caldwell County, NCNC81,10574.8%–

53Rockingham County, NCNC94,19574.3%–

54Bertie County, NCNC17,08674.2%–

55Carteret County, NCNC70,46974.2%–

56Beaufort County, NCNC44,67074.1%–

57Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72573.7%–

58Davidson County, NCNC180,18273.6%–

59Washington County, NCNC10,63873.6%–

60Rowan County, NCNC155,09673.6%–

61Granville County, NCNC61,42173.4%–

62Rutherford County, NCNC65,74573.0%–

63Sampson County, NCNC61,50472.9%–

64Catawba County, NCNC170,17272.8%–

65Cleveland County, NCNC103,32572.8%–

66Lee County, NCNC70,25872.6%–

67Person County, NCNC40,63672.5%–

68Richmond County, NCNC42,04172.3%–

69Alamance County, NCNC186,17772.0%–

70Dare County, NCNC38,24571.1%–

71Chowan County, NCNC14,08270.6%–

72Buncombe County, NCNC277,41770.3%–

73Greene County, NCNC20,70070.3%–

74Robeson County, NCNC119,94170.1%–

75Johnston County, NCNC256,44869.9%–

76Scotland County, NCNC33,32269.4%–

77Gaston County, NCNC246,55869.3%–

78Martin County, NCNC21,60168.8%–

79Hertford County, NCNC19,01568.6%–

80Harnett County, NCNC150,13768.4%–

81Halifax County, NCNC46,53465.3%–

82Vance County, NCNC42,63865.3%–

83Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20165.2%–

84Nash County, NCNC99,36564.4%–

85Watauga County, NCNC54,78664.2%–

86Forsyth County, NCNC401,71863.5%–

87Craven County, NCNC105,02563.3%–

88Lenoir County, NCNC55,83763.1%–

89Wayne County, NCNC122,27862.7%–

90New Hanover County, NCNC245,95962.7%–

91Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12161.8%–

92Guilford County, NCNC562,23461.3%–

93Wake County, NCNC1,257,23560.9%–

94Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38359.7%–

95Wilson County, NCNC81,15059.3%–

96Pitt County, NCNC182,93658.1%–

97Cumberland County, NCNC338,47357.7%–

98Orange County, NCNC152,49855.2%–

99Onslow County, NCNC217,17553.7%–

100Durham County, NCNC347,24053.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS