RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest homeownership rate, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

North CarolinaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Clay County, NCNC12,23984.5%+0%

02Camden County, NCNC11,31583.4%+0%

03Davie County, NCNC45,85583.3%+0%

04Graham County, NCNC8,19082.7%+0%

05Pender County, NCNC72,11182.6%+0%

06Pamlico County, NCNC12,75882.2%+0%

07Brunswick County, NCNC174,70282.2%+0%

08Cherokee County, NCNC30,83082.2%+0%

09Stokes County, NCNC46,12682.1%+0%

10Gates County, NCNC10,23482.1%+0%

11Currituck County, NCNC33,15881.6%+0%

12Macon County, NCNC39,23281.3%+0%

13Ashe County, NCNC27,51481.0%+0%

14Mitchell County, NCNC15,06280.8%+0%

15Avery County, NCNC18,11080.6%+0%

16Union County, NCNC267,67480.5%+0%

17Alexander County, NCNC36,95880.5%+0%

18Yadkin County, NCNC38,32580.3%+0%

19Yancey County, NCNC19,08480.2%+0%

20Jones County, NCNC9,57579.8%+0%

21Transylvania County, NCNC34,21179.4%+0%

22Caswell County, NCNC22,56379.3%+0%

23Alleghany County, NCNC11,47978.9%+0%

24Henderson County, NCNC122,37578.8%+0%

25Polk County, NCNC20,53378.7%+0%

26Moore County, NCNC110,61978.7%+0%

27Perquimans County, NCNC13,49078.6%+0%

28Lincoln County, NCNC98,65478.5%+0%

29Hyde County, NCNC4,55478.4%+0%

30Wilkes County, NCNC66,23377.9%+0%

31Bladen County, NCNC30,00777.8%+0%

32Franklin County, NCNC82,03777.8%+0%

33Warren County, NCNC18,89877.4%+0%

34Haywood County, NCNC63,36977.4%+0%

35McDowell County, NCNC45,19877.2%+0%

36Chatham County, NCNC85,11177.2%+0%

37Northampton County, NCNC16,49177.0%+0%

38Swain County, NCNC14,02476.8%+0%

39Montgomery County, NCNC26,40376.7%+0%

40Carteret County, NCNC70,46976.6%+0%

41Madison County, NCNC22,55376.6%+0%

42Randolph County, NCNC149,51676.6%+0%

43Columbus County, NCNC50,48776.4%+0%

44Surry County, NCNC72,28776.3%+0%

45Stanly County, NCNC68,83076.3%+0%

46Anson County, NCNC21,75875.9%+0%

47Iredell County, NCNC211,79875.4%+0%

48Beaufort County, NCNC44,67075.0%+0%

49Hoke County, NCNC56,93975.0%+0%

50Granville County, NCNC61,42175.0%+0%

51Caldwell County, NCNC81,10574.9%+0%

52Duplin County, NCNC51,57174.9%+0%

53Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53774.9%+0%

54Bertie County, NCNC17,08674.9%+0%

55Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72574.7%+0%

56Greene County, NCNC20,70074.7%+0%

57Person County, NCNC40,63674.6%+0%

58Dare County, NCNC38,24574.5%+0%

59Rutherford County, NCNC65,74574.5%+0%

60Davidson County, NCNC180,18274.2%+0%

61Burke County, NCNC88,65574.1%+0%

62Rockingham County, NCNC94,19573.7%+0%

63Washington County, NCNC10,63873.6%+0%

64Rowan County, NCNC155,09673.6%+0%

65Sampson County, NCNC61,50473.5%+0%

66Johnston County, NCNC256,44873.4%+0%

67Cleveland County, NCNC103,32572.8%+0%

68Robeson County, NCNC119,94172.8%+0%

69Catawba County, NCNC170,17272.5%+0%

70Jackson County, NCNC45,03972.5%+0%

71Chowan County, NCNC14,08272.2%+0%

72Richmond County, NCNC42,04171.9%+0%

73Martin County, NCNC21,60171.8%+0%

74Lee County, NCNC70,25871.7%+0%

75Buncombe County, NCNC277,41770.3%+0%

76Harnett County, NCNC150,13770.3%+0%

77Alamance County, NCNC186,17770.1%+0%

78Hertford County, NCNC19,01570.0%+0%

79Scotland County, NCNC33,32269.2%+0%

80Gaston County, NCNC246,55868.8%+0%

81Nash County, NCNC99,36567.7%+0%

82Halifax County, NCNC46,53467.0%+0%

83Lenoir County, NCNC55,83767.0%+0%

84Craven County, NCNC105,02566.7%+0%

85Vance County, NCNC42,63866.3%+0%

86Wake County, NCNC1,257,23565.9%+0%

87Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20165.7%+0%

88Forsyth County, NCNC401,71865.6%+0%

89Wayne County, NCNC122,27865.4%+0%

90New Hanover County, NCNC245,95964.7%+0%

91Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12164.1%+0%

92Watauga County, NCNC54,78662.9%+0%

93Guilford County, NCNC562,23462.7%+0%

94Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38362.3%+0%

95Wilson County, NCNC81,15061.2%+0%

96Cumberland County, NCNC338,47359.4%+0%

97Pitt County, NCNC182,93658.1%+0%

98Onslow County, NCNC217,17558.1%+0%

99Orange County, NCNC152,49857.6%+0%

100Durham County, NCNC347,24054.3%+0%

SHOWING 1–100 OF 100

Download CSV (full list, 100 rows)

UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES