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Highest homeownership rate, North Carolina counties · 2010

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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Union County, NCNC267,67465.5%−19%

02Currituck County, NCNC33,15859.3%−27%

03Camden County, NCNC11,31558.6%−30%

04Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72557.5%−23%

05Johnston County, NCNC256,44855.9%−24%

06Wake County, NCNC1,257,23554.3%−18%

07Hoke County, NCNC56,93954.0%−28%

08Davie County, NCNC45,85554.0%−35%

09Iredell County, NCNC211,79853.2%−29%

10Lincoln County, NCNC98,65453.2%−32%

11Granville County, NCNC61,42151.4%−31%

12Pender County, NCNC72,11151.2%−38%

13Franklin County, NCNC82,03751.1%−34%

14Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38351.1%−18%

15Brunswick County, NCNC174,70250.4%−39%

16Dare County, NCNC38,24550.3%−32%

17Chatham County, NCNC85,11150.2%−35%

18Gates County, NCNC10,23449.6%−40%

19Person County, NCNC40,63648.8%−35%

20Stokes County, NCNC46,12648.2%−41%

21Davidson County, NCNC180,18247.9%−35%

22Catawba County, NCNC170,17247.9%−34%

23Gaston County, NCNC246,55847.8%−31%

24Randolph County, NCNC149,51647.3%−38%

25Harnett County, NCNC150,13747.1%−33%

26Forsyth County, NCNC401,71847.0%−28%

27Guilford County, NCNC562,23446.4%−26%

28Alexander County, NCNC36,95846.2%−43%

29Moore County, NCNC110,61946.1%−41%

30Perquimans County, NCNC13,49046.0%−41%

31Rowan County, NCNC155,09646.0%−38%

32Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20145.7%−30%

33Henderson County, NCNC122,37545.7%−42%

34Alamance County, NCNC186,17745.4%−35%

35New Hanover County, NCNC245,95945.3%−30%

36Stanly County, NCNC68,83045.0%−41%

37Lee County, NCNC70,25844.9%−37%

38Caswell County, NCNC22,56344.5%−44%

39Caldwell County, NCNC81,10544.5%−41%

40Orange County, NCNC152,49844.1%−23%

41Durham County, NCNC347,24044.1%−19%

42Craven County, NCNC105,02544.0%−34%

43Carteret County, NCNC70,46943.8%−43%

44Rockingham County, NCNC94,19543.6%−41%

45Yadkin County, NCNC38,32543.6%−46%

46Nash County, NCNC99,36543.5%−36%

47Macon County, NCNC39,23243.3%−47%

48Onslow County, NCNC217,17543.0%−26%

49Burke County, NCNC88,65543.0%−42%

50Cleveland County, NCNC103,32543.0%−41%

51Cumberland County, NCNC338,47342.9%−28%

52Jones County, NCNC9,57542.7%−46%

53Clay County, NCNC12,23942.2%−50%

54Surry County, NCNC72,28742.2%−45%

55Buncombe County, NCNC277,41741.9%−40%

56Chowan County, NCNC14,08241.4%−43%

57Rutherford County, NCNC65,74541.0%−45%

58Wayne County, NCNC122,27840.8%−38%

59Pamlico County, NCNC12,75840.8%−50%

60McDowell County, NCNC45,19840.8%−47%

61Haywood County, NCNC63,36940.7%−47%

62Wilson County, NCNC81,15040.7%−34%

63Wilkes County, NCNC66,23340.5%−48%

64Greene County, NCNC20,70040.3%−46%

65Pitt County, NCNC182,93640.1%−31%

66Sampson County, NCNC61,50439.6%−46%

67Transylvania County, NCNC34,21139.6%−50%

68Cherokee County, NCNC30,83039.5%−52%

69Ashe County, NCNC27,51439.5%−51%

70Polk County, NCNC20,53339.4%−50%

71Beaufort County, NCNC44,67039.3%−48%

72Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12139.0%−39%

73Montgomery County, NCNC26,40338.8%−49%

74Bertie County, NCNC17,08638.8%−48%

75Scotland County, NCNC33,32238.6%−44%

76Alleghany County, NCNC11,47938.6%−51%

77Warren County, NCNC18,89838.2%−51%

78Hertford County, NCNC19,01538.0%−46%

79Vance County, NCNC42,63837.9%−43%

80Northampton County, NCNC16,49137.8%−51%

81Lenoir County, NCNC55,83737.4%−44%

82Richmond County, NCNC42,04137.2%−48%

83Bladen County, NCNC30,00736.8%−53%

84Martin County, NCNC21,60136.7%−49%

85Columbus County, NCNC50,48736.7%−52%

86Halifax County, NCNC46,53436.4%−46%

87Anson County, NCNC21,75836.1%−52%

88Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53736.1%−52%

89Mitchell County, NCNC15,06236.0%−55%

90Madison County, NCNC22,55335.5%−54%

91Avery County, NCNC18,11035.2%−56%

92Washington County, NCNC10,63834.8%−53%

93Duplin County, NCNC51,57134.5%−54%

94Yancey County, NCNC19,08434.2%−57%

95Watauga County, NCNC54,78633.8%−46%

96Swain County, NCNC14,02433.6%−56%

97Hyde County, NCNC4,55433.5%−57%

98Jackson County, NCNC45,03933.2%−54%

99Graham County, NCNC8,19032.7%−60%

100Robeson County, NCNC119,94132.3%−56%

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