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Highest homeownership rate, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2010 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

01Camden County, NCNC11,31582.1%−1.2 pts

02Gates County, NCNC10,23481.6%−0.5 pts

03Union County, NCNC267,67481.3%+0.7 pts

04Davie County, NCNC45,85581.2%−2.1 pts

05Currituck County, NCNC33,15880.7%−0.9 pts

06Graham County, NCNC8,19080.1%−2.5 pts

07Cherokee County, NCNC30,83079.8%−2.3 pts

08Pamlico County, NCNC12,75879.0%−3.2 pts

09Clay County, NCNC12,23978.8%−5.7 pts

10Stokes County, NCNC46,12678.0%−4.1 pts

11Ashe County, NCNC27,51477.9%−3.1 pts

12Alexander County, NCNC36,95877.6%−2.9 pts

13Chatham County, NCNC85,11177.4%+0.2 pts

14Macon County, NCNC39,23277.3%−4.0 pts

15Pender County, NCNC72,11177.3%−5.3 pts

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,70277.2%−5.0 pts

17Mitchell County, NCNC15,06276.8%−4.1 pts

18Madison County, NCNC22,55376.7%+0.1 pts

19Avery County, NCNC18,11076.5%−4.1 pts

20Yancey County, NCNC19,08476.4%−3.9 pts

21Yadkin County, NCNC38,32576.2%−4.1 pts

22Caswell County, NCNC22,56376.0%−3.3 pts

23Lincoln County, NCNC98,65476.0%−2.5 pts

24Perquimans County, NCNC13,49075.7%−2.9 pts

25Polk County, NCNC20,53375.6%−3.1 pts

26Transylvania County, NCNC34,21175.5%−3.9 pts

27Henderson County, NCNC122,37575.1%−3.7 pts

28Jones County, NCNC9,57575.0%−4.8 pts

29Alleghany County, NCNC11,47974.8%−4.1 pts

30Moore County, NCNC110,61974.7%−3.9 pts

31Wilkes County, NCNC66,23374.4%−3.5 pts

32Haywood County, NCNC63,36974.1%−3.2 pts

33Swain County, NCNC14,02474.1%−2.7 pts

34Franklin County, NCNC82,03774.0%−3.8 pts

35Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72573.7%−1.0 pts

36Granville County, NCNC61,42173.6%−1.4 pts

37McDowell County, NCNC45,19873.5%−3.7 pts

38Hyde County, NCNC4,55473.5%−4.9 pts

39Johnston County, NCNC256,44873.2%−0.2 pts

40Montgomery County, NCNC26,40373.1%−3.6 pts

41Iredell County, NCNC211,79873.1%−2.3 pts

42Randolph County, NCNC149,51673.0%−3.6 pts

43Bertie County, NCNC17,08672.9%−2.0 pts

44Northampton County, NCNC16,49172.7%−4.3 pts

45Surry County, NCNC72,28772.7%−3.6 pts

46Stanly County, NCNC68,83072.7%−3.6 pts

47Warren County, NCNC18,89872.6%−4.8 pts

48Davidson County, NCNC180,18272.6%−1.6 pts

49Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53772.4%−2.5 pts

50Bladen County, NCNC30,00772.3%−5.5 pts

51Burke County, NCNC88,65572.3%−1.9 pts

52Person County, NCNC40,63672.2%−2.4 pts

53Caldwell County, NCNC81,10572.0%−2.9 pts

54Rutherford County, NCNC65,74572.0%−2.5 pts

55Carteret County, NCNC70,46971.4%−5.3 pts

56Beaufort County, NCNC44,67071.1%−3.9 pts

57Columbus County, NCNC50,48771.1%−5.3 pts

58Hoke County, NCNC56,93970.7%−4.3 pts

59Dare County, NCNC38,24570.6%−4.0 pts

60Catawba County, NCNC170,17270.4%−2.2 pts

61Rockingham County, NCNC94,19569.8%−3.9 pts

62Washington County, NCNC10,63869.7%−3.9 pts

63Rowan County, NCNC155,09669.6%−3.9 pts

64Sampson County, NCNC61,50469.5%−3.9 pts

65Greene County, NCNC20,70069.5%−5.2 pts

66Chowan County, NCNC14,08269.2%−3.0 pts

67Duplin County, NCNC51,57169.1%−5.8 pts

68Cleveland County, NCNC103,32568.7%−4.1 pts

69Anson County, NCNC21,75868.7%−7.2 pts

70Martin County, NCNC21,60168.0%−3.8 pts

71Gaston County, NCNC246,55867.5%−1.4 pts

72Hertford County, NCNC19,01567.0%−3.0 pts

73Alamance County, NCNC186,17766.9%−3.3 pts

74Harnett County, NCNC150,13766.9%−3.4 pts

75Lee County, NCNC70,25866.5%−5.1 pts

76Buncombe County, NCNC277,41765.7%−4.6 pts

77Richmond County, NCNC42,04165.7%−6.3 pts

78Craven County, NCNC105,02565.3%−1.4 pts

79Robeson County, NCNC119,94165.3%−7.5 pts

80Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20165.2%−0.5 pts

81Wake County, NCNC1,257,23565.1%−0.7 pts

82Nash County, NCNC99,36564.8%−2.9 pts

83Jackson County, NCNC45,03964.6%−7.9 pts

84Halifax County, NCNC46,53464.0%−3.0 pts

85Forsyth County, NCNC401,71863.9%−1.7 pts

86Scotland County, NCNC33,32263.7%−5.5 pts

87Wayne County, NCNC122,27862.4%−3.0 pts

88Lenoir County, NCNC55,83762.3%−4.7 pts

89Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12162.2%−1.9 pts

90Vance County, NCNC42,63861.9%−4.4 pts

91Guilford County, NCNC562,23460.8%−1.9 pts

92Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38360.6%−1.7 pts

93Orange County, NCNC152,49860.1%+2.5 pts

94Wilson County, NCNC81,15060.1%−1.1 pts

95New Hanover County, NCNC245,95959.8%−4.9 pts

96Onslow County, NCNC217,17557.1%−1.0 pts

97Watauga County, NCNC54,78656.8%−6.1 pts

98Cumberland County, NCNC338,47355.8%−3.5 pts

99Pitt County, NCNC182,93654.6%−3.5 pts

100Durham County, NCNC347,24054.2%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS