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Highest homeownership rate, North Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Currituck County, NCNC33,15883.9%+3%

02Camden County, NCNC11,31583.4%+0%

03Brunswick County, NCNC174,70281.9%−0%

04Graham County, NCNC8,19081.5%−1%

05Union County, NCNC267,67481.4%+1%

06Pender County, NCNC72,11181.2%−2%

07Gates County, NCNC10,23481.1%−1%

08Pamlico County, NCNC12,75880.5%−2%

09Cherokee County, NCNC30,83080.3%−2%

10Clay County, NCNC12,23979.7%−6%

11Davie County, NCNC45,85579.1%−5%

12Chatham County, NCNC85,11179.0%+2%

13Stokes County, NCNC46,12677.8%−5%

14Jones County, NCNC9,57577.6%−3%

15Dare County, NCNC38,24577.4%+4%

16Alexander County, NCNC36,95877.2%−4%

17Avery County, NCNC18,11077.1%−4%

18Ashe County, NCNC27,51476.9%−5%

19Madison County, NCNC22,55376.8%+0%

20Lincoln County, NCNC98,65476.7%−2%

21Franklin County, NCNC82,03776.6%−2%

22Yancey County, NCNC19,08476.5%−5%

23Macon County, NCNC39,23276.5%−6%

24Perquimans County, NCNC13,49076.3%−3%

25Mitchell County, NCNC15,06276.0%−6%

26Alleghany County, NCNC11,47976.0%−4%

27Polk County, NCNC20,53375.7%−4%

28Hyde County, NCNC4,55475.5%−4%

29Yadkin County, NCNC38,32575.2%−6%

30Moore County, NCNC110,61975.2%−4%

31Caswell County, NCNC22,56375.0%−5%

32Transylvania County, NCNC34,21175.0%−6%

33Haywood County, NCNC63,36974.9%−3%

34Granville County, NCNC61,42174.8%−0%

35Henderson County, NCNC122,37574.2%−6%

36Montgomery County, NCNC26,40374.0%−3%

37Johnston County, NCNC256,44873.9%+1%

38Carteret County, NCNC70,46973.9%−4%

39Wilkes County, NCNC66,23373.6%−6%

40McDowell County, NCNC45,19873.3%−5%

41Person County, NCNC40,63672.7%−3%

42Warren County, NCNC18,89872.6%−6%

43Swain County, NCNC14,02472.3%−6%

44Randolph County, NCNC149,51672.2%−6%

45Stanly County, NCNC68,83072.1%−5%

46Surry County, NCNC72,28772.0%−6%

47Davidson County, NCNC180,18271.9%−3%

48Beaufort County, NCNC44,67071.8%−4%

49Burke County, NCNC88,65571.7%−3%

50Northampton County, NCNC16,49171.7%−7%

51Bertie County, NCNC17,08671.4%−5%

52Columbus County, NCNC50,48771.3%−7%

53Rutherford County, NCNC65,74571.3%−4%

54Caldwell County, NCNC81,10571.3%−5%

55Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53771.2%−5%

56Iredell County, NCNC211,79871.1%−6%

57Bladen County, NCNC30,00770.9%−9%

58Duplin County, NCNC51,57170.7%−6%

59Chowan County, NCNC14,08270.4%−3%

60Sampson County, NCNC61,50470.2%−4%

61Greene County, NCNC20,70069.7%−7%

62Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72569.6%−7%

63Hoke County, NCNC56,93969.5%−7%

64Catawba County, NCNC170,17269.2%−5%

65Anson County, NCNC21,75868.8%−9%

66Rockingham County, NCNC94,19568.8%−7%

67Rowan County, NCNC155,09668.6%−7%

68Washington County, NCNC10,63868.1%−7%

69Martin County, NCNC21,60168.0%−5%

70Craven County, NCNC105,02567.3%+1%

71Lee County, NCNC70,25867.1%−6%

72Harnett County, NCNC150,13766.8%−5%

73Robeson County, NCNC119,94166.6%−8%

74Cleveland County, NCNC103,32566.3%−9%

75Jackson County, NCNC45,03966.0%−9%

76Gaston County, NCNC246,55865.8%−4%

77Alamance County, NCNC186,17764.9%−7%

78Richmond County, NCNC42,04164.9%−10%

79Nash County, NCNC99,36563.9%−6%

80Halifax County, NCNC46,53463.6%−5%

81Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20162.9%−4%

82Hertford County, NCNC19,01562.9%−10%

83Buncombe County, NCNC277,41762.9%−11%

84Wayne County, NCNC122,27862.4%−5%

85Scotland County, NCNC33,32261.8%−11%

86Wake County, NCNC1,257,23561.6%−7%

87Forsyth County, NCNC401,71860.6%−8%

88New Hanover County, NCNC245,95960.1%−7%

89Wilson County, NCNC81,15060.1%−2%

90Lenoir County, NCNC55,83760.1%−10%

91Onslow County, NCNC217,17559.8%+3%

92Orange County, NCNC152,49859.2%+3%

93Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12159.0%−8%

94Vance County, NCNC42,63859.0%−11%

95Guilford County, NCNC562,23458.0%−7%

96Watauga County, NCNC54,78656.5%−10%

97Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38354.4%−13%

98Pitt County, NCNC182,93653.6%−8%

99Cumberland County, NCNC338,47353.4%−10%

100Durham County, NCNC347,24052.2%−4%

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