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Highest homeownership rate, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2020 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

01Currituck County, NCNC33,15883.9%+2.3 pts

02Camden County, NCNC11,31583.4%+0.0 pts

03Brunswick County, NCNC174,70281.9%−0.3 pts

04Graham County, NCNC8,19081.5%−1.2 pts

05Union County, NCNC267,67481.4%+0.9 pts

06Pender County, NCNC72,11181.2%−1.4 pts

07Gates County, NCNC10,23481.1%−1.0 pts

08Pamlico County, NCNC12,75880.5%−1.7 pts

09Cherokee County, NCNC30,83080.3%−1.9 pts

10Clay County, NCNC12,23979.7%−4.8 pts

11Davie County, NCNC45,85579.1%−4.2 pts

12Chatham County, NCNC85,11179.0%+1.8 pts

13Stokes County, NCNC46,12677.8%−4.3 pts

14Jones County, NCNC9,57577.6%−2.2 pts

15Dare County, NCNC38,24577.4%+2.8 pts

16Alexander County, NCNC36,95877.2%−3.2 pts

17Avery County, NCNC18,11077.1%−3.5 pts

18Ashe County, NCNC27,51476.9%−4.1 pts

19Madison County, NCNC22,55376.8%+0.2 pts

20Lincoln County, NCNC98,65476.7%−1.8 pts

21Franklin County, NCNC82,03776.6%−1.2 pts

22Yancey County, NCNC19,08476.5%−3.7 pts

23Macon County, NCNC39,23276.5%−4.8 pts

24Perquimans County, NCNC13,49076.3%−2.3 pts

25Mitchell County, NCNC15,06276.0%−4.8 pts

26Alleghany County, NCNC11,47976.0%−2.9 pts

27Polk County, NCNC20,53375.7%−3.0 pts

28Hyde County, NCNC4,55475.5%−2.9 pts

29Yadkin County, NCNC38,32575.2%−5.1 pts

30Moore County, NCNC110,61975.2%−3.5 pts

31Caswell County, NCNC22,56375.0%−4.3 pts

32Transylvania County, NCNC34,21175.0%−4.4 pts

33Haywood County, NCNC63,36974.9%−2.5 pts

34Granville County, NCNC61,42174.8%−0.1 pts

35Henderson County, NCNC122,37574.2%−4.6 pts

36Montgomery County, NCNC26,40374.0%−2.7 pts

37Johnston County, NCNC256,44873.9%+0.5 pts

38Carteret County, NCNC70,46973.9%−2.7 pts

39Wilkes County, NCNC66,23373.6%−4.4 pts

40McDowell County, NCNC45,19873.3%−3.9 pts

41Person County, NCNC40,63672.7%−1.9 pts

42Warren County, NCNC18,89872.6%−4.8 pts

43Swain County, NCNC14,02472.3%−4.5 pts

44Randolph County, NCNC149,51672.2%−4.3 pts

45Stanly County, NCNC68,83072.1%−4.1 pts

46Surry County, NCNC72,28772.0%−4.3 pts

47Davidson County, NCNC180,18271.9%−2.2 pts

48Beaufort County, NCNC44,67071.8%−3.2 pts

49Burke County, NCNC88,65571.7%−2.4 pts

50Northampton County, NCNC16,49171.7%−5.3 pts

51Bertie County, NCNC17,08671.4%−3.4 pts

52Columbus County, NCNC50,48771.3%−5.1 pts

53Rutherford County, NCNC65,74571.3%−3.2 pts

54Caldwell County, NCNC81,10571.3%−3.7 pts

55Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53771.2%−3.7 pts

56Iredell County, NCNC211,79871.1%−4.3 pts

57Bladen County, NCNC30,00770.9%−6.9 pts

58Duplin County, NCNC51,57170.7%−4.2 pts

59Chowan County, NCNC14,08270.4%−1.8 pts

60Sampson County, NCNC61,50470.2%−3.2 pts

61Greene County, NCNC20,70069.7%−5.0 pts

62Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72569.6%−5.2 pts

63Hoke County, NCNC56,93969.5%−5.5 pts

64Catawba County, NCNC170,17269.2%−3.3 pts

65Anson County, NCNC21,75868.8%−7.1 pts

66Rockingham County, NCNC94,19568.8%−4.9 pts

67Rowan County, NCNC155,09668.6%−4.9 pts

68Washington County, NCNC10,63868.1%−5.5 pts

69Martin County, NCNC21,60168.0%−3.8 pts

70Craven County, NCNC105,02567.3%+0.6 pts

71Lee County, NCNC70,25867.1%−4.6 pts

72Harnett County, NCNC150,13766.8%−3.5 pts

73Robeson County, NCNC119,94166.6%−6.1 pts

74Cleveland County, NCNC103,32566.3%−6.5 pts

75Jackson County, NCNC45,03966.0%−6.5 pts

76Gaston County, NCNC246,55865.8%−3.0 pts

77Alamance County, NCNC186,17764.9%−5.3 pts

78Richmond County, NCNC42,04164.9%−7.1 pts

79Nash County, NCNC99,36563.9%−3.9 pts

80Halifax County, NCNC46,53463.6%−3.4 pts

81Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20162.9%−2.7 pts

82Hertford County, NCNC19,01562.9%−7.1 pts

83Buncombe County, NCNC277,41762.9%−7.4 pts

84Wayne County, NCNC122,27862.4%−2.9 pts

85Scotland County, NCNC33,32261.8%−7.4 pts

86Wake County, NCNC1,257,23561.6%−4.3 pts

87Forsyth County, NCNC401,71860.6%−5.0 pts

88New Hanover County, NCNC245,95960.1%−4.6 pts

89Wilson County, NCNC81,15060.1%−1.0 pts

90Lenoir County, NCNC55,83760.1%−6.9 pts

91Onslow County, NCNC217,17559.8%+1.7 pts

92Orange County, NCNC152,49859.2%+1.6 pts

93Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12159.0%−5.0 pts

94Vance County, NCNC42,63859.0%−7.3 pts

95Guilford County, NCNC562,23458.0%−4.7 pts

96Watauga County, NCNC54,78656.5%−6.4 pts

97Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38354.4%−7.9 pts

98Pitt County, NCNC182,93653.6%−4.6 pts

99Cumberland County, NCNC338,47353.4%−6.0 pts

100Durham County, NCNC347,24052.2%−2.0 pts

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