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Highest renter share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the highest share of renter-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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Pitt County, NCNC182,93648.6%+16%

02Cumberland County, NCNC338,47345.0%+11%

03Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38344.9%+19%

04Durham County, NCNC347,24044.5%−3%

05Lenoir County, NCNC55,83740.8%+24%

06Guilford County, NCNC562,23440.1%+7%

07Wilson County, NCNC81,15040.0%+3%

08Vance County, NCNC42,63839.9%+18%

09Jackson County, NCNC45,03939.2%+43%

10Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12139.2%+9%

11New Hanover County, NCNC245,95938.6%+9%

12Wayne County, NCNC122,27838.5%+11%

13Scotland County, NCNC33,32238.2%+24%

14Watauga County, NCNC54,78637.9%+2%

15Halifax County, NCNC46,53437.1%+12%

16Nash County, NCNC99,36536.4%+13%

17Forsyth County, NCNC401,71836.4%+6%

18Onslow County, NCNC217,17536.3%−13%

19Orange County, NCNC152,49836.2%−15%

20Wake County, NCNC1,257,23535.9%+5%

21Alamance County, NCNC186,17735.0%+17%

22Robeson County, NCNC119,94134.2%+25%

23Richmond County, NCNC42,04134.1%+21%

24Buncombe County, NCNC277,41733.8%+14%

25Greene County, NCNC20,70033.5%+32%

26Martin County, NCNC21,60133.2%+18%

27Gaston County, NCNC246,55833.2%+6%

28Lee County, NCNC70,25832.7%+15%

29Hertford County, NCNC19,01532.6%+9%

30Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20132.5%−5%

31Washington County, NCNC10,63832.0%+21%

32Craven County, NCNC105,02531.6%−5%

33Anson County, NCNC21,75831.5%+31%

34Bladen County, NCNC30,00730.8%+39%

35Warren County, NCNC18,89830.6%+36%

36Beaufort County, NCNC44,67030.5%+22%

37Duplin County, NCNC51,57129.7%+18%

38Chowan County, NCNC14,08229.5%+6%

39Cleveland County, NCNC103,32529.1%+7%

40Harnett County, NCNC150,13729.0%−3%

41Columbus County, NCNC50,48728.9%+23%

42Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72528.8%+14%

43Iredell County, NCNC211,79828.1%+14%

44Hyde County, NCNC4,55428.1%+30%

45Rockingham County, NCNC94,19527.9%+6%

46Catawba County, NCNC170,17227.8%+1%

47Rowan County, NCNC155,09627.7%+5%

48Randolph County, NCNC149,51627.5%+17%

49Swain County, NCNC14,02427.3%+18%

50Bertie County, NCNC17,08627.3%+9%

51Hoke County, NCNC56,93927.0%+8%

52Surry County, NCNC72,28726.6%+12%

53Wilkes County, NCNC66,23326.5%+20%

54Caldwell County, NCNC81,10526.5%+6%

55Sampson County, NCNC61,50426.2%−1%

56Rutherford County, NCNC65,74526.1%+2%

57Davidson County, NCNC180,18225.6%−1%

58Alleghany County, NCNC11,47925.6%+21%

59Stanly County, NCNC68,83025.5%+8%

60Burke County, NCNC88,65525.5%−2%

61Northampton County, NCNC16,49125.4%+11%

62Transylvania County, NCNC34,21125.3%+23%

63Carteret County, NCNC70,46925.3%+8%

64Haywood County, NCNC63,36925.1%+11%

65Montgomery County, NCNC26,40325.0%+7%

66Henderson County, NCNC122,37525.0%+18%

67Caswell County, NCNC22,56324.8%+20%

68McDowell County, NCNC45,19824.4%+7%

69Johnston County, NCNC256,44823.9%−10%

70Mitchell County, NCNC15,06223.7%+24%

71Moore County, NCNC110,61923.6%+11%

72Perquimans County, NCNC13,49023.5%+9%

73Polk County, NCNC20,53323.1%+8%

74Yadkin County, NCNC38,32523.1%+17%

75Granville County, NCNC61,42122.9%−8%

76Person County, NCNC40,63622.7%−11%

77Madison County, NCNC22,55322.5%−4%

78Macon County, NCNC39,23222.4%+20%

79Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53722.2%−12%

80Dare County, NCNC38,24521.6%−15%

81Franklin County, NCNC82,03721.4%−4%

82Lincoln County, NCNC98,65421.1%−2%

83Stokes County, NCNC46,12620.8%+16%

84Ashe County, NCNC27,51420.6%+8%

85Yancey County, NCNC19,08420.6%+4%

86Jones County, NCNC9,57520.6%+2%

87Chatham County, NCNC85,11119.4%−15%

88Alexander County, NCNC36,95819.3%−1%

89Graham County, NCNC8,19019.3%+11%

90Gates County, NCNC10,23419.1%+7%

91Clay County, NCNC12,23918.8%+21%

92Union County, NCNC267,67418.4%−6%

93Camden County, NCNC11,31517.9%+8%

94Davie County, NCNC45,85517.8%+6%

95Pender County, NCNC72,11117.3%−1%

96Pamlico County, NCNC12,75817.1%−4%

97Avery County, NCNC18,11017.0%−12%

98Cherokee County, NCNC30,83016.3%−9%

99Brunswick County, NCNC174,70215.4%−14%

100Currituck County, NCNC33,15812.7%−31%

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