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Highest renter share, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Highest renter share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000
01Pitt County, NCNC182,93648.6%+6.7 pts
02Cumberland County, NCNC338,47345.0%+4.4 pts
03Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38344.9%+7.2 pts
04Durham County, NCNC347,24044.5%−1.2 pts
05Lenoir County, NCNC55,83740.8%+7.8 pts
06Guilford County, NCNC562,23440.1%+2.7 pts
07Wilson County, NCNC81,15040.0%+1.1 pts
08Vance County, NCNC42,63839.9%+6.1 pts
09Jackson County, NCNC45,03939.2%+11.7 pts
10Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12139.2%+3.3 pts
11New Hanover County, NCNC245,95938.6%+3.3 pts
12Wayne County, NCNC122,27838.5%+3.9 pts
13Scotland County, NCNC33,32238.2%+7.4 pts
14Watauga County, NCNC54,78637.9%+0.8 pts
15Halifax County, NCNC46,53437.1%+4.1 pts
16Nash County, NCNC99,36536.4%+4.2 pts
17Forsyth County, NCNC401,71836.4%+2.0 pts
18Onslow County, NCNC217,17536.3%−5.6 pts
19Orange County, NCNC152,49836.2%−6.2 pts
20Wake County, NCNC1,257,23535.9%+1.8 pts
21Alamance County, NCNC186,17735.0%+5.1 pts
22Robeson County, NCNC119,94134.2%+6.9 pts
23Richmond County, NCNC42,04134.1%+6.0 pts
24Buncombe County, NCNC277,41733.8%+4.1 pts
25Greene County, NCNC20,70033.5%+8.2 pts
26Martin County, NCNC21,60133.2%+5.1 pts
27Gaston County, NCNC246,55833.2%+2.0 pts
28Lee County, NCNC70,25832.7%+4.4 pts
29Hertford County, NCNC19,01532.6%+2.6 pts
30Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20132.5%−1.8 pts
31Washington County, NCNC10,63832.0%+5.6 pts
32Craven County, NCNC105,02531.6%−1.7 pts
33Anson County, NCNC21,75831.5%+7.4 pts
34Bladen County, NCNC30,00730.8%+8.6 pts
35Warren County, NCNC18,89830.6%+8.1 pts
36Beaufort County, NCNC44,67030.5%+5.5 pts
37Duplin County, NCNC51,57129.7%+4.6 pts
38Chowan County, NCNC14,08229.5%+1.7 pts
39Cleveland County, NCNC103,32529.1%+2.0 pts
40Harnett County, NCNC150,13729.0%−0.8 pts
41Columbus County, NCNC50,48728.9%+5.3 pts
42Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72528.8%+3.5 pts
43Iredell County, NCNC211,79828.1%+3.5 pts
44Hyde County, NCNC4,55428.1%+6.5 pts
45Rockingham County, NCNC94,19527.9%+1.6 pts
46Catawba County, NCNC170,17227.8%+0.4 pts
47Rowan County, NCNC155,09627.7%+1.2 pts
48Randolph County, NCNC149,51627.5%+4.0 pts
49Swain County, NCNC14,02427.3%+4.2 pts
50Bertie County, NCNC17,08627.3%+2.2 pts
51Hoke County, NCNC56,93927.0%+2.0 pts
52Surry County, NCNC72,28726.6%+2.9 pts
53Wilkes County, NCNC66,23326.5%+4.4 pts
54Caldwell County, NCNC81,10526.5%+1.4 pts
55Sampson County, NCNC61,50426.2%−0.4 pts
56Rutherford County, NCNC65,74526.1%+0.6 pts
57Davidson County, NCNC180,18225.6%−0.2 pts
58Alleghany County, NCNC11,47925.6%+4.5 pts
59Stanly County, NCNC68,83025.5%+1.8 pts
60Burke County, NCNC88,65525.5%−0.4 pts
61Northampton County, NCNC16,49125.4%+2.4 pts
62Transylvania County, NCNC34,21125.3%+4.7 pts
63Carteret County, NCNC70,46925.3%+1.9 pts
64Haywood County, NCNC63,36925.1%+2.5 pts
65Montgomery County, NCNC26,40325.0%+1.7 pts
66Henderson County, NCNC122,37525.0%+3.8 pts
67Caswell County, NCNC22,56324.8%+4.2 pts
68McDowell County, NCNC45,19824.4%+1.6 pts
69Johnston County, NCNC256,44823.9%−2.6 pts
70Mitchell County, NCNC15,06223.7%+4.6 pts
71Moore County, NCNC110,61923.6%+2.3 pts
72Perquimans County, NCNC13,49023.5%+2.0 pts
73Polk County, NCNC20,53323.1%+1.8 pts
74Yadkin County, NCNC38,32523.1%+3.3 pts
75Granville County, NCNC61,42122.9%−2.1 pts
76Person County, NCNC40,63622.7%−2.7 pts
77Madison County, NCNC22,55322.5%−0.8 pts
78Macon County, NCNC39,23222.4%+3.7 pts
79Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53722.2%−2.9 pts
80Dare County, NCNC38,24521.6%−3.9 pts
81Franklin County, NCNC82,03721.4%−0.8 pts
82Lincoln County, NCNC98,65421.1%−0.4 pts
83Stokes County, NCNC46,12620.8%+2.9 pts
84Ashe County, NCNC27,51420.6%+1.6 pts
85Yancey County, NCNC19,08420.6%+0.8 pts
86Jones County, NCNC9,57520.6%+0.3 pts
87Chatham County, NCNC85,11119.4%−3.4 pts
88Alexander County, NCNC36,95819.3%−0.2 pts
89Graham County, NCNC8,19019.3%+2.0 pts
90Gates County, NCNC10,23419.1%+1.2 pts
91Clay County, NCNC12,23918.8%+3.3 pts
92Union County, NCNC267,67418.4%−1.1 pts
93Camden County, NCNC11,31517.9%+1.3 pts
94Davie County, NCNC45,85517.8%+1.1 pts
95Pender County, NCNC72,11117.3%−0.1 pts
96Pamlico County, NCNC12,75817.1%−0.7 pts
97Avery County, NCNC18,11017.0%−2.4 pts
98Cherokee County, NCNC30,83016.3%−1.5 pts
99Brunswick County, NCNC174,70215.4%−2.4 pts
100Currituck County, NCNC33,15812.7%−5.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES