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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. The median across all 100 is 27.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hyde County, NC, up 29 places to #44.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01▲2Pitt County, NCNC182,93648.6%+6.7 pts

02Cumberland County, NCNC338,47345.0%+4.4 pts

03▲1Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38344.9%+7.2 pts

04▼3Durham County, NCNC347,24044.5%−1.2 pts

05▲6Lenoir County, NCNC55,83740.8%+7.8 pts

06Guilford County, NCNC562,23440.1%+2.7 pts

07▲5Wilson County, NCNC81,15040.0%+1.1 pts

08▼1Vance County, NCNC42,63839.9%+6.1 pts

09▲17Jackson County, NCNC45,03939.2%+11.7 pts

10▼2Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12139.2%+3.3 pts

11▲2New Hanover County, NCNC245,95938.6%+3.3 pts

12▲5Wayne County, NCNC122,27838.5%+3.9 pts

13▲3Scotland County, NCNC33,32238.2%+7.4 pts

14▼9Watauga County, NCNC54,78637.9%+0.8 pts

15▲6Halifax County, NCNC46,53437.1%+4.1 pts

16▲6Nash County, NCNC99,36536.4%+4.2 pts

17▼3Forsyth County, NCNC401,71836.4%+2.0 pts

18▼8Onslow County, NCNC217,17536.3%−5.6 pts

19▼10Orange County, NCNC152,49836.2%−6.2 pts

20▼5Wake County, NCNC1,257,23535.9%+1.8 pts

21▲3Alamance County, NCNC186,17735.0%+5.1 pts

22▲6Robeson County, NCNC119,94134.2%+6.9 pts

23Richmond County, NCNC42,04134.1%+6.0 pts

24▼6Buncombe County, NCNC277,41733.8%+4.1 pts

25▲15Greene County, NCNC20,70033.5%+8.2 pts

26▲6Martin County, NCNC21,60133.2%+5.1 pts

27▼2Gaston County, NCNC246,55833.2%+2.0 pts

28▲2Lee County, NCNC70,25832.7%+4.4 pts

29▼10Hertford County, NCNC19,01532.6%+2.6 pts

30▼10Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20132.5%−1.8 pts

31▲2Washington County, NCNC10,63832.0%+5.6 pts

32▼1Craven County, NCNC105,02531.6%−1.7 pts

33▲3Anson County, NCNC21,75831.5%+7.4 pts

34▲10Bladen County, NCNC30,00730.8%+8.6 pts

35▲24Warren County, NCNC18,89830.6%+8.1 pts

36▲17Beaufort County, NCNC44,67030.5%+5.5 pts

37▲6Duplin County, NCNC51,57129.7%+4.6 pts

38▲4Chowan County, NCNC14,08229.5%+1.7 pts

39▼12Cleveland County, NCNC103,32529.1%+2.0 pts

40▼11Harnett County, NCNC150,13729.0%−0.8 pts

41▲8Columbus County, NCNC50,48728.9%+5.3 pts

42▼3Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72528.8%+3.5 pts

43▲2Iredell County, NCNC211,79828.1%+3.5 pts

44▲29Hyde County, NCNC4,55428.1%+6.5 pts

45▼10Rockingham County, NCNC94,19527.9%+1.6 pts

46▼9Catawba County, NCNC170,17227.8%+0.4 pts

47▼13Rowan County, NCNC155,09627.7%+1.2 pts

48▲9Randolph County, NCNC149,51627.5%+4.0 pts

49▲9Swain County, NCNC14,02427.3%+4.2 pts

50Bertie County, NCNC17,08627.3%+2.2 pts

51▼13Hoke County, NCNC56,93927.0%+2.0 pts

52▲3Surry County, NCNC72,28726.6%+2.9 pts

53▲9Wilkes County, NCNC66,23326.5%+4.4 pts

54▼7Caldwell County, NCNC81,10526.5%+1.4 pts

55▼14Sampson County, NCNC61,50426.2%−0.4 pts

56▼8Rutherford County, NCNC65,74526.1%+0.6 pts

57▼3Davidson County, NCNC180,18225.6%−0.2 pts

58▲17Alleghany County, NCNC11,47925.6%+4.5 pts

59▼3Stanly County, NCNC68,83025.5%+1.8 pts

60▼8Burke County, NCNC88,65525.5%−0.4 pts

61▼10Northampton County, NCNC16,49125.4%+2.4 pts

62▲7Transylvania County, NCNC34,21125.3%+4.7 pts

63Carteret County, NCNC70,46925.3%+1.9 pts

64▲4Haywood County, NCNC63,36925.1%+2.5 pts

65Montgomery County, NCNC26,40325.0%+1.7 pts

66Henderson County, NCNC122,37525.0%+3.8 pts

67▲3Caswell County, NCNC22,56324.8%+4.2 pts

68▼7McDowell County, NCNC45,19824.4%+1.6 pts

69▼5Johnston County, NCNC256,44823.9%−2.6 pts

70▲6Mitchell County, NCNC15,06223.7%+4.6 pts

71Moore County, NCNC110,61923.6%+2.3 pts

72▲5Perquimans County, NCNC13,49023.5%+2.0 pts

73▲1Polk County, NCNC20,53323.1%+1.8 pts

74▼2Yadkin County, NCNC38,32523.1%+3.3 pts

75▼8Granville County, NCNC61,42122.9%−2.1 pts

76▼16Person County, NCNC40,63622.7%−2.7 pts

77▲5Madison County, NCNC22,55322.5%−0.8 pts

78Macon County, NCNC39,23222.4%+3.7 pts

79▼33Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53722.2%−2.9 pts

80▲6Dare County, NCNC38,24521.6%−3.9 pts

81▼1Franklin County, NCNC82,03721.4%−0.8 pts

82▼1Lincoln County, NCNC98,65421.1%−0.4 pts

83▲5Stokes County, NCNC46,12620.8%+2.9 pts

84▼1Ashe County, NCNC27,51420.6%+1.6 pts

85▼6Yancey County, NCNC19,08420.6%+0.8 pts

86▲1Jones County, NCNC9,57520.6%+0.3 pts

87▲2Chatham County, NCNC85,11119.4%−3.4 pts

88▼3Alexander County, NCNC36,95819.3%−0.2 pts

89▲8Graham County, NCNC8,19019.3%+2.0 pts

90▲4Gates County, NCNC10,23419.1%+1.2 pts

91Clay County, NCNC12,23918.8%+3.3 pts

92▲4Union County, NCNC267,67418.4%−1.1 pts

93▲6Camden County, NCNC11,31517.9%+1.3 pts

94▼4Davie County, NCNC45,85517.8%+1.1 pts

95Pender County, NCNC72,11117.3%−0.1 pts

96▼3Pamlico County, NCNC12,75817.1%−0.7 pts

97▼13Avery County, NCNC18,11017.0%−2.4 pts

98▼6Cherokee County, NCNC30,83016.3%−1.5 pts

99▼1Brunswick County, NCNC174,70215.4%−2.4 pts

100Currituck County, NCNC33,15812.7%−5.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES