RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Highest renter share, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (1990 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 25.2%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS –

01Durham County, NCNC347,24047.0%–

02Onslow County, NCNC217,17546.3%–

03Orange County, NCNC152,49844.8%–

04Cumberland County, NCNC338,47342.3%–

05Pitt County, NCNC182,93641.9%–

06Wilson County, NCNC81,15040.7%–

07Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38340.3%–

08Wake County, NCNC1,257,23539.1%–

09Guilford County, NCNC562,23438.7%–

10Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12138.2%–

11New Hanover County, NCNC245,95937.3%–

12Wayne County, NCNC122,27837.3%–

13Lenoir County, NCNC55,83736.9%–

14Craven County, NCNC105,02536.7%–

15Forsyth County, NCNC401,71836.5%–

16Watauga County, NCNC54,78635.8%–

17Nash County, NCNC99,36535.6%–

18Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20134.8%–

19Vance County, NCNC42,63834.7%–

20Halifax County, NCNC46,53434.7%–

21Harnett County, NCNC150,13731.6%–

22Hertford County, NCNC19,01531.4%–

23Martin County, NCNC21,60131.2%–

24Gaston County, NCNC246,55830.7%–

25Scotland County, NCNC33,32230.6%–

26Johnston County, NCNC256,44830.1%–

27Robeson County, NCNC119,94129.9%–

28Greene County, NCNC20,70029.7%–

29Buncombe County, NCNC277,41729.7%–

30Chowan County, NCNC14,08229.4%–

31Dare County, NCNC38,24528.9%–

32Alamance County, NCNC186,17728.0%–

33Richmond County, NCNC42,04127.7%–

34Person County, NCNC40,63627.5%–

35Lee County, NCNC70,25827.4%–

36Cleveland County, NCNC103,32527.2%–

37Catawba County, NCNC170,17227.2%–

38Sampson County, NCNC61,50427.1%–

39Rutherford County, NCNC65,74527.0%–

40Granville County, NCNC61,42126.6%–

41Rowan County, NCNC155,09626.4%–

42Washington County, NCNC10,63826.4%–

43Davidson County, NCNC180,18226.4%–

44Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72526.3%–

45Beaufort County, NCNC44,67025.9%–

46Carteret County, NCNC70,46925.8%–

47Bertie County, NCNC17,08625.8%–

48Rockingham County, NCNC94,19525.7%–

49Caldwell County, NCNC81,10525.2%–

50Burke County, NCNC88,65525.2%–

51Iredell County, NCNC211,79824.9%–

52Hoke County, NCNC56,93924.7%–

53Anson County, NCNC21,75824.5%–

54Franklin County, NCNC82,03724.5%–

55Jackson County, NCNC45,03924.4%–

56Columbus County, NCNC50,48724.2%–

57Union County, NCNC267,67424.1%–

58Duplin County, NCNC51,57124.1%–

59Swain County, NCNC14,02423.7%–

60Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53723.6%–

61Warren County, NCNC18,89823.6%–

62Stanly County, NCNC68,83023.4%–

63Surry County, NCNC72,28723.4%–

64Northampton County, NCNC16,49123.4%–

65Henderson County, NCNC122,37523.3%–

66Perquimans County, NCNC13,49023.2%–

67Randolph County, NCNC149,51623.0%–

68Hyde County, NCNC4,55423.0%–

69McDowell County, NCNC45,19822.9%–

70Montgomery County, NCNC26,40322.9%–

71Chatham County, NCNC85,11122.9%–

72Haywood County, NCNC63,36922.9%–

73Bladen County, NCNC30,00722.5%–

74Moore County, NCNC110,61922.4%–

75Madison County, NCNC22,55322.2%–

76Jones County, NCNC9,57521.9%–

77Caswell County, NCNC22,56321.5%–

78Transylvania County, NCNC34,21121.1%–

79Lincoln County, NCNC98,65421.1%–

80Wilkes County, NCNC66,23320.6%–

81Polk County, NCNC20,53320.1%–

82Alleghany County, NCNC11,47920.0%–

83Currituck County, NCNC33,15819.7%–

84Yancey County, NCNC19,08419.2%–

85Camden County, NCNC11,31519.1%–

86Stokes County, NCNC46,12619.0%–

87Avery County, NCNC18,11019.0%–

88Cherokee County, NCNC30,83019.0%–

89Pamlico County, NCNC12,75818.9%–

90Gates County, NCNC10,23418.9%–

91Yadkin County, NCNC38,32518.8%–

92Brunswick County, NCNC174,70218.5%–

93Graham County, NCNC8,19018.3%–

94Davie County, NCNC45,85517.9%–

95Alexander County, NCNC36,95817.7%–

96Mitchell County, NCNC15,06217.5%–

97Pender County, NCNC72,11117.4%–

98Ashe County, NCNC27,51417.3%–

99Macon County, NCNC39,23217.2%–

100Clay County, NCNC12,23915.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS