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Highest renter share, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2000 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Highest renter share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 1990
01Durham County, NCNC347,24045.7%−1.3 pts
02Orange County, NCNC152,49842.4%−2.4 pts
03Onslow County, NCNC217,17541.9%−4.4 pts
04Pitt County, NCNC182,93641.9%−0.1 pts
05Cumberland County, NCNC338,47340.6%−1.7 pts
06Wilson County, NCNC81,15038.8%−1.9 pts
07Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38337.7%−2.6 pts
08Guilford County, NCNC562,23437.3%−1.3 pts
09Watauga County, NCNC54,78637.1%+1.3 pts
10Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12135.9%−2.3 pts
11New Hanover County, NCNC245,95935.3%−2.0 pts
12Wayne County, NCNC122,27834.6%−2.6 pts
13Forsyth County, NCNC401,71834.4%−2.1 pts
14Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20134.3%−0.5 pts
15Wake County, NCNC1,257,23534.1%−4.9 pts
16Vance County, NCNC42,63833.7%−1.0 pts
17Craven County, NCNC105,02533.3%−3.4 pts
18Lenoir County, NCNC55,83733.0%−3.9 pts
19Halifax County, NCNC46,53433.0%−1.7 pts
20Nash County, NCNC99,36532.3%−3.4 pts
21Gaston County, NCNC246,55831.2%+0.5 pts
22Scotland County, NCNC33,32230.8%+0.2 pts
23Hertford County, NCNC19,01530.0%−1.4 pts
24Alamance County, NCNC186,17729.9%+1.8 pts
25Harnett County, NCNC150,13729.7%−1.9 pts
26Buncombe County, NCNC277,41729.7%+0.0 pts
27Lee County, NCNC70,25828.3%+0.9 pts
28Martin County, NCNC21,60128.2%−3.0 pts
29Richmond County, NCNC42,04128.1%+0.3 pts
30Chowan County, NCNC14,08227.8%−1.6 pts
31Jackson County, NCNC45,03927.5%+3.1 pts
32Catawba County, NCNC170,17227.5%+0.3 pts
33Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.2%−2.6 pts
34Cleveland County, NCNC103,32527.2%−0.0 pts
35Johnston County, NCNC256,44826.6%−3.5 pts
36Sampson County, NCNC61,50426.5%−0.5 pts
37Rowan County, NCNC155,09626.4%+0.0 pts
38Washington County, NCNC10,63826.4%+0.0 pts
39Rockingham County, NCNC94,19526.3%+0.6 pts
40Burke County, NCNC88,65525.9%+0.7 pts
41Davidson County, NCNC180,18225.8%−0.5 pts
42Rutherford County, NCNC65,74525.5%−1.5 pts
43Dare County, NCNC38,24525.5%−3.4 pts
44Person County, NCNC40,63625.4%−2.1 pts
45Greene County, NCNC20,70025.3%−4.4 pts
46Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72525.3%−1.1 pts
47Bertie County, NCNC17,08625.1%−0.6 pts
48Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53725.1%+1.5 pts
49Duplin County, NCNC51,57125.1%+1.0 pts
50Caldwell County, NCNC81,10525.1%−0.2 pts
51Granville County, NCNC61,42125.0%−1.6 pts
52Hoke County, NCNC56,93925.0%+0.3 pts
53Beaufort County, NCNC44,67025.0%−0.9 pts
54Iredell County, NCNC211,79824.6%−0.3 pts
55Anson County, NCNC21,75824.1%−0.5 pts
56Stanly County, NCNC68,83023.7%+0.3 pts
57Surry County, NCNC72,28723.7%+0.3 pts
58Columbus County, NCNC50,48723.6%−0.6 pts
59Randolph County, NCNC149,51623.4%+0.4 pts
60Madison County, NCNC22,55323.4%+1.2 pts
61Carteret County, NCNC70,46923.4%−2.4 pts
62Montgomery County, NCNC26,40323.3%+0.4 pts
63Swain County, NCNC14,02423.2%−0.5 pts
64Northampton County, NCNC16,49123.0%−0.4 pts
65Chatham County, NCNC85,11122.8%−0.1 pts
66McDowell County, NCNC45,19822.8%−0.2 pts
67Haywood County, NCNC63,36922.6%−0.2 pts
68Warren County, NCNC18,89822.6%−1.0 pts
69Franklin County, NCNC82,03722.2%−2.3 pts
70Bladen County, NCNC30,00722.2%−0.4 pts
71Wilkes County, NCNC66,23322.1%+1.4 pts
72Hyde County, NCNC4,55421.6%−1.4 pts
73Lincoln County, NCNC98,65421.5%+0.4 pts
74Perquimans County, NCNC13,49021.4%−1.8 pts
75Moore County, NCNC110,61921.3%−1.0 pts
76Polk County, NCNC20,53321.3%+1.2 pts
77Henderson County, NCNC122,37521.2%−2.1 pts
78Alleghany County, NCNC11,47921.1%+1.1 pts
79Caswell County, NCNC22,56320.7%−0.8 pts
80Transylvania County, NCNC34,21120.6%−0.5 pts
81Jones County, NCNC9,57520.2%−1.7 pts
82Yancey County, NCNC19,08419.8%+0.6 pts
83Yadkin County, NCNC38,32519.7%+0.9 pts
84Alexander County, NCNC36,95819.5%+1.9 pts
85Union County, NCNC267,67419.5%−4.6 pts
86Avery County, NCNC18,11019.4%+0.4 pts
87Mitchell County, NCNC15,06219.2%+1.6 pts
88Ashe County, NCNC27,51419.0%+1.7 pts
89Macon County, NCNC39,23218.7%+1.4 pts
90Currituck County, NCNC33,15818.4%−1.2 pts
91Gates County, NCNC10,23417.9%−1.0 pts
92Stokes County, NCNC46,12617.9%−1.1 pts
93Cherokee County, NCNC30,83017.8%−1.1 pts
94Brunswick County, NCNC174,70217.8%−0.7 pts
95Pamlico County, NCNC12,75817.8%−1.1 pts
96Pender County, NCNC72,11117.4%+0.0 pts
97Graham County, NCNC8,19017.3%−0.9 pts
98Davie County, NCNC45,85516.7%−1.2 pts
99Camden County, NCNC11,31516.6%−2.4 pts
100Clay County, NCNC12,23915.5%−0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS