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Highest renter share, North Carolina counties · 2000

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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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Durham County, NCNC347,24045.7%+0%

02Orange County, NCNC152,49842.4%+0%

03Onslow County, NCNC217,17541.9%+0%

04Pitt County, NCNC182,93641.9%+0%

05Cumberland County, NCNC338,47340.6%+0%

06Wilson County, NCNC81,15038.8%+0%

07Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38337.7%+0%

08Guilford County, NCNC562,23437.3%+0%

09Watauga County, NCNC54,78637.1%+0%

10Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12135.9%+0%

11New Hanover County, NCNC245,95935.3%+0%

12Wayne County, NCNC122,27834.6%+0%

13Forsyth County, NCNC401,71834.4%+0%

14Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20134.3%+0%

15Wake County, NCNC1,257,23534.1%+0%

16Vance County, NCNC42,63833.7%+0%

17Craven County, NCNC105,02533.3%+0%

18Lenoir County, NCNC55,83733.0%+0%

19Halifax County, NCNC46,53433.0%+0%

20Nash County, NCNC99,36532.3%+0%

21Gaston County, NCNC246,55831.2%+0%

22Scotland County, NCNC33,32230.8%+0%

23Hertford County, NCNC19,01530.0%+0%

24Alamance County, NCNC186,17729.9%+0%

25Harnett County, NCNC150,13729.7%+0%

26Buncombe County, NCNC277,41729.7%+0%

27Lee County, NCNC70,25828.3%+0%

28Martin County, NCNC21,60128.2%+0%

29Richmond County, NCNC42,04128.1%+0%

30Chowan County, NCNC14,08227.8%+0%

31Jackson County, NCNC45,03927.5%+0%

32Catawba County, NCNC170,17227.5%+0%

33Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.2%+0%

34Cleveland County, NCNC103,32527.2%+0%

35Johnston County, NCNC256,44826.6%+0%

36Sampson County, NCNC61,50426.5%+0%

37Rowan County, NCNC155,09626.4%+0%

38Washington County, NCNC10,63826.4%+0%

39Rockingham County, NCNC94,19526.3%+0%

40Burke County, NCNC88,65525.9%+0%

41Davidson County, NCNC180,18225.8%+0%

42Rutherford County, NCNC65,74525.5%+0%

43Dare County, NCNC38,24525.5%+0%

44Person County, NCNC40,63625.4%+0%

45Greene County, NCNC20,70025.3%+0%

46Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72525.3%+0%

47Bertie County, NCNC17,08625.1%+0%

48Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53725.1%+0%

49Duplin County, NCNC51,57125.1%+0%

50Caldwell County, NCNC81,10525.1%+0%

51Granville County, NCNC61,42125.0%+0%

52Hoke County, NCNC56,93925.0%+0%

53Beaufort County, NCNC44,67025.0%+0%

54Iredell County, NCNC211,79824.6%+0%

55Anson County, NCNC21,75824.1%+0%

56Stanly County, NCNC68,83023.7%+0%

57Surry County, NCNC72,28723.7%+0%

58Columbus County, NCNC50,48723.6%+0%

59Randolph County, NCNC149,51623.4%+0%

60Madison County, NCNC22,55323.4%+0%

61Carteret County, NCNC70,46923.4%+0%

62Montgomery County, NCNC26,40323.3%+0%

63Swain County, NCNC14,02423.2%+0%

64Northampton County, NCNC16,49123.0%+0%

65Chatham County, NCNC85,11122.8%+0%

66McDowell County, NCNC45,19822.8%+0%

67Haywood County, NCNC63,36922.6%+0%

68Warren County, NCNC18,89822.6%+0%

69Franklin County, NCNC82,03722.2%+0%

70Bladen County, NCNC30,00722.2%+0%

71Wilkes County, NCNC66,23322.1%+0%

72Hyde County, NCNC4,55421.6%+0%

73Lincoln County, NCNC98,65421.5%+0%

74Perquimans County, NCNC13,49021.4%+0%

75Moore County, NCNC110,61921.3%+0%

76Polk County, NCNC20,53321.3%+0%

77Henderson County, NCNC122,37521.2%+0%

78Alleghany County, NCNC11,47921.1%+0%

79Caswell County, NCNC22,56320.7%+0%

80Transylvania County, NCNC34,21120.6%+0%

81Jones County, NCNC9,57520.2%+0%

82Yancey County, NCNC19,08419.8%+0%

83Yadkin County, NCNC38,32519.7%+0%

84Alexander County, NCNC36,95819.5%+0%

85Union County, NCNC267,67419.5%+0%

86Avery County, NCNC18,11019.4%+0%

87Mitchell County, NCNC15,06219.2%+0%

88Ashe County, NCNC27,51419.0%+0%

89Macon County, NCNC39,23218.7%+0%

90Currituck County, NCNC33,15818.4%+0%

91Gates County, NCNC10,23417.9%+0%

92Stokes County, NCNC46,12617.9%+0%

93Cherokee County, NCNC30,83017.8%+0%

94Brunswick County, NCNC174,70217.8%+0%

95Pamlico County, NCNC12,75817.8%+0%

96Pender County, NCNC72,11117.4%+0%

97Graham County, NCNC8,19017.3%+0%

98Davie County, NCNC45,85516.7%+0%

99Camden County, NCNC11,31516.6%+0%

100Clay County, NCNC12,23915.5%+0%

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