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Highest renter share, North Carolina counties · 2010

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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Durham County, NCNC347,24045.8%+0%

02Pitt County, NCNC182,93645.4%+8%

03Cumberland County, NCNC338,47344.2%+9%

04Watauga County, NCNC54,78643.2%+17%

05Onslow County, NCNC217,17542.9%+2%

06New Hanover County, NCNC245,95940.2%+14%

07Wilson County, NCNC81,15039.9%+3%

08Orange County, NCNC152,49839.9%−6%

09Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38339.4%+5%

10Guilford County, NCNC562,23439.2%+5%

11Vance County, NCNC42,63838.1%+13%

12Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12137.8%+5%

13Lenoir County, NCNC55,83737.7%+14%

14Wayne County, NCNC122,27837.6%+9%

15Scotland County, NCNC33,32236.3%+18%

16Forsyth County, NCNC401,71836.1%+5%

17Halifax County, NCNC46,53436.0%+9%

18Jackson County, NCNC45,03935.4%+29%

19Nash County, NCNC99,36535.2%+9%

20Wake County, NCNC1,257,23534.9%+2%

21Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20134.8%+1%

22Robeson County, NCNC119,94134.7%+27%

23Craven County, NCNC105,02534.7%+4%

24Richmond County, NCNC42,04134.3%+22%

25Buncombe County, NCNC277,41734.3%+15%

26Lee County, NCNC70,25833.5%+18%

27Harnett County, NCNC150,13733.1%+11%

28Alamance County, NCNC186,17733.1%+11%

29Hertford County, NCNC19,01533.0%+10%

30Gaston County, NCNC246,55832.5%+4%

31Martin County, NCNC21,60132.0%+14%

32Anson County, NCNC21,75831.3%+30%

33Cleveland County, NCNC103,32531.3%+15%

34Duplin County, NCNC51,57130.9%+23%

35Chowan County, NCNC14,08230.8%+11%

36Greene County, NCNC20,70030.5%+21%

37Sampson County, NCNC61,50430.5%+15%

38Rowan County, NCNC155,09630.4%+15%

39Washington County, NCNC10,63830.3%+15%

40Rockingham County, NCNC94,19530.2%+15%

41Catawba County, NCNC170,17229.6%+8%

42Dare County, NCNC38,24529.4%+16%

43Hoke County, NCNC56,93929.3%+17%

44Columbus County, NCNC50,48728.9%+23%

45Beaufort County, NCNC44,67028.9%+16%

46Carteret County, NCNC70,46928.6%+23%

47Rutherford County, NCNC65,74528.0%+10%

48Caldwell County, NCNC81,10528.0%+12%

49Person County, NCNC40,63627.8%+9%

50Burke County, NCNC88,65527.7%+7%

51Bladen County, NCNC30,00727.7%+25%

52Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53727.6%+10%

53Davidson County, NCNC180,18227.4%+6%

54Warren County, NCNC18,89827.4%+21%

55Stanly County, NCNC68,83027.3%+15%

56Surry County, NCNC72,28727.3%+15%

57Northampton County, NCNC16,49127.3%+19%

58Bertie County, NCNC17,08627.1%+8%

59Randolph County, NCNC149,51627.0%+15%

60Iredell County, NCNC211,79826.9%+9%

61Montgomery County, NCNC26,40326.9%+15%

62Johnston County, NCNC256,44826.8%+1%

63Hyde County, NCNC4,55426.5%+23%

64McDowell County, NCNC45,19826.5%+16%

65Granville County, NCNC61,42126.4%+6%

66Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72526.3%+4%

67Franklin County, NCNC82,03726.0%+17%

68Swain County, NCNC14,02425.9%+12%

69Haywood County, NCNC63,36925.9%+14%

70Wilkes County, NCNC66,23325.6%+16%

71Moore County, NCNC110,61925.3%+18%

72Alleghany County, NCNC11,47925.2%+19%

73Jones County, NCNC9,57525.0%+24%

74Henderson County, NCNC122,37524.9%+17%

75Transylvania County, NCNC34,21124.5%+19%

76Polk County, NCNC20,53324.4%+15%

77Perquimans County, NCNC13,49024.3%+13%

78Lincoln County, NCNC98,65424.0%+11%

79Caswell County, NCNC22,56324.0%+16%

80Yadkin County, NCNC38,32523.8%+21%

81Yancey County, NCNC19,08423.6%+20%

82Avery County, NCNC18,11023.5%+21%

83Madison County, NCNC22,55323.3%−0%

84Mitchell County, NCNC15,06223.2%+21%

85Brunswick County, NCNC174,70222.8%+28%

86Pender County, NCNC72,11122.7%+30%

87Macon County, NCNC39,23222.7%+21%

88Chatham County, NCNC85,11122.6%−1%

89Alexander County, NCNC36,95822.4%+15%

90Ashe County, NCNC27,51422.1%+16%

91Stokes County, NCNC46,12622.0%+23%

92Clay County, NCNC12,23921.2%+37%

93Pamlico County, NCNC12,75821.0%+18%

94Cherokee County, NCNC30,83020.2%+13%

95Graham County, NCNC8,19019.9%+15%

96Currituck County, NCNC33,15819.3%+5%

97Davie County, NCNC45,85518.8%+13%

98Union County, NCNC267,67418.7%−4%

99Gates County, NCNC10,23418.4%+3%

100Camden County, NCNC11,31517.9%+7%

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