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Highest renter share, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2010 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Highest renter share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000
01Durham County, NCNC347,24045.8%+0.0 pts
02Pitt County, NCNC182,93645.4%+3.5 pts
03Cumberland County, NCNC338,47344.2%+3.5 pts
04Watauga County, NCNC54,78643.2%+6.1 pts
05Onslow County, NCNC217,17542.9%+1.0 pts
06New Hanover County, NCNC245,95940.2%+4.9 pts
07Wilson County, NCNC81,15039.9%+1.1 pts
08Orange County, NCNC152,49839.9%−2.5 pts
09Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38339.4%+1.7 pts
10Guilford County, NCNC562,23439.2%+1.9 pts
11Vance County, NCNC42,63838.1%+4.4 pts
12Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12137.8%+1.9 pts
13Lenoir County, NCNC55,83737.7%+4.7 pts
14Wayne County, NCNC122,27837.6%+3.0 pts
15Scotland County, NCNC33,32236.3%+5.5 pts
16Forsyth County, NCNC401,71836.1%+1.7 pts
17Halifax County, NCNC46,53436.0%+3.0 pts
18Jackson County, NCNC45,03935.4%+7.9 pts
19Nash County, NCNC99,36535.2%+2.9 pts
20Wake County, NCNC1,257,23534.9%+0.7 pts
21Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20134.8%+0.5 pts
22Robeson County, NCNC119,94134.7%+7.5 pts
23Craven County, NCNC105,02534.7%+1.4 pts
24Richmond County, NCNC42,04134.3%+6.3 pts
25Buncombe County, NCNC277,41734.3%+4.6 pts
26Lee County, NCNC70,25833.5%+5.1 pts
27Harnett County, NCNC150,13733.1%+3.4 pts
28Alamance County, NCNC186,17733.1%+3.3 pts
29Hertford County, NCNC19,01533.0%+3.0 pts
30Gaston County, NCNC246,55832.5%+1.4 pts
31Martin County, NCNC21,60132.0%+3.8 pts
32Anson County, NCNC21,75831.3%+7.2 pts
33Cleveland County, NCNC103,32531.3%+4.1 pts
34Duplin County, NCNC51,57130.9%+5.8 pts
35Chowan County, NCNC14,08230.8%+3.0 pts
36Greene County, NCNC20,70030.5%+5.2 pts
37Sampson County, NCNC61,50430.5%+3.9 pts
38Rowan County, NCNC155,09630.4%+3.9 pts
39Washington County, NCNC10,63830.3%+3.9 pts
40Rockingham County, NCNC94,19530.2%+3.9 pts
41Catawba County, NCNC170,17229.6%+2.2 pts
42Dare County, NCNC38,24529.4%+4.0 pts
43Hoke County, NCNC56,93929.3%+4.3 pts
44Columbus County, NCNC50,48728.9%+5.3 pts
45Beaufort County, NCNC44,67028.9%+3.9 pts
46Carteret County, NCNC70,46928.6%+5.3 pts
47Rutherford County, NCNC65,74528.0%+2.5 pts
48Caldwell County, NCNC81,10528.0%+2.9 pts
49Person County, NCNC40,63627.8%+2.4 pts
50Burke County, NCNC88,65527.7%+1.9 pts
51Bladen County, NCNC30,00727.7%+5.5 pts
52Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53727.6%+2.5 pts
53Davidson County, NCNC180,18227.4%+1.6 pts
54Warren County, NCNC18,89827.4%+4.8 pts
55Stanly County, NCNC68,83027.3%+3.6 pts
56Surry County, NCNC72,28727.3%+3.6 pts
57Northampton County, NCNC16,49127.3%+4.3 pts
58Bertie County, NCNC17,08627.1%+2.0 pts
59Randolph County, NCNC149,51627.0%+3.6 pts
60Iredell County, NCNC211,79826.9%+2.3 pts
61Montgomery County, NCNC26,40326.9%+3.6 pts
62Johnston County, NCNC256,44826.8%+0.2 pts
63Hyde County, NCNC4,55426.5%+4.9 pts
64McDowell County, NCNC45,19826.5%+3.7 pts
65Granville County, NCNC61,42126.4%+1.4 pts
66Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72526.3%+1.0 pts
67Franklin County, NCNC82,03726.0%+3.8 pts
68Swain County, NCNC14,02425.9%+2.7 pts
69Haywood County, NCNC63,36925.9%+3.2 pts
70Wilkes County, NCNC66,23325.6%+3.5 pts
71Moore County, NCNC110,61925.3%+3.9 pts
72Alleghany County, NCNC11,47925.2%+4.1 pts
73Jones County, NCNC9,57525.0%+4.8 pts
74Henderson County, NCNC122,37524.9%+3.7 pts
75Transylvania County, NCNC34,21124.5%+3.9 pts
76Polk County, NCNC20,53324.4%+3.1 pts
77Perquimans County, NCNC13,49024.3%+2.9 pts
78Lincoln County, NCNC98,65424.0%+2.5 pts
79Caswell County, NCNC22,56324.0%+3.3 pts
80Yadkin County, NCNC38,32523.8%+4.1 pts
81Yancey County, NCNC19,08423.6%+3.9 pts
82Avery County, NCNC18,11023.5%+4.1 pts
83Madison County, NCNC22,55323.3%−0.1 pts
84Mitchell County, NCNC15,06223.2%+4.1 pts
85Brunswick County, NCNC174,70222.8%+5.0 pts
86Pender County, NCNC72,11122.7%+5.3 pts
87Macon County, NCNC39,23222.7%+4.0 pts
88Chatham County, NCNC85,11122.6%−0.2 pts
89Alexander County, NCNC36,95822.4%+2.9 pts
90Ashe County, NCNC27,51422.1%+3.1 pts
91Stokes County, NCNC46,12622.0%+4.1 pts
92Clay County, NCNC12,23921.2%+5.7 pts
93Pamlico County, NCNC12,75821.0%+3.2 pts
94Cherokee County, NCNC30,83020.2%+2.3 pts
95Graham County, NCNC8,19019.9%+2.5 pts
96Currituck County, NCNC33,15819.3%+0.9 pts
97Davie County, NCNC45,85518.8%+2.1 pts
98Union County, NCNC267,67418.7%−0.7 pts
99Gates County, NCNC10,23418.4%+0.5 pts
100Camden County, NCNC11,31517.9%+1.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS