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Highest renter share, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2020 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Highest renter share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000
01Durham County, NCNC347,24047.8%+2.0 pts
02Cumberland County, NCNC338,47346.6%+6.0 pts
03Pitt County, NCNC182,93646.4%+4.6 pts
04Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38345.6%+7.9 pts
05Watauga County, NCNC54,78643.5%+6.4 pts
06Guilford County, NCNC562,23442.0%+4.7 pts
07Vance County, NCNC42,63841.0%+7.3 pts
08Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12141.0%+5.0 pts
09Orange County, NCNC152,49840.8%−1.6 pts
10Onslow County, NCNC217,17540.2%−1.7 pts
11Lenoir County, NCNC55,83739.9%+6.9 pts
12Wilson County, NCNC81,15039.9%+1.0 pts
13New Hanover County, NCNC245,95939.9%+4.6 pts
14Forsyth County, NCNC401,71839.4%+5.0 pts
15Wake County, NCNC1,257,23538.4%+4.3 pts
16Scotland County, NCNC33,32238.2%+7.4 pts
17Wayne County, NCNC122,27837.6%+2.9 pts
18Buncombe County, NCNC277,41737.1%+7.4 pts
19Hertford County, NCNC19,01537.1%+7.1 pts
20Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20137.1%+2.7 pts
21Halifax County, NCNC46,53436.4%+3.4 pts
22Nash County, NCNC99,36536.1%+3.9 pts
23Richmond County, NCNC42,04135.1%+7.1 pts
24Alamance County, NCNC186,17735.1%+5.3 pts
25Gaston County, NCNC246,55834.2%+3.0 pts
26Jackson County, NCNC45,03934.0%+6.5 pts
27Cleveland County, NCNC103,32533.7%+6.5 pts
28Robeson County, NCNC119,94133.4%+6.1 pts
29Harnett County, NCNC150,13733.2%+3.5 pts
30Lee County, NCNC70,25832.9%+4.6 pts
31Craven County, NCNC105,02532.7%−0.6 pts
32Martin County, NCNC21,60132.0%+3.8 pts
33Washington County, NCNC10,63831.9%+5.5 pts
34Rowan County, NCNC155,09631.4%+4.9 pts
35Rockingham County, NCNC94,19531.2%+4.9 pts
36Anson County, NCNC21,75831.2%+7.1 pts
37Catawba County, NCNC170,17230.8%+3.3 pts
38Hoke County, NCNC56,93930.5%+5.5 pts
39Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72530.4%+5.2 pts
40Greene County, NCNC20,70030.3%+5.0 pts
41Sampson County, NCNC61,50429.8%+3.2 pts
42Chowan County, NCNC14,08229.6%+1.8 pts
43Duplin County, NCNC51,57129.3%+4.2 pts
44Bladen County, NCNC30,00729.1%+6.9 pts
45Iredell County, NCNC211,79828.9%+4.3 pts
46Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53728.8%+3.7 pts
47Caldwell County, NCNC81,10528.7%+3.7 pts
48Rutherford County, NCNC65,74528.7%+3.2 pts
49Columbus County, NCNC50,48728.7%+5.1 pts
50Bertie County, NCNC17,08628.6%+3.4 pts
51Northampton County, NCNC16,49128.3%+5.3 pts
52Burke County, NCNC88,65528.3%+2.4 pts
53Beaufort County, NCNC44,67028.2%+3.2 pts
54Davidson County, NCNC180,18228.1%+2.2 pts
55Surry County, NCNC72,28728.0%+4.3 pts
56Stanly County, NCNC68,83027.9%+4.1 pts
57Randolph County, NCNC149,51627.8%+4.3 pts
58Swain County, NCNC14,02427.7%+4.5 pts
59Warren County, NCNC18,89827.4%+4.8 pts
60Person County, NCNC40,63627.3%+1.9 pts
61McDowell County, NCNC45,19826.7%+3.9 pts
62Wilkes County, NCNC66,23326.4%+4.4 pts
63Carteret County, NCNC70,46926.1%+2.7 pts
64Johnston County, NCNC256,44826.1%−0.5 pts
65Montgomery County, NCNC26,40326.0%+2.7 pts
66Henderson County, NCNC122,37525.8%+4.6 pts
67Granville County, NCNC61,42125.2%+0.1 pts
68Haywood County, NCNC63,36925.1%+2.5 pts
69Transylvania County, NCNC34,21125.0%+4.4 pts
70Caswell County, NCNC22,56325.0%+4.3 pts
71Moore County, NCNC110,61924.8%+3.5 pts
72Yadkin County, NCNC38,32524.8%+5.1 pts
73Hyde County, NCNC4,55424.5%+2.9 pts
74Polk County, NCNC20,53324.3%+3.0 pts
75Alleghany County, NCNC11,47924.0%+2.9 pts
76Mitchell County, NCNC15,06224.0%+4.8 pts
77Perquimans County, NCNC13,49023.7%+2.3 pts
78Macon County, NCNC39,23223.5%+4.8 pts
79Yancey County, NCNC19,08423.5%+3.7 pts
80Franklin County, NCNC82,03723.4%+1.2 pts
81Lincoln County, NCNC98,65423.3%+1.8 pts
82Madison County, NCNC22,55323.2%−0.2 pts
83Ashe County, NCNC27,51423.1%+4.1 pts
84Avery County, NCNC18,11022.9%+3.5 pts
85Alexander County, NCNC36,95822.8%+3.2 pts
86Dare County, NCNC38,24522.6%−2.8 pts
87Jones County, NCNC9,57522.4%+2.2 pts
88Stokes County, NCNC46,12622.2%+4.3 pts
89Chatham County, NCNC85,11121.0%−1.8 pts
90Davie County, NCNC45,85520.9%+4.2 pts
91Clay County, NCNC12,23920.3%+4.8 pts
92Cherokee County, NCNC30,83019.7%+1.9 pts
93Pamlico County, NCNC12,75819.5%+1.7 pts
94Gates County, NCNC10,23418.9%+1.0 pts
95Pender County, NCNC72,11118.8%+1.4 pts
96Union County, NCNC267,67418.6%−0.9 pts
97Graham County, NCNC8,19018.5%+1.2 pts
98Brunswick County, NCNC174,70218.1%+0.3 pts
99Camden County, NCNC11,31516.6%−0.0 pts
100Currituck County, NCNC33,15816.1%−2.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS