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Highest renter share, North Carolina counties · 2020

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, NCNC347,24047.8%+4%

02Cumberland County, NCNC338,47346.6%+15%

03Pitt County, NCNC182,93646.4%+11%

04Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38345.6%+21%

05Watauga County, NCNC54,78643.5%+17%

06Guilford County, NCNC562,23442.0%+12%

07Vance County, NCNC42,63841.0%+22%

08Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12141.0%+14%

09Orange County, NCNC152,49840.8%−4%

10Onslow County, NCNC217,17540.2%−4%

11Lenoir County, NCNC55,83739.9%+21%

12Wilson County, NCNC81,15039.9%+3%

13New Hanover County, NCNC245,95939.9%+13%

14Forsyth County, NCNC401,71839.4%+15%

15Wake County, NCNC1,257,23538.4%+13%

16Scotland County, NCNC33,32238.2%+24%

17Wayne County, NCNC122,27837.6%+9%

18Buncombe County, NCNC277,41737.1%+25%

19Hertford County, NCNC19,01537.1%+24%

20Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20137.1%+8%

21Halifax County, NCNC46,53436.4%+10%

22Nash County, NCNC99,36536.1%+12%

23Richmond County, NCNC42,04135.1%+25%

24Alamance County, NCNC186,17735.1%+18%

25Gaston County, NCNC246,55834.2%+10%

26Jackson County, NCNC45,03934.0%+24%

27Cleveland County, NCNC103,32533.7%+24%

28Robeson County, NCNC119,94133.4%+22%

29Harnett County, NCNC150,13733.2%+12%

30Lee County, NCNC70,25832.9%+16%

31Craven County, NCNC105,02532.7%−2%

32Martin County, NCNC21,60132.0%+14%

33Washington County, NCNC10,63831.9%+21%

34Rowan County, NCNC155,09631.4%+19%

35Rockingham County, NCNC94,19531.2%+19%

36Anson County, NCNC21,75831.2%+30%

37Catawba County, NCNC170,17230.8%+12%

38Hoke County, NCNC56,93930.5%+22%

39Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72530.4%+20%

40Greene County, NCNC20,70030.3%+20%

41Sampson County, NCNC61,50429.8%+12%

42Chowan County, NCNC14,08229.6%+7%

43Duplin County, NCNC51,57129.3%+17%

44Bladen County, NCNC30,00729.1%+31%

45Iredell County, NCNC211,79828.9%+18%

46Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53728.8%+15%

47Caldwell County, NCNC81,10528.7%+15%

48Rutherford County, NCNC65,74528.7%+13%

49Columbus County, NCNC50,48728.7%+21%

50Bertie County, NCNC17,08628.6%+14%

51Northampton County, NCNC16,49128.3%+23%

52Burke County, NCNC88,65528.3%+9%

53Beaufort County, NCNC44,67028.2%+13%

54Davidson County, NCNC180,18228.1%+9%

55Surry County, NCNC72,28728.0%+18%

56Stanly County, NCNC68,83027.9%+17%

57Randolph County, NCNC149,51627.8%+18%

58Swain County, NCNC14,02427.7%+19%

59Warren County, NCNC18,89827.4%+21%

60Person County, NCNC40,63627.3%+8%

61McDowell County, NCNC45,19826.7%+17%

62Wilkes County, NCNC66,23326.4%+20%

63Carteret County, NCNC70,46926.1%+12%

64Johnston County, NCNC256,44826.1%−2%

65Montgomery County, NCNC26,40326.0%+12%

66Henderson County, NCNC122,37525.8%+22%

67Granville County, NCNC61,42125.2%+1%

68Haywood County, NCNC63,36925.1%+11%

69Transylvania County, NCNC34,21125.0%+22%

70Caswell County, NCNC22,56325.0%+21%

71Moore County, NCNC110,61924.8%+16%

72Yadkin County, NCNC38,32524.8%+26%

73Hyde County, NCNC4,55424.5%+13%

74Polk County, NCNC20,53324.3%+14%

75Alleghany County, NCNC11,47924.0%+14%

76Mitchell County, NCNC15,06224.0%+25%

77Perquimans County, NCNC13,49023.7%+11%

78Macon County, NCNC39,23223.5%+26%

79Yancey County, NCNC19,08423.5%+19%

80Franklin County, NCNC82,03723.4%+5%

81Lincoln County, NCNC98,65423.3%+9%

82Madison County, NCNC22,55323.2%−1%

83Ashe County, NCNC27,51423.1%+21%

84Avery County, NCNC18,11022.9%+18%

85Alexander County, NCNC36,95822.8%+17%

86Dare County, NCNC38,24522.6%−11%

87Jones County, NCNC9,57522.4%+11%

88Stokes County, NCNC46,12622.2%+24%

89Chatham County, NCNC85,11121.0%−8%

90Davie County, NCNC45,85520.9%+25%

91Clay County, NCNC12,23920.3%+31%

92Cherokee County, NCNC30,83019.7%+11%

93Pamlico County, NCNC12,75819.5%+9%

94Gates County, NCNC10,23418.9%+5%

95Pender County, NCNC72,11118.8%+8%

96Union County, NCNC267,67418.6%−5%

97Graham County, NCNC8,19018.5%+7%

98Brunswick County, NCNC174,70218.1%+2%

99Camden County, NCNC11,31516.6%−0%

100Currituck County, NCNC33,15816.1%−13%

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