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Highest unemployment, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Northchase, NCNC5,89619.2%+6.1 pts

02Kinston, NCNC19,70516.1%+2.5 pts

03Swannanoa, NCNC6,90114.8%+13.0 pts

04Roxboro, NCNC8,38013.5%+1.5 pts

05Porters Neck, NCNC7,65412.5%−1.0 pts

06Boone, NCNC19,92912.0%−4.6 pts

07Cullowhee, NCNC7,97311.8%+1.5 pts

08Rockingham, NCNC8,81511.3%+4.8 pts

09Laurinburg, NCNC14,58211.0%−3.2 pts

10Williamston, NCNC5,0869.8%−5.3 pts

11Henderson, NCNC15,0139.4%+0.7 pts

12Greenville, NCNC96,4439.0%+0.3 pts

13Hamlet, NCNC5,8708.7%+1.5 pts

14Eden, NCNC15,5008.3%+0.3 pts

15Hope Mills, NCNC18,3248.2%+1.6 pts

16Briar Chapel, NCNC6,0498.2%−0.0 pts

17Creedmoor, NCNC5,0468.2%+6.0 pts

18Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,3868.1%+2.8 pts

19Goldsboro, NCNC35,0128.0%−2.8 pts

20Rocky Mount, NCNC55,1208.0%−1.1 pts

21Sawmills, NCNC5,1058.0%−3.8 pts

22Fayetteville, NCNC209,1207.9%−0.5 pts

23Carolina Beach, NCNC6,8707.8%−1.0 pts

24Kings Mountain, NCNC12,1177.7%−2.8 pts

25Forest City, NCNC7,4107.5%−1.9 pts

26Jacksonville, NCNC72,7327.4%−2.2 pts

27Smithfield, NCNC13,1147.2%−0.4 pts

28Zebulon, NCNC11,9337.1%−0.7 pts

29Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,7317.1%+0.6 pts

30Anderson Creek, NCNC13,9277.1%−5.3 pts

31Nashville, NCNC5,9117.0%−3.3 pts

32Elizabeth City, NCNC19,6227.0%−1.9 pts

33Wadesboro, NCNC5,0357.0%−7.5 pts

34Oxford, NCNC8,9857.0%−2.2 pts

35Graham, NCNC20,1316.8%+0.2 pts

36Westport, NCNC5,9156.8%+3.3 pts

37Statesville, NCNC32,1816.8%−0.1 pts

38Ayden, NCNC5,2636.7%−3.8 pts

39Southern Pines, NCNC17,3576.7%−1.3 pts

40Wilson, NCNC49,5726.7%−3.3 pts

41Burlington, NCNC61,4966.5%+0.5 pts

42Reidsville, NCNC14,6926.4%−3.2 pts

43Hampstead, NCNC9,2926.3%−3.9 pts

44Garner, NCNC41,5626.2%+1.5 pts

45St. James, NCNC7,3186.2%+3.7 pts

46Newton, NCNC13,8226.2%+1.4 pts

47Lexington, NCNC20,2386.0%−4.4 pts

48Bessemer City, NCNC5,8345.9%+0.2 pts

49Piney Green, NCNC14,0785.9%−1.1 pts

50Salisbury, NCNC36,8795.8%−2.2 pts

51Murraysville, NCNC16,3395.8%+1.3 pts

52Spout Springs, NCNC11,2425.7%−2.6 pts

53Gastonia, NCNC87,0675.7%−0.7 pts

54Winston-Salem, NCNC257,2715.7%+0.0 pts

55Lumberton, NCNC18,9555.6%−2.2 pts

56Albemarle, NCNC17,7695.6%−1.4 pts

57Concord, NCNC114,5985.5%+0.3 pts

58Butner, NCNC8,1125.5%−0.8 pts

59Mount Holly, NCNC19,0335.5%−3.3 pts

60Winterville, NCNC10,9735.4%+0.2 pts

61Spring Lake, NCNC11,2525.4%−3.9 pts

62Marion, NCNC7,4405.4%−3.4 pts

63Indian Trail, NCNC44,3035.3%−0.6 pts

64Silver Lake, NCNC6,5635.3%+1.5 pts

65Stallings, NCNC17,7605.3%+2.3 pts

66Pineville, NCNC11,8515.2%+1.8 pts

67High Point, NCNC120,5715.2%−1.7 pts

68Pinehurst, NCNC18,6705.2%+1.2 pts

69Angier, NCNC9,4105.1%+2.8 pts

70Asheville, NCNC93,5235.1%+1.4 pts

71Greensboro, NCNC308,6675.1%−1.5 pts

72Elon, NCNC11,3665.1%+0.7 pts

73East Flat Rock, NCNC6,3235.0%+1.1 pts

74Clinton, NCNC8,4664.9%−1.0 pts

75Havelock, NCNC17,4304.9%−0.5 pts

76Waxhaw, NCNC23,1404.9%+1.5 pts

77Selma, NCNC7,4064.9%−2.2 pts

78Siler City, NCNC8,1554.7%−3.5 pts

79Leland, NCNC35,7314.7%−0.1 pts

80Monroe, NCNC42,6444.6%−1.8 pts

81Charlotte, NCNC964,7844.6%−0.3 pts

82Thomasville, NCNC27,7334.6%−2.8 pts

83New Bern, NCNC34,7244.6%−2.1 pts

84Lenoir, NCNC18,3724.6%−2.0 pts

85Chapel Hill, NCNC63,5654.5%−0.5 pts

86Tarboro, NCNC10,9794.5%−0.6 pts

87Clemmons, NCNC22,8084.5%+0.7 pts

88Dallas, NCNC6,3924.5%−5.4 pts

89Mooresville, NCNC55,8424.4%+0.7 pts

90Raleigh, NCNC506,3064.4%+0.1 pts

91Sanford, NCNC34,1384.4%−1.7 pts

92Wilmington, NCNC126,8094.3%−0.6 pts

93Mocksville, NCNC6,2824.2%−0.4 pts

94Mount Airy, NCNC10,6824.1%−2.4 pts

95Hillsborough, NCNC9,7784.1%−2.5 pts

96Davidson, NCNC16,6624.1%+1.0 pts

97Mint Hill, NCNC29,4764.1%−0.8 pts

98Unionville, NCNC7,3224.1%+0.9 pts

99Kannapolis, NCNC61,7084.1%−3.4 pts

100Wake Forest, NCNC58,1474.0%−1.6 pts

101Belmont, NCNC16,4154.0%−0.8 pts

102Asheboro, NCNC27,9904.0%−2.1 pts

103Marvin, NCNC7,0404.0%+0.6 pts

104Lillington, NCNC5,0403.9%+2.5 pts

105Black Mountain, NCNC8,4913.9%+1.8 pts

106Carolina Shores, NCNC5,5403.9%−8.0 pts

107Mebane, NCNC21,9523.9%−2.5 pts

108Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,5663.8%+1.0 pts

109Durham, NCNC305,5613.8%−0.9 pts

110Morganton, NCNC17,8493.8%−1.0 pts

111Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,9063.8%−1.8 pts

112Apex, NCNC80,4193.8%−0.7 pts

113Hickory, NCNC45,9753.8%−4.5 pts

114Lincolnton, NCNC12,4653.8%−4.5 pts

115Rolesville, NCNC12,8393.7%−0.8 pts

116Aberdeen, NCNC10,0663.7%−0.5 pts

117Locust, NCNC6,1203.6%−0.5 pts

118Carrboro, NCNC20,9623.6%+0.1 pts

119Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,5363.6%−0.4 pts

120Shelby, NCNC23,3093.6%−3.5 pts

121Brevard, NCNC8,0983.6%−2.3 pts

122Washington, NCNC9,9103.5%−6.0 pts

123Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,8753.5%−0.8 pts

124Cramerton, NCNC5,7133.5%+0.6 pts

125Cary, NCNC183,5823.5%+0.2 pts

126Knightdale, NCNC23,1443.4%−0.7 pts

127Holly Springs, NCNC50,2883.4%+0.1 pts

128Gibsonville, NCNC9,8763.3%+0.4 pts

129Conover, NCNC8,9383.3%+0.4 pts

130Morrisville, NCNC32,4663.3%−0.0 pts

131Whispering Pines, NCNC5,5053.3%+2.3 pts

132Dunn, NCNC8,8143.2%−3.5 pts

133Huntersville, NCNC68,5353.2%−0.6 pts

134Hendersonville, NCNC15,8673.2%+1.4 pts

135Wrightsboro, NCNC6,2873.2%−5.7 pts

136Trinity, NCNC7,2743.2%−0.6 pts

137Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,6373.1%−2.0 pts

138Shallotte, NCNC5,3353.1%−0.2 pts

139Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,4943.1%+0.9 pts

140Fletcher, NCNC8,3733.0%+1.1 pts

141Woodfin, NCNC8,2293.0%+0.2 pts

142Cherryville, NCNC6,5233.0%−0.3 pts

143Oak Island, NCNC9,3373.0%+0.0 pts

144Harrisburg, NCNC20,7423.0%−0.7 pts

145Kings Grant, NCNC9,0032.9%+0.9 pts

146Etowah, NCNC7,9682.8%+2.2 pts

147Surf City, NCNC5,1422.8%−3.0 pts

148Clayton, NCNC32,6332.8%+0.1 pts

149Moyock, NCNC5,6842.8%+1.6 pts

150Mills River, NCNC7,5042.8%+1.0 pts

151Midway, NCNC5,1042.7%−5.3 pts

152Kernersville, NCNC29,1282.7%−1.4 pts

153Long View, NCNC5,3872.5%−6.8 pts

154Oak Ridge, NCNC7,8962.5%+0.0 pts

155Walkertown, NCNC6,1202.5%−2.0 pts

156Archdale, NCNC12,2542.5%−1.9 pts

157Cornelius, NCNC35,0942.4%−1.2 pts

158Summerfield, NCNC11,3272.1%−0.3 pts

159Matthews, NCNC32,7692.1%−0.9 pts

160Morehead City, NCNC10,4342.0%−1.8 pts

161Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,1651.9%+0.3 pts

162Stokesdale, NCNC6,1331.9%−2.3 pts

163Lewisville, NCNC14,4211.9%−1.5 pts

164Waynesville, NCNC11,0061.9%−0.5 pts

165Weddington, NCNC14,5171.8%+0.4 pts

166Midland, NCNC5,1511.8%+0.4 pts

167Holly Ridge, NCNC5,9081.6%−1.3 pts

168Barbecue, NCNC5,9101.5%–

169Ogden, NCNC8,2491.4%−0.8 pts

170Wendell, NCNC19,6871.3%−0.2 pts

171Half Moon, NCNC7,3781.3%−9.4 pts

172Pittsboro, NCNC5,0541.1%−5.3 pts

173St. Stephens, NCNC9,4571.1%−6.5 pts

174King, NCNC7,9771.0%−0.6 pts

175Archer Lodge, NCNC5,6490.0%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES