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Least affordable housing, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Dare County, NCNC38,2453.7+22%

02Watauga County, NCNC54,7863.6−9%

03Orange County, NCNC152,4983.4−12%

04Swain County, NCNC14,0243.1+10%

05Chowan County, NCNC14,0823.1+25%

06Macon County, NCNC39,2323.0+1%

07Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.0+0%

08Clay County, NCNC12,2393.0+4%

09Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.0+13%

10Graham County, NCNC8,1903.0+23%

11Jackson County, NCNC45,0393.0+3%

12Henderson County, NCNC122,3752.9−3%

13Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112.9+4%

14Warren County, NCNC18,8982.9+25%

15Moore County, NCNC110,6192.8+4%

16Currituck County, NCNC33,1582.8+21%

17Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.8+1%

18Durham County, NCNC347,2402.8−6%

19Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.8+15%

20Pitt County, NCNC182,9362.8+11%

21Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.7+0%

22Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2012.7+5%

23Avery County, NCNC18,1102.7+4%

24Alleghany County, NCNC11,4792.7−9%

25Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352.7−6%

26Onslow County, NCNC217,1752.7+15%

27Haywood County, NCNC63,3692.6−0%

28New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592.6−18%

29Guilford County, NCNC562,2342.6−1%

30Craven County, NCNC105,0252.6+7%

31Yancey County, NCNC19,0842.6−6%

32Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.6+16%

33Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832.6−7%

34Pender County, NCNC72,1112.5+5%

35Polk County, NCNC20,5332.5−12%

36Madison County, NCNC22,5532.5−8%

37Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172.5−11%

38Wayne County, NCNC122,2782.5+9%

39Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732.5+9%

40Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.5+17%

41Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182.5−5%

42Lenoir County, NCNC55,8372.5+11%

43Vance County, NCNC42,6382.5+9%

44Columbus County, NCNC50,4872.5+3%

45Wilson County, NCNC81,1502.4+2%

46Nash County, NCNC99,3652.4+4%

47Hertford County, NCNC19,0152.4+17%

48Beaufort County, NCNC44,6702.4+6%

49Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332.4+1%

50Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.4−4%

51Halifax County, NCNC46,5342.4+2%

52Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622.3+1%

53Sampson County, NCNC61,5042.3+12%

54Johnston County, NCNC256,4482.3−2%

55Martin County, NCNC21,6012.3+9%

56Davie County, NCNC45,8552.3−10%

57Lee County, NCNC70,2582.3+0%

58Harnett County, NCNC150,1372.3−0%

59Union County, NCNC267,6742.3−6%

60Robeson County, NCNC119,9412.2+19%

61Jones County, NCNC9,5752.2+5%

62Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.2+15%

63Franklin County, NCNC82,0372.2+1%

64Chatham County, NCNC85,1112.2−16%

65Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.2+4%

66Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.2−2%

67Granville County, NCNC61,4212.2−1%

68Iredell County, NCNC211,7982.2−13%

69Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.2+1%

70Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.2+6%

71Davidson County, NCNC180,1822.2−9%

72Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7252.2−8%

73Person County, NCNC40,6362.2−6%

74Camden County, NCNC11,3152.1−10%

75Duplin County, NCNC51,5712.1+1%

76Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.1−9%

77Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.1+2%

78Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252.1−4%

79Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.1+4%

80Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542.1−5%

81Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.1−3%

82Greene County, NCNC20,7002.1+5%

83Surry County, NCNC72,2872.1−13%

84Northampton County, NCNC16,4912.1+6%

85Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.1−2%

86Stanly County, NCNC68,8302.1−9%

87Gates County, NCNC10,2342.1+11%

88Washington County, NCNC10,6382.0−7%

89Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.0−13%

90Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.0−7%

91Burke County, NCNC88,6552.0−7%

92Hoke County, NCNC56,9392.0−6%

93Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252.0−9%

94McDowell County, NCNC45,1982.0−1%

95Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052.0−11%

96Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451.9−16%

97Montgomery County, NCNC26,4031.9−7%

98Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.9−18%

99Anson County, NCNC21,7581.9−7%

100Richmond County, NCNC42,0411.8−4%

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