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Most affordable housing, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Richmond County, NCNC42,0411.8−4%

02Anson County, NCNC21,7581.9−7%

03Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951.9−18%

04Montgomery County, NCNC26,4031.9−7%

05Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451.9−16%

06Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052.0−11%

07McDowell County, NCNC45,1982.0−1%

08Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252.0−9%

09Hoke County, NCNC56,9392.0−6%

10Burke County, NCNC88,6552.0−7%

11Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.0−7%

12Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.0−13%

13Washington County, NCNC10,6382.0−7%

14Gates County, NCNC10,2342.1+11%

15Stanly County, NCNC68,8302.1−9%

16Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.1−2%

17Northampton County, NCNC16,4912.1+6%

18Surry County, NCNC72,2872.1−13%

19Greene County, NCNC20,7002.1+5%

20Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.1−3%

21Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542.1−5%

22Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.1+4%

23Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252.1−4%

24Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.1+2%

25Catawba County, NCNC170,1722.1−9%

26Duplin County, NCNC51,5712.1+1%

27Camden County, NCNC11,3152.1−10%

28Person County, NCNC40,6362.2−6%

29Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7252.2−8%

30Davidson County, NCNC180,1822.2−9%

31Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.2+6%

32Alexander County, NCNC36,9582.2+1%

33Iredell County, NCNC211,7982.2−13%

34Granville County, NCNC61,4212.2−1%

35Randolph County, NCNC149,5162.2−2%

36Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.2+4%

37Chatham County, NCNC85,1112.2−16%

38Franklin County, NCNC82,0372.2+1%

39Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.2+15%

40Jones County, NCNC9,5752.2+5%

41Robeson County, NCNC119,9412.2+19%

42Union County, NCNC267,6742.3−6%

43Harnett County, NCNC150,1372.3−0%

44Lee County, NCNC70,2582.3+0%

45Davie County, NCNC45,8552.3−10%

46Martin County, NCNC21,6012.3+9%

47Johnston County, NCNC256,4482.3−2%

48Sampson County, NCNC61,5042.3+12%

49Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622.3+1%

50Halifax County, NCNC46,5342.4+2%

51Alamance County, NCNC186,1772.4−4%

52Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332.4+1%

53Beaufort County, NCNC44,6702.4+6%

54Hertford County, NCNC19,0152.4+17%

55Nash County, NCNC99,3652.4+4%

56Wilson County, NCNC81,1502.4+2%

57Columbus County, NCNC50,4872.5+3%

58Vance County, NCNC42,6382.5+9%

59Lenoir County, NCNC55,8372.5+11%

60Forsyth County, NCNC401,7182.5−5%

61Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.5+17%

62Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732.5+9%

63Wayne County, NCNC122,2782.5+9%

64Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172.5−11%

65Madison County, NCNC22,5532.5−8%

66Polk County, NCNC20,5332.5−12%

67Pender County, NCNC72,1112.5+5%

68Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3832.6−7%

69Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582.6+16%

70Yancey County, NCNC19,0842.6−6%

71Craven County, NCNC105,0252.6+7%

72Guilford County, NCNC562,2342.6−1%

73New Hanover County, NCNC245,9592.6−18%

74Haywood County, NCNC63,3692.6−0%

75Onslow County, NCNC217,1752.7+15%

76Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352.7−6%

77Alleghany County, NCNC11,4792.7−9%

78Avery County, NCNC18,1102.7+4%

79Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2012.7+5%

80Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.7+0%

81Pitt County, NCNC182,9362.8+11%

82Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.8+15%

83Durham County, NCNC347,2402.8−6%

84Carteret County, NCNC70,4692.8+1%

85Currituck County, NCNC33,1582.8+21%

86Moore County, NCNC110,6192.8+4%

87Warren County, NCNC18,8982.9+25%

88Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112.9+4%

89Henderson County, NCNC122,3752.9−3%

90Jackson County, NCNC45,0393.0+3%

91Graham County, NCNC8,1903.0+23%

92Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.0+13%

93Clay County, NCNC12,2393.0+4%

94Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.0+0%

95Macon County, NCNC39,2323.0+1%

96Chowan County, NCNC14,0823.1+25%

97Swain County, NCNC14,0243.1+10%

98Orange County, NCNC152,4983.4−12%

99Watauga County, NCNC54,7863.6−9%

100Dare County, NCNC38,2453.7+22%

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