RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most car-dependent, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2020 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01Stokes County, NCNC46,12688.7%+4%

02Richmond County, NCNC42,04188.6%+3%

03Gates County, NCNC10,23488.6%+8%

04Montgomery County, NCNC26,40387.4%+5%

05Robeson County, NCNC119,94186.4%+8%

06Beaufort County, NCNC44,67086.2%+8%

07Alamance County, NCNC186,17786.2%+6%

08Caswell County, NCNC22,56386.1%+5%

09Columbus County, NCNC50,48786.0%+9%

10Burke County, NCNC88,65585.7%+3%

11Perquimans County, NCNC13,49085.7%+5%

12Pamlico County, NCNC12,75885.4%+10%

13Swain County, NCNC14,02485.2%−3%

14Nash County, NCNC99,36585.0%+2%

15Harnett County, NCNC150,13784.9%+4%

16Chowan County, NCNC14,08284.8%+21%

17Surry County, NCNC72,28784.7%+2%

18McDowell County, NCNC45,19884.7%+5%

19Lincoln County, NCNC98,65484.7%+1%

20Gaston County, NCNC246,55884.7%+0%

21Northampton County, NCNC16,49184.6%+1%

22Jones County, NCNC9,57584.6%+15%

23Rockingham County, NCNC94,19584.6%+3%

24Greene County, NCNC20,70084.5%+2%

25Graham County, NCNC8,19084.4%−3%

26Catawba County, NCNC170,17284.4%−2%

27Yadkin County, NCNC38,32584.3%+0%

28Carteret County, NCNC70,46984.2%+9%

29Stanly County, NCNC68,83084.1%+0%

30Granville County, NCNC61,42183.9%−2%

31Macon County, NCNC39,23283.8%+5%

32Cleveland County, NCNC103,32583.8%−3%

33Franklin County, NCNC82,03783.7%+3%

34Randolph County, NCNC149,51683.5%−1%

35Sampson County, NCNC61,50483.4%+4%

36Scotland County, NCNC33,32283.4%−3%

37Alexander County, NCNC36,95883.1%+1%

38Currituck County, NCNC33,15883.1%+3%

39Caldwell County, NCNC81,10583.1%−2%

40Rowan County, NCNC155,09683.0%−1%

41Bladen County, NCNC30,00782.9%+6%

42Lee County, NCNC70,25882.9%+5%

43Davie County, NCNC45,85582.8%−2%

44Yancey County, NCNC19,08482.7%+7%

45Camden County, NCNC11,31582.7%−9%

46Anson County, NCNC21,75882.5%+3%

47Johnston County, NCNC256,44882.5%+2%

48Hyde County, NCNC4,55482.4%+30%

49Person County, NCNC40,63682.4%−0%

50Martin County, NCNC21,60182.4%+4%

51Warren County, NCNC18,89882.3%+1%

52Halifax County, NCNC46,53482.2%−3%

53Davidson County, NCNC180,18282.1%−5%

54Wilkes County, NCNC66,23382.1%−1%

55Mitchell County, NCNC15,06282.0%+3%

56Wilson County, NCNC81,15082.0%−1%

57Haywood County, NCNC63,36981.9%+0%

58Hoke County, NCNC56,93981.8%−2%

59Lenoir County, NCNC55,83781.5%+7%

60Rutherford County, NCNC65,74581.4%−2%

61Wayne County, NCNC122,27881.4%−3%

62Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12181.4%−0%

63Vance County, NCNC42,63881.2%+1%

64Pender County, NCNC72,11181.0%+3%

65Forsyth County, NCNC401,71880.9%−4%

66Transylvania County, NCNC34,21180.9%+6%

67Hertford County, NCNC19,01580.8%+3%

68Alleghany County, NCNC11,47980.8%+15%

69Duplin County, NCNC51,57180.7%+6%

70Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20180.7%+4%

71Madison County, NCNC22,55380.6%+5%

72Henderson County, NCNC122,37580.5%+0%

73Moore County, NCNC110,61980.5%−4%

74Iredell County, NCNC211,79880.3%−5%

75Guilford County, NCNC562,23480.3%−3%

76Bertie County, NCNC17,08680.2%+8%

77Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72579.9%−5%

78Brunswick County, NCNC174,70279.9%+1%

79Jackson County, NCNC45,03979.8%+1%

80Pitt County, NCNC182,93679.6%−3%

81New Hanover County, NCNC245,95979.4%−3%

82Craven County, NCNC105,02579.4%+5%

83Polk County, NCNC20,53379.4%+2%

84Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53779.3%+2%

85Union County, NCNC267,67478.7%−3%

86Cumberland County, NCNC338,47378.6%−3%

87Ashe County, NCNC27,51478.5%+0%

88Washington County, NCNC10,63878.3%+6%

89Cherokee County, NCNC30,83077.7%−10%

90Avery County, NCNC18,11077.5%+3%

91Buncombe County, NCNC277,41777.5%−1%

92Dare County, NCNC38,24577.3%+2%

93Wake County, NCNC1,257,23575.7%−6%

94Chatham County, NCNC85,11175.7%−0%

95Durham County, NCNC347,24075.4%+0%

96Clay County, NCNC12,23975.4%−8%

97Watauga County, NCNC54,78674.8%+0%

98Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38373.3%−5%

99Onslow County, NCNC217,17572.2%+7%

100Orange County, NCNC152,49864.8%−4%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS