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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010
01Stokes County, NCNC46,12688.7%+3.8 pts
02Richmond County, NCNC42,04188.6%+2.9 pts
03Gates County, NCNC10,23488.6%+6.3 pts
04Montgomery County, NCNC26,40387.4%+4.3 pts
05Robeson County, NCNC119,94186.4%+6.2 pts
06Beaufort County, NCNC44,67086.2%+6.1 pts
07Alamance County, NCNC186,17786.2%+4.9 pts
08Caswell County, NCNC22,56386.1%+4.3 pts
09Columbus County, NCNC50,48786.0%+7.0 pts
10Burke County, NCNC88,65585.7%+2.4 pts
11Perquimans County, NCNC13,49085.7%+4.3 pts
12Pamlico County, NCNC12,75885.4%+8.1 pts
13Swain County, NCNC14,02485.2%−2.3 pts
14Nash County, NCNC99,36585.0%+1.3 pts
15Harnett County, NCNC150,13784.9%+3.3 pts
16Chowan County, NCNC14,08284.8%+14.6 pts
17Surry County, NCNC72,28784.7%+1.5 pts
18McDowell County, NCNC45,19884.7%+4.0 pts
19Lincoln County, NCNC98,65484.7%+0.8 pts
20Gaston County, NCNC246,55884.7%+0.1 pts
21Northampton County, NCNC16,49184.6%+1.0 pts
22Jones County, NCNC9,57584.6%+10.8 pts
23Rockingham County, NCNC94,19584.6%+2.4 pts
24Greene County, NCNC20,70084.5%+1.5 pts
25Graham County, NCNC8,19084.4%−3.0 pts
26Catawba County, NCNC170,17284.4%−2.0 pts
27Yadkin County, NCNC38,32584.3%+0.2 pts
28Carteret County, NCNC70,46984.2%+7.2 pts
29Stanly County, NCNC68,83084.1%+0.1 pts
30Granville County, NCNC61,42183.9%−1.6 pts
31Macon County, NCNC39,23283.8%+4.3 pts
32Cleveland County, NCNC103,32583.8%−2.7 pts
33Franklin County, NCNC82,03783.7%+2.1 pts
34Randolph County, NCNC149,51683.5%−0.5 pts
35Sampson County, NCNC61,50483.4%+3.0 pts
36Scotland County, NCNC33,32283.4%−2.8 pts
37Alexander County, NCNC36,95883.1%+0.8 pts
38Currituck County, NCNC33,15883.1%+2.5 pts
39Caldwell County, NCNC81,10583.1%−1.5 pts
40Rowan County, NCNC155,09683.0%−1.2 pts
41Bladen County, NCNC30,00782.9%+4.6 pts
42Lee County, NCNC70,25882.9%+4.1 pts
43Davie County, NCNC45,85582.8%−1.8 pts
44Yancey County, NCNC19,08482.7%+5.5 pts
45Camden County, NCNC11,31582.7%−7.7 pts
46Anson County, NCNC21,75882.5%+2.1 pts
47Johnston County, NCNC256,44882.5%+1.5 pts
48Hyde County, NCNC4,55482.4%+19.0 pts
49Person County, NCNC40,63682.4%−0.4 pts
50Martin County, NCNC21,60182.4%+2.8 pts
51Warren County, NCNC18,89882.3%+0.5 pts
52Halifax County, NCNC46,53482.2%−2.8 pts
53Davidson County, NCNC180,18282.1%−4.3 pts
54Wilkes County, NCNC66,23382.1%−0.5 pts
55Mitchell County, NCNC15,06282.0%+2.1 pts
56Wilson County, NCNC81,15082.0%−0.9 pts
57Haywood County, NCNC63,36981.9%+0.3 pts
58Hoke County, NCNC56,93981.8%−1.8 pts
59Lenoir County, NCNC55,83781.5%+5.1 pts
60Rutherford County, NCNC65,74581.4%−1.6 pts
61Wayne County, NCNC122,27881.4%−2.3 pts
62Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12181.4%−0.0 pts
63Vance County, NCNC42,63881.2%+0.6 pts
64Pender County, NCNC72,11181.0%+2.2 pts
65Forsyth County, NCNC401,71880.9%−3.1 pts
66Transylvania County, NCNC34,21180.9%+4.8 pts
67Hertford County, NCNC19,01580.8%+2.3 pts
68Alleghany County, NCNC11,47980.8%+10.7 pts
69Duplin County, NCNC51,57180.7%+4.3 pts
70Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20180.7%+2.8 pts
71Madison County, NCNC22,55380.6%+3.6 pts
72Henderson County, NCNC122,37580.5%+0.4 pts
73Moore County, NCNC110,61980.5%−3.0 pts
74Iredell County, NCNC211,79880.3%−3.9 pts
75Guilford County, NCNC562,23480.3%−2.6 pts
76Bertie County, NCNC17,08680.2%+5.9 pts
77Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72579.9%−4.1 pts
78Brunswick County, NCNC174,70279.9%+0.5 pts
79Jackson County, NCNC45,03979.8%+0.7 pts
80Pitt County, NCNC182,93679.6%−2.2 pts
81New Hanover County, NCNC245,95979.4%−2.8 pts
82Craven County, NCNC105,02579.4%+3.5 pts
83Polk County, NCNC20,53379.4%+1.2 pts
84Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53779.3%+1.3 pts
85Union County, NCNC267,67478.7%−2.3 pts
86Cumberland County, NCNC338,47378.6%−2.4 pts
87Ashe County, NCNC27,51478.5%+0.2 pts
88Washington County, NCNC10,63878.3%+4.3 pts
89Cherokee County, NCNC30,83077.7%−8.8 pts
90Avery County, NCNC18,11077.5%+2.5 pts
91Buncombe County, NCNC277,41777.5%−0.8 pts
92Dare County, NCNC38,24577.3%+1.5 pts
93Wake County, NCNC1,257,23575.7%−4.4 pts
94Chatham County, NCNC85,11175.7%−0.2 pts
95Durham County, NCNC347,24075.4%+0.3 pts
96Clay County, NCNC12,23975.4%−6.3 pts
97Watauga County, NCNC54,78674.8%+0.2 pts
98Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38373.3%−3.7 pts
99Onslow County, NCNC217,17572.2%+4.7 pts
100Orange County, NCNC152,49864.8%−2.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS