RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most car-free households, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of households with no vehicle (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 5.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hyde County, NC, up 98 places to #2.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNO VEHICLE AVAILABLEVS 2010

01Washington County, NCNC10,63814.1%+0.6 pts

02▲98Hyde County, NCNC4,55411.1%+4.1 pts

03▼1Scotland County, NCNC33,32210.8%−2.1 pts

04▲4Richmond County, NCNC42,04110.7%+0.2 pts

05▲46Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53710.7%+0.4 pts

06▲16Graham County, NCNC8,19010.6%+3.7 pts

07Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12110.0%−3.3 pts

08▲11Chowan County, NCNC14,0829.8%−3.5 pts

09▲16Anson County, NCNC21,7589.4%+1.2 pts

10▼4Lenoir County, NCNC55,8379.1%−1.6 pts

11▼7Halifax County, NCNC46,5349.1%−3.3 pts

12▲4Pitt County, NCNC182,9369.0%+0.7 pts

13▼10Bertie County, NCNC17,0868.7%−1.5 pts

14▲3Martin County, NCNC21,6018.6%−0.9 pts

15▲29Mitchell County, NCNC15,0628.1%−0.6 pts

16▼7Vance County, NCNC42,6388.0%−4.3 pts

17▼3Robeson County, NCNC119,9417.9%−1.5 pts

18▼5Hertford County, NCNC19,0157.9%−4.7 pts

19▼1Bladen County, NCNC30,0077.8%−1.8 pts

20▼9Warren County, NCNC18,8987.6%−1.2 pts

21▼11Wilson County, NCNC81,1507.0%−2.2 pts

22▼10Northampton County, NCNC16,4917.0%−5.4 pts

23Nash County, NCNC99,3656.9%−1.0 pts

24▼4Wayne County, NCNC122,2786.8%−0.9 pts

25▲4Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.8%+0.7 pts

26▲11Guilford County, NCNC562,2346.7%−0.8 pts

27▼1Durham County, NCNC347,2406.7%−1.3 pts

28▲5Rockingham County, NCNC94,1956.7%−0.4 pts

29▼8Swain County, NCNC14,0246.6%−1.8 pts

30▲5Jones County, NCNC9,5756.6%−3.5 pts

31▲9Rowan County, NCNC155,0966.5%+0.3 pts

32▼27Clay County, NCNC12,2396.4%+2.0 pts

33▲12Craven County, NCNC105,0256.3%−1.9 pts

34▼6Forsyth County, NCNC401,7186.2%−1.3 pts

35▲4Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.2%−3.1 pts

36▼6McDowell County, NCNC45,1986.2%−1.3 pts

37▼5Macon County, NCNC39,2326.1%+0.4 pts

38▲20Davie County, NCNC45,8556.1%+2.8 pts

39▲4Alleghany County, NCNC11,4796.0%+0.1 pts

40▼25Caswell County, NCNC22,5636.0%−1.4 pts

41▲8Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3835.8%−0.8 pts

42▼11Greene County, NCNC20,7005.8%+2.0 pts

43▲28Duplin County, NCNC51,5715.8%−2.2 pts

44▲26Cherokee County, NCNC30,8305.8%+0.2 pts

45▲12Wilkes County, NCNC66,2335.8%−1.3 pts

46▲45Perquimans County, NCNC13,4905.8%−1.6 pts

47▼20Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2015.7%−3.1 pts

48▼10New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595.6%−0.7 pts

49▼8Columbus County, NCNC50,4875.5%−3.6 pts

50▲18Stanly County, NCNC68,8305.5%+0.9 pts

51▲12Catawba County, NCNC170,1725.2%−0.6 pts

52▲17Yadkin County, NCNC38,3255.2%+0.3 pts

53▼7Gaston County, NCNC246,5585.1%−1.0 pts

54▲10Avery County, NCNC18,1105.1%−3.1 pts

55▼21Rutherford County, NCNC65,7455.1%−2.0 pts

56▼32Cleveland County, NCNC103,3255.0%−2.3 pts

57▲8Orange County, NCNC152,4984.9%−2.1 pts

58▼5Person County, NCNC40,6364.9%+0.2 pts

59▲15Burke County, NCNC88,6554.8%−2.5 pts

60▼24Surry County, NCNC72,2874.8%−2.1 pts

61▲14Hoke County, NCNC56,9394.8%−1.9 pts

62▼15Sampson County, NCNC61,5044.8%−2.2 pts

63▼11Montgomery County, NCNC26,4034.8%−1.4 pts

64▲2Alamance County, NCNC186,1774.7%−1.4 pts

65▼17Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174.7%−1.9 pts

66▼12Caldwell County, NCNC81,1054.7%−1.0 pts

67▼17Yancey County, NCNC19,0844.6%−2.3 pts

68▲20Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114.6%−0.9 pts

69▲27Stokes County, NCNC46,1264.5%+0.2 pts

70▲19Madison County, NCNC22,5534.5%−2.4 pts

71▲16Wake County, NCNC1,257,2354.4%−0.4 pts

72▼17Watauga County, NCNC54,7864.4%+0.2 pts

73▼1Ashe County, NCNC27,5144.4%−3.1 pts

74▲11Onslow County, NCNC217,1754.3%−0.4 pts

75▲2Moore County, NCNC110,6194.2%−0.2 pts

76Polk County, NCNC20,5334.0%−0.3 pts

77▲6Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254.0%−0.8 pts

78Haywood County, NCNC63,3694.0%−0.8 pts

79▼23Davidson County, NCNC180,1823.9%−1.4 pts

80▼13Lee County, NCNC70,2583.9%−4.1 pts

81▼19Harnett County, NCNC150,1373.9%−1.3 pts

82▼3Franklin County, NCNC82,0373.8%−1.7 pts

83▼3Carteret County, NCNC70,4693.7%−1.0 pts

84▼11Johnston County, NCNC256,4483.7%−0.6 pts

85▼4Randolph County, NCNC149,5163.7%−1.0 pts

86▲7Iredell County, NCNC211,7983.7%−0.7 pts

87▼26Granville County, NCNC61,4213.6%−2.2 pts

88▼4Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.5%−1.2 pts

89▼47Pamlico County, NCNC12,7583.5%−1.0 pts

90▼4Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543.3%−0.2 pts

91▲1Pender County, NCNC72,1113.2%−3.2 pts

92▼32Jackson County, NCNC45,0393.1%−2.6 pts

93▼3Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.1%−1.1 pts

94▲4Dare County, NCNC38,2452.7%+1.2 pts

95▼13Chatham County, NCNC85,1112.6%−3.0 pts

96▼1Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022.4%−3.2 pts

97Union County, NCNC267,6742.4%−0.8 pts

98▼39Gates County, NCNC10,2342.3%−2.0 pts

99Currituck County, NCNC33,1582.1%−0.5 pts

100▼6Camden County, NCNC11,3151.4%+0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES