RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most car-free households, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of households with no vehicle (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

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNO VEHICLE AVAILABLEVS 2000

01Washington County, NCNC10,63814.9%–

02Scotland County, NCNC33,32211.4%–

03Bertie County, NCNC17,08611.3%–

04Halifax County, NCNC46,53410.5%–

05Clay County, NCNC12,23910.5%–

06Lenoir County, NCNC55,8379.9%–

07Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1219.8%–

08Richmond County, NCNC42,0419.8%–

09Vance County, NCNC42,6389.7%–

10Wilson County, NCNC81,1509.3%–

11Warren County, NCNC18,8989.2%–

12Northampton County, NCNC16,4919.0%–

13Hertford County, NCNC19,0159.0%–

14Robeson County, NCNC119,9418.9%–

15Caswell County, NCNC22,5638.8%–

16Pitt County, NCNC182,9368.7%–

17Martin County, NCNC21,6018.2%–

18Bladen County, NCNC30,0078.2%–

19Chowan County, NCNC14,0827.7%–

20Wayne County, NCNC122,2787.6%–

21Swain County, NCNC14,0247.6%–

22Graham County, NCNC8,1907.3%–

23Nash County, NCNC99,3657.2%–

24Cleveland County, NCNC103,3257.2%–

25Anson County, NCNC21,7587.0%–

26Durham County, NCNC347,2407.0%–

27Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2017.0%–

28Forsyth County, NCNC401,7186.9%–

29Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736.9%–

30McDowell County, NCNC45,1986.9%–

31Greene County, NCNC20,7006.8%–

32Macon County, NCNC39,2326.7%–

33Rockingham County, NCNC94,1956.7%–

34Rutherford County, NCNC65,7456.6%–

35Jones County, NCNC9,5756.5%–

36Surry County, NCNC72,2876.4%–

37Guilford County, NCNC562,2346.4%–

38New Hanover County, NCNC245,9596.3%–

39Beaufort County, NCNC44,6706.3%–

40Rowan County, NCNC155,0966.3%–

41Columbus County, NCNC50,4876.3%–

42Pamlico County, NCNC12,7586.1%–

43Alleghany County, NCNC11,4796.0%–

44Mitchell County, NCNC15,0626.0%–

45Craven County, NCNC105,0255.9%–

46Gaston County, NCNC246,5585.9%–

47Sampson County, NCNC61,5045.7%–

48Buncombe County, NCNC277,4175.6%–

49Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3835.6%–

50Yancey County, NCNC19,0845.3%–

51Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5375.3%–

52Montgomery County, NCNC26,4035.3%–

53Person County, NCNC40,6365.2%–

54Caldwell County, NCNC81,1055.2%–

55Watauga County, NCNC54,7865.2%–

56Davidson County, NCNC180,1825.1%–

57Wilkes County, NCNC66,2335.1%–

58Davie County, NCNC45,8555.0%–

59Gates County, NCNC10,2345.0%–

60Jackson County, NCNC45,0394.9%–

61Granville County, NCNC61,4214.8%–

62Harnett County, NCNC150,1374.8%–

63Catawba County, NCNC170,1724.8%–

64Avery County, NCNC18,1104.8%–

65Orange County, NCNC152,4984.8%–

66Alamance County, NCNC186,1774.7%–

67Lee County, NCNC70,2584.7%–

68Stanly County, NCNC68,8304.7%–

69Yadkin County, NCNC38,3254.7%–

70Cherokee County, NCNC30,8304.6%–

71Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.6%–

72Ashe County, NCNC27,5144.6%–

73Johnston County, NCNC256,4484.6%–

74Burke County, NCNC88,6554.5%–

75Hoke County, NCNC56,9394.5%–

76Polk County, NCNC20,5334.4%–

77Moore County, NCNC110,6194.4%–

78Haywood County, NCNC63,3694.4%–

79Franklin County, NCNC82,0374.4%–

80Carteret County, NCNC70,4694.2%–

81Randolph County, NCNC149,5164.2%–

82Chatham County, NCNC85,1114.1%–

83Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254.1%–

84Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.9%–

85Onslow County, NCNC217,1753.9%–

86Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543.9%–

87Wake County, NCNC1,257,2353.7%–

88Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113.7%–

89Madison County, NCNC22,5533.6%–

90Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.5%–

91Perquimans County, NCNC13,4903.5%–

92Pender County, NCNC72,1113.4%–

93Iredell County, NCNC211,7983.3%–

94Camden County, NCNC11,3153.1%–

95Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.1%–

96Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.9%–

97Union County, NCNC267,6742.7%–

98Dare County, NCNC38,2452.6%–

99Currituck County, NCNC33,1582.2%–

100Hyde County, NCNC4,5541.8%–

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