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Most car-free households, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the most occupied households that have no vehicle available, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of households, not the share. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT A VEHICLEVS 2020

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38327,225+15%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23520,156+32%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23414,751+11%

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,7189,963−3%

05Durham County, NCNC347,2409,512+4%

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,4738,840+0%

07Pitt County, NCNC182,9366,699+9%

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595,887−5%

09Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174,822−19%

10Gaston County, NCNC246,5584,793−4%

11Rowan County, NCNC155,0963,805+12%

12Catawba County, NCNC170,1723,438+13%

13Robeson County, NCNC119,9413,425−16%

14Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253,373+14%

15Alamance County, NCNC186,1773,325+7%

16Wayne County, NCNC122,2783,246−12%

17Onslow County, NCNC217,1753,209+24%

18Johnston County, NCNC256,4483,175−3%

19Orange County, NCNC152,4982,812+11%

20Iredell County, NCNC211,7982,790+25%

21Davidson County, NCNC180,1822,749−20%

22Craven County, NCNC105,0252,709+12%

23Nash County, NCNC99,3652,677−1%

24Rockingham County, NCNC94,1952,641+2%

25Wilson County, NCNC81,1502,319−22%

26Lenoir County, NCNC55,8372,128−8%

27Randolph County, NCNC149,5162,116−11%

28Union County, NCNC267,6741,986−4%

29Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211,971−4%

30Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251,949−25%

31Harnett County, NCNC150,1371,929−14%

32Halifax County, NCNC46,5341,847−16%

33Moore County, NCNC110,6191,847+4%

34Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,830+3%

35Henderson County, NCNC122,3751,806−8%

36Burke County, NCNC88,6551,740+9%

37Brunswick County, NCNC174,7021,693−7%

38Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331,562+7%

39Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051,545−9%

40Surry County, NCNC72,2871,425−24%

41Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,383+23%

42Scotland County, NCNC33,3221,357−8%

43Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451,350−25%

44Vance County, NCNC42,6381,299−21%

45Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541,229−6%

46Duplin County, NCNC51,5711,209+22%

47Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701,198−7%

48Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,195−6%

49McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,150−9%

50Macon County, NCNC39,2321,124+4%

51Columbus County, NCNC50,4871,110−18%

52Franklin County, NCNC82,0371,090−3%

53Haywood County, NCNC63,3691,078−8%

54Davie County, NCNC45,8551,045+28%

55Sampson County, NCNC61,5041,028−21%

56Lee County, NCNC70,258977−7%

57Watauga County, NCNC54,786926−16%

58Bladen County, NCNC30,007922−16%

59Hoke County, NCNC56,939917+12%

60Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201897−13%

61Stokes County, NCNC46,126887+56%

62Chatham County, NCNC85,111846−30%

63Pender County, NCNC72,111821+6%

64Martin County, NCNC21,601813+3%

65Anson County, NCNC21,758805+17%

66Granville County, NCNC61,421800−23%

67Person County, NCNC40,636780−7%

68Yadkin County, NCNC38,325773+8%

69Cherokee County, NCNC30,830765+31%

70Washington County, NCNC10,638668−14%

71Transylvania County, NCNC34,211666+24%

72Hertford County, NCNC19,015656−18%

73Warren County, NCNC18,898621−17%

74Bertie County, NCNC17,086620−31%

75Chowan County, NCNC14,082599+21%

76Jackson County, NCNC45,039573−31%

77Northampton County, NCNC16,491547−28%

78Ashe County, NCNC27,514532−3%

79Caswell County, NCNC22,563532−32%

80Mitchell County, NCNC15,062532+39%

81Montgomery County, NCNC26,403506−6%

82Dare County, NCNC38,245449+8%

83Alexander County, NCNC36,958432−11%

84Greene County, NCNC20,700403−18%

85Swain County, NCNC14,024396−9%

86Madison County, NCNC22,553378+25%

87Yancey County, NCNC19,084376−5%

88Graham County, NCNC8,190372+44%

89Polk County, NCNC20,533360−12%

90Avery County, NCNC18,110347+11%

91Clay County, NCNC12,239327−41%

92Perquimans County, NCNC13,490323+58%

93Alleghany County, NCNC11,479313+4%

94Jones County, NCNC9,575271+3%

95Currituck County, NCNC33,158244+1%

96Hyde County, NCNC4,554215+497%

97Pamlico County, NCNC12,758189−44%

98Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537166+91%

99Gates County, NCNC10,23498−58%

100Camden County, NCNC11,31555−54%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES