RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

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. The median across all 100 is 1,124. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Stokes County, NC, up 15 places to #61.

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YEAR2020 2024

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, NCNC338,4738,8400%

07▲1Pitt County, NCNC182,9366,699+9%

08▼1New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595,887−5%

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

10Gaston County, NCNC246,5584,793−4%

11▲3Rowan County, NCNC155,0963,805+12%

12▲5Catawba County, NCNC170,1723,438+13%

13▼2Robeson County, NCNC119,9413,425−16%

14▲5Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253,373+14%

15▲1Alamance County, NCNC186,1773,325+7%

16▼4Wayne County, NCNC122,2783,246−12%

17▲6Onslow County, NCNC217,1753,209+24%

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

19▲5Orange County, NCNC152,4982,812+11%

20▲9Iredell County, NCNC211,7982,790+25%

21▼8Davidson County, NCNC180,1822,749−20%

22▲3Craven County, NCNC105,0252,709+12%

23▼3Nash County, NCNC99,3652,677−1%

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

25▼7Wilson County, NCNC81,1502,319−22%

26▲1Lenoir County, NCNC55,8372,128−8%

27▼1Randolph County, NCNC149,5162,116−11%

28▲3Union County, NCNC267,6741,986−4%

29▲3Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211,971−4%

30▼9Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251,949−25%

31▼3Harnett County, NCNC150,1371,929−14%

32▼2Halifax County, NCNC46,5341,847−16%

33▲4Moore County, NCNC110,6191,847+4%

34▲4Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,830+3%

35▼2Henderson County, NCNC122,3751,806−8%

36▲5Burke County, NCNC88,6551,740+9%

37▼2Brunswick County, NCNC174,7021,693−7%

38▲5Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331,562+7%

39Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051,545−9%

40▼6Surry County, NCNC72,2871,425−24%

41▲12Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,383+23%

42Scotland County, NCNC33,3221,357−8%

43▼7Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451,350−25%

44▼4Vance County, NCNC42,6381,299−21%

45▲1Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541,229−6%

46▲14Duplin County, NCNC51,5711,209+22%

47Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701,198−7%

48Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,195−6%

49McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,150−9%

50▲6Macon County, NCNC39,2321,124+4%

51▼7Columbus County, NCNC50,4871,110−18%

52Franklin County, NCNC82,0371,090−3%

53▼2Haywood County, NCNC63,3691,078−8%

54▲11Davie County, NCNC45,8551,045+28%

55▼10Sampson County, NCNC61,5041,028−21%

56▲1Lee County, NCNC70,258977−7%

57▼3Watauga County, NCNC54,786926−16%

58▼3Bladen County, NCNC30,007922−16%

59▲5Hoke County, NCNC56,939917+12%

60▼1Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201897−13%

61▲15Stokes County, NCNC46,126887+56%

62▼12Chatham County, NCNC85,111846−30%

63▲7Pender County, NCNC72,111821+6%

64▲3Martin County, NCNC21,601813+3%

65▲9Anson County, NCNC21,758805+17%

66▼8Granville County, NCNC61,421800−23%

67▼5Person County, NCNC40,636780−7%

68▲5Yadkin County, NCNC38,325773+8%

69▲6Cherokee County, NCNC30,830765+31%

70▼1Washington County, NCNC10,638668−14%

71▲9Transylvania County, NCNC34,211666+24%

72▼6Hertford County, NCNC19,015656−18%

73▼1Warren County, NCNC18,898621−17%

74▼13Bertie County, NCNC17,086620−31%

75▲6Chowan County, NCNC14,082599+21%

76▼13Jackson County, NCNC45,039573−31%

77▼6Northampton County, NCNC16,491547−28%

78Ashe County, NCNC27,514532−3%

79▼11Caswell County, NCNC22,563532−32%

80▲8Mitchell County, NCNC15,062532+39%

81▼2Montgomery County, NCNC26,403506−6%

82▲3Dare County, NCNC38,245449+8%

83Alexander County, NCNC36,958432−11%

84▼2Greene County, NCNC20,700403−18%

85▼1Swain County, NCNC14,024396−9%

86▲5Madison County, NCNC22,553378+25%

87Yancey County, NCNC19,084376−5%

88▲6Graham County, NCNC8,190372+44%

89▼3Polk County, NCNC20,533360−12%

90Avery County, NCNC18,110347+11%

91▼14Clay County, NCNC12,239327−41%

92▲5Perquimans County, NCNC13,490323+58%

93▼1Alleghany County, NCNC11,479313+4%

94▼1Jones County, NCNC9,575271+3%

95Currituck County, NCNC33,158244+1%

96▲4Hyde County, NCNC4,554215+497%

97▼8Pamlico County, NCNC12,758189−44%

98▲1Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537166+91%

99▼3Gates County, NCNC10,23498−58%

100▼2Camden County, NCNC11,31555−54%

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