RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most car-free households, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties with the most occupied households that have no vehicle available, as of the 2020 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 1,216.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT A VEHICLEVS –

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38323,730–

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23515,217–

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23413,328–

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,71810,304–

05Durham County, NCNC347,2409,128–

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,4738,802–

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,9596,219–

08Pitt County, NCNC182,9366,137–

09Buncombe County, NCNC277,4175,920–

10Gaston County, NCNC246,5585,003–

11Robeson County, NCNC119,9414,068–

12Wayne County, NCNC122,2783,670–

13Davidson County, NCNC180,1823,451–

14Rowan County, NCNC155,0963,403–

15Johnston County, NCNC256,4483,287–

16Alamance County, NCNC186,1773,108–

17Catawba County, NCNC170,1723,034–

18Wilson County, NCNC81,1502,962–

19Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7252,952–

20Nash County, NCNC99,3652,700–

21Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252,598–

22Rockingham County, NCNC94,1952,594–

23Onslow County, NCNC217,1752,584–

24Orange County, NCNC152,4982,535–

25Craven County, NCNC105,0252,414–

26Randolph County, NCNC149,5162,366–

27Lenoir County, NCNC55,8372,320–

28Harnett County, NCNC150,1372,244–

29Iredell County, NCNC211,7982,224–

30Halifax County, NCNC46,5342,207–

31Union County, NCNC267,6742,068–

32Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212,043–

33Henderson County, NCNC122,3751,955–

34Surry County, NCNC72,2871,867–

35Brunswick County, NCNC174,7021,821–

36Rutherford County, NCNC65,7451,812–

37Moore County, NCNC110,6191,781–

38Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,779–

39Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051,694–

40Vance County, NCNC42,6381,636–

41Burke County, NCNC88,6551,597–

42Scotland County, NCNC33,3221,473–

43Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331,466–

44Columbus County, NCNC50,4871,352–

45Sampson County, NCNC61,5041,309–

46Lincoln County, NCNC98,6541,308–

47Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701,282–

48Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,265–

49McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,260–

50Chatham County, NCNC85,1111,216–

51Haywood County, NCNC63,3691,174–

52Franklin County, NCNC82,0371,120–

53Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,120–

54Watauga County, NCNC54,7861,108–

55Bladen County, NCNC30,0071,097–

56Macon County, NCNC39,2321,084–

57Lee County, NCNC70,2581,050–

58Granville County, NCNC61,4211,044–

59Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011,032–

60Duplin County, NCNC51,571994–

61Bertie County, NCNC17,086905–

62Person County, NCNC40,636838–

63Jackson County, NCNC45,039826–

64Hoke County, NCNC56,939821–

65Davie County, NCNC45,855819–

66Hertford County, NCNC19,015797–

67Martin County, NCNC21,601791–

68Caswell County, NCNC22,563787–

69Washington County, NCNC10,638780–

70Pender County, NCNC72,111774–

71Northampton County, NCNC16,491759–

72Warren County, NCNC18,898745–

73Yadkin County, NCNC38,325715–

74Anson County, NCNC21,758689–

75Cherokee County, NCNC30,830583–

76Stokes County, NCNC46,126569–

77Clay County, NCNC12,239554–

78Ashe County, NCNC27,514548–

79Montgomery County, NCNC26,403539–

80Transylvania County, NCNC34,211539–

81Chowan County, NCNC14,082495–

82Greene County, NCNC20,700494–

83Alexander County, NCNC36,958488–

84Swain County, NCNC14,024437–

85Dare County, NCNC38,245417–

86Polk County, NCNC20,533411–

87Yancey County, NCNC19,084395–

88Mitchell County, NCNC15,062382–

89Pamlico County, NCNC12,758337–

90Avery County, NCNC18,110313–

91Madison County, NCNC22,553302–

92Alleghany County, NCNC11,479301–

93Jones County, NCNC9,575264–

94Graham County, NCNC8,190258–

95Currituck County, NCNC33,158241–

96Gates County, NCNC10,234233–

97Perquimans County, NCNC13,490204–

98Camden County, NCNC11,315120–

99Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53787–

100Hyde County, NCNC4,55436–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS