RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most owner cost-burdened, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Clay County, NCNC12,23929.6%+3.8 pts

02Bertie County, NCNC17,08628.9%+0.0 pts

03Hertford County, NCNC19,01528.9%−4.8 pts

04Northampton County, NCNC16,49127.2%−4.6 pts

05Halifax County, NCNC46,53427.1%−6.0 pts

06Anson County, NCNC21,75827.0%+2.4 pts

07Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53726.4%−10.5 pts

08Hyde County, NCNC4,55426.2%−5.7 pts

09Chowan County, NCNC14,08226.1%−6.2 pts

10Martin County, NCNC21,60125.5%−1.3 pts

11Dare County, NCNC38,24525.5%−16.5 pts

12Washington County, NCNC10,63825.4%−3.7 pts

13Cumberland County, NCNC338,47325.1%−3.6 pts

14Columbus County, NCNC50,48724.7%−3.0 pts

15Camden County, NCNC11,31524.4%−2.0 pts

16Jones County, NCNC9,57524.3%+3.6 pts

17Pamlico County, NCNC12,75824.1%−4.2 pts

18Onslow County, NCNC217,17523.7%−3.9 pts

19Richmond County, NCNC42,04123.7%−4.0 pts

20Warren County, NCNC18,89823.4%−6.0 pts

21Pender County, NCNC72,11123.1%−4.8 pts

22New Hanover County, NCNC245,95922.7%−8.0 pts

23Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20122.6%−11.3 pts

24Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12122.6%−9.6 pts

25Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.5%−5.3 pts

26Watauga County, NCNC54,78622.3%−5.5 pts

27Scotland County, NCNC33,32222.3%−8.3 pts

28Hoke County, NCNC56,93922.2%−8.0 pts

29Brunswick County, NCNC174,70222.1%−5.5 pts

30Gates County, NCNC10,23422.0%−6.9 pts

31Bladen County, NCNC30,00721.9%−6.8 pts

32Craven County, NCNC105,02521.8%−6.7 pts

33Madison County, NCNC22,55321.8%+2.4 pts

34Currituck County, NCNC33,15821.7%−16.9 pts

35Beaufort County, NCNC44,67021.3%−8.5 pts

36Gaston County, NCNC246,55821.3%−4.7 pts

37Harnett County, NCNC150,13721.3%−6.6 pts

38Greene County, NCNC20,70021.3%−1.9 pts

39Carteret County, NCNC70,46921.0%−6.0 pts

40Transylvania County, NCNC34,21120.7%+2.6 pts

41Wilson County, NCNC81,15020.5%−9.4 pts

42Lee County, NCNC70,25820.3%−4.7 pts

43Vance County, NCNC42,63820.3%−12.4 pts

44Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38320.2%−8.3 pts

45Robeson County, NCNC119,94120.2%−7.7 pts

46Rowan County, NCNC155,09620.1%−2.8 pts

47Perquimans County, NCNC13,49020.1%−8.4 pts

48Haywood County, NCNC63,36920.0%−3.2 pts

49Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72519.8%−5.2 pts

50Alleghany County, NCNC11,47919.8%−8.8 pts

51Granville County, NCNC61,42119.7%−7.7 pts

52Franklin County, NCNC82,03719.7%−8.9 pts

53Henderson County, NCNC122,37519.5%−3.7 pts

54Johnston County, NCNC256,44819.4%−5.9 pts

55Person County, NCNC40,63619.3%−5.5 pts

56Guilford County, NCNC562,23419.2%−8.2 pts

57Caswell County, NCNC22,56319.2%−8.1 pts

58Chatham County, NCNC85,11119.1%−5.1 pts

59Forsyth County, NCNC401,71819.1%−5.0 pts

60Buncombe County, NCNC277,41719.0%−7.7 pts

61Orange County, NCNC152,49818.8%−5.5 pts

62Avery County, NCNC18,11018.7%−12.2 pts

63Surry County, NCNC72,28718.7%−2.6 pts

64Stanly County, NCNC68,83018.6%−5.4 pts

65Yancey County, NCNC19,08418.6%−7.7 pts

66Montgomery County, NCNC26,40318.6%−8.6 pts

67Pitt County, NCNC182,93618.5%−10.6 pts

68Rockingham County, NCNC94,19518.3%−4.1 pts

69Duplin County, NCNC51,57118.3%−10.7 pts

70Union County, NCNC267,67418.2%−8.9 pts

71Sampson County, NCNC61,50418.2%−8.1 pts

72Moore County, NCNC110,61917.9%−5.0 pts

73Durham County, NCNC347,24017.9%−8.7 pts

74Cleveland County, NCNC103,32517.7%−8.0 pts

75Alamance County, NCNC186,17717.6%−7.7 pts

76Ashe County, NCNC27,51417.6%−7.1 pts

77Nash County, NCNC99,36517.4%−7.5 pts

78Wake County, NCNC1,257,23517.4%−6.8 pts

79Iredell County, NCNC211,79817.3%−9.7 pts

80Mitchell County, NCNC15,06217.1%−5.2 pts

81Rutherford County, NCNC65,74517.1%−7.9 pts

82Wayne County, NCNC122,27817.0%−6.8 pts

83Davidson County, NCNC180,18216.9%−7.0 pts

84Swain County, NCNC14,02416.6%−0.5 pts

85Lincoln County, NCNC98,65416.4%−7.1 pts

86Cherokee County, NCNC30,83016.3%−5.8 pts

87Macon County, NCNC39,23216.2%−10.1 pts

88Randolph County, NCNC149,51616.1%−8.6 pts

89Burke County, NCNC88,65515.9%−6.7 pts

90Catawba County, NCNC170,17215.9%−6.1 pts

91Polk County, NCNC20,53315.7%−7.5 pts

92Davie County, NCNC45,85515.6%−6.6 pts

93Stokes County, NCNC46,12614.7%−6.8 pts

94Wilkes County, NCNC66,23314.7%−8.8 pts

95Caldwell County, NCNC81,10514.5%−6.8 pts

96Yadkin County, NCNC38,32514.3%−7.6 pts

97Jackson County, NCNC45,03913.0%−8.7 pts

98McDowell County, NCNC45,19812.3%−2.5 pts

99Alexander County, NCNC36,95811.9%−11.5 pts

100Graham County, NCNC8,19011.3%−8.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES