RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most owner cost-burdened, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (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 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2000

01Dare County, NCNC38,24542.0%–

02Currituck County, NCNC33,15838.6%–

03Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53736.9%–

04Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20134.0%–

05Hertford County, NCNC19,01533.7%–

06Halifax County, NCNC46,53433.0%–

07Vance County, NCNC42,63832.7%–

08Chowan County, NCNC14,08232.4%–

09Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12132.1%–

10Hyde County, NCNC4,55431.8%–

11Northampton County, NCNC16,49131.8%–

12Avery County, NCNC18,11031.0%–

13New Hanover County, NCNC245,95930.7%–

14Scotland County, NCNC33,32230.5%–

15Hoke County, NCNC56,93930.2%–

16Wilson County, NCNC81,15029.9%–

17Beaufort County, NCNC44,67029.8%–

18Warren County, NCNC18,89829.5%–

19Washington County, NCNC10,63829.2%–

20Pitt County, NCNC182,93629.1%–

21Duplin County, NCNC51,57129.0%–

22Gates County, NCNC10,23428.9%–

23Bertie County, NCNC17,08628.9%–

24Bladen County, NCNC30,00728.7%–

25Cumberland County, NCNC338,47328.7%–

26Alleghany County, NCNC11,47928.6%–

27Craven County, NCNC105,02528.6%–

28Franklin County, NCNC82,03728.6%–

29Perquimans County, NCNC13,49028.5%–

30Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38328.5%–

31Pamlico County, NCNC12,75828.3%–

32Harnett County, NCNC150,13727.9%–

33Pender County, NCNC72,11127.9%–

34Watauga County, NCNC54,78627.9%–

35Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.8%–

36Lenoir County, NCNC55,83727.7%–

37Columbus County, NCNC50,48727.7%–

38Brunswick County, NCNC174,70227.7%–

39Richmond County, NCNC42,04127.6%–

40Onslow County, NCNC217,17527.6%–

41Guilford County, NCNC562,23427.4%–

42Granville County, NCNC61,42127.4%–

43Caswell County, NCNC22,56327.3%–

44Union County, NCNC267,67427.2%–

45Montgomery County, NCNC26,40327.2%–

46Carteret County, NCNC70,46927.1%–

47Iredell County, NCNC211,79827.0%–

48Martin County, NCNC21,60126.8%–

49Buncombe County, NCNC277,41726.7%–

50Durham County, NCNC347,24026.6%–

51Camden County, NCNC11,31526.5%–

52Sampson County, NCNC61,50426.3%–

53Macon County, NCNC39,23226.2%–

54Yancey County, NCNC19,08426.2%–

55Gaston County, NCNC246,55826.0%–

56Clay County, NCNC12,23925.7%–

57Cleveland County, NCNC103,32525.7%–

58Alamance County, NCNC186,17725.3%–

59Johnston County, NCNC256,44825.3%–

60Lee County, NCNC70,25825.0%–

61Rutherford County, NCNC65,74525.0%–

62Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72525.0%–

63Nash County, NCNC99,36524.9%–

64Person County, NCNC40,63624.9%–

65Randolph County, NCNC149,51624.8%–

66Ashe County, NCNC27,51424.7%–

67Anson County, NCNC21,75824.6%–

68Orange County, NCNC152,49824.3%–

69Wake County, NCNC1,257,23524.3%–

70Chatham County, NCNC85,11124.2%–

71Forsyth County, NCNC401,71824.2%–

72Stanly County, NCNC68,83024.0%–

73Davidson County, NCNC180,18223.9%–

74Wayne County, NCNC122,27823.8%–

75Lincoln County, NCNC98,65423.6%–

76Wilkes County, NCNC66,23323.6%–

77Alexander County, NCNC36,95823.5%–

78Polk County, NCNC20,53323.2%–

79Haywood County, NCNC63,36923.2%–

80Henderson County, NCNC122,37523.2%–

81Greene County, NCNC20,70023.2%–

82Rowan County, NCNC155,09623.0%–

83Moore County, NCNC110,61922.9%–

84Burke County, NCNC88,65522.7%–

85Mitchell County, NCNC15,06222.4%–

86Rockingham County, NCNC94,19522.4%–

87Davie County, NCNC45,85522.3%–

88Cherokee County, NCNC30,83022.1%–

89Catawba County, NCNC170,17222.0%–

90Yadkin County, NCNC38,32521.9%–

91Jackson County, NCNC45,03921.7%–

92Stokes County, NCNC46,12621.5%–

93Surry County, NCNC72,28721.3%–

94Caldwell County, NCNC81,10521.3%–

95Jones County, NCNC9,57520.7%–

96Graham County, NCNC8,19019.5%–

97Madison County, NCNC22,55319.3%–

98Transylvania County, NCNC34,21118.0%–

99Swain County, NCNC14,02417.0%–

100McDowell County, NCNC45,19814.7%–

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