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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most remote workers, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the most workers 16 and over who worked from home, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of workers, not the remote-work share. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 1,776. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Warren County, NC, up 17 places to #75.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most remote workers by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPREMOTE WORKERSVS 2020
01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235179,878+137%
02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383176,408+161%
03▲1Durham County, NCNC347,24039,750+162%
04▼1Guilford County, NCNC562,23436,704+116%
05▲3Forsyth County, NCNC401,71826,230+127%
06▲1Union County, NCNC267,67424,341+109%
07▼1New Hanover County, NCNC245,95923,546+99%
08▼3Buncombe County, NCNC277,41722,701+58%
09▲1Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72520,241+126%
10▼1Orange County, NCNC152,49819,506+99%
11▲1Johnston County, NCNC256,44816,874+147%
12▼1Iredell County, NCNC211,79813,990+98%
13▲2Onslow County, NCNC217,17513,699+191%
14▲2Gaston County, NCNC246,55813,622+207%
15▼2Cumberland County, NCNC338,47311,960+79%
16▼2Pitt County, NCNC182,9369,868+84%
17▲4Alamance County, NCNC186,1779,473+178%
18▼1Brunswick County, NCNC174,7029,024+114%
19▼1Chatham County, NCNC85,1118,374+109%
20Davidson County, NCNC180,1827,543+94%
21▲2Catawba County, NCNC170,1726,241+99%
22▲4Lincoln County, NCNC98,6546,231+171%
23▲1Rowan County, NCNC155,0965,589+115%
24▼5Henderson County, NCNC122,3755,557+40%
25▼3Moore County, NCNC110,6195,527+67%
26▲3Harnett County, NCNC150,1375,275+160%
27▼2Randolph County, NCNC149,5164,852+90%
28▲3Nash County, NCNC99,3654,568+157%
29▲3Franklin County, NCNC82,0374,332+153%
30▼2Pender County, NCNC72,1113,988+95%
31▲6Carteret County, NCNC70,4693,852+145%
32▲3Granville County, NCNC61,4213,491+121%
33▼3Craven County, NCNC105,0253,462+73%
34▲8Cleveland County, NCNC103,3253,008+154%
35▼2Wayne County, NCNC122,2782,869+76%
36▲5Stanly County, NCNC68,8302,811+128%
37▲3Rockingham County, NCNC94,1952,790+100%
38▼4Dare County, NCNC38,2452,701+68%
39▼12Watauga County, NCNC54,7862,673+24%
40▲16Wilson County, NCNC81,1502,619+187%
41▼3Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332,566+70%
42▼3Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052,561+82%
43▲6Haywood County, NCNC63,3692,546+140%
44Person County, NCNC40,6362,372+105%
45▲6Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452,291+130%
46▼10Burke County, NCNC88,6552,147+36%
47▲10Surry County, NCNC72,2872,096+131%
48▲15Lee County, NCNC70,2581,998+164%
49▲9Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011,799+115%
50Davie County, NCNC45,8551,776+72%
51▼8Robeson County, NCNC119,9411,775+51%
52▼5Hoke County, NCNC56,9391,732+60%
53▼5Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701,730+62%
54▲15Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211,671+189%
55▼9Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111,646+50%
56▲14Macon County, NCNC39,2321,536+183%
57▼12Vance County, NCNC42,6381,534+40%
58▲9Stokes County, NCNC46,1261,516+131%
59▼7Jackson County, NCNC45,0391,487+52%
60▲1Halifax County, NCNC46,5341,486+90%
61▼6Duplin County, NCNC51,5711,423+55%
62▲6Currituck County, NCNC33,1581,398+116%
63▼3Polk County, NCNC20,5331,368+75%
64▼10Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301,262+37%
65▼6Sampson County, NCNC61,5041,186+46%
66▼4McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,144+49%
67▲5Columbus County, NCNC50,4871,046+121%
68▼15Madison County, NCNC22,5531,035+11%
69▼4Ashe County, NCNC27,5141,010+42%
70▼4Alexander County, NCNC36,958962+44%
71▼7Yadkin County, NCNC38,325944+32%
72▲1Yancey County, NCNC19,084905+95%
73▼2Bladen County, NCNC30,007897+81%
74▲10Anson County, NCNC21,758786+217%
75▲17Warren County, NCNC18,898781+354%
76Richmond County, NCNC42,041755+119%
77▲9Caswell County, NCNC22,563753+244%
78▼4Lenoir County, NCNC55,837750+88%
79▼4Scotland County, NCNC33,322676+80%
80▲14Montgomery County, NCNC26,403638+287%
81▲2Camden County, NCNC11,315613+146%
82▼3Avery County, NCNC18,110591+88%
83▼5Martin County, NCNC21,601508+60%
84▼2Pamlico County, NCNC12,758477+90%
85▼4Chowan County, NCNC14,082473+59%
86▼1Mitchell County, NCNC15,062466+111%
87▼7Alleghany County, NCNC11,479459+50%
88▼1Greene County, NCNC20,700400+89%
89▲2Perquimans County, NCNC13,490395+115%
90▼2Northampton County, NCNC16,491387+91%
91▼1Clay County, NCNC12,239359+91%
92▼15Swain County, NCNC14,024356+4%
93Hertford County, NCNC19,015334+95%
94▼5Washington County, NCNC10,638287+50%
95Bertie County, NCNC17,086270+90%
96▲3Gates County, NCNC10,234198+111%
97Jones County, NCNC9,575162+43%
98▲2Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537102+79%
99▼3Graham County, NCNC8,19066−48%
100▼2Hyde County, NCNC4,55414−87%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES