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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPREMOTE WORKERSVS 2020

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235179,878+137%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383176,408+161%

03Durham County, NCNC347,24039,750+162%

04Guilford County, NCNC562,23436,704+116%

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,71826,230+127%

06Union County, NCNC267,67424,341+109%

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,95923,546+99%

08Buncombe County, NCNC277,41722,701+58%

09Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72520,241+126%

10Orange County, NCNC152,49819,506+99%

11Johnston County, NCNC256,44816,874+147%

12Iredell County, NCNC211,79813,990+98%

13Onslow County, NCNC217,17513,699+191%

14Gaston County, NCNC246,55813,622+207%

15Cumberland County, NCNC338,47311,960+79%

16Pitt County, NCNC182,9369,868+84%

17Alamance County, NCNC186,1779,473+178%

18Brunswick County, NCNC174,7029,024+114%

19Chatham County, NCNC85,1118,374+109%

20Davidson County, NCNC180,1827,543+94%

21Catawba County, NCNC170,1726,241+99%

22Lincoln County, NCNC98,6546,231+171%

23Rowan County, NCNC155,0965,589+115%

24Henderson County, NCNC122,3755,557+40%

25Moore County, NCNC110,6195,527+67%

26Harnett County, NCNC150,1375,275+160%

27Randolph County, NCNC149,5164,852+90%

28Nash County, NCNC99,3654,568+157%

29Franklin County, NCNC82,0374,332+153%

30Pender County, NCNC72,1113,988+95%

31Carteret County, NCNC70,4693,852+145%

32Granville County, NCNC61,4213,491+121%

33Craven County, NCNC105,0253,462+73%

34Cleveland County, NCNC103,3253,008+154%

35Wayne County, NCNC122,2782,869+76%

36Stanly County, NCNC68,8302,811+128%

37Rockingham County, NCNC94,1952,790+100%

38Dare County, NCNC38,2452,701+68%

39Watauga County, NCNC54,7862,673+24%

40Wilson County, NCNC81,1502,619+187%

41Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332,566+70%

42Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052,561+82%

43Haywood County, NCNC63,3692,546+140%

44Person County, NCNC40,6362,372+105%

45Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452,291+130%

46Burke County, NCNC88,6552,147+36%

47Surry County, NCNC72,2872,096+131%

48Lee County, NCNC70,2581,998+164%

49Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011,799+115%

50Davie County, NCNC45,8551,776+72%

51Robeson County, NCNC119,9411,775+51%

52Hoke County, NCNC56,9391,732+60%

53Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701,730+62%

54Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211,671+189%

55Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111,646+50%

56Macon County, NCNC39,2321,536+183%

57Vance County, NCNC42,6381,534+40%

58Stokes County, NCNC46,1261,516+131%

59Jackson County, NCNC45,0391,487+52%

60Halifax County, NCNC46,5341,486+90%

61Duplin County, NCNC51,5711,423+55%

62Currituck County, NCNC33,1581,398+116%

63Polk County, NCNC20,5331,368+75%

64Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301,262+37%

65Sampson County, NCNC61,5041,186+46%

66McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,144+49%

67Columbus County, NCNC50,4871,046+121%

68Madison County, NCNC22,5531,035+11%

69Ashe County, NCNC27,5141,010+42%

70Alexander County, NCNC36,958962+44%

71Yadkin County, NCNC38,325944+32%

72Yancey County, NCNC19,084905+95%

73Bladen County, NCNC30,007897+81%

74Anson County, NCNC21,758786+217%

75Warren County, NCNC18,898781+354%

76Richmond County, NCNC42,041755+119%

77Caswell County, NCNC22,563753+244%

78Lenoir County, NCNC55,837750+88%

79Scotland County, NCNC33,322676+80%

80Montgomery County, NCNC26,403638+287%

81Camden County, NCNC11,315613+146%

82Avery County, NCNC18,110591+88%

83Martin County, NCNC21,601508+60%

84Pamlico County, NCNC12,758477+90%

85Chowan County, NCNC14,082473+59%

86Mitchell County, NCNC15,062466+111%

87Alleghany County, NCNC11,479459+50%

88Greene County, NCNC20,700400+89%

89Perquimans County, NCNC13,490395+115%

90Northampton County, NCNC16,491387+91%

91Clay County, NCNC12,239359+91%

92Swain County, NCNC14,024356+4%

93Hertford County, NCNC19,015334+95%

94Washington County, NCNC10,638287+50%

95Bertie County, NCNC17,086270+90%

96Gates County, NCNC10,234198+111%

97Jones County, NCNC9,575162+43%

98Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537102+79%

99Graham County, NCNC8,19066−48%

100Hyde County, NCNC4,55414−87%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES