RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most remote workers, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties with the most workers 16 and over who worked from home, as of the 2020 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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01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23575,924–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38367,698–

03Guilford County, NCNC562,23416,980–

04Durham County, NCNC347,24015,158–

05Buncombe County, NCNC277,41714,409–

06New Hanover County, NCNC245,95911,817–

07Union County, NCNC267,67411,668–

08Forsyth County, NCNC401,71811,564–

09Orange County, NCNC152,4989,786–

10Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7258,953–

11Iredell County, NCNC211,7987,075–

12Johnston County, NCNC256,4486,831–

13Cumberland County, NCNC338,4736,697–

14Pitt County, NCNC182,9365,350–

15Onslow County, NCNC217,1754,710–

16Gaston County, NCNC246,5584,441–

17Brunswick County, NCNC174,7024,225–

18Chatham County, NCNC85,1114,000–

19Henderson County, NCNC122,3753,963–

20Davidson County, NCNC180,1823,886–

21Alamance County, NCNC186,1773,406–

22Moore County, NCNC110,6193,305–

23Catawba County, NCNC170,1723,131–

24Rowan County, NCNC155,0962,604–

25Randolph County, NCNC149,5162,557–

26Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542,302–

27Watauga County, NCNC54,7862,151–

28Pender County, NCNC72,1112,042–

29Harnett County, NCNC150,1372,030–

30Craven County, NCNC105,0251,999–

31Nash County, NCNC99,3651,776–

32Franklin County, NCNC82,0371,712–

33Wayne County, NCNC122,2781,627–

34Dare County, NCNC38,2451,612–

35Granville County, NCNC61,4211,580–

36Burke County, NCNC88,6551,575–

37Carteret County, NCNC70,4691,571–

38Wilkes County, NCNC66,2331,505–

39Caldwell County, NCNC81,1051,408–

40Rockingham County, NCNC94,1951,393–

41Stanly County, NCNC68,8301,235–

42Cleveland County, NCNC103,3251,184–

43Robeson County, NCNC119,9411,173–

44Person County, NCNC40,6361,158–

45Vance County, NCNC42,6381,096–

46Transylvania County, NCNC34,2111,094–

47Hoke County, NCNC56,9391,081–

48Beaufort County, NCNC44,6701,070–

49Haywood County, NCNC63,3691,062–

50Davie County, NCNC45,8551,031–

51Rutherford County, NCNC65,745998–

52Jackson County, NCNC45,039978–

53Madison County, NCNC22,553934–

54Cherokee County, NCNC30,830923–

55Duplin County, NCNC51,571921–

56Wilson County, NCNC81,150913–

57Surry County, NCNC72,287907–

58Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201835–

59Sampson County, NCNC61,504813–

60Halifax County, NCNC46,534781–

61Polk County, NCNC20,533781–

62McDowell County, NCNC45,198769–

63Lee County, NCNC70,258756–

64Yadkin County, NCNC38,325714–

65Ashe County, NCNC27,514713–

66Alexander County, NCNC36,958666–

67Stokes County, NCNC46,126656–

68Currituck County, NCNC33,158647–

69Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121579–

70Macon County, NCNC39,232542–

71Bladen County, NCNC30,007495–

72Columbus County, NCNC50,487474–

73Yancey County, NCNC19,084465–

74Lenoir County, NCNC55,837399–

75Scotland County, NCNC33,322376–

76Richmond County, NCNC42,041344–

77Swain County, NCNC14,024342–

78Martin County, NCNC21,601318–

79Avery County, NCNC18,110314–

80Alleghany County, NCNC11,479306–

81Chowan County, NCNC14,082298–

82Pamlico County, NCNC12,758251–

83Camden County, NCNC11,315249–

84Anson County, NCNC21,758248–

85Mitchell County, NCNC15,062221–

86Caswell County, NCNC22,563219–

87Greene County, NCNC20,700212–

88Northampton County, NCNC16,491203–

89Washington County, NCNC10,638191–

90Clay County, NCNC12,239188–

91Perquimans County, NCNC13,490184–

92Warren County, NCNC18,898172–

93Hertford County, NCNC19,015171–

94Montgomery County, NCNC26,403165–

95Bertie County, NCNC17,086142–

96Graham County, NCNC8,190127–

97Jones County, NCNC9,575113–

98Hyde County, NCNC4,554105–

99Gates County, NCNC10,23494–

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53757–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS