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Most rent-burdened, North Carolina counties

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

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Watauga County, NCNC54,78658.7%−11%

02Hertford County, NCNC19,01556.2%+29%

03Orange County, NCNC152,49854.4%+6%

04Person County, NCNC40,63653.6%+66%

05New Hanover County, NCNC245,95952.0%+2%

06Carteret County, NCNC70,46949.0%+20%

07Buncombe County, NCNC277,41748.7%+14%

08Guilford County, NCNC562,23448.4%+4%

09Vance County, NCNC42,63848.3%−6%

10Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20148.2%+4%

11Cumberland County, NCNC338,47348.1%+12%

12Chowan County, NCNC14,08247.7%+35%

13Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38347.3%+7%

14Onslow County, NCNC217,17547.2%+17%

15Pitt County, NCNC182,93647.2%−11%

16Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72547.0%+12%

17Gaston County, NCNC246,55846.9%+5%

18Wake County, NCNC1,257,23546.6%+4%

19Durham County, NCNC347,24046.2%−2%

20Franklin County, NCNC82,03746.1%+12%

21Forsyth County, NCNC401,71845.6%−1%

22Pender County, NCNC72,11145.0%+11%

23Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53744.9%+28%

24Brunswick County, NCNC174,70244.9%+2%

25Hyde County, NCNC4,55444.5%+0%

26Dare County, NCNC38,24544.5%−11%

27Johnston County, NCNC256,44844.2%−3%

28Yadkin County, NCNC38,32543.7%+17%

29Alamance County, NCNC186,17743.4%−4%

30Warren County, NCNC18,89843.3%−1%

31Cleveland County, NCNC103,32543.3%−0%

32Wayne County, NCNC122,27843.1%+9%

33Henderson County, NCNC122,37543.0%−0%

34Moore County, NCNC110,61942.8%+14%

35Craven County, NCNC105,02542.8%−2%

36Rowan County, NCNC155,09642.6%+6%

37Wilson County, NCNC81,15042.6%−15%

38Hoke County, NCNC56,93942.5%−14%

39Halifax County, NCNC46,53442.4%−11%

40Rockingham County, NCNC94,19542.4%+7%

41Haywood County, NCNC63,36942.2%+7%

42Scotland County, NCNC33,32242.1%−7%

43Chatham County, NCNC85,11141.9%−1%

44Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12141.8%−9%

45Transylvania County, NCNC34,21141.4%−14%

46Beaufort County, NCNC44,67041.3%+1%

47Lenoir County, NCNC55,83740.7%−19%

48Harnett County, NCNC150,13740.4%−8%

49Stanly County, NCNC68,83040.4%+28%

50Randolph County, NCNC149,51639.8%−9%

51Iredell County, NCNC211,79839.6%−4%

52Stokes County, NCNC46,12639.6%+32%

53Lee County, NCNC70,25839.4%+5%

54Sampson County, NCNC61,50439.2%−4%

55Richmond County, NCNC42,04139.1%+1%

56Union County, NCNC267,67439.0%−17%

57Rutherford County, NCNC65,74538.5%−1%

58Davidson County, NCNC180,18238.5%+3%

59Currituck County, NCNC33,15838.5%−17%

60Robeson County, NCNC119,94138.0%−4%

61Polk County, NCNC20,53337.8%−27%

62Northampton County, NCNC16,49137.7%+7%

63Surry County, NCNC72,28737.7%−7%

64Graham County, NCNC8,19037.6%−13%

65Nash County, NCNC99,36537.4%−9%

66Catawba County, NCNC170,17237.3%−8%

67Bladen County, NCNC30,00737.1%+5%

68Columbus County, NCNC50,48737.0%−14%

69Granville County, NCNC61,42136.8%−0%

70Lincoln County, NCNC98,65436.7%−16%

71Greene County, NCNC20,70036.3%+11%

72Perquimans County, NCNC13,49036.1%−33%

73Jackson County, NCNC45,03935.6%−22%

74Davie County, NCNC45,85535.5%+5%

75Caswell County, NCNC22,56335.3%−17%

76Martin County, NCNC21,60135.2%−24%

77Duplin County, NCNC51,57135.2%+4%

78Bertie County, NCNC17,08635.2%−37%

79Caldwell County, NCNC81,10534.5%−15%

80Macon County, NCNC39,23234.4%−4%

81Avery County, NCNC18,11033.8%−27%

82Washington County, NCNC10,63833.8%−36%

83Wilkes County, NCNC66,23333.5%−16%

84McDowell County, NCNC45,19833.5%+17%

85Anson County, NCNC21,75833.3%−17%

86Mitchell County, NCNC15,06233.0%+27%

87Alexander County, NCNC36,95832.7%−17%

88Pamlico County, NCNC12,75832.4%−3%

89Cherokee County, NCNC30,83031.9%+3%

90Burke County, NCNC88,65531.4%−22%

91Madison County, NCNC22,55331.4%−10%

92Yancey County, NCNC19,08431.0%+15%

93Jones County, NCNC9,57530.9%+13%

94Swain County, NCNC14,02430.2%−23%

95Montgomery County, NCNC26,40330.0%−25%

96Ashe County, NCNC27,51429.9%−24%

97Alleghany County, NCNC11,47929.7%−35%

98Clay County, NCNC12,23927.4%−33%

99Camden County, NCNC11,31522.0%−53%

100Gates County, NCNC10,23414.6%−48%

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