RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

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%−7.4 pts

02Hertford County, NCNC19,01556.2%+12.7 pts

03Orange County, NCNC152,49854.4%+3.1 pts

04Person County, NCNC40,63653.6%+21.3 pts

05New Hanover County, NCNC245,95952.0%+1.0 pts

06Carteret County, NCNC70,46949.0%+8.2 pts

07Buncombe County, NCNC277,41748.7%+6.1 pts

08Guilford County, NCNC562,23448.4%+1.7 pts

09Vance County, NCNC42,63848.3%−2.9 pts

10Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20148.2%+1.7 pts

11Cumberland County, NCNC338,47348.1%+5.0 pts

12Chowan County, NCNC14,08247.7%+12.3 pts

13Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38347.3%+2.9 pts

14Onslow County, NCNC217,17547.2%+6.8 pts

15Pitt County, NCNC182,93647.2%−6.1 pts

16Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72547.0%+5.1 pts

17Gaston County, NCNC246,55846.9%+2.1 pts

18Wake County, NCNC1,257,23546.6%+2.0 pts

19Durham County, NCNC347,24046.2%−0.9 pts

20Franklin County, NCNC82,03746.1%+4.8 pts

21Forsyth County, NCNC401,71845.6%−0.6 pts

22Pender County, NCNC72,11145.0%+4.3 pts

23Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53744.9%+9.9 pts

24Brunswick County, NCNC174,70244.9%+0.8 pts

25Hyde County, NCNC4,55444.5%+0.2 pts

26Dare County, NCNC38,24544.5%−5.5 pts

27Johnston County, NCNC256,44844.2%−1.3 pts

28Yadkin County, NCNC38,32543.7%+6.3 pts

29Alamance County, NCNC186,17743.4%−1.8 pts

30Warren County, NCNC18,89843.3%−0.2 pts

31Cleveland County, NCNC103,32543.3%−0.0 pts

32Wayne County, NCNC122,27843.1%+3.5 pts

33Henderson County, NCNC122,37543.0%−0.0 pts

34Moore County, NCNC110,61942.8%+5.1 pts

35Craven County, NCNC105,02542.8%−1.1 pts

36Rowan County, NCNC155,09642.6%+2.6 pts

37Wilson County, NCNC81,15042.6%−7.4 pts

38Hoke County, NCNC56,93942.5%−6.8 pts

39Halifax County, NCNC46,53442.4%−5.5 pts

40Rockingham County, NCNC94,19542.4%+2.6 pts

41Haywood County, NCNC63,36942.2%+2.9 pts

42Scotland County, NCNC33,32242.1%−3.0 pts

43Chatham County, NCNC85,11141.9%−0.3 pts

44Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12141.8%−4.0 pts

45Transylvania County, NCNC34,21141.4%−6.8 pts

46Beaufort County, NCNC44,67041.3%+0.4 pts

47Lenoir County, NCNC55,83740.7%−9.7 pts

48Harnett County, NCNC150,13740.4%−3.6 pts

49Stanly County, NCNC68,83040.4%+8.9 pts

50Randolph County, NCNC149,51639.8%−3.8 pts

51Iredell County, NCNC211,79839.6%−1.6 pts

52Stokes County, NCNC46,12639.6%+9.5 pts

53Lee County, NCNC70,25839.4%+2.0 pts

54Sampson County, NCNC61,50439.2%−1.6 pts

55Richmond County, NCNC42,04139.1%+0.4 pts

56Union County, NCNC267,67439.0%−8.0 pts

57Rutherford County, NCNC65,74538.5%−0.5 pts

58Davidson County, NCNC180,18238.5%+1.0 pts

59Currituck County, NCNC33,15838.5%−7.9 pts

60Robeson County, NCNC119,94138.0%−1.7 pts

61Polk County, NCNC20,53337.8%−13.8 pts

62Northampton County, NCNC16,49137.7%+2.3 pts

63Surry County, NCNC72,28737.7%−3.0 pts

64Graham County, NCNC8,19037.6%−5.4 pts

65Nash County, NCNC99,36537.4%−3.7 pts

66Catawba County, NCNC170,17237.3%−3.2 pts

67Bladen County, NCNC30,00737.1%+1.8 pts

68Columbus County, NCNC50,48737.0%−5.9 pts

69Granville County, NCNC61,42136.8%−0.1 pts

70Lincoln County, NCNC98,65436.7%−6.9 pts

71Greene County, NCNC20,70036.3%+3.6 pts

72Perquimans County, NCNC13,49036.1%−17.7 pts

73Jackson County, NCNC45,03935.6%−10.0 pts

74Davie County, NCNC45,85535.5%+1.6 pts

75Caswell County, NCNC22,56335.3%−7.3 pts

76Martin County, NCNC21,60135.2%−11.0 pts

77Duplin County, NCNC51,57135.2%+1.4 pts

78Bertie County, NCNC17,08635.2%−20.3 pts

79Caldwell County, NCNC81,10534.5%−5.9 pts

80Macon County, NCNC39,23234.4%−1.4 pts

81Avery County, NCNC18,11033.8%−12.8 pts

82Washington County, NCNC10,63833.8%−18.8 pts

83Wilkes County, NCNC66,23333.5%−6.5 pts

84McDowell County, NCNC45,19833.5%+4.9 pts

85Anson County, NCNC21,75833.3%−6.9 pts

86Mitchell County, NCNC15,06233.0%+7.1 pts

87Alexander County, NCNC36,95832.7%−6.5 pts

88Pamlico County, NCNC12,75832.4%−1.2 pts

89Cherokee County, NCNC30,83031.9%+1.1 pts

90Burke County, NCNC88,65531.4%−8.8 pts

91Madison County, NCNC22,55331.4%−3.3 pts

92Yancey County, NCNC19,08431.0%+4.0 pts

93Jones County, NCNC9,57530.9%+3.6 pts

94Swain County, NCNC14,02430.2%−9.0 pts

95Montgomery County, NCNC26,40330.0%−10.0 pts

96Ashe County, NCNC27,51429.9%−9.3 pts

97Alleghany County, NCNC11,47929.7%−15.7 pts

98Clay County, NCNC12,23927.4%−13.4 pts

99Camden County, NCNC11,31522.0%−25.3 pts

100Gates County, NCNC10,23414.6%−13.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES