RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most rent-burdened, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2010 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 42.0%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS –

01Watauga County, NCNC54,78666.0%–

02Bertie County, NCNC17,08655.5%–

03Perquimans County, NCNC13,49053.8%–

04Pitt County, NCNC182,93653.2%–

05Washington County, NCNC10,63852.5%–

06Polk County, NCNC20,53351.6%–

07Orange County, NCNC152,49851.4%–

08Vance County, NCNC42,63851.2%–

09New Hanover County, NCNC245,95951.0%–

10Lenoir County, NCNC55,83750.3%–

11Dare County, NCNC38,24550.0%–

12Wilson County, NCNC81,15050.0%–

13Hoke County, NCNC56,93949.3%–

14Transylvania County, NCNC34,21148.2%–

15Halifax County, NCNC46,53447.9%–

16Camden County, NCNC11,31547.3%–

17Durham County, NCNC347,24047.1%–

18Union County, NCNC267,67447.0%–

19Guilford County, NCNC562,23446.8%–

20Avery County, NCNC18,11046.6%–

21Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20146.5%–

22Currituck County, NCNC33,15846.4%–

23Martin County, NCNC21,60146.3%–

24Forsyth County, NCNC401,71846.1%–

25Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12145.9%–

26Jackson County, NCNC45,03945.6%–

27Johnston County, NCNC256,44845.5%–

28Alleghany County, NCNC11,47945.4%–

29Alamance County, NCNC186,17745.2%–

30Scotland County, NCNC33,32245.1%–

31Gaston County, NCNC246,55844.8%–

32Wake County, NCNC1,257,23544.6%–

33Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38344.3%–

34Hyde County, NCNC4,55444.3%–

35Brunswick County, NCNC174,70244.1%–

36Harnett County, NCNC150,13744.0%–

37Craven County, NCNC105,02543.8%–

38Lincoln County, NCNC98,65443.6%–

39Randolph County, NCNC149,51643.6%–

40Warren County, NCNC18,89843.6%–

41Hertford County, NCNC19,01543.5%–

42Cleveland County, NCNC103,32543.4%–

43Graham County, NCNC8,19043.1%–

44Cumberland County, NCNC338,47343.1%–

45Henderson County, NCNC122,37543.0%–

46Columbus County, NCNC50,48743.0%–

47Buncombe County, NCNC277,41742.6%–

48Caswell County, NCNC22,56342.6%–

49Chatham County, NCNC85,11142.2%–

50Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72542.0%–

51Franklin County, NCNC82,03741.3%–

52Iredell County, NCNC211,79841.2%–

53Nash County, NCNC99,36541.0%–

54Beaufort County, NCNC44,67040.9%–

55Sampson County, NCNC61,50440.9%–

56Clay County, NCNC12,23940.8%–

57Carteret County, NCNC70,46940.8%–

58Surry County, NCNC72,28740.7%–

59Pender County, NCNC72,11140.7%–

60Catawba County, NCNC170,17240.5%–

61Onslow County, NCNC217,17540.5%–

62Caldwell County, NCNC81,10540.4%–

63Burke County, NCNC88,65540.2%–

64Anson County, NCNC21,75840.2%–

65Montgomery County, NCNC26,40340.1%–

66Rowan County, NCNC155,09640.0%–

67Wilkes County, NCNC66,23340.0%–

68Rockingham County, NCNC94,19539.7%–

69Robeson County, NCNC119,94139.7%–

70Wayne County, NCNC122,27839.6%–

71Haywood County, NCNC63,36939.3%–

72Ashe County, NCNC27,51439.2%–

73Alexander County, NCNC36,95839.2%–

74Swain County, NCNC14,02439.1%–

75Rutherford County, NCNC65,74539.1%–

76Richmond County, NCNC42,04138.7%–

77Moore County, NCNC110,61937.7%–

78Davidson County, NCNC180,18237.5%–

79Yadkin County, NCNC38,32537.4%–

80Lee County, NCNC70,25837.4%–

81Granville County, NCNC61,42136.8%–

82Macon County, NCNC39,23235.8%–

83Chowan County, NCNC14,08235.4%–

84Northampton County, NCNC16,49135.4%–

85Bladen County, NCNC30,00735.2%–

86Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53735.0%–

87Madison County, NCNC22,55334.7%–

88Davie County, NCNC45,85533.8%–

89Duplin County, NCNC51,57133.8%–

90Pamlico County, NCNC12,75833.6%–

91Greene County, NCNC20,70032.8%–

92Person County, NCNC40,63632.3%–

93Stanly County, NCNC68,83031.5%–

94Cherokee County, NCNC30,83030.8%–

95Stokes County, NCNC46,12630.1%–

96McDowell County, NCNC45,19828.6%–

97Gates County, NCNC10,23428.2%–

98Jones County, NCNC9,57527.3%–

99Yancey County, NCNC19,08427.1%–

100Mitchell County, NCNC15,06225.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS