RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most rooted, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 89.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Caldwell County, NC, up 49 places to #10.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲33Sampson County, NCNC61,50495.5%+6.1 pts

02Wilkes County, NCNC66,23395.4%+1.1 pts

03▲12Camden County, NCNC11,31594.6%+2.7 pts

04▼3Beaufort County, NCNC44,67094.4%−0.4 pts

05▲25Madison County, NCNC22,55394.1%+4.3 pts

06▲6Robeson County, NCNC119,94193.9%+1.6 pts

07▼2Ashe County, NCNC27,51493.2%−0.3 pts

08▲45Richmond County, NCNC42,04192.9%+5.1 pts

09▲22Franklin County, NCNC82,03792.4%+2.6 pts

10▲49Caldwell County, NCNC81,10592.3%+4.8 pts

11▲28Davidson County, NCNC180,18292.2%+3.1 pts

12▼2Yancey County, NCNC19,08492.1%−0.2 pts

13▲11Northampton County, NCNC16,49191.9%+1.5 pts

14▲9Alexander County, NCNC36,95891.7%+1.2 pts

15▲13Columbus County, NCNC50,48791.6%+1.7 pts

16▲6Jones County, NCNC9,57591.6%+0.9 pts

17▼3Yadkin County, NCNC38,32591.5%−0.6 pts

18▼10Graham County, NCNC8,19091.5%−1.1 pts

19▼8Martin County, NCNC21,60191.3%−0.9 pts

20▼3Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12191.2%−0.5 pts

21▲20Burke County, NCNC88,65591.2%+2.3 pts

22▼2Pamlico County, NCNC12,75891.0%−0.2 pts

23▲2Stokes County, NCNC46,12691.0%+0.6 pts

24▼11Surry County, NCNC72,28790.9%−1.3 pts

25▲19Johnston County, NCNC256,44890.9%+2.3 pts

26▲30Nash County, NCNC99,36590.9%+3.2 pts

27▲2Chatham County, NCNC85,11190.7%+0.8 pts

28▲14Cleveland County, NCNC103,32590.7%+1.9 pts

29▲28Catawba County, NCNC170,17290.7%+3.1 pts

30▲10McDowell County, NCNC45,19890.5%+1.4 pts

31▲14Bertie County, NCNC17,08690.5%+2.0 pts

32▲15Duplin County, NCNC51,57190.5%+2.3 pts

33▼24Person County, NCNC40,63690.5%−2.1 pts

34▲16Randolph County, NCNC149,51690.4%+2.4 pts

35▲27Lenoir County, NCNC55,83790.4%+3.2 pts

36▼29Alleghany County, NCNC11,47990.4%−2.6 pts

37▲39Washington County, NCNC10,63890.4%+4.3 pts

38▲14Granville County, NCNC61,42190.4%+2.5 pts

39▲9Lincoln County, NCNC98,65490.3%+2.2 pts

40▼4Davie County, NCNC45,85590.3%+1.0 pts

41▼6Rockingham County, NCNC94,19590.3%+1.0 pts

42▲39Hertford County, NCNC19,01590.1%+4.8 pts

43▼17Caswell County, NCNC22,56390.1%−0.1 pts

44▼41Mitchell County, NCNC15,06290.1%−3.8 pts

45▼41Montgomery County, NCNC26,40390.1%−3.8 pts

46▼13Dare County, NCNC38,24590.0%+0.3 pts

47▲4Vance County, NCNC42,63889.9%+2.0 pts

48▼42Bladen County, NCNC30,00789.8%−3.7 pts

49▲18Gaston County, NCNC246,55889.8%+2.7 pts

50▼18Gates County, NCNC10,23489.8%0.0 pts

51▲27Chowan County, NCNC14,08289.8%+3.8 pts

52▲3Henderson County, NCNC122,37589.7%+2.1 pts

53▲27Scotland County, NCNC33,32289.7%+3.9 pts

54▼16Lee County, NCNC70,25889.7%+0.6 pts

55▲11Haywood County, NCNC63,36989.6%+2.5 pts

56▲2Union County, NCNC267,67489.6%+2.1 pts

57▲6Cherokee County, NCNC30,83089.5%+2.4 pts

58▼9Stanly County, NCNC68,83089.3%+1.2 pts

59▲9Alamance County, NCNC186,17789.3%+2.3 pts

60▲5Rowan County, NCNC155,09689.3%+2.1 pts

61▼7Swain County, NCNC14,02489.2%+1.5 pts

62▲13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72589.2%+2.9 pts

63▲9Brunswick County, NCNC174,70289.1%+2.8 pts

64▼18Currituck County, NCNC33,15889.1%+0.7 pts

65▲6Rutherford County, NCNC65,74589.1%+2.6 pts

66▼48Clay County, NCNC12,23989.1%−2.7 pts

67▼3Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53788.9%+1.8 pts

68▼52Halifax County, NCNC46,53488.9%−2.9 pts

69▼8Buncombe County, NCNC277,41788.7%+1.5 pts

70▼1Polk County, NCNC20,53388.6%+1.7 pts

71▼28Wilson County, NCNC81,15088.4%−0.2 pts

72▲7Carteret County, NCNC70,46988.3%+2.4 pts

73▲1Iredell County, NCNC211,79888.2%+1.9 pts

74▲8Hoke County, NCNC56,93988.0%+2.8 pts

75▼15Pender County, NCNC72,11187.8%+0.5 pts

76▼57Hyde County, NCNC4,55487.8%−3.4 pts

77▼50Warren County, NCNC18,89887.8%−2.3 pts

78▼57Anson County, NCNC21,75887.4%−3.5 pts

79▲10Greene County, NCNC20,70087.4%+3.8 pts

80▼43Perquimans County, NCNC13,49087.3%−1.9 pts

81▼8Moore County, NCNC110,61987.1%+0.8 pts

82▼12Forsyth County, NCNC401,71887.0%+0.3 pts

83▲2Harnett County, NCNC150,13786.8%+1.9 pts

84▼7Avery County, NCNC18,11086.7%+0.7 pts

85▲5Transylvania County, NCNC34,21186.5%+3.1 pts

86▼2Macon County, NCNC39,23286.4%+1.2 pts

87▼4Wayne County, NCNC122,27886.1%+1.0 pts

88▼1Craven County, NCNC105,02586.0%+1.9 pts

89▼3Guilford County, NCNC562,23485.1%+0.8 pts

90▲3Wake County, NCNC1,257,23585.0%+2.4 pts

91▼3Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20184.8%+0.8 pts

92▼1Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38384.5%+1.4 pts

93▼1New Hanover County, NCNC245,95983.8%+0.9 pts

94▲1Durham County, NCNC347,24083.2%+2.3 pts

95▼1Jackson County, NCNC45,03983.1%+1.9 pts

96Orange County, NCNC152,49882.6%+3.8 pts

97Cumberland County, NCNC338,47382.0%+3.2 pts

98Pitt County, NCNC182,93681.9%+4.3 pts

99Onslow County, NCNC217,17578.7%+5.1 pts

100Watauga County, NCNC54,78675.4%+1.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES