RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most rooted, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 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 88.0%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Beaufort County, NCNC44,67094.8%–

02Wilkes County, NCNC66,23394.3%–

03Mitchell County, NCNC15,06293.9%–

04Montgomery County, NCNC26,40393.8%–

05Ashe County, NCNC27,51493.5%–

06Bladen County, NCNC30,00793.5%–

07Alleghany County, NCNC11,47992.9%–

08Graham County, NCNC8,19092.6%–

09Person County, NCNC40,63692.6%–

10Yancey County, NCNC19,08492.3%–

11Martin County, NCNC21,60192.2%–

12Robeson County, NCNC119,94192.2%–

13Surry County, NCNC72,28792.2%–

14Yadkin County, NCNC38,32592.1%–

15Camden County, NCNC11,31591.9%–

16Halifax County, NCNC46,53491.8%–

17Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12191.8%–

18Clay County, NCNC12,23991.7%–

19Hyde County, NCNC4,55491.2%–

20Pamlico County, NCNC12,75891.2%–

21Anson County, NCNC21,75890.9%–

22Jones County, NCNC9,57590.7%–

23Alexander County, NCNC36,95890.5%–

24Northampton County, NCNC16,49190.5%–

25Stokes County, NCNC46,12690.4%–

26Caswell County, NCNC22,56390.2%–

27Warren County, NCNC18,89890.1%–

28Columbus County, NCNC50,48790.0%–

29Chatham County, NCNC85,11189.9%–

30Madison County, NCNC22,55389.8%–

31Franklin County, NCNC82,03789.8%–

32Gates County, NCNC10,23489.8%–

33Dare County, NCNC38,24589.6%–

34Sampson County, NCNC61,50489.4%–

35Rockingham County, NCNC94,19589.3%–

36Davie County, NCNC45,85589.2%–

37Perquimans County, NCNC13,49089.2%–

38Lee County, NCNC70,25889.2%–

39Davidson County, NCNC180,18289.1%–

40McDowell County, NCNC45,19889.1%–

41Burke County, NCNC88,65588.9%–

42Cleveland County, NCNC103,32588.8%–

43Wilson County, NCNC81,15088.6%–

44Johnston County, NCNC256,44888.6%–

45Bertie County, NCNC17,08688.5%–

46Currituck County, NCNC33,15888.4%–

47Duplin County, NCNC51,57188.2%–

48Lincoln County, NCNC98,65488.1%–

49Stanly County, NCNC68,83088.1%–

50Randolph County, NCNC149,51688.0%–

51Vance County, NCNC42,63888.0%–

52Granville County, NCNC61,42187.9%–

53Richmond County, NCNC42,04187.8%–

54Swain County, NCNC14,02487.8%–

55Henderson County, NCNC122,37587.7%–

56Nash County, NCNC99,36587.7%–

57Catawba County, NCNC170,17287.6%–

58Union County, NCNC267,67487.5%–

59Caldwell County, NCNC81,10587.5%–

60Pender County, NCNC72,11187.3%–

61Buncombe County, NCNC277,41787.2%–

62Lenoir County, NCNC55,83787.2%–

63Cherokee County, NCNC30,83087.2%–

64Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53787.1%–

65Rowan County, NCNC155,09687.1%–

66Haywood County, NCNC63,36987.1%–

67Gaston County, NCNC246,55887.1%–

68Alamance County, NCNC186,17787.0%–

69Polk County, NCNC20,53386.9%–

70Forsyth County, NCNC401,71886.7%–

71Rutherford County, NCNC65,74586.5%–

72Brunswick County, NCNC174,70286.3%–

73Moore County, NCNC110,61986.3%–

74Iredell County, NCNC211,79886.3%–

75Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72586.2%–

76Washington County, NCNC10,63886.1%–

77Avery County, NCNC18,11086.0%–

78Chowan County, NCNC14,08286.0%–

79Carteret County, NCNC70,46985.9%–

80Scotland County, NCNC33,32285.8%–

81Hertford County, NCNC19,01585.4%–

82Hoke County, NCNC56,93985.2%–

83Wayne County, NCNC122,27885.1%–

84Macon County, NCNC39,23285.1%–

85Harnett County, NCNC150,13785.0%–

86Guilford County, NCNC562,23484.3%–

87Craven County, NCNC105,02584.1%–

88Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20184.0%–

89Greene County, NCNC20,70083.6%–

90Transylvania County, NCNC34,21183.5%–

91Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38383.1%–

92New Hanover County, NCNC245,95982.9%–

93Wake County, NCNC1,257,23582.6%–

94Jackson County, NCNC45,03981.2%–

95Durham County, NCNC347,24080.9%–

96Orange County, NCNC152,49878.9%–

97Cumberland County, NCNC338,47378.8%–

98Pitt County, NCNC182,93677.6%–

99Onslow County, NCNC217,17573.6%–

100Watauga County, NCNC54,78673.5%–

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