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) — the places where people stay put. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS