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Homeownership Rate in North Carolina, by County

Homeownership Rate for every county in North Carolina, ranked. The highest is Currituck County at 87.3% and the lowest is Pitt County at 51.4%.

North Carolina: 66.6% · United States: 65.2% · median county in North Carolina: 72.7%

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#County Homeownership Rate
1Currituck County87.3%
2Brunswick County84.6%
3Cherokee County83.7%
4Avery County83.0%
5Pamlico County82.9%
6Pender County82.7%
7Davie County82.2%
8Camden County82.1%
9Union County81.6%
10Clay County81.2%
11Gates County80.9%
12Alexander County80.7%
13Graham County80.7%
14Chatham County80.6%
15Ashe County79.4%
16Jones County79.4%
17Yancey County79.4%
18Stokes County79.2%
19Lincoln County78.9%
20Franklin County78.6%
21Dare County78.4%
22Tyrrell County77.8%
23Macon County77.6%
24Madison County77.5%
25Person County77.3%
26Granville County77.1%
27Polk County76.9%
28Yadkin County76.9%
29Perquimans County76.5%
30Moore County76.4%
31Mitchell County76.3%
32Johnston County76.1%
33McDowell County75.6%
34Caswell County75.2%
35Henderson County75.0%
36Montgomery County75.0%
37Haywood County74.9%
38Carteret County74.7%
39Transylvania County74.7%
40Northampton County74.6%
41Burke County74.5%
42Stanly County74.5%
43Alleghany County74.4%
44Davidson County74.4%
45Rutherford County73.9%
46Sampson County73.8%
47Caldwell County73.5%
48Wilkes County73.5%
49Surry County73.4%
50Hoke County73.0%
51Bertie County72.7%
52Swain County72.7%
53Randolph County72.5%
54Rowan County72.3%
55Catawba County72.2%
56Rockingham County72.1%
57Hyde County71.9%
58Iredell County71.9%
59Cabarrus County71.2%
60Columbus County71.1%
61Harnett County71.0%
62Cleveland County70.9%
63Chowan County70.5%
64Duplin County70.3%
65Beaufort County69.5%
66Warren County69.4%
67Bladen County69.2%
68Anson County68.5%
69Craven County68.4%
70Washington County68.0%
71Pasquotank County67.5%
72Hertford County67.4%
73Lee County67.3%
74Gaston County66.8%
75Martin County66.8%
76Greene County66.5%
77Buncombe County66.2%
78Richmond County65.9%
79Robeson County65.8%
80Alamance County65.0%
81Wake County64.1%
82Orange County63.8%
83Onslow County63.7%
84Forsyth County63.6%
85Nash County63.6%
86Halifax County62.9%
87Watauga County62.1%
88Scotland County61.8%
89Wayne County61.5%
90New Hanover County61.4%
91Edgecombe County60.8%
92Jackson County60.8%
93Vance County60.1%
94Wilson County60.0%
95Guilford County59.9%
96Lenoir County59.2%
97Durham County55.5%
98Mecklenburg County55.1%
99Cumberland County55.0%
100Pitt County51.4%

Share of occupied homes lived in by their owner.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

North Carolina ranks 34th of 52 states for homeownership rate.

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