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Counties in North Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024

Currituck County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 100 counties in 2024, at 87.3%. Pitt County had the lowest, at 51.5%. The median was 72.8% and the figure for North Carolina was 66.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest87.3Currituck County
Lowest51.5Pitt County
Median72.8100 counties
North Carolina66.6History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Currituck CountyCurrituck County: 87.3 %87.3Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 84.6 %84.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 83.7 %83.7Avery CountyAvery County: 83 %83Pamlico CountyPamlico County: 82.9 %82.9Pender CountyPender County: 82.7 %82.7Davie CountyDavie County: 82.3 %82.3Camden CountyCamden County: 82.1 %82.1Union CountyUnion County: 81.7 %81.7Clay CountyClay County: 81.2 %81.2Gates CountyGates County: 80.9 %80.9Graham CountyGraham County: 80.7 %80.7Alexander CountyAlexander County: 80.7 %80.7Chatham CountyChatham County: 80.6 %80.6Jones CountyJones County: 79.4 %79.4Yancey CountyYancey County: 79.4 %79.4Ashe CountyAshe County: 79.4 %79.4Stokes CountyStokes County: 79.2 %79.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 78.9 %78.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 78.6 %78.6Dare CountyDare County: 78.4 %78.4Tyrrell CountyTyrrell County: 77.8 %77.8Macon CountyMacon County: 77.6 %77.6Madison CountyMadison County: 77.5 %77.5Person CountyPerson County: 77.3 %77.3Granville CountyGranville County: 77.1 %77.1Yadkin CountyYadkin County: 76.9 %76.9Polk CountyPolk County: 76.9 %76.9Perquimans CountyPerquimans County: 76.5 %76.5Moore CountyMoore County: 76.4 %76.4Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 76.3 %76.3Johnston CountyJohnston County: 76.1 %76.1McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 75.6 %75.6Caswell CountyCaswell County: 75.2 %75.2Henderson CountyHenderson County: 75 %75Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 75 %75Haywood CountyHaywood County: 74.9 %74.9Carteret CountyCarteret County: 74.7 %74.7Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 74.7 %74.7Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 74.6 %74.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Currituck County87.3-0.2 pts
2Brunswick County84.6+0.8 pts
3Cherokee County83.7+0.1 pts
4Avery County83+3 pts
5Pamlico County82.9-0.4 pts
6Pender County82.7+0.9 pts
7Davie County82.3-1.1 pts
8Camden County82.1-1.7 pts
9Union County81.7-0.2 pts
10Clay County81.2+1.4 pts
11Gates County80.9-1.4 pts
12Graham County80.7-0.1 pts
13Alexander County80.7-1 pts
14Chatham County80.6+0.2 pts
15Jones County79.4+3.8 pts
16Yancey County79.4+2.2 pts
17Ashe County79.4+1 pts
18Stokes County79.2+0.8 pts
19Lincoln County78.9+0.5 pts
20Franklin County78.6+0.5 pts
21Dare County78.4+0.6 pts
22Tyrrell County77.8-0.8 pts
23Macon County77.6+1.3 pts
24Madison County77.5-0.5 pts
25Person County77.3+1.4 pts
26Granville County77.1+0.5 pts
27Yadkin County76.9-0.1 pts
28Polk County76.9+0.2 pts
29Perquimans County76.5+3.8 pts
30Moore County76.4+0.1 pts
31Mitchell County76.3-1.3 pts
32Johnston County76.1-1 pts
33McDowell County75.6+1.5 pts
34Caswell County75.2-0.9 pts
35Henderson County75+0.8 pts
36Montgomery County75+1.9 pts
37Haywood County74.9-0.1 pts
38Carteret County74.7+1.2 pts
39Transylvania County74.7-0.5 pts
40Northampton County74.6+1.4 pts
41Burke County74.5-0.3 pts
42Stanly County74.5+0.8 pts
43Alleghany County74.4-2.6 pts
44Davidson County74.4+0.8 pts
45Rutherford County73.9-0.2 pts
46Sampson County73.8+1 pts
47Caldwell County73.5-0.5 pts
48Wilkes County73.5-0.4 pts
49Surry County73.4+0.1 pts
50Hoke County73+1.3 pts
51Bertie County72.7-1.8 pts
52Swain County72.7-0.6 pts
53Randolph County72.5-0.1 pts
54Rowan County72.3+1.1 pts
55Catawba County72.2-0.5 pts
56Rockingham County72.1-0.3 pts
57Hyde County71.9+0.4 pts
58Iredell County71.9+0.4 pts
59Cabarrus County71.2-1 pts
60Columbus County71.1-1.2 pts
61Harnett County71+1.5 pts
62Cleveland County70.9+0.2 pts
63Chowan County70.5+0.8 pts
64Duplin County70.3+0.3 pts
65Beaufort County69.5-0.6 pts
66Warren County69.4-0.4 pts
67Bladen County69.2-0.6 pts
68Anson County68.5+2.9 pts
69Craven County68.4-1.5 pts
70Washington County68-0.7 pts
71Pasquotank County67.5+2.4 pts
72Hertford County67.4+1 pts
73Lee County67.3+1.4 pts
74Gaston County66.9+1 pts
75Martin County66.8-1.7 pts
76Greene County66.5+1.2 pts
77Buncombe County66.2+1.7 pts
78Richmond County66+1.3 pts
79Robeson County65.8+0.2 pts
80Alamance County65-0.6 pts
81Wake County64.1-0.3 pts
82Orange County63.8-0.4 pts
83Onslow County63.7+2.8 pts
84Forsyth County63.6+0.9 pts
84Nash County63.6-0.1 pts
86Halifax County62.9-0.5 pts
87Watauga County62.1+0.9 pts
88Scotland County61.8+2.9 pts
89Wayne County61.5-0.1 pts
90New Hanover County61.4+0.7 pts
91Edgecombe County60.8+1.4 pts
92Jackson County60.8-1.8 pts
93Vance County60.2+2.8 pts
94Wilson County60.1+1 pts
95Guilford County60-0 pts
96Lenoir County59.2-0 pts
97Durham County55.5+0.5 pts
98Mecklenburg County55.1-0.4 pts
99Cumberland County55+1.3 pts
100Pitt County51.5+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Currituck County, with 87.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Pitt County, with 51.5% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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