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

Currituck County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 100 counties in 2021, at 85.7%. Pitt County had the lowest, at 51.2%. The median was 72.3% and the figure for North Carolina was 65.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest85.7Currituck County
Lowest51.2Pitt County
Median72.3100 counties
North Carolina65.9History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Currituck CountyCurrituck County: 85.7 %85.7Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 82.6 %82.6Union CountyUnion County: 82.6 %82.6Davie CountyDavie County: 82.3 %82.3Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 81.8 %81.8Alexander CountyAlexander County: 81.4 %81.4Camden CountyCamden County: 81.3 %81.3Graham CountyGraham County: 80.5 %80.5Pender CountyPender County: 80.4 %80.4Gates CountyGates County: 80.2 %80.2Avery CountyAvery County: 79.5 %79.5Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 79.4 %79.4Pamlico CountyPamlico County: 79 %79Ashe CountyAshe County: 78.9 %78.9Chatham CountyChatham County: 78.6 %78.6Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 78.5 %78.5Person CountyPerson County: 77.9 %77.9Dare CountyDare County: 77.2 %77.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 77.2 %77.2Stokes CountyStokes County: 77 %77Moore CountyMoore County: 77 %77Clay CountyClay County: 76.7 %76.7Yancey CountyYancey County: 76.7 %76.7Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 76.7 %76.7Polk CountyPolk County: 76.6 %76.6Yadkin CountyYadkin County: 76.4 %76.4Swain CountySwain County: 76.3 %76.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 75.8 %75.8Burke CountyBurke County: 75.3 %75.3Johnston CountyJohnston County: 75.2 %75.2Caswell CountyCaswell County: 75.2 %75.2Perquimans CountyPerquimans County: 75.2 %75.2Madison CountyMadison County: 75.1 %75.1Bertie CountyBertie County: 74.6 %74.6Henderson CountyHenderson County: 74.6 %74.6Sampson CountySampson County: 74.5 %74.5Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 74.5 %74.5Haywood CountyHaywood County: 74.4 %74.4Stanly CountyStanly County: 74.3 %74.3Granville CountyGranville County: 74.3 %74.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Currituck County85.7
2Brunswick County82.6
3Union County82.6
4Davie County82.3
5Cherokee County81.8
6Alexander County81.4
7Camden County81.3
8Graham County80.5
9Pender County80.4
10Gates County80.2
11Avery County79.5
12Alleghany County79.4
13Pamlico County79
14Ashe County78.9
15Chatham County78.6
16Mitchell County78.5
17Person County77.9
18Dare County77.2
18Lincoln County77.2
20Stokes County77
21Moore County77
22Clay County76.7
23Yancey County76.7
24Transylvania County76.7
25Polk County76.6
26Yadkin County76.4
27Swain County76.3
28Franklin County75.8
29Burke County75.3
30Johnston County75.2
31Caswell County75.2
32Perquimans County75.2
33Madison County75.1
34Bertie County74.6
35Henderson County74.6
36Sampson County74.5
37Wilkes County74.5
38Haywood County74.4
39Stanly County74.3
40Granville County74.3
41Caldwell County74.2
42Montgomery County73.6
43Jones County73.6
44McDowell County73.6
45Surry County73
46Randolph County72.9
47Cabarrus County72.9
48Macon County72.8
49Carteret County72.6
50Northampton County72.3
51Davidson County72.2
52Beaufort County72
53Rutherford County71.9
54Columbus County71.9
55Tyrrell County71.9
56Iredell County71.8
57Warren County71.4
58Rockingham County70.9
59Hyde County70.7
60Catawba County70.5
61Rowan County70.1
62Bladen County69.7
63Duplin County69.5
64Hoke County69.3
65Cleveland County68.7
66Greene County68.6
67Anson County68.4
68Harnett County67.5
69Hertford County67.4
70Martin County66.9
71Alamance County66.6
72Washington County65.9
73Gaston County65.7
74Richmond County65.6
75Robeson County65.5
76Craven County65.2
77Lee County65.2
78Chowan County65
79Nash County64.5
80Wake County64.3
81Buncombe County64.1
82Orange County63.7
83Jackson County63.3
84Pasquotank County63.1
85Halifax County62.9
86Watauga County62.3
87Wayne County62.3
88Forsyth County62.1
89Edgecombe County61.4
90Guilford County59.6
91Vance County59.6
92Scotland County59.4
93New Hanover County59.1
94Wilson County58.5
95Lenoir County57.7
96Onslow County56.8
97Mecklenburg County56.4
98Durham County55.3
99Cumberland County51.7
100Pitt County51.2

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Currituck County, with 85.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pitt County, with 51.2% in 2021.

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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