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

Currituck County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 100 counties in 2023, at 87.5%. Pitt County had the lowest, at 50.9%. The median was 72.8% and the figure for North Carolina was 66.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest87.5Currituck County
Lowest50.9Pitt County
Median72.8100 counties
North Carolina66.4History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Currituck CountyCurrituck County: 87.5 %87.5Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 83.8 %83.8Camden CountyCamden County: 83.8 %83.8Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 83.6 %83.6Davie CountyDavie County: 83.4 %83.4Pamlico CountyPamlico County: 83.3 %83.3Gates CountyGates County: 82.3 %82.3Union CountyUnion County: 81.9 %81.9Pender CountyPender County: 81.8 %81.8Alexander CountyAlexander County: 81.7 %81.7Graham CountyGraham County: 80.8 %80.8Chatham CountyChatham County: 80.4 %80.4Avery CountyAvery County: 80 %80Clay CountyClay County: 79.8 %79.8Tyrrell CountyTyrrell County: 78.6 %78.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 78.5 %78.5Stokes CountyStokes County: 78.4 %78.4Ashe CountyAshe County: 78.4 %78.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 78.1 %78.1Madison CountyMadison County: 77.9 %77.9Dare CountyDare County: 77.8 %77.8Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 77.6 %77.6Yancey CountyYancey County: 77.2 %77.2Johnston CountyJohnston County: 77.1 %77.1Yadkin CountyYadkin County: 77.1 %77.1Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 77.1 %77.1Polk CountyPolk County: 76.7 %76.7Granville CountyGranville County: 76.6 %76.6Macon CountyMacon County: 76.4 %76.4Moore CountyMoore County: 76.3 %76.3Caswell CountyCaswell County: 76.1 %76.1Person CountyPerson County: 75.9 %75.9Jones CountyJones County: 75.6 %75.6Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 75.1 %75.1Haywood CountyHaywood County: 75 %75Burke CountyBurke County: 74.8 %74.8Bertie CountyBertie County: 74.5 %74.5Henderson CountyHenderson County: 74.2 %74.2Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 74.1 %74.1McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 74 %74
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Currituck County87.50 pts
2Brunswick County83.8+0.1 pts
3Camden County83.8-0.3 pts
4Cherokee County83.6+2.3 pts
5Davie County83.4+1.1 pts
6Pamlico County83.3+1.7 pts
7Gates County82.3+2.6 pts
8Union County81.9-0.7 pts
9Pender County81.8-0.5 pts
10Alexander County81.7+0.4 pts
11Graham County80.8+0.9 pts
12Chatham County80.4+0.6 pts
13Avery County80+1.4 pts
14Clay County79.8+0.1 pts
15Tyrrell County78.6+3.8 pts
16Lincoln County78.5-0.1 pts
17Stokes County78.4+0.6 pts
18Ashe County78.4-1.4 pts
19Franklin County78.1+0.9 pts
20Madison County77.9+1.1 pts
21Dare County77.8-0 pts
22Mitchell County77.6-1.9 pts
23Yancey County77.2-1.2 pts
24Johnston County77.1+0.5 pts
25Yadkin County77.1+0.7 pts
26Alleghany County77.1-3.5 pts
27Polk County76.7+0.1 pts
28Granville County76.6+0.1 pts
29Macon County76.4+2.5 pts
30Moore County76.3-0.8 pts
31Caswell County76.1+0.5 pts
32Person County75.9-1.7 pts
33Jones County75.6-0.3 pts
34Transylvania County75.1-1 pts
35Haywood County75+0.2 pts
36Burke County74.8-1.3 pts
37Bertie County74.5-0.4 pts
38Henderson County74.2-0.2 pts
39Rutherford County74.1+0.7 pts
40McDowell County74+0.6 pts
41Caldwell County74-0.5 pts
42Wilkes County73.9+0.9 pts
43Stanly County73.7-1.2 pts
44Davidson County73.5+1 pts
45Carteret County73.5+0.6 pts
46Surry County73.3+0.5 pts
47Swain County73.3+0.5 pts
48Northampton County73.2+1.4 pts
49Montgomery County73.1+1.4 pts
50Sampson County72.8-0.4 pts
51Catawba County72.7+1.7 pts
51Perquimans County72.7-3.9 pts
53Randolph County72.7-1.1 pts
54Rockingham County72.4+1 pts
55Columbus County72.3+1.5 pts
56Cabarrus County72.1-0.9 pts
57Hoke County71.7+1.8 pts
58Hyde County71.5+0.7 pts
59Iredell County71.5-0.2 pts
60Rowan County71.2+0.5 pts
61Cleveland County70.7+1 pts
62Beaufort County70.1-0.7 pts
63Duplin County70+0.7 pts
64Craven County70+2 pts
65Bladen County69.9+0.2 pts
66Warren County69.8-0.7 pts
67Chowan County69.7+5.3 pts
68Harnett County69.5+1.1 pts
69Washington County68.7+0.1 pts
70Martin County68.5+1.9 pts
71Hertford County66.4+1 pts
72Lee County66+0.6 pts
73Gaston County65.8-1.2 pts
74Robeson County65.60 pts
75Alamance County65.6-0.4 pts
75Anson County65.6-1.8 pts
77Greene County65.3-1.7 pts
78Pasquotank County65.1+0.9 pts
79Richmond County64.7-0.5 pts
80Buncombe County64.40 pts
81Wake County64.4+0.1 pts
82Orange County64.2-0.5 pts
83Nash County63.7-1.2 pts
84Halifax County63.5-0 pts
85Forsyth County62.7+0.8 pts
86Jackson County62.6+0.6 pts
87Wayne County61.5+0.2 pts
88Watauga County61.2+0.2 pts
89Onslow County61+2 pts
90New Hanover County60.7+1.2 pts
91Guilford County60+0.4 pts
92Edgecombe County59.4-2.5 pts
93Lenoir County59.3+0.4 pts
94Wilson County59.1-0.4 pts
95Scotland County58.9-0.9 pts
96Vance County57.4-1.7 pts
97Mecklenburg County55.5-0.4 pts
98Durham County55-0.4 pts
99Cumberland County53.7+1 pts
100Pitt County50.9-0.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Currituck County, with 87.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pitt County, with 50.9% in 2023.

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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