Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Largest US Counties by Population in North Carolina
The most populous counties in the country, with what a median home costs to own in each. Between them these counties hold a large share of the American housing market.
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North Carolina ranked
| # | County | Population | Monthly to own | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 1,151,009 | $3,237 | 0.715% |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1,130,906 | $2,879 | 0.749% |
| 3 | Guilford County | 542,987 | $1,930 | 0.883% |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 386,740 | $1,872 | 0.849% |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 336,749 | $1,574 | 0.992% |
| 6 | Durham County | 329,405 | $2,766 | 0.839% |
| 7 | Buncombe County | 271,790 | $2,755 | 0.601% |
| 8 | Union County | 244,975 | $2,860 | 0.614% |
| 9 | Gaston County | 231,485 | $1,914 | 0.797% |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 231,262 | $2,506 | 0.762% |
| 11 | New Hanover County | 231,214 | $2,706 | 0.587% |
| 12 | Johnston County | 226,623 | $2,124 | 0.688% |
| 13 | Onslow County | 208,537 | $1,775 | 0.652% |
| 14 | Iredell County | 191,800 | $2,286 | 0.631% |
| 15 | Alamance County | 174,286 | $1,787 | 0.651% |
| 16 | Pitt County | 172,279 | $1,629 | 0.849% |
| 17 | Davidson County | 171,063 | $1,635 | 0.631% |
| 18 | Catawba County | 162,051 | $1,757 | 0.605% |
| 19 | Rowan County | 148,487 | $1,752 | 0.653% |
| 20 | Orange County | 147,292 | $3,364 | 0.958% |
| 21 | Brunswick County | 145,889 | $2,427 | 0.568% |
| 22 | Randolph County | 145,322 | $1,446 | 0.720% |
| 23 | Harnett County | 136,503 | $1,801 | 0.744% |
| 24 | Wayne County | 117,606 | $1,386 | 0.744% |
| 25 | Henderson County | 117,387 | $2,438 | 0.525% |
| 26 | Robeson County | 116,858 | $867 | 0.902% |
| 27 | Moore County | 102,840 | $2,431 | 0.566% |
| 28 | Craven County | 101,074 | $1,684 | 0.665% |
| 29 | Cleveland County | 100,170 | $1,503 | 0.688% |
| 30 | Nash County | 95,451 | $1,450 | 0.771% |
| 31 | Rockingham County | 91,585 | $1,344 | 0.788% |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 90,359 | $2,187 | 0.594% |
| 33 | Burke County | 87,863 | $1,435 | 0.699% |
| 34 | Caldwell County | 80,618 | $1,452 | 0.639% |
| 35 | Wilson County | 78,648 | $1,463 | 0.831% |
| 36 | Chatham County | 78,319 | $3,044 | 0.671% |
| 37 | Franklin County | 71,962 | $1,940 | 0.719% |
| 38 | Surry County | 71,407 | $1,395 | 0.621% |
| 39 | Carteret County | 68,652 | $2,324 | 0.450% |
| 40 | Wilkes County | 65,983 | $1,360 | 0.621% |
| 41 | Rutherford County | 64,850 | $1,491 | 0.582% |
| 42 | Lee County | 64,565 | $1,761 | 0.798% |
| 43 | Stanly County | 63,557 | $1,733 | 0.622% |
| 44 | Pender County | 63,475 | $2,122 | 0.696% |
| 45 | Haywood County | 62,432 | $2,015 | 0.601% |
| 46 | Granville County | 61,439 | $1,903 | 0.719% |
| 47 | Sampson County | 59,245 | $1,149 | 0.819% |
| 48 | Lenoir County | 54,917 | $1,032 | 0.884% |
| 49 | Watauga County | 54,607 | $2,434 | 0.415% |
| 50 | Hoke County | 53,102 | $1,616 | 0.692% |
| 51 | Columbus County | 50,453 | $1,154 | 0.873% |
| 52 | Duplin County | 49,053 | $1,103 | 0.740% |
| 53 | Edgecombe County | 48,777 | $1,092 | 1.098% |
| 54 | Halifax County | 48,219 | $989 | 1.135% |
| 55 | Stokes County | 44,889 | $1,539 | 0.620% |
| 56 | McDowell County | 44,679 | $1,394 | 0.518% |
| 57 | Beaufort County | 44,597 | $1,512 | 0.705% |
| 58 | Davie County | 43,526 | $1,890 | 0.667% |
| 59 | Jackson County | 43,089 | $1,959 | 0.369% |
| 60 | Richmond County | 42,818 | $1,105 | 0.929% |
| 61 | Vance County | 42,361 | $1,276 | 0.806% |
| 62 | Pasquotank County | 40,830 | $1,810 | 0.693% |
| 63 | Person County | 39,275 | $1,589 | 0.668% |
| 64 | Dare County | 37,534 | $3,189 | 0.528% |
| 65 | Macon County | 37,533 | $1,800 | 0.428% |
| 66 | Yadkin County | 37,419 | $1,475 | 0.686% |
| 67 | Alexander County | 36,440 | $1,563 | 0.631% |
| 68 | Scotland County | 34,353 | $1,023 | 0.909% |
| 69 | Transylvania County | 33,243 | $2,546 | 0.458% |
| 70 | Currituck County | 29,612 | $2,650 | 0.456% |
| 71 | Bladen County | 29,591 | $1,139 | 0.904% |
| 72 | Cherokee County | 29,197 | $1,673 | 0.501% |
| 73 | Ashe County | 26,831 | $1,767 | 0.512% |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 25,874 | $1,292 | 0.703% |
| 75 | Caswell County | 22,689 | $1,295 | 0.677% |
| 76 | Anson County | 21,903 | $1,094 | 0.933% |
| 77 | Martin County | 21,773 | $1,038 | 1.070% |
| 78 | Madison County | 21,640 | $2,053 | 0.496% |
| 79 | Hertford County | 20,492 | $1,038 | 0.975% |
| 80 | Greene County | 20,421 | $1,049 | 0.868% |
| 81 | Polk County | 19,689 | $2,194 | 0.579% |
| 82 | Warren County | 18,751 | $1,125 | 0.849% |
| 83 | Yancey County | 18,676 | $1,763 | 0.476% |
| 84 | Avery County | 17,643 | $1,826 | 0.414% |
| 85 | Bertie County | 17,482 | $911 | 0.797% |
| 86 | Northampton County | 17,212 | $992 | 1.205% |
| 87 | Mitchell County | 14,973 | $1,627 | 0.502% |
| 88 | Swain County | 14,065 | $1,663 | 0.402% |
| 89 | Chowan County | 13,814 | $1,674 | 0.686% |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 13,146 | $1,714 | 0.622% |
| 91 | Pamlico County | 12,315 | $1,698 | 0.599% |
| 92 | Clay County | 11,391 | $2,041 | 0.451% |
| 93 | Alleghany County | 11,075 | $1,622 | 0.604% |
| 94 | Washington County | 10,905 | $1,021 | 1.123% |
| 95 | Camden County | 10,743 | $2,264 | 0.616% |
| 96 | Gates County | 10,437 | $1,399 | 0.777% |
| 97 | Jones County | 9,245 | $1,100 | 0.755% |
| 98 | Graham County | 8,041 | $1,310 | 0.540% |
| 99 | Hyde County | 4,625 | $1,066 | 0.630% |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 3,376 | $1,229 | 0.891% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Largest US Counties by Population across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in North Carolina