Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Crowding: Households with >1 person per room
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Households (with >1 Person Per Room)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 3.4 | 4,335,284 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 2.3 | 94,348 | 29 of 52 |
| Swain County | Rural | 5.5 | 323 | 2,957 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 5.2 | 638 | 2,930 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 4.2 | 1,795 | 2,799 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 4.1 | 826 | 2,780 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 3.7 | 786 | 2,671 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 3.6 | 947 | 2,639 |
| Polk County | Rural | 3.4 | 298 | 2,578 |
| Greene County | Rural | 3.3 | 227 | 2,534 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 3.2 | 588 | 2,498 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 3.2 | 534 | 2,498 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 3.1 | 611 | 2,455 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 3.1 | 722 | 2,455 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 3.0 | 2,392 | 2,405 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 3.0 | 1,111 | 2,405 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 2.9 | 2,397 | 2,364 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 2.9 | 1,673 | 2,364 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 2.8 | 199 | 2,300 |
| Dare County | Rural | 2.8 | 462 | 2,300 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 2.8 | 541 | 2,300 |
| Surry County | Rural | 2.8 | 820 | 2,300 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 2.8 | 410 | 2,300 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 2.8 | 1,292 | 2,300 |
| Durham County | Urban | 2.7 | 3,744 | 2,247 |
| Nash County | Urban | 2.7 | 1,023 | 2,247 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 2.7 | 657 | 2,247 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 2.6 | 131 | 2,171 |
| Avery County | Rural | 2.6 | 168 | 2,171 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 2.6 | 3,319 | 2,171 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 2.6 | 5,644 | 2,171 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 2.6 | 481 | 2,171 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 2.6 | 1,480 | 2,171 |
| Union County | Urban | 2.6 | 2,112 | 2,171 |
| Lee County | Rural | 2.5 | 606 | 2,108 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 2.5 | 460 | 2,108 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 2.5 | 11,185 | 2,108 |
| Vance County | Rural | 2.5 | 406 | 2,108 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 2.5 | 810 | 2,108 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 2.4 | 340 | 2,040 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 2.4 | 1,567 | 2,040 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 2.4 | 656 | 2,040 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 2.4 | 842 | 2,040 |
| Burke County | Urban | 2.3 | 831 | 1,948 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 2.3 | 344 | 1,948 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 2.2 | 3,503 | 1,866 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 2.2 | 2,058 | 1,866 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 2.2 | 1,057 | 1,866 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 2.2 | 1,615 | 1,866 |
| Pender County | Urban | 2.2 | 528 | 1,866 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 2.2 | 120 | 1,866 |
| Jones County | Rural | 2.1 | 82 | 1,768 |
| Orange County | Urban | 2.1 | 1,209 | 1,768 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 2.1 | 172 | 1,768 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 2.0 | 651 | 1,658 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 2.0 | 155 | 1,658 |
| Wake County | Urban | 2.0 | 9,067 | 1,658 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 2.0 | 544 | 1,658 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 1.9 | 1,204 | 1,551 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 1.9 | 1,928 | 1,551 |
| Clay County | Rural | 1.9 | 96 | 1,551 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 1.9 | 375 | 1,551 |
| Warren County | Rural | 1.9 | 153 | 1,551 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 1.8 | 339 | 1,435 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 1.8 | 587 | 1,435 |
| Macon County | Rural | 1.8 | 331 | 1,435 |
| Madison County | Urban | 1.8 | 154 | 1,435 |
| Martin County | Rural | 1.8 | 166 | 1,435 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 1.8 | 179 | 1,435 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 1.8 | 1,314 | 1,435 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 1.7 | 1,167 | 1,332 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 1.7 | 862 | 1,332 |
| Anson County | Urban | 1.6 | 129 | 1,195 |
| Craven County | Rural | 1.6 | 683 | 1,195 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 1.6 | 1,104 | 1,195 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 1.6 | 1,199 | 1,195 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 1.6 | 625 | 1,195 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 1.5 | 293 | 1,089 |
| Moore County | Urban | 1.5 | 627 | 1,089 |
| Person County | Urban | 1.5 | 242 | 1,089 |
| Granville County | Rural | 1.3 | 291 | 840 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 1.3 | 110 | 840 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 1.3 | 19 | 840 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 1.2 | 140 | 723 |
| Davie County | Urban | 1.2 | 201 | 723 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 1.1 | 1,160 | 624 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 1.1 | 240 | 624 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 1.0 | 317 | 521 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 1.0 | 131 | 521 |
| Graham County | Rural | 1.0 | 34 | 521 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 0.9 | 100 | 425 |
| Gates County | Urban | 0.9 | 37 | 425 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 0.9 | 254 | 425 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 0.9 | 20 | 425 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 0.9 | 59 | 425 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 0.8 | 97 | 342 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 0.7 | 64 | 263 |
| Washington County | Rural | 0.7 | 32 | 263 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 0.5 | 72 | 168 |
| Camden County | Urban | 0.4 | 15 | 136 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 0.4 | 21 | 136 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 0.3 | 18 | 97 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/20/2026 5:49 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Crowding: Households with >1 person per room, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/20/2026 5:49 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Crowding: Households with >1 person per room, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.