county benchmark · North Carolina
Rent as share of income, 2017-2021
Across 100 counties in North Carolina. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 25.1 % |
| 25th | 27.6 % |
| Median | 29.0 % |
| 75th | 30.5 % |
| 90th percentile | 32.4 % |
Highest counties
Washington County leads reliably only from rank 14 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 14, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County | 45.9 % | 33.6 % – 58.2 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Watauga County | 42.8 % | 37.1 % – 48.5 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Bertie County | 34.7 % | 25.7 % – 43.7 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Jones County | 34.6 % | 30.1 % – 39.1 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Bladen County | 33.6 % | 27.5 % – 39.7 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Northampton County | 33.1 % | 28.4 % – 37.8 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Hertford County | 33.0 % | 28.8 % – 37.2 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Hyde County | 32.9 % | 6.1 % – 59.7 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Perquimans County | 32.9 % | 23.7 % – 42.1 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Halifax County | 32.8 % | 30.8 % – 34.8 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Dare County | 32.4 % | 26.0 % – 38.8 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Person County | 32.1 % | 28.7 % – 35.5 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Haywood County | 32.0 % | 28.4 % – 35.6 % | evidence → |
| 14 | New Hanover County | 31.4 % | 30.0 % – 32.8 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Orange County | 31.4 % | 29.6 % – 33.2 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Buncombe County | 31.3 % | 30.1 % – 32.5 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Clay County | 31.3 % | 18.5 % – 44.1 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Yadkin County | 31.3 % | 29.8 % – 32.8 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Caswell County | 31.1 % | 26.9 % – 35.3 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Columbus County | 31.1 % | 28.5 % – 33.7 % | evidence → |
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