county benchmark · North Carolina
Rent as share of income, 2020-2024
Across 100 counties in North Carolina. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 25.1 % |
| 25th | 26.9 % |
| Median | 28.9 % |
| 75th | 30.3 % |
| 90th percentile | 31.7 % |
Highest counties
Watauga County leads reliably only from rank 4 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 4, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watauga County | 45.9 % | 38.9 % – 52.9 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Hertford County | 40.7 % | 36.2 % – 45.2 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Person County | 38.3 % | 31.2 % – 45.4 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Carteret County | 35.5 % | 33.1 % – 37.9 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Hyde County | 34.3 % | 23.3 % – 45.3 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Orange County | 34.2 % | 32.8 % – 35.6 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Vance County | 33.3 % | 30.6 % – 36.0 % | evidence → |
| 8 | New Hanover County | 33.0 % | 31.5 % – 34.5 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Franklin County | 32.8 % | 29.0 % – 36.6 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Brunswick County | 31.7 % | 27.4 % – 36.0 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Chowan County | 31.7 % | 27.4 % – 36.0 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 31.6 % | 30.4 % – 32.8 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Warren County | 31.6 % | 27.8 % – 35.4 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Tyrrell County | 31.3 % | 16.8 % – 45.8 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Cumberland County | 31.1 % | 30.4 % – 31.8 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Polk County | 31.1 % | 27.1 % – 35.1 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Guilford County | 31.0 % | 30.0 % – 32.0 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Scotland County | 31.0 % | 28.2 % – 33.8 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Bladen County | 30.9 % | 25.6 % – 36.2 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Haywood County | 30.9 % | 27.7 % – 34.1 % | evidence → |
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