For Final FY 2018, State Minimum rents are based on the lower of the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR, or the population-weighted median U.S. nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR.
The table below illustrates how the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR is derived for North Carolina. The population-weighted median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR for a state is the 2-bedroom FMR where half of a state's nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or lower 2-bedroom FMRs, and half of the nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or higher 2-bedroom FMRs. The nonmetropolitan population of North Carolina is 2,201,428, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of North Carolina is 1,100,714.
In the table below, the unadjusted 2-bedroom FMRs for the nonmetropolitan counties of North Carolina are arranged in ascending order, and the cumulative population of the counties at each FMR is listed in the last column. The median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is the first FMR listed in the table where the cumulative population of counties with that FMR or less first exceeds one-half of the nonmetropolitan population, or 1,100,714. The row of the table containing the median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is in bold.
| Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | County or Counties with Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Aggregate Population at Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Cumulative Nonmetro Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| $576 | Caswell County | 23,719 | 23,719 |
| $603 | Ashe County | 27,281 | 51,000 |
| $604 | Sampson County | 63,431 | 114,431 |
| $611 | Montgomery County | 27,798 | 142,229 |
| $629 | Wilkes County | 69,340 | 211,569 |
| $639 | Alleghany County | 11,155 | 222,724 |
| $640 | Rutherford County | 67,810 | 290,534 |
| $641 | Duplin County | 58,505 | 349,039 |
| $642 | Martin County | 24,505 | 373,544 |
| $643 | Columbus County | 58,098 | 431,642 |
| $644 | McDowell County | 44,996 | 476,638 |
| $647 | Robeson County | 134,168 | 610,806 |
| $652 | Richmond County | 46,639 | 657,445 |
| $654 | Northampton County | 22,099 | 679,544 |
| $655 | Vance County | 45,422 | 724,966 |
| $657 | Bertie County | 21,282 | 746,248 |
| $658 | Graham County | 8,861 | 755,109 |
| $659 | Mitchell County | 15,579 | 770,688 |
| $660 | Surry County | 73,673 | 844,361 |
| $663 | Swain County, Tyrrell County | 18,388 | 862,749 |
| $667 | Anson County, Cherokee County | 54,392 | 917,141 |
| $671 | Warren County | 20,972 | 938,113 |
| $674 | Beaufort County | 47,759 | 985,872 |
| $675 | Jackson County | 40,271 | 1,026,143 |
| $676 | Stanly County | 60,585 | 1,086,728 |
| $683 | Bladen County | 35,190 | 1,121,918 |
| $684 | Greene County | 21,362 | 1,143,280 |
| $694 | Scotland County | 36,157 | 1,179,437 |
| $695 | Halifax County | 54,691 | 1,234,128 |
| $703 | Cleveland County | 98,078 | 1,332,206 |
| $708 | Hertford County | 24,669 | 1,356,875 |
| $712 | Lenoir County | 59,495 | 1,416,370 |
| $716 | Transylvania County, Yancey County | 50,908 | 1,467,278 |
| $737 | Clay County | 10,587 | 1,477,865 |
| $745 | Lee County | 57,866 | 1,535,731 |
| $746 | Chowan County | 14,793 | 1,550,524 |
| $747 | Washington County | 13,228 | 1,563,752 |
| $762 | Wilson County | 81,234 | 1,644,986 |
| $768 | Avery County | 17,797 | 1,662,783 |
| $779 | Macon County, Moore County | 122,169 | 1,784,952 |
| $793 | Harnett County | 114,678 | 1,899,630 |
| $817 | Polk County | 20,510 | 1,920,140 |
| $831 | Granville County | 59,916 | 1,980,056 |
| $847 | Perquimans County | 13,453 | 1,993,509 |
| $857 | Carteret County | 66,469 | 2,059,978 |
| $876 | Pasquotank County | 40,661 | 2,100,639 |
| $916 | Hyde County | 5,810 | 2,106,449 |
| $925 | Watauga County | 51,079 | 2,157,528 |
| $978 | Dare County | 33,920 | 2,191,448 |
| $1,043 | Camden County | 9,980 | 2,201,428 |
The North Carolina State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $683. Because it not greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $697, the North Carolina State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $683.
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