For FINAL FY 2025, 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 1,923,925, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of North Carolina is 961,963.
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 961,963. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $735 | Graham County | 8,045 | 8,045 |
| $757 | Montgomery County | 25,840 | 33,885 |
| $820 | Caswell County | 22,745 | 56,630 |
| $822 | Richmond County | 43,150 | 99,780 |
| $825 | Tyrrell County | 3,390 | 103,170 |
| $829 | Wilkes County | 66,125 | 169,295 |
| $831 | Scotland County | 34,220 | 203,515 |
| $842 | Bladen County | 29,805 | 233,320 |
| $844 | Swain County | 14,130 | 247,450 |
| $862 | Rutherford County | 64,680 | 312,130 |
| $865 | Ashe County | 26,760 | 338,890 |
| $872 | Robeson County | 117,575 | 456,465 |
| $873 | Warren County | 18,805 | 475,270 |
| $879 | McDowell County | 44,630 | 519,900 |
| $881 | Surry County | 71,430 | 591,330 |
| $882 | Greene County | 20,405 | 611,735 |
| $907 | Washington County | 11,050 | 622,785 |
| $909 | Lenoir County | 55,070 | 677,855 |
| $916 | Martin County | 21,990 | 699,845 |
| $917 | Mitchell County | 14,990 | 714,835 |
| $921 | Cleveland County | 99,525 | 814,360 |
| $924 | Sampson County | 59,315 | 873,675 |
| $925 | Yancey County | 18,540 | 892,215 |
| $929 | Beaufort County | 44,710 | 936,925 |
| $930 | Halifax County | 48,770 | 985,695 |
| $938 | Columbus County | 50,825 | 1,036,520 |
| $943 | Cherokee County | 28,870 | 1,065,390 |
| $947 | Alleghany County | 10,990 | 1,076,380 |
| $956 | Hyde County | 4,635 | 1,081,015 |
| $961 | Jackson County | 42,390 | 1,123,405 |
| $976 | Duplin County | 49,310 | 1,172,715 |
| $980 | Stanly County | 62,725 | 1,235,440 |
| $994 | Perquimans County | 13,055 | 1,248,495 |
| $995 | Hertford County | 21,635 | 1,270,130 |
| $1,006 | Wilson County | 78,665 | 1,348,795 |
| $1,020 | Clay County | 11,185 | 1,359,980 |
| $1,022 | Macon County, Vance County | 79,580 | 1,439,560 |
| $1,026 | Northampton County | 17,530 | 1,457,090 |
| $1,046 | Polk County | 19,540 | 1,476,630 |
| $1,052 | Bertie County | 17,820 | 1,494,450 |
| $1,054 | Avery County | 17,680 | 1,512,130 |
| $1,128 | Chowan County | 13,835 | 1,525,965 |
| $1,135 | Moore County | 100,760 | 1,626,725 |
| $1,150 | Transylvania County | 33,130 | 1,659,855 |
| $1,172 | Lee County | 63,560 | 1,723,415 |
| $1,192 | Pasquotank County | 40,455 | 1,763,870 |
| $1,219 | Carteret County | 68,355 | 1,832,225 |
| $1,274 | Watauga County | 54,540 | 1,886,765 |
| $1,411 | Dare County | 37,160 | 1,923,925 |
The North Carolina State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $930. Because it not greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $933, the North Carolina State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $930.
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