North Carolina · 2026
North Carolina 2026 FHA and conforming loan limits
For a one-unit home in North Carolina, the 2026 conforming limit is $832,750 and the FHA limit is $541,287 to $805,000. FHA limits rose in 94 of 100 counties from 2025.
| County | Conforming 1 unit | Conforming 2 units | FHA 1 unit | FHA 2 units | FHA 3 units | FHA 4 units | FHA vs 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Alexander County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Alleghany County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Anson County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Ashe County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Avery County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Beaufort County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Bertie County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Bladen County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Brunswick County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Buncombe County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Burke County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Cabarrus County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Caldwell County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Camden County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $757,850 | $970,200 | $1,172,750 | $1,457,450 | — |
| Carteret County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Caswell County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Catawba County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Chatham County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $634,800 | $812,650 | $982,300 | $1,220,800 | +$2,300 |
| Cherokee County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Chowan County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Clay County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Cleveland County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Columbus County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Craven County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Cumberland County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Currituck County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $757,850 | $970,200 | $1,172,750 | $1,457,450 | — |
| Dare County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $718,750 | $920,150 | $1,112,250 | $1,382,250 | +$55,200 |
| Davidson County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Davie County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Duplin County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Durham County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $634,800 | $812,650 | $982,300 | $1,220,800 | +$2,300 |
| Edgecombe County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Forsyth County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Franklin County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$11,137 |
| Gaston County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Gates County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $757,850 | $970,200 | $1,172,750 | $1,457,450 | — |
| Graham County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Granville County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | −$91,213 |
| Greene County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Guilford County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Halifax County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Harnett County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Haywood County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Henderson County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Hertford County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Hoke County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Hyde County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Iredell County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Jackson County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Johnston County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$11,137 |
| Jones County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Lee County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Lenoir County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Lincoln County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| McDowell County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Macon County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Madison County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Martin County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Mecklenburg County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Mitchell County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Montgomery County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Moore County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Nash County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| New Hanover County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Northampton County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Onslow County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Orange County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $634,800 | $812,650 | $982,300 | $1,220,800 | +$2,300 |
| Pamlico County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Pasquotank County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | −$263,713 |
| Pender County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Perquimans County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $805,000 | $1,030,550 | $1,245,700 | $1,548,100 | — |
| Person County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $634,800 | $812,650 | $982,300 | $1,220,800 | +$2,300 |
| Pitt County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Polk County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Randolph County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Richmond County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Robeson County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Rockingham County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Rowan County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Rutherford County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Sampson County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Scotland County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Stanly County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Stokes County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Surry County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Swain County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Transylvania County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Tyrrell County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Union County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Vance County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Wake County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$11,137 |
| Warren County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Washington County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Watauga County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Wayne County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Wilkes County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Wilson County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Yadkin County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
| Yancey County | $832,750 | $1,066,250 | $541,287 | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | +$17,062 |
Conforming limits: FHFA (2026). FHA forward-mortgage limits: HUD (2026 case numbers). Each county page adds 2025 mortgage activity.
Counts: 100 counties and county-equivalents.