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Highest Black household income, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the median income of households with a Black or African American householder (2024 American Community Survey). Places with fewer than 1,000 Black residents are excluded. This list covers the 82 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is $43,543. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Caldwell County, NC, up 69 places to #3.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStates
Highest Black household income by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2020
01▲31Camden County, NCNC11,315$92,899+150%
02Union County, NCNC267,674$76,258+23%
03▲69Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$75,254+182%
04▼1Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$72,904+31%
05▼4Currituck County, NCNC33,158$72,120+4%
06▼2Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$67,267+24%
07▲2Johnston County, NCNC256,448$66,039+42%
08▼1Franklin County, NCNC82,037$65,080+37%
09▲2Durham County, NCNC347,240$64,082+42%
10▲12Alexander County, NCNC36,958$63,255+57%
11▲5Chatham County, NCNC85,111$62,098+50%
12▼6Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$61,882+25%
13▼8Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$56,409+13%
14▲9Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$54,817+36%
15▲4Nash County, NCNC99,365$54,714+34%
16▲41Davie County, NCNC45,855$54,489+73%
17▼4Hoke County, NCNC56,939$54,401+26%
18Harnett County, NCNC150,137$54,136+33%
19▲8Gaston County, NCNC246,558$53,381+39%
20▲1Guilford County, NCNC562,234$52,427+29%
21▼13Orange County, NCNC152,498$52,121+10%
22▲2Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$51,867+29%
23▲24Pender County, NCNC72,111$51,531+53%
24▼14Onslow County, NCNC217,175$51,492+13%
25▲5Alamance County, NCNC186,177$50,834+36%
26▼6Rowan County, NCNC155,096$50,051+23%
27▲16Lee County, NCNC70,258$50,024+47%
28Moore County, NCNC110,619$49,865+30%
29▲4Burke County, NCNC88,655$49,847+36%
30▼15Henderson County, NCNC122,375$49,547+18%
31Iredell County, NCNC211,798$49,086+32%
32▲14New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$48,541+44%
33▲7Wayne County, NCNC122,278$48,281+39%
34▲46Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$48,109+118%
35▲4Gates County, NCNC10,234$47,544+35%
36▲1Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$47,371+34%
37▼20Caswell County, NCNC22,563$45,658+12%
38▼2Catawba County, NCNC170,172$45,017+26%
39▲21Davidson County, NCNC180,182$44,982+45%
40▼6Pitt County, NCNC182,936$44,681+22%
41▼27Granville County, NCNC61,421$43,543+2%
42▲14Wilson County, NCNC81,150$43,449+37%
43▼31Stokes County, NCNC46,126$43,333−4%
44▲6Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$42,849+32%
45▼19Carteret County, NCNC70,469$42,455+10%
46▼21Hertford County, NCNC19,015$42,003+5%
47▼9Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$41,933+19%
48▲27Bertie County, NCNC17,086$41,895+63%
49▼4Vance County, NCNC42,638$41,151+21%
50▼8Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$40,119+17%
51▼2Northampton County, NCNC16,491$40,097+22%
52▲12Duplin County, NCNC51,571$40,020+32%
53▼12Person County, NCNC40,636$39,866+15%
54▲11Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$39,454+33%
55▼26Craven County, NCNC105,025$38,641+2%
56▲3Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$38,584+24%
57▼6Sampson County, NCNC61,504$37,595+17%
58▼5Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$36,543+15%
59▼11Martin County, NCNC21,601$36,522+10%
60▲8Greene County, NCNC20,700$36,496+27%
61▼7Randolph County, NCNC149,516$36,274+14%
62▲5Warren County, NCNC18,898$36,267+25%
63▲10Halifax County, NCNC46,534$35,978+35%
64Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$35,135–
65▲12Richmond County, NCNC42,041$34,887+39%
66▼3Jones County, NCNC9,575$34,261+12%
67▼12Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$33,483+6%
68▲11Bladen County, NCNC30,007$33,418+42%
69▼3Anson County, NCNC21,758$33,219+13%
70▼35Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$32,781−9%
71▼1Robeson County, NCNC119,941$31,960+16%
72▼20Surry County, NCNC72,287$31,788−1%
73▼29McDowell County, NCNC45,198$31,722−7%
74▲4Stanly County, NCNC68,830$31,497+33%
75▲6Washington County, NCNC10,638$31,389+66%
76▼14Columbus County, NCNC50,487$31,232+2%
77▼8Hyde County, NCNC4,554$30,821+10%
78▼4Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$30,246+15%
79▼3Scotland County, NCNC33,322$29,257+15%
80▼22Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$29,151−7%
81▼20Chowan County, NCNC14,082$28,080−9%
82Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$21,765+18%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES