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Highest Black household income, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the median income of households with a Black or African American householder (2020 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 $34,579.

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Highest Black household income by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Currituck County, NCNC33,158$69,543–

02Union County, NCNC267,674$61,909–

03Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$55,675–

04Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$54,428–

05Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$49,939–

06Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$49,396–

07Franklin County, NCNC82,037$47,449–

08Orange County, NCNC152,498$47,254–

09Johnston County, NCNC256,448$46,550–

10Onslow County, NCNC217,175$45,678–

11Durham County, NCNC347,240$45,261–

12Stokes County, NCNC46,126$45,193–

13Hoke County, NCNC56,939$43,271–

14Granville County, NCNC61,421$42,813–

15Henderson County, NCNC122,375$42,045–

16Chatham County, NCNC85,111$41,498–

17Caswell County, NCNC22,563$40,852–

18Harnett County, NCNC150,137$40,813–

19Nash County, NCNC99,365$40,762–

20Rowan County, NCNC155,096$40,709–

21Guilford County, NCNC562,234$40,497–

22Alexander County, NCNC36,958$40,300–

23Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$40,193–

24Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$40,137–

25Hertford County, NCNC19,015$40,073–

26Carteret County, NCNC70,469$38,750–

27Gaston County, NCNC246,558$38,410–

28Moore County, NCNC110,619$38,271–

29Craven County, NCNC105,025$38,046–

30Alamance County, NCNC186,177$37,341–

31Iredell County, NCNC211,798$37,206–

32Camden County, NCNC11,315$37,177–

33Burke County, NCNC88,655$36,704–

34Pitt County, NCNC182,936$36,587–

35Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$36,024–

36Catawba County, NCNC170,172$35,737–

37Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$35,335–

38Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$35,254–

39Gates County, NCNC10,234$35,127–

40Wayne County, NCNC122,278$34,673–

41Person County, NCNC40,636$34,579–

42Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$34,424–

43Lee County, NCNC70,258$34,091–

44McDowell County, NCNC45,198$33,938–

45Vance County, NCNC42,638$33,919–

46New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$33,732–

47Pender County, NCNC72,111$33,631–

48Martin County, NCNC21,601$33,071–

49Northampton County, NCNC16,491$32,838–

50Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$32,429–

51Sampson County, NCNC61,504$32,169–

52Surry County, NCNC72,287$32,113–

53Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$31,771–

54Randolph County, NCNC149,516$31,749–

55Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$31,677–

56Wilson County, NCNC81,150$31,651–

57Davie County, NCNC45,855$31,583–

58Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$31,250–

59Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$31,137–

60Davidson County, NCNC180,182$31,071–

61Chowan County, NCNC14,082$30,909–

62Columbus County, NCNC50,487$30,705–

63Jones County, NCNC9,575$30,694–

64Duplin County, NCNC51,571$30,315–

65Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$29,694–

66Anson County, NCNC21,758$29,498–

67Warren County, NCNC18,898$28,931–

68Greene County, NCNC20,700$28,631–

69Hyde County, NCNC4,554$28,016–

70Robeson County, NCNC119,941$27,496–

71Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$27,396–

72Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$26,708–

73Halifax County, NCNC46,534$26,649–

74Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$26,233–

75Bertie County, NCNC17,086$25,639–

76Scotland County, NCNC33,322$25,360–

77Richmond County, NCNC42,041$25,096–

78Stanly County, NCNC68,830$23,637–

79Bladen County, NCNC30,007$23,570–

80Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$22,062–

81Washington County, NCNC10,638$18,884–

82Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$18,371–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS