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Highest median household income, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties ranked by median household income from the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is $23,408.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$36,222–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$33,830–

03Union County, NCNC267,674$30,957–

04Durham County, NCNC347,240$30,526–

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$30,449–

06Guilford County, NCNC562,234$30,148–

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$30,133–

08Orange County, NCNC152,498$29,968–

09Davie County, NCNC45,855$29,659–

10Dare County, NCNC38,245$29,322–

11Catawba County, NCNC170,172$29,228–

12Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$28,662–

13Iredell County, NCNC211,798$28,627–

14Chatham County, NCNC85,111$28,539–

15Gaston County, NCNC246,558$28,126–

16Moore County, NCNC110,619$28,053–

17Stokes County, NCNC46,126$27,945–

18Davidson County, NCNC180,182$27,913–

19Currituck County, NCNC33,158$27,905–

20New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$27,320–

21Alamance County, NCNC186,177$27,231–

22Randolph County, NCNC149,516$27,130–

23Henderson County, NCNC122,375$26,967–

24Polk County, NCNC20,533$26,801–

25Camden County, NCNC11,315$26,699–

26Alexander County, NCNC36,958$26,539–

27Granville County, NCNC61,421$26,488–

28Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$26,476–

29Lee County, NCNC70,258$26,419–

30Rowan County, NCNC155,096$26,354–

31Burke County, NCNC88,655$25,879–

32Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$25,847–

33Nash County, NCNC99,365$25,834–

34Carteret County, NCNC70,469$25,811–

35Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$25,691–

36Person County, NCNC40,636$25,625–

37Craven County, NCNC105,025$25,619–

38Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$25,462–

39Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$25,402–

40Stanly County, NCNC68,830$25,374–

41Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$25,179–

42Johnston County, NCNC256,448$25,169–

43Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$25,062–

44Franklin County, NCNC82,037$25,049–

45Wilson County, NCNC81,150$24,021–

46Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$23,828–

47Wayne County, NCNC122,278$23,560–

48Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$23,480–

49Surry County, NCNC72,287$23,444–

50Gates County, NCNC10,234$23,408–

51Onslow County, NCNC217,175$23,386–

52Pitt County, NCNC182,936$23,324–

53Pender County, NCNC72,111$23,270–

54Hoke County, NCNC56,939$22,770–

55Caswell County, NCNC22,563$22,736–

56Greene County, NCNC20,700$22,703–

57Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$22,682–

58McDowell County, NCNC45,198$22,562–

59Scotland County, NCNC33,322$22,561–

60Haywood County, NCNC63,369$22,462–

61Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$22,261–

62Richmond County, NCNC42,041$21,953–

63Washington County, NCNC10,638$21,840–

64Anson County, NCNC21,758$21,836–

65Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$21,816–

66Harnett County, NCNC150,137$21,743–

67Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$21,738–

68Vance County, NCNC42,638$21,555–

69Jackson County, NCNC45,039$21,520–

70Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$21,390–

71Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$21,207–

72Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$21,060–

73Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$20,554–

74Macon County, NCNC39,232$20,450–

75Avery County, NCNC18,110$20,403–

76Chowan County, NCNC14,082$20,397–

77Watauga County, NCNC54,786$20,252–

78Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$20,022–

79Martin County, NCNC21,601$19,995–

80Robeson County, NCNC119,941$19,716–

81Sampson County, NCNC61,504$19,709–

82Duplin County, NCNC51,571$19,695–

83Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$19,625–

84Yancey County, NCNC19,084$19,401–

85Jones County, NCNC9,575$19,392–

86Bladen County, NCNC30,007$19,015–

87Madison County, NCNC22,553$18,956–

88Ashe County, NCNC27,514$18,951–

89Halifax County, NCNC46,534$18,932–

90Clay County, NCNC12,239$18,532–

91Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$18,476–

92Columbus County, NCNC50,487$18,468–

93Hertford County, NCNC19,015$18,180–

94Northampton County, NCNC16,491$18,029–

95Bertie County, NCNC17,086$17,795–

96Hyde County, NCNC4,554$17,665–

97Warren County, NCNC18,898$16,937–

98Graham County, NCNC8,190$16,754–

99Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$16,363–

100Swain County, NCNC14,024$16,068–

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