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Highest median household income, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by median household income from the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$63,770+16%

02Union County, NCNC267,674$63,386+25%

03Camden County, NCNC11,315$61,091+55%

04Chatham County, NCNC85,111$56,038+31%

05Currituck County, NCNC33,158$55,376+36%

06Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$55,294+9%

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$53,928+17%

08Dare County, NCNC38,245$53,889+27%

09Orange County, NCNC152,498$52,981+25%

10Durham County, NCNC347,240$49,894+15%

11Johnston County, NCNC256,448$49,745+22%

12Davie County, NCNC45,855$49,727+24%

13Iredell County, NCNC211,798$48,962+17%

14New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$48,553+21%

15Moore County, NCNC110,619$48,319+17%

16Granville County, NCNC61,421$48,210+21%

17Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$47,450+15%

18Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$46,749+11%

19Henderson County, NCNC122,375$46,446+22%

20Carteret County, NCNC70,469$46,155+20%

21Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$45,806+28%

22Gates County, NCNC10,234$45,682+28%

23Guilford County, NCNC562,234$45,676+7%

24Stanly County, NCNC68,830$44,802+21%

25Person County, NCNC40,636$44,668+20%

26Craven County, NCNC105,025$44,599+24%

27Nash County, NCNC99,365$44,499+20%

28Pender County, NCNC72,111$44,338+23%

29Davidson County, NCNC180,182$44,249+15%

30Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$44,190+21%

31Alamance County, NCNC186,177$44,167+13%

32Lee County, NCNC70,258$44,120+13%

33Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$44,085+45%

34Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$43,834+17%

35Franklin County, NCNC82,037$43,710+12%

36Polk County, NCNC20,533$43,692+20%

37Rowan County, NCNC155,096$43,596+16%

38Onslow County, NCNC217,175$43,561+29%

39Catawba County, NCNC170,172$43,484+7%

40Gaston County, NCNC246,558$43,253+10%

41Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$43,041+46%

42Hoke County, NCNC56,939$42,927+29%

43Harnett County, NCNC150,137$42,853+22%

44Stokes County, NCNC46,126$42,689+10%

45Greene County, NCNC20,700$41,488+29%

46Haywood County, NCNC63,369$41,377+22%

47Wayne County, NCNC122,278$41,224+21%

48Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$40,653+31%

49Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$40,561+19%

50Randolph County, NCNC149,516$40,346+5%

51Alexander County, NCNC36,958$40,014+3%

52Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$39,807+9%

53Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$39,408+2%

54Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$39,231+16%

55Macon County, NCNC39,232$38,615+20%

56Wilson County, NCNC81,150$38,596+17%

57Pitt County, NCNC182,936$38,592+17%

58Madison County, NCNC22,553$38,580+25%

59Jones County, NCNC9,575$38,354+24%

60Hyde County, NCNC4,554$38,265+35%

61Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$38,208+8%

62Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$38,144+36%

63Surry County, NCNC72,287$37,294+13%

64Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$37,261+4%

65Jackson County, NCNC45,039$37,190+14%

66Burke County, NCNC88,655$37,139+4%

67Caswell County, NCNC22,563$36,927+5%

68Chowan County, NCNC14,082$36,761+19%

69Sampson County, NCNC61,504$35,740+12%

70Yancey County, NCNC19,084$35,703+20%

71Columbus County, NCNC50,487$35,421+32%

72Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$35,364+14%

73Clay County, NCNC12,239$35,109+12%

74Swain County, NCNC14,024$35,071+23%

75McDowell County, NCNC45,198$34,953+8%

76Avery County, NCNC18,110$34,918+14%

77Martin County, NCNC21,601$34,766+21%

78Anson County, NCNC21,758$34,745+16%

79Ashe County, NCNC27,514$34,538+20%

80Vance County, NCNC42,638$34,025+9%

81Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$33,861+3%

82Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$33,625+8%

83Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$33,438−2%

84Duplin County, NCNC51,571$32,816+10%

85Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$32,743+7%

86Washington County, NCNC10,638$32,716+13%

87Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$32,665+5%

88Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$32,215+25%

89Watauga County, NCNC54,786$31,967−2%

90Hertford County, NCNC19,015$30,878+17%

91Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$30,845+5%

92Warren County, NCNC18,898$30,641+8%

93Northampton County, NCNC16,491$30,578+15%

94Bladen County, NCNC30,007$30,471+13%

95Richmond County, NCNC42,041$30,439+6%

96Halifax County, NCNC46,534$30,439+15%

97Robeson County, NCNC119,941$29,667+5%

98Scotland County, NCNC33,322$29,368−5%

99Bertie County, NCNC17,086$29,110+16%

100Graham County, NCNC8,190$28,447+7%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES