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Highest median household income, North Carolina counties · 2020

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$83,567+52%

02Union County, NCNC267,674$82,557+63%

03Orange County, NCNC152,498$74,803+77%

04Currituck County, NCNC33,158$73,741+81%

05Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$71,177+54%

06Chatham County, NCNC85,111$69,799+63%

07Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$69,240+37%

08Dare County, NCNC38,245$65,420+54%

09Camden County, NCNC11,315$63,834+62%

10Moore County, NCNC110,619$63,324+54%

11Durham County, NCNC347,240$62,812+45%

12Iredell County, NCNC211,798$62,551+49%

13Davie County, NCNC45,855$62,028+54%

14Johnston County, NCNC256,448$61,806+51%

15Pender County, NCNC72,111$60,044+67%

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$59,763+67%

17Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$59,592+44%

18Henderson County, NCNC122,375$58,928+55%

19Franklin County, NCNC82,037$58,172+49%

20Carteret County, NCNC70,469$57,871+51%

21Person County, NCNC40,636$57,323+54%

22Granville County, NCNC61,421$56,924+42%

23New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$56,689+41%

24Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$55,032+50%

25Guilford County, NCNC562,234$54,794+29%

26Catawba County, NCNC170,172$54,690+35%

27Harnett County, NCNC150,137$54,565+55%

28Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$54,439+79%

29Stanly County, NCNC68,830$54,104+47%

30Craven County, NCNC105,025$53,894+50%

31Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$53,583+27%

32Gaston County, NCNC246,558$53,474+35%

33Lee County, NCNC70,258$52,294+34%

34Polk County, NCNC20,533$52,125+44%

35Stokes County, NCNC46,126$51,668+33%

36Alamance County, NCNC186,177$51,580+32%

37Onslow County, NCNC217,175$51,560+53%

38Haywood County, NCNC63,369$51,548+52%

39Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$51,509+33%

40Alexander County, NCNC36,958$51,329+33%

41Hoke County, NCNC56,939$51,140+54%

42Rowan County, NCNC155,096$51,054+36%

43Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$51,036+73%

44Davidson County, NCNC180,182$50,454+31%

45Nash County, NCNC99,365$49,949+34%

46Pitt County, NCNC182,936$49,337+50%

47Randolph County, NCNC149,516$48,984+28%

48Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$48,841+60%

49Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$48,531+42%

50Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$48,177+29%

51Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$48,051+55%

52Caswell County, NCNC22,563$47,938+37%

53Wayne County, NCNC122,278$47,221+39%

54McDowell County, NCNC45,198$47,085+45%

55Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$46,954+28%

56Jackson County, NCNC45,039$46,820+44%

57Hyde County, NCNC4,554$46,667+64%

58Watauga County, NCNC54,786$46,453+42%

59Madison County, NCNC22,553$46,190+49%

60Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$46,094+29%

61Gates County, NCNC10,234$45,871+29%

62Macon County, NCNC39,232$45,703+42%

63Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$45,697+35%

64Swain County, NCNC14,024$45,554+59%

65Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$45,147+37%

66Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$44,980+31%

67Surry County, NCNC72,287$44,979+36%

68Wilson County, NCNC81,150$44,594+35%

69Yancey County, NCNC19,084$44,554+50%

70Chowan County, NCNC14,082$44,050+42%

71Burke County, NCNC88,655$43,915+23%

72Greene County, NCNC20,700$43,563+36%

73Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$43,512+23%

74Duplin County, NCNC51,571$43,422+45%

75Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$43,183+39%

76Ashe County, NCNC27,514$43,030+49%

77Sampson County, NCNC61,504$42,914+35%

78Avery County, NCNC18,110$42,695+39%

79Hertford County, NCNC19,015$42,588+61%

80Graham County, NCNC8,190$42,207+58%

81Clay County, NCNC12,239$42,160+34%

82Vance County, NCNC42,638$41,827+34%

83Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$40,793+46%

84Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$40,489+31%

85Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$39,923+28%

86Martin County, NCNC21,601$39,909+39%

87Anson County, NCNC21,758$39,799+33%

88Richmond County, NCNC42,041$39,051+35%

89Northampton County, NCNC16,491$38,969+46%

90Columbus County, NCNC50,487$38,487+44%

91Jones County, NCNC9,575$38,324+24%

92Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$38,250+49%

93Warren County, NCNC18,898$37,476+32%

94Bladen County, NCNC30,007$37,188+38%

95Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$37,158+27%

96Scotland County, NCNC33,322$35,936+16%

97Halifax County, NCNC46,534$35,904+36%

98Robeson County, NCNC119,941$35,362+25%

99Bertie County, NCNC17,086$35,042+39%

100Washington County, NCNC10,638$30,941+7%

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