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Highest per-capita income, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by per-capita income (2024 ACS): total personal income divided by every resident, including children. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is $33,850. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Avery County, NC, up 42 places to #35.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPER CAPITA INCOMEVS 2000

01Chatham County, NCNC85,111$59,363+154%

02▲5Dare County, NCNC38,245$56,589+140%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$55,448+105%

04Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$53,295+95%

05▼3Orange County, NCNC152,498$52,900+113%

06Durham County, NCNC347,240$49,447+114%

07▲1New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$48,592+110%

08▼3Union County, NCNC267,674$46,949+114%

09▲2Currituck County, NCNC33,158$46,003+131%

10▲2Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$45,985+132%

11▲2Carteret County, NCNC70,469$45,736+115%

12▼3Moore County, NCNC110,619$45,505+95%

13▼3Iredell County, NCNC211,798$45,398+115%

14▲2Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$44,098+134%

15▼1Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$43,371+113%

16▲3Polk County, NCNC20,533$43,211+118%

17▼2Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$42,636+102%

18▲13Camden County, NCNC11,315$41,301+121%

19▼1Davie County, NCNC45,855$40,803+91%

20Henderson County, NCNC122,375$40,567+92%

21▼4Clay County, NCNC12,239$40,205+121%

22▲2Pender County, NCNC72,111$40,192+125%

23▲2Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$40,147+93%

24▼3Guilford County, NCNC562,234$39,376+69%

25▼2Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$39,203+70%

26▲4Johnston County, NCNC256,448$38,897+107%

27▲1Macon County, NCNC39,232$38,705+108%

28▼6Person County, NCNC40,636$37,635+101%

29Catawba County, NCNC170,172$37,462+84%

30▲2Gaston County, NCNC246,558$37,058+93%

31▼4Craven County, NCNC105,025$36,931+100%

32▲24Yancey County, NCNC19,084$36,664+124%

33▼7Haywood County, NCNC63,369$36,367+96%

34▲7Franklin County, NCNC82,037$36,103+106%

35▲42Avery County, NCNC18,110$35,831+136%

36▼2Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$35,655+127%

37▲7Chowan County, NCNC14,082$35,476+136%

38▲5Nash County, NCNC99,365$35,344+87%

39▲6Madison County, NCNC22,553$35,126+118%

40▼7Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$34,815+93%

41▲5Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$34,790+118%

42▲6Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$34,605+86%

43▼5Alamance County, NCNC186,177$34,547+78%

44▲7Davidson County, NCNC180,182$34,544+85%

45▼10Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$34,495+106%

46▼7Granville County, NCNC61,421$34,223+100%

47▼10Watauga County, NCNC54,786$34,167+98%

48▼8Pitt County, NCNC182,936$34,160+87%

49▼13Stokes County, NCNC46,126$33,945+87%

50▲7Jackson County, NCNC45,039$33,850+93%

51▼2Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$33,719+128%

52▲11Ashe County, NCNC27,514$33,675+105%

53▼3Rowan County, NCNC155,096$33,667+86%

54▲16Harnett County, NCNC150,137$33,463+99%

55▼13Alexander County, NCNC36,958$33,425+81%

56▲12Onslow County, NCNC217,175$33,305+124%

57▼2Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$33,300+88%

58▲4Warren County, NCNC18,898$33,126+125%

59▲5Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$32,991+93%

60▲6Burke County, NCNC88,655$32,977+90%

61▲18Northampton County, NCNC16,491$32,746+112%

62▼4Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$32,657+88%

63▼10Surry County, NCNC72,287$32,573+84%

64▲20Hoke County, NCNC56,939$32,572+139%

65▲22Jones County, NCNC9,575$32,480+104%

66▼6Lee County, NCNC70,258$32,243+68%

67▲5Wilson County, NCNC81,150$31,996+87%

68▼16Wayne County, NCNC122,278$31,983+88%

69▲2Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$31,914+84%

70▲4Swain County, NCNC14,024$31,803+117%

71▼17Gates County, NCNC10,234$31,687+99%

72▼25Stanly County, NCNC68,830$31,661+78%

73▲5Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$31,569+100%

74▼9Randolph County, NCNC149,516$31,238+71%

75▲6Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$31,156+89%

76▲10Graham County, NCNC8,190$30,648+115%

77▼4Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$30,460+87%

78▼17McDowell County, NCNC45,198$30,395+89%

79▲6Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$30,294+74%

80▼5Caswell County, NCNC22,563$30,179+83%

81▼14Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$29,431+76%

82▼6Martin County, NCNC21,601$29,355+94%

83▲10Hertford County, NCNC19,015$28,886+85%

84▲6Bertie County, NCNC17,086$28,769+104%

85▲10Duplin County, NCNC51,571$28,478+96%

86▲11Scotland County, NCNC33,322$28,395+81%

87▼4Washington County, NCNC10,638$28,281+89%

88▲6Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$28,085+95%

89▼30Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$27,947+60%

90▼1Columbus County, NCNC50,487$27,773+93%

91▼22Bladen County, NCNC30,007$27,713+88%

92Halifax County, NCNC46,534$27,648+100%

93▼13Vance County, NCNC42,638$27,551+73%

94▼12Sampson County, NCNC61,504$27,307+82%

95▼4Richmond County, NCNC42,041$25,908+79%

96▼8Anson County, NCNC21,758$24,781+67%

97▲3Hyde County, NCNC4,554$24,731+88%

98▲1Robeson County, NCNC119,941$23,672+79%

99▼3Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$23,668+78%

100▼2Greene County, NCNC20,700$22,916+48%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES