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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPER CAPITA INCOMEVS 2000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

66Lee County, NCNC70,258$32,243+68%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

97Hyde County, NCNC4,554$24,731+88%

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

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES