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Highest per-capita income, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties ranked by per-capita income (2000 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 $17,397.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPER CAPITA INCOMEVS 1990

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$27,352+62%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$27,004+57%

03Orange County, NCNC152,498$24,873+58%

04Dare County, NCNC38,245$23,614+56%

05Moore County, NCNC110,619$23,377+57%

06Chatham County, NCNC85,111$23,355+75%

07Guilford County, NCNC562,234$23,340+52%

08Durham County, NCNC347,240$23,156+54%

09New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$23,123+67%

10Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$23,023+43%

11Union County, NCNC267,674$21,978+67%

12Davie County, NCNC45,855$21,359+46%

13Carteret County, NCNC70,469$21,260+61%

14Iredell County, NCNC211,798$21,148+63%

15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$21,121+56%

16Henderson County, NCNC122,375$21,110+54%

17Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$20,767+63%

18Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$20,384+54%

19Catawba County, NCNC170,172$20,358+48%

20Currituck County, NCNC33,158$19,908+58%

21Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$19,857+70%

22Polk County, NCNC20,533$19,804+39%

23Alamance County, NCNC186,177$19,391+46%

24Gaston County, NCNC246,558$19,225+54%

25Lee County, NCNC70,258$19,147+59%

26Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$18,877+52%

27Nash County, NCNC99,365$18,863+49%

28Johnston County, NCNC256,448$18,788+59%

29Person County, NCNC40,636$18,709+68%

30Davidson County, NCNC180,182$18,703+48%

31Camden County, NCNC11,315$18,681+79%

32Macon County, NCNC39,232$18,642+69%

33Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$18,576+57%

34Haywood County, NCNC63,369$18,554+58%

35Alexander County, NCNC36,958$18,507+59%

36Craven County, NCNC105,025$18,423+59%

37Pitt County, NCNC182,936$18,243+57%

38Randolph County, NCNC149,516$18,236+51%

39Clay County, NCNC12,239$18,221+93%

40Stokes County, NCNC46,126$18,130+49%

41Rowan County, NCNC155,096$18,071+50%

42Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$18,005+69%

43Pender County, NCNC72,111$17,882+56%

44Stanly County, NCNC68,830$17,825+58%

45Surry County, NCNC72,287$17,722+56%

46Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$17,691+73%

47Jackson County, NCNC45,039$17,582+70%

48Franklin County, NCNC82,037$17,562+60%

49Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$17,516+62%

50Burke County, NCNC88,655$17,397+50%

51Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$17,395+46%

52Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$17,376+57%

53Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$17,353+51%

54Watauga County, NCNC54,786$17,258+62%

55Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$17,120+48%

56Granville County, NCNC61,421$17,118+56%

57Wilson County, NCNC81,150$17,102+47%

58Wayne County, NCNC122,278$17,010+57%

59Harnett County, NCNC150,137$16,775+67%

60Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$16,744+57%

61Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$16,722+56%

62Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$16,504+54%

63Caswell County, NCNC22,563$16,470+68%

64Ashe County, NCNC27,514$16,429+72%

65Yancey County, NCNC19,084$16,335+73%

66Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$16,270+44%

67McDowell County, NCNC45,198$16,109+53%

68Madison County, NCNC22,553$16,076+76%

69Gates County, NCNC10,234$15,963+38%

70Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$15,933+56%

71Jones County, NCNC9,575$15,916+80%

72Vance County, NCNC42,638$15,897+52%

73Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$15,814+71%

74Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$15,728+60%

75Scotland County, NCNC33,322$15,693+61%

76Hertford County, NCNC19,015$15,641+73%

77Greene County, NCNC20,700$15,452+62%

78Northampton County, NCNC16,491$15,413+87%

79Avery County, NCNC18,110$15,176+56%

80Martin County, NCNC21,601$15,102+59%

81Chowan County, NCNC14,082$15,027+42%

82Washington County, NCNC10,638$14,994+53%

83Sampson County, NCNC61,504$14,976+58%

84Anson County, NCNC21,758$14,853+58%

85Onslow County, NCNC217,175$14,853+39%

86Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$14,815+38%

87Bladen County, NCNC30,007$14,735+55%

88Warren County, NCNC18,898$14,716+73%

89Swain County, NCNC14,024$14,647+64%

90Duplin County, NCNC51,571$14,499+54%

91Richmond County, NCNC42,041$14,485+47%

92Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$14,435+51%

93Columbus County, NCNC50,487$14,415+58%

94Graham County, NCNC8,190$14,237+60%

95Bertie County, NCNC17,086$14,096+68%

96Halifax County, NCNC46,534$13,810+54%

97Hoke County, NCNC56,939$13,635+57%

98Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$13,326+69%

99Robeson County, NCNC119,941$13,224+49%

100Hyde County, NCNC4,554$13,164+40%

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