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Highest per-capita income, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by per-capita income (2023 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

01Orange County, NCNC152,498$32,912+32%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$32,592+21%

03Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$31,848+16%

04Dare County, NCNC38,245$30,327+28%

05Chatham County, NCNC85,111$29,991+28%

06New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$29,363+27%

07Union County, NCNC267,674$28,596+30%

08Durham County, NCNC347,240$27,503+19%

09Carteret County, NCNC70,469$26,791+26%

10Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$26,315+33%

11Guilford County, NCNC562,234$26,267+13%

12Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$26,213+14%

13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$26,165+24%

14Macon County, NCNC39,232$26,156+40%

15Davie County, NCNC45,855$26,139+22%

16Currituck County, NCNC33,158$26,083+31%

17Henderson County, NCNC122,375$26,061+23%

18Moore County, NCNC110,619$25,786+10%

19Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$25,665+26%

20Iredell County, NCNC211,798$25,610+21%

21Camden County, NCNC11,315$25,544+37%

22Craven County, NCNC105,025$24,591+33%

23Haywood County, NCNC63,369$24,233+31%

24Polk County, NCNC20,533$24,008+21%

25Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$23,939+15%

26Nash County, NCNC99,365$23,909+27%

27Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$23,560+25%

28Avery County, NCNC18,110$23,465+55%

29Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$23,320+30%

30Catawba County, NCNC170,172$22,969+13%

31Pender County, NCNC72,111$22,872+28%

32Alamance County, NCNC186,177$22,819+18%

33Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$22,728+36%

34Johnston County, NCNC256,448$22,437+19%

35Gaston County, NCNC246,558$22,305+16%

36Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$22,285+28%

37Davidson County, NCNC180,182$22,268+19%

38Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$22,085+40%

39Pitt County, NCNC182,936$21,935+20%

40Person County, NCNC40,636$21,848+17%

41Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$21,736+47%

42Granville County, NCNC61,421$21,733+27%

43Rowan County, NCNC155,096$21,525+19%

44Franklin County, NCNC82,037$21,331+21%

45Randolph County, NCNC149,516$21,297+17%

46Stanly County, NCNC68,830$21,139+19%

47Lee County, NCNC70,258$21,061+10%

48Onslow County, NCNC217,175$21,048+42%

49Watauga County, NCNC54,786$20,961+21%

50Chowan County, NCNC14,082$20,900+39%

51Stokes County, NCNC46,126$20,852+15%

52Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$20,801+22%

53Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$20,747+31%

54Alexander County, NCNC36,958$20,716+12%

55Wilson County, NCNC81,150$20,691+21%

56Surry County, NCNC72,287$20,541+16%

57Clay County, NCNC12,239$20,474+12%

58Wayne County, NCNC122,278$20,446+20%

59Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$20,379+10%

60Ashe County, NCNC27,514$20,350+24%

61Jackson County, NCNC45,039$20,228+15%

62Jones County, NCNC9,575$20,066+26%

63Gates County, NCNC10,234$19,893+25%

64Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$19,686+13%

65Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$19,406+11%

66Swain County, NCNC14,024$19,297+32%

67Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$19,284+11%

68Harnett County, NCNC150,137$19,274+15%

69Burke County, NCNC88,655$19,220+10%

70Sampson County, NCNC61,504$19,086+27%

71Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$19,017+14%

72Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$18,961+17%

73Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$18,919+7%

74Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$18,804+18%

75McDowell County, NCNC45,198$18,798+17%

76Madison County, NCNC22,553$18,792+17%

77Columbus County, NCNC50,487$18,784+30%

78Martin County, NCNC21,601$18,728+24%

79Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$18,618+13%

80Yancey County, NCNC19,084$18,576+14%

81Bladen County, NCNC30,007$17,890+21%

82Warren County, NCNC18,898$17,838+21%

83Graham County, NCNC8,190$17,825+25%

84Caswell County, NCNC22,563$17,814+8%

85Richmond County, NCNC42,041$17,692+22%

86Hoke County, NCNC56,939$17,630+29%

87Vance County, NCNC42,638$17,622+11%

88Bertie County, NCNC17,086$17,614+25%

89Greene County, NCNC20,700$17,362+12%

90Halifax County, NCNC46,534$17,223+25%

91Northampton County, NCNC16,491$17,128+11%

92Hertford County, NCNC19,015$17,002+9%

93Washington County, NCNC10,638$16,982+13%

94Anson County, NCNC21,758$16,856+13%

95Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$16,747+16%

96Duplin County, NCNC51,571$16,693+15%

97Scotland County, NCNC33,322$16,297+4%

98Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$15,812+19%

99Robeson County, NCNC119,941$15,321+16%

100Hyde County, NCNC4,554$14,992+14%

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