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Highest per-capita income, North Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Chatham County, NCNC85,111$45,036+93%

02Orange County, NCNC152,498$42,872+72%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$42,721+58%

04Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$40,627+49%

05Union County, NCNC267,674$37,667+71%

06Durham County, NCNC347,240$36,759+59%

07Dare County, NCNC38,245$36,532+55%

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$36,324+57%

09Moore County, NCNC110,619$36,184+55%

10Iredell County, NCNC211,798$35,261+67%

11Currituck County, NCNC33,158$34,726+74%

12Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$34,528+74%

13Carteret County, NCNC70,469$34,038+60%

14Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$33,835+66%

15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$33,548+59%

16Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$33,197+76%

17Clay County, NCNC12,239$32,744+80%

18Davie County, NCNC45,855$32,638+53%

19Polk County, NCNC20,533$32,327+63%

20Henderson County, NCNC122,375$32,306+53%

21Guilford County, NCNC562,234$31,798+36%

22Person County, NCNC40,636$31,605+69%

23Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$31,201+36%

24Pender County, NCNC72,111$30,666+71%

25Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$30,577+47%

26Haywood County, NCNC63,369$30,336+64%

27Craven County, NCNC105,025$29,908+62%

28Macon County, NCNC39,232$29,549+59%

29Catawba County, NCNC170,172$29,364+44%

30Johnston County, NCNC256,448$29,327+56%

31Camden County, NCNC11,315$28,596+53%

32Gaston County, NCNC246,558$28,526+48%

33Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$28,257+57%

34Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$28,160+79%

35Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$28,077+68%

36Stokes County, NCNC46,126$27,979+54%

37Watauga County, NCNC54,786$27,962+62%

38Alamance County, NCNC186,177$27,944+44%

39Granville County, NCNC61,421$27,723+62%

40Pitt County, NCNC182,936$27,599+51%

41Franklin County, NCNC82,037$27,588+57%

42Alexander County, NCNC36,958$27,446+48%

43Nash County, NCNC99,365$27,286+45%

44Chowan County, NCNC14,082$27,254+81%

45Madison County, NCNC22,553$27,184+69%

46Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$26,975+69%

47Stanly County, NCNC68,830$26,956+51%

48Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$26,907+45%

49Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$26,898+82%

50Rowan County, NCNC155,096$26,789+48%

51Davidson County, NCNC180,182$26,616+42%

52Wayne County, NCNC122,278$26,362+55%

53Surry County, NCNC72,287$26,074+47%

54Gates County, NCNC10,234$26,053+63%

55Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$26,026+47%

56Yancey County, NCNC19,084$25,767+58%

57Jackson County, NCNC45,039$25,738+46%

58Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$25,648+48%

59Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$25,634+46%

60Lee County, NCNC70,258$25,502+33%

61McDowell County, NCNC45,198$25,432+58%

62Warren County, NCNC18,898$25,340+72%

63Ashe County, NCNC27,514$25,282+54%

64Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$25,268+48%

65Randolph County, NCNC149,516$25,246+38%

66Burke County, NCNC88,655$25,053+44%

67Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$24,894+49%

68Onslow County, NCNC217,175$24,817+67%

69Bladen County, NCNC30,007$24,752+68%

70Harnett County, NCNC150,137$24,693+47%

71Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$24,666+42%

72Wilson County, NCNC81,150$24,656+44%

73Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$24,308+49%

74Swain County, NCNC14,024$24,234+65%

75Caswell County, NCNC22,563$24,121+46%

76Martin County, NCNC21,601$24,108+60%

77Avery County, NCNC18,110$24,036+58%

78Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$24,024+52%

79Northampton County, NCNC16,491$23,946+55%

80Vance County, NCNC42,638$23,911+50%

81Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$23,863+45%

82Sampson County, NCNC61,504$23,502+57%

83Washington County, NCNC10,638$23,249+55%

84Hoke County, NCNC56,939$23,066+69%

85Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$23,061+33%

86Graham County, NCNC8,190$23,034+62%

87Jones County, NCNC9,575$22,917+44%

88Anson County, NCNC21,758$22,483+51%

89Columbus County, NCNC50,487$22,426+56%

90Bertie County, NCNC17,086$22,245+58%

91Richmond County, NCNC42,041$22,068+52%

92Halifax County, NCNC46,534$21,902+59%

93Hertford County, NCNC19,015$21,715+39%

94Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$21,595+50%

95Duplin County, NCNC51,571$21,145+46%

96Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$21,129+59%

97Scotland County, NCNC33,322$20,975+34%

98Greene County, NCNC20,700$19,415+26%

99Robeson County, NCNC119,941$19,388+47%

100Hyde County, NCNC4,554$17,942+36%

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