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Lowest median household income, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the lowest median household income in the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is $60,704. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Watauga County, NC, up 22 places to #21.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01▲8Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$41,685+62%

02▼1Washington County, NCNC10,638$41,813+45%

03Robeson County, NCNC119,941$41,978+49%

04▲3Bladen County, NCNC30,007$42,422+58%

05▲8Richmond County, NCNC42,041$44,883+56%

06▲10Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$45,143+45%

07▲15Hertford County, NCNC19,015$45,537+72%

08▼4Halifax County, NCNC46,534$45,590+72%

09▼4Scotland County, NCNC33,322$45,730+47%

10▼4Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$47,172+61%

11▲3Anson County, NCNC21,758$47,302+58%

12▲3Martin County, NCNC21,601$48,578+69%

13▼11Bertie County, NCNC17,086$48,750+94%

14▼3Columbus County, NCNC50,487$49,442+84%

15▲6Graham County, NCNC8,190$49,684+86%

16▼4Northampton County, NCNC16,491$50,086+88%

17▲2Vance County, NCNC42,638$50,465+61%

18▼10Warren County, NCNC18,898$50,638+79%

19▼2Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$51,265+65%

20▲6Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$51,410+65%

21▲22Watauga County, NCNC54,786$51,693+59%

22▲13Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$51,721+51%

23▲14Swain County, NCNC14,024$52,349+83%

24Sampson County, NCNC61,504$52,432+65%

25▲4Greene County, NCNC20,700$53,244+66%

26▼8Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$53,628+92%

27▲17Hyde County, NCNC4,554$53,713+89%

28▲3Chowan County, NCNC14,082$53,864+74%

29▼2Duplin County, NCNC51,571$55,148+85%

30▲4Surry County, NCNC72,287$55,656+68%

31▲14Jackson County, NCNC45,039$55,815+71%

32▲1Wilson County, NCNC81,150$56,423+70%

33▲8Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$56,425+58%

34▼9Ashe County, NCNC27,514$56,866+97%

35▼15Clay County, NCNC12,239$56,971+81%

36▲2Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$57,053+69%

37▲10McDowell County, NCNC45,198$57,168+76%

38▲15Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$57,602+89%

39▼3Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$57,766+76%

40▲15Pitt County, NCNC182,936$58,188+77%

41▲9Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$58,357+88%

42Madison County, NCNC22,553$58,531+89%

43▼15Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$58,534+66%

44▼14Burke County, NCNC88,655$58,592+64%

45▼13Yancey County, NCNC19,084$58,709+98%

46▼7Macon County, NCNC39,232$59,061+84%

47▼37Jones County, NCNC9,575$59,641+93%

48▲4Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$59,717+75%

49▼1Wayne County, NCNC122,278$59,733+76%

50▼1Caswell County, NCNC22,563$59,755+71%

51▲21Stanly County, NCNC68,830$60,704+65%

52▲2Randolph County, NCNC149,516$61,022+59%

53▼2Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$61,291+64%

54▼31Avery County, NCNC18,110$61,428+101%

55▲8Haywood County, NCNC63,369$61,912+83%

56Nash County, NCNC99,365$62,426+68%

57▼11Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$62,932+72%

58▲8Stokes County, NCNC46,126$62,969+62%

59▲21Person County, NCNC40,636$63,300+70%

60▼3Davidson County, NCNC180,182$64,172+66%

61▼1Hoke County, NCNC56,939$64,912+95%

62▼1Alexander County, NCNC36,958$65,354+69%

63▲5Lee County, NCNC70,258$65,387+68%

64▲1Alamance County, NCNC186,177$65,651+68%

65▼6Rowan County, NCNC155,096$65,725+75%

66▲5Craven County, NCNC105,025$65,873+83%

67▼5Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$66,184+72%

68▼28Gates County, NCNC10,234$66,333+86%

69▲4Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$66,589+119%

70Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$67,165+60%

71▼2Gaston County, NCNC246,558$67,478+71%

72▼5Polk County, NCNC20,533$67,758+87%

73▲2Catawba County, NCNC170,172$67,864+67%

74▼16Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$67,917+130%

75▼11Onslow County, NCNC217,175$68,148+102%

76▲7Henderson County, NCNC122,375$68,187+79%

77▼1Guilford County, NCNC562,234$68,642+61%

78▲1Granville County, NCNC61,421$71,111+78%

79▼5Harnett County, NCNC150,137$71,287+103%

80▲1Carteret County, NCNC70,469$72,322+89%

81▲1Franklin County, NCNC82,037$74,240+91%

82▼5Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$74,436+103%

83▲5Davie County, NCNC45,855$75,057+87%

84▼6New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$75,166+87%

85Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$77,024+115%

86▼2Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$80,016+93%

87▼1Pender County, NCNC72,111$80,396+124%

88▲1Iredell County, NCNC211,798$81,419+94%

89▲1Durham County, NCNC347,240$82,316+90%

90▼3Johnston County, NCNC256,448$83,384+104%

91Moore County, NCNC110,619$86,080+109%

92▲2Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$87,005+72%

93Dare County, NCNC38,245$88,994+110%

94▲2Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$89,005+93%

95▲3Orange County, NCNC152,498$90,089+113%

96▼4Camden County, NCNC11,315$91,078+131%

97Currituck County, NCNC33,158$93,511+129%

98▼3Chatham County, NCNC85,111$94,317+120%

99Union County, NCNC267,674$102,900+103%

100Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$105,768+92%

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