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Lowest median household income, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Swain County, NCNC14,024$16,068−44%

02Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$16,363−36%

03Graham County, NCNC8,190$16,754−37%

04Warren County, NCNC18,898$16,937−40%

05Hyde County, NCNC4,554$17,665−38%

06Bertie County, NCNC17,086$17,795−29%

07Northampton County, NCNC16,491$18,029−32%

08Hertford County, NCNC19,015$18,180−31%

09Columbus County, NCNC50,487$18,468−31%

10Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$18,476−37%

11Clay County, NCNC12,239$18,532−41%

12Halifax County, NCNC46,534$18,932−28%

13Ashe County, NCNC27,514$18,951−34%

14Madison County, NCNC22,553$18,956−39%

15Bladen County, NCNC30,007$19,015−29%

16Jones County, NCNC9,575$19,392−37%

17Yancey County, NCNC19,084$19,401−35%

18Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$19,625−30%

19Duplin County, NCNC51,571$19,695−34%

20Sampson County, NCNC61,504$19,709−38%

21Robeson County, NCNC119,941$19,716−30%

22Martin County, NCNC21,601$19,995−31%

23Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$20,022−32%

24Watauga County, NCNC54,786$20,252−38%

25Chowan County, NCNC14,082$20,397−34%

26Avery County, NCNC18,110$20,403−33%

27Macon County, NCNC39,232$20,450−36%

28Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$20,554−33%

29Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$21,060−38%

30Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$21,207−32%

31Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$21,390−31%

32Jackson County, NCNC45,039$21,520−34%

33Vance County, NCNC42,638$21,555−31%

34Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$21,738−30%

35Harnett County, NCNC150,137$21,743−38%

36Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$21,816−28%

37Anson County, NCNC21,758$21,836−27%

38Washington County, NCNC10,638$21,840−24%

39Richmond County, NCNC42,041$21,953−24%

40Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$22,261−35%

41Haywood County, NCNC63,369$22,462−34%

42Scotland County, NCNC33,322$22,561−27%

43McDowell County, NCNC45,198$22,562−30%

44Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$22,682−31%

45Greene County, NCNC20,700$22,703−29%

46Caswell County, NCNC22,563$22,736−35%

47Hoke County, NCNC56,939$22,770−31%

48Pender County, NCNC72,111$23,270−35%

49Pitt County, NCNC182,936$23,324−29%

50Onslow County, NCNC217,175$23,386−31%

51Gates County, NCNC10,234$23,408−34%

52Surry County, NCNC72,287$23,444−29%

53Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$23,480−35%

54Wayne County, NCNC122,278$23,560−31%

55Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$23,828−23%

56Wilson County, NCNC81,150$24,021−27%

57Franklin County, NCNC82,037$25,049−36%

58Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$25,062−32%

59Johnston County, NCNC256,448$25,169−38%

60Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$25,179−35%

61Stanly County, NCNC68,830$25,374−31%

62Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$25,402−25%

63Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$25,462−32%

64Craven County, NCNC105,025$25,619−29%

65Person County, NCNC40,636$25,625−31%

66Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$25,691−28%

67Carteret County, NCNC70,469$25,811−33%

68Nash County, NCNC99,365$25,834−30%

69Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$25,847−30%

70Burke County, NCNC88,655$25,879−27%

71Rowan County, NCNC155,096$26,354−30%

72Lee County, NCNC70,258$26,419−32%

73Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$26,476−25%

74Granville County, NCNC61,421$26,488−34%

75Alexander County, NCNC36,958$26,539−31%

76Camden County, NCNC11,315$26,699−32%

77Polk County, NCNC20,533$26,801−26%

78Henderson County, NCNC122,375$26,967−29%

79Randolph County, NCNC149,516$27,130−29%

80Alamance County, NCNC186,177$27,231−30%

81New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$27,320−32%

82Currituck County, NCNC33,158$27,905−32%

83Davidson County, NCNC180,182$27,913−28%

84Stokes County, NCNC46,126$27,945−28%

85Moore County, NCNC110,619$28,053−32%

86Gaston County, NCNC246,558$28,126−29%

87Chatham County, NCNC85,111$28,539−33%

88Iredell County, NCNC211,798$28,627−32%

89Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$28,662−31%

90Catawba County, NCNC170,172$29,228−28%

91Dare County, NCNC38,245$29,322−31%

92Davie County, NCNC45,855$29,659−26%

93Orange County, NCNC152,498$29,968−29%

94Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$30,133−35%

95Guilford County, NCNC562,234$30,148−29%

96Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$30,449−28%

97Durham County, NCNC347,240$30,526−30%

98Union County, NCNC267,674$30,957−39%

99Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$33,830−33%

100Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$36,222−34%

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