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Lowest median household income, North Carolina counties · 2000

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

01Bertie County, NCNC17,086$25,177+0%

02Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$25,684+0%

03Hertford County, NCNC19,015$26,422+0%

04Halifax County, NCNC46,534$26,459+0%

05Graham County, NCNC8,190$26,645+0%

06Northampton County, NCNC16,491$26,652+0%

07Columbus County, NCNC50,487$26,805+0%

08Bladen County, NCNC30,007$26,877+0%

09Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$27,992+0%

10Robeson County, NCNC119,941$28,202+0%

11Warren County, NCNC18,898$28,351+0%

12Hyde County, NCNC4,554$28,444+0%

13Swain County, NCNC14,024$28,608+0%

14Martin County, NCNC21,601$28,793+0%

15Ashe County, NCNC27,514$28,824+0%

16Richmond County, NCNC42,041$28,830+0%

17Washington County, NCNC10,638$28,865+0%

18Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$29,244+0%

19Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$29,538+0%

20Yancey County, NCNC19,084$29,674+0%

21Anson County, NCNC21,758$29,849+0%

22Duplin County, NCNC51,571$29,890+0%

23Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$30,444+0%

24Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$30,508+0%

25Avery County, NCNC18,110$30,627+0%

26Jones County, NCNC9,575$30,882+0%

27Chowan County, NCNC14,082$30,928+0%

28Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$30,983+0%

29Madison County, NCNC22,553$30,985+0%

30Scotland County, NCNC33,322$31,010+0%

31Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$31,066+0%

32Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$31,122+0%

33Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$31,191+0%

34Vance County, NCNC42,638$31,301+0%

35Clay County, NCNC12,239$31,397+0%

36Sampson County, NCNC61,504$31,793+0%

37Greene County, NCNC20,700$32,074+0%

38Macon County, NCNC39,232$32,139+0%

39McDowell County, NCNC45,198$32,396+0%

40Jackson County, NCNC45,039$32,552+0%

41Watauga County, NCNC54,786$32,611+0%

42Pitt County, NCNC182,936$32,868+0%

43Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$32,903+0%

44Surry County, NCNC72,287$33,046+0%

45Wilson County, NCNC81,150$33,116+0%

46Hoke County, NCNC56,939$33,230+0%

47Onslow County, NCNC217,175$33,756+0%

48Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$33,784+0%

49Haywood County, NCNC63,369$33,922+0%

50Wayne County, NCNC122,278$33,942+0%

51Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$34,084+0%

52Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$34,258+0%

53Caswell County, NCNC22,563$35,018+0%

54Harnett County, NCNC150,137$35,105+0%

55Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$35,283+0%

56Burke County, NCNC88,655$35,629+0%

57Gates County, NCNC10,234$35,647+0%

58Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$35,739+0%

59Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$35,888+0%

60Pender County, NCNC72,111$35,902+0%

61Craven County, NCNC105,025$35,966+0%

62Polk County, NCNC20,533$36,259+0%

63Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$36,660+0%

64Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$36,666+0%

65Stanly County, NCNC68,830$36,898+0%

66Nash County, NCNC99,365$37,147+0%

67Person County, NCNC40,636$37,159+0%

68Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$37,466+0%

69Rowan County, NCNC155,096$37,494+0%

70Henderson County, NCNC122,375$38,109+0%

71Carteret County, NCNC70,469$38,344+0%

72Randolph County, NCNC149,516$38,348+0%

73Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$38,587+0%

74Davidson County, NCNC180,182$38,640+0%

75Alexander County, NCNC36,958$38,684+0%

76Stokes County, NCNC46,126$38,808+0%

77Lee County, NCNC70,258$38,900+0%

78Franklin County, NCNC82,037$38,968+0%

79Alamance County, NCNC186,177$39,168+0%

80Gaston County, NCNC246,558$39,482+0%

81Camden County, NCNC11,315$39,493+0%

82Granville County, NCNC61,421$39,965+0%

83New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$40,172+0%

84Davie County, NCNC45,855$40,174+0%

85Catawba County, NCNC170,172$40,536+0%

86Currituck County, NCNC33,158$40,822+0%

87Johnston County, NCNC256,448$40,872+0%

88Moore County, NCNC110,619$41,240+0%

89Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$41,421+0%

90Iredell County, NCNC211,798$41,920+0%

91Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$42,097+0%

92Orange County, NCNC152,498$42,372+0%

93Dare County, NCNC38,245$42,411+0%

94Guilford County, NCNC562,234$42,618+0%

95Chatham County, NCNC85,111$42,851+0%

96Durham County, NCNC347,240$43,337+0%

97Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$46,140+0%

98Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$50,579+0%

99Union County, NCNC267,674$50,638+0%

100Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$54,988+0%

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