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Lowest unemployment, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.5%−2.1 pts

02Clay County, NCNC12,2392.6%−0.8 pts

03Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112.8%−2.6 pts

04Macon County, NCNC39,2322.8%−2.0 pts

05Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.8%−1.2 pts

06Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.8%−0.7 pts

07Chatham County, NCNC85,1112.9%−1.5 pts

08Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.0%−0.3 pts

09Haywood County, NCNC63,3693.1%−1.0 pts

10Stokes County, NCNC46,1263.1%−1.7 pts

11Madison County, NCNC22,5533.1%−0.3 pts

12Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543.3%−1.9 pts

13Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.5%+0.4 pts

14Randolph County, NCNC149,5163.5%−1.1 pts

15Perquimans County, NCNC13,4903.6%−1.7 pts

16Orange County, NCNC152,4983.6%−0.4 pts

17Catawba County, NCNC170,1723.7%−2.4 pts

18Alleghany County, NCNC11,4793.7%+0.3 pts

19Johnston County, NCNC256,4483.8%−0.5 pts

20Lee County, NCNC70,2583.8%−1.8 pts

21Durham County, NCNC347,2403.9%−0.8 pts

22Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703.9%−2.9 pts

23Carteret County, NCNC70,4694.0%−1.3 pts

24Stanly County, NCNC68,8304.1%−0.9 pts

25Cherokee County, NCNC30,8304.1%−0.8 pts

26McDowell County, NCNC45,1984.1%−1.6 pts

27Wake County, NCNC1,257,2354.1%−0.1 pts

28Davidson County, NCNC180,1824.1%−1.4 pts

29Chowan County, NCNC14,0824.1%−1.2 pts

30Iredell County, NCNC211,7984.2%−0.6 pts

31Union County, NCNC267,6744.2%−0.5 pts

32Craven County, NCNC105,0254.2%−1.9 pts

33Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174.3%+1.1 pts

34Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834.3%−0.4 pts

35Jones County, NCNC9,5754.4%−4.1 pts

36Surry County, NCNC72,2874.4%−0.2 pts

37Burke County, NCNC88,6554.4%−2.3 pts

38Columbus County, NCNC50,4874.4%−1.3 pts

39New Hanover County, NCNC245,9594.5%−0.7 pts

40Granville County, NCNC61,4214.6%−0.1 pts

41Guilford County, NCNC562,2344.6%−1.3 pts

42Franklin County, NCNC82,0374.6%−2.2 pts

43Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254.6%−0.3 pts

44Brunswick County, NCNC174,7024.7%−1.3 pts

45Harnett County, NCNC150,1374.7%−1.9 pts

46Davie County, NCNC45,8554.7%+0.7 pts

47Gaston County, NCNC246,5584.8%−1.2 pts

48Ashe County, NCNC27,5144.8%+0.4 pts

49Pender County, NCNC72,1114.8%−2.7 pts

50Moore County, NCNC110,6194.8%+0.2 pts

51Avery County, NCNC18,1104.8%−0.8 pts

52Jackson County, NCNC45,0394.9%−0.9 pts

53Nash County, NCNC99,3654.9%−2.3 pts

54Wilkes County, NCNC66,2335.0%−0.3 pts

55Alexander County, NCNC36,9585.0%−0.7 pts

56Caldwell County, NCNC81,1055.0%−1.4 pts

57Forsyth County, NCNC401,7185.0%+0.1 pts

58Alamance County, NCNC186,1775.1%−0.2 pts

59Polk County, NCNC20,5335.1%+1.4 pts

60Bertie County, NCNC17,0865.1%−4.9 pts

61Pamlico County, NCNC12,7585.1%+0.5 pts

62Caswell County, NCNC22,5635.2%−0.6 pts

63Cleveland County, NCNC103,3255.2%−2.2 pts

64Wayne County, NCNC122,2785.2%−0.2 pts

65Sampson County, NCNC61,5045.3%−1.5 pts

66Yadkin County, NCNC38,3255.3%+0.2 pts

67Rowan County, NCNC155,0965.3%−1.7 pts

68Duplin County, NCNC51,5715.3%−0.6 pts

69Onslow County, NCNC217,1755.4%−2.6 pts

70Bladen County, NCNC30,0075.4%+0.5 pts

71Camden County, NCNC11,3155.5%−3.2 pts

72Anson County, NCNC21,7585.5%−1.9 pts

73Person County, NCNC40,6365.6%−0.5 pts

74Wilson County, NCNC81,1505.6%−3.0 pts

75Greene County, NCNC20,7005.7%+0.0 pts

76Rockingham County, NCNC94,1955.8%−0.6 pts

77Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2015.9%−0.8 pts

78Gates County, NCNC10,2345.9%−3.7 pts

79Dare County, NCNC38,2455.9%+0.3 pts

80Robeson County, NCNC119,9416.0%−1.4 pts

81Hertford County, NCNC19,0156.0%−2.4 pts

82Martin County, NCNC21,6016.1%−3.7 pts

83Rutherford County, NCNC65,7456.3%−0.4 pts

84Mitchell County, NCNC15,0626.5%+2.0 pts

85Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.6%−1.3 pts

86Graham County, NCNC8,1907.0%+3.6 pts

87Warren County, NCNC18,8987.2%−1.8 pts

88Yancey County, NCNC19,0847.3%−0.1 pts

89Swain County, NCNC14,0247.6%+1.6 pts

90Cumberland County, NCNC338,4737.6%−0.2 pts

91Pitt County, NCNC182,9367.8%−0.3 pts

92Watauga County, NCNC54,7867.9%−0.9 pts

93Northampton County, NCNC16,4918.1%+0.3 pts

94Vance County, NCNC42,6388.2%+0.2 pts

95Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1218.7%−0.1 pts

96Lenoir County, NCNC55,8379.0%+0.1 pts

97Halifax County, NCNC46,5349.3%+2.8 pts

98Richmond County, NCNC42,0419.8%+1.6 pts

99Scotland County, NCNC33,32210.9%−0.8 pts

100Washington County, NCNC10,63813.0%+5.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES