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Most equal income distribution, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the lowest income inequality, measured by the Gini index (2023 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPINCOME INEQUALITY (GINI)VS 2000

01Gates County, NCNC10,2340.383–

02Greene County, NCNC20,7000.392–

03Perquimans County, NCNC13,4900.398–

04Hyde County, NCNC4,5540.405–

05Camden County, NCNC11,3150.407–

06Graham County, NCNC8,1900.408–

07Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.418–

08Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.418–

09Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.419–

10Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.419–

11Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.420–

12Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.420–

13Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.421–

14Lee County, NCNC70,2580.421–

15McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.422–

16Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.422–

17Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.429–

18Stanly County, NCNC68,8300.431–

19Pender County, NCNC72,1110.432–

20Duplin County, NCNC51,5710.434–

21Davie County, NCNC45,8550.435–

22Caldwell County, NCNC81,1050.435–

23Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.436–

24Haywood County, NCNC63,3690.436–

25Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.439–

26Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.440–

27Davidson County, NCNC180,1820.441–

28Harnett County, NCNC150,1370.442–

29Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.442–

30Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.442–

31Burke County, NCNC88,6550.443–

32Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.443–

33Cleveland County, NCNC103,3250.443–

34Caswell County, NCNC22,5630.444–

35Rowan County, NCNC155,0960.445–

36Union County, NCNC267,6740.445–

37Granville County, NCNC61,4210.447–

38Martin County, NCNC21,6010.448–

39Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.449–

40Moore County, NCNC110,6190.449–

41Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.449–

42Craven County, NCNC105,0250.450–

43Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.450–

44Jones County, NCNC9,5750.450–

45Henderson County, NCNC122,3750.450–

46Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.451–

47Nash County, NCNC99,3650.452–

48Vance County, NCNC42,6380.454–

49Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.455–

50Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.457–

51Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.459–

52Montgomery County, NCNC26,4030.460–

53Rockingham County, NCNC94,1950.461–

54Yadkin County, NCNC38,3250.461–

55Transylvania County, NCNC34,2110.462–

56Swain County, NCNC14,0240.462–

57Durham County, NCNC347,2400.462–

58Anson County, NCNC21,7580.464–

59Beaufort County, NCNC44,6700.465–

60Avery County, NCNC18,1100.466–

61Rutherford County, NCNC65,7450.467–

62Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.468–

63Chowan County, NCNC14,0820.469–

64Carteret County, NCNC70,4690.472–

65Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.472–

66Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.473–

67Lincoln County, NCNC98,6540.473–

68Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.475–

69Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.475–

70Surry County, NCNC72,2870.475–

71Clay County, NCNC12,2390.477–

72Person County, NCNC40,6360.478–

73Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.478–

74Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.479–

75Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.479–

76Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.479–

77Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.481–

78Pitt County, NCNC182,9360.481–

79New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.482–

80Macon County, NCNC39,2320.483–

81Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.483–

82Yancey County, NCNC19,0840.487–

83Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.487–

84Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.487–

85Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.488–

86Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.488–

87Alleghany County, NCNC11,4790.490–

88Dare County, NCNC38,2450.491–

89Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.492–

90Chatham County, NCNC85,1110.493–

91Bladen County, NCNC30,0070.494–

92Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.495–

93Washington County, NCNC10,6380.498–

94Polk County, NCNC20,5330.498–

95Madison County, NCNC22,5530.502–

96Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.508–

97Warren County, NCNC18,8980.513–

98Orange County, NCNC152,4980.514–

99Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.535–

100Watauga County, NCNC54,7860.539–

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