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Most finance & insurance jobs, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the share of employed residents working in finance, insurance, and real estate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 175 is 4.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Etowah, NC, up 132 places to #15.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINANCE & INSURANCEVS 2010

01▲1Hamlet, NCNC5,87015.8%+11.0 pts

02▼1Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87514.8%+2.0 pts

03▲9Piney Green, NCNC14,07811.6%+6.5 pts

04▲12Trinity, NCNC7,27411.0%+4.9 pts

05▲14Lillington, NCNC5,04010.0%+6.9 pts

06▲21Mount Holly, NCNC19,0339.5%−0.2 pts

07▼3Westport, NCNC5,9159.4%−2.6 pts

08▲30Hampstead, NCNC9,2929.3%+2.0 pts

09▲52Anderson Creek, NCNC13,9279.3%–

10▲7Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,9069.1%–

11▲2Thomasville, NCNC27,7338.9%+4.1 pts

12▼3Oak Island, NCNC9,3378.9%+1.1 pts

13▼8Weddington, NCNC14,5178.8%+5.9 pts

14▲23Belmont, NCNC16,4158.8%+3.1 pts

15▲132Etowah, NCNC7,9688.7%+6.9 pts

16▼1Clayton, NCNC32,6338.5%+4.0 pts

17▲114Dallas, NCNC6,3928.3%+1.1 pts

18▼10Silver Lake, NCNC6,5638.1%+6.5 pts

19▲5Gastonia, NCNC87,0678.1%+2.8 pts

20▲93Shelby, NCNC23,3097.5%+2.6 pts

21▲39Walkertown, NCNC6,1207.5%+3.2 pts

22▲65Pineville, NCNC11,8517.5%+4.3 pts

23▲6Charlotte, NCNC964,7847.4%+1.9 pts

24▲40Oak Ridge, NCNC7,8967.4%−1.7 pts

25▲6Greensboro, NCNC308,6677.4%+2.6 pts

26▲21Knightdale, NCNC23,1447.2%+5.1 pts

27▼5Newton, NCNC13,8227.2%+3.5 pts

28▲125Mount Airy, NCNC10,6827.0%+4.7 pts

29▲16Kannapolis, NCNC61,7086.9%+0.9 pts

30▲24Eden, NCNC15,5006.9%+1.9 pts

31▼8Wadesboro, NCNC5,0356.9%+3.8 pts

32▼25Bessemer City, NCNC5,8346.8%+0.1 pts

33▼3High Point, NCNC120,5716.7%+1.2 pts

34▼14Rocky Mount, NCNC55,1206.7%+0.9 pts

35▼32Shallotte, NCNC5,3356.7%+5.3 pts

36▲48Asheboro, NCNC27,9906.7%+3.9 pts

37▲58Unionville, NCNC7,3226.5%−2.4 pts

38▲69Mint Hill, NCNC29,4766.4%+1.7 pts

39▲10Kings Mountain, NCNC12,1176.3%+1.9 pts

40▲132Wrightsboro, NCNC6,2876.3%+0.7 pts

41▲130Creedmoor, NCNC5,0466.2%−0.7 pts

42Concord, NCNC114,5986.2%+1.6 pts

43▲107Long View, NCNC5,3876.2%+1.3 pts

44▲53Elizabeth City, NCNC19,6226.2%+3.0 pts

45▼5Graham, NCNC20,1316.1%+2.0 pts

46▲16Winston-Salem, NCNC257,2716.0%+1.8 pts

47▲38Laurinburg, NCNC14,5826.0%+2.4 pts

48▼38Archdale, NCNC12,2546.0%−0.3 pts

49▲25Hope Mills, NCNC18,3246.0%+0.4 pts

50▲3Harrisburg, NCNC20,7426.0%−0.1 pts

51▲14Monroe, NCNC42,6445.9%+3.1 pts

52▼8Moyock, NCNC5,6845.9%+1.6 pts

53▼47Cherryville, NCNC6,5235.9%+2.0 pts

54▲24Fayetteville, NCNC209,1205.8%+2.3 pts

55▲70Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,4945.7%−3.4 pts

56▼45Zebulon, NCNC11,9335.7%+1.1 pts

57▲82Goldsboro, NCNC35,0125.7%+2.7 pts

58▲19Indian Trail, NCNC44,3035.6%+1.8 pts

59▲40Fletcher, NCNC8,3735.6%−0.2 pts

60▲20Kernersville, NCNC29,1285.6%+0.5 pts

61▲50Lewisville, NCNC14,4215.6%+3.2 pts

62▼16Lenoir, NCNC18,3725.4%+0.2 pts

63▲96Whispering Pines, NCNC5,5055.4%+1.3 pts

64▼16Holly Ridge, NCNC5,9085.3%+5.3 pts

65▲41Spring Lake, NCNC11,2525.3%−0.1 pts

66▲28Cramerton, NCNC5,7135.2%−2.7 pts

67▲33Dunn, NCNC8,8145.2%+0.4 pts

68▲64Greenville, NCNC96,4435.1%+3.2 pts

69▼33Statesville, NCNC32,1815.1%+1.8 pts

70▲2Murraysville, NCNC16,3395.0%−0.4 pts

71▲15Clemmons, NCNC22,8085.0%+1.5 pts

72▼6Butner, NCNC8,1124.9%+3.4 pts

73▲63Midland, NCNC5,1514.9%+0.4 pts

74▲29Garner, NCNC41,5624.9%−0.6 pts

75▲71Albemarle, NCNC17,7694.9%+0.8 pts

76▼58Cornelius, NCNC35,0944.9%−2.2 pts

77▼20Mooresville, NCNC55,8424.8%−0.1 pts

78▲14Midway, NCNC5,1044.8%−2.7 pts

79▲11Mocksville, NCNC6,2824.7%−2.0 pts

80▲2Carolina Shores, NCNC5,5404.7%+2.6 pts

81▲35Lumberton, NCNC18,9554.7%+0.1 pts

82▼43Leland, NCNC35,7314.7%−2.7 pts

83▼2Sanford, NCNC34,1384.7%+1.4 pts

84▼49Havelock, NCNC17,4304.7%−0.5 pts

85▼33Stokesdale, NCNC6,1334.7%−3.1 pts

86▼54St. James, NCNC7,3184.6%+2.6 pts

87▼20New Bern, NCNC34,7244.6%+0.9 pts

88▼54Huntersville, NCNC68,5354.6%−1.1 pts

89▼68Gibsonville, NCNC9,8764.5%+0.8 pts

90▼62Stallings, NCNC17,7604.5%−1.4 pts

91▲29Morganton, NCNC17,8494.5%+2.2 pts

92▲71Wendell, NCNC19,6874.5%+1.4 pts

93▼17Raleigh, NCNC506,3064.4%+0.9 pts

94▼11Jacksonville, NCNC72,7324.4%+0.7 pts

95▲1Swannanoa, NCNC6,9014.4%−0.7 pts

96▲26Wilson, NCNC49,5724.3%+1.8 pts

97▲45Woodfin, NCNC8,2294.3%+3.8 pts

98▲25Half Moon, NCNC7,3784.2%+0.1 pts

99▲30Lexington, NCNC20,2384.1%+1.9 pts

100▼7Morehead City, NCNC10,4344.1%−0.8 pts

101▼68Winterville, NCNC10,9734.0%−1.2 pts

102▲7Hickory, NCNC45,9754.0%−0.1 pts

103▲14Kinston, NCNC19,7053.9%+0.5 pts

104▲26Oxford, NCNC8,9853.9%+2.4 pts

105Matthews, NCNC32,7693.8%+0.7 pts

106▼51Angier, NCNC9,4103.8%+0.5 pts

107▼34Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,1653.8%−1.9 pts

108▼37Kings Grant, NCNC9,0033.7%−0.1 pts

109▼59Salisbury, NCNC36,8793.7%−0.7 pts

110▼96Lincolnton, NCNC12,4653.7%0.0 pts

111▼23Wake Forest, NCNC58,1473.6%+0.4 pts

112▼14King, NCNC7,9773.6%−2.9 pts

113▼24Aberdeen, NCNC10,0663.6%−0.3 pts

114▼45Henderson, NCNC15,0133.6%+2.0 pts

115Barbecue, NCNC5,9103.5%–

116▲57Northchase, NCNC5,8963.5%+1.4 pts

117▲24Mebane, NCNC21,9523.5%+1.9 pts

118▲10Smithfield, NCNC13,1143.4%+1.4 pts

119▲29Ogden, NCNC8,2493.4%−5.1 pts

120▼45Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,3863.4%−0.5 pts

121▲36Selma, NCNC7,4063.3%−0.6 pts

122▼31Burlington, NCNC61,4963.3%+0.2 pts

123▲3Wilmington, NCNC126,8093.3%−0.1 pts

124Durham, NCNC305,5613.2%+0.3 pts

125▼66Marvin, NCNC7,0403.2%+0.6 pts

126▲29Hendersonville, NCNC15,8673.2%+0.4 pts

127▼9Holly Springs, NCNC50,2883.2%+0.3 pts

128▲24Waynesville, NCNC11,0063.2%+0.1 pts

129▼78Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,6373.2%−1.4 pts

130▼28Summerfield, NCNC11,3273.1%+0.2 pts

131▲14Mills River, NCNC7,5043.1%−3.1 pts

132▼13Tarboro, NCNC10,9793.0%−2.9 pts

133▼32Washington, NCNC9,9103.0%+1.4 pts

134▼93Ayden, NCNC5,2633.0%−5.6 pts

135▲25Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,7312.9%+0.6 pts

136▼24Davidson, NCNC16,6622.9%−2.0 pts

137▲24Cullowhee, NCNC7,9732.9%+2.9 pts

138▼34Cary, NCNC183,5822.8%+0.5 pts

139▼18Waxhaw, NCNC23,1402.7%−0.2 pts

140▼25Clinton, NCNC8,4662.7%−1.6 pts

141▲23Southern Pines, NCNC17,3572.6%+1.5 pts

142▼84Roxboro, NCNC8,3802.6%−3.3 pts

143▼10Forest City, NCNC7,4102.6%−4.2 pts

144▼10Surf City, NCNC5,1422.5%+1.9 pts

145▼10Morrisville, NCNC32,4662.4%−0.6 pts

146▼76Nashville, NCNC5,9112.4%−1.1 pts

147▼4Asheville, NCNC93,5232.4%+0.1 pts

148▲1Marion, NCNC7,4402.2%−0.6 pts

149▲16Carrboro, NCNC20,9622.2%+1.5 pts

150▲17Chapel Hill, NCNC63,5652.2%+1.8 pts

151▲3Apex, NCNC80,4192.2%−1.3 pts

152▼44Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,5662.2%−1.8 pts

153▼43Carolina Beach, NCNC6,8702.1%+0.3 pts

154▼86Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,5362.1%−2.9 pts

155▲14Williamston, NCNC5,0862.0%−1.1 pts

156▲2Spout Springs, NCNC11,2422.0%–

157▼132Conover, NCNC8,9382.0%−3.1 pts

158▼79Rolesville, NCNC12,8392.0%−0.4 pts

159▲9Brevard, NCNC8,0981.9%−2.5 pts

160▼9Black Mountain, NCNC8,4911.9%+0.4 pts

161▼98Sawmills, NCNC5,1051.7%−0.8 pts

162▼6Archer Lodge, NCNC5,6491.7%−3.2 pts

163▲3Boone, NCNC19,9291.7%−0.1 pts

164▼20Pinehurst, NCNC18,6701.6%+0.2 pts

165▼109St. Stephens, NCNC9,4571.6%−1.4 pts

166▼26Rockingham, NCNC8,8151.5%−2.6 pts

167▼141Reidsville, NCNC14,6921.5%−3.2 pts

168▼41Locust, NCNC6,1201.4%−3.0 pts

169▼7Briar Chapel, NCNC6,0491.2%–

170▲4East Flat Rock, NCNC6,3231.2%−2.1 pts

171▼57Siler City, NCNC8,1551.0%−0.1 pts

172▼2Elon, NCNC11,3661.0%−1.1 pts

173▼130Porters Neck, NCNC7,6540.7%−2.0 pts

174▼36Pittsboro, NCNC5,0540.7%−0.9 pts

175▼38Hillsborough, NCNC9,7780.6%−1.6 pts

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