RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most finance & insurance jobs, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in finance, insurance, and real estate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 5.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hyde County, NC, up 99 places to #1.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINANCE & INSURANCEVS 2010

01▲99Hyde County, NCNC4,55410.5%+5.3 pts

02▲50Warren County, NCNC18,8989.5%+5.1 pts

03▲4Halifax County, NCNC46,5349.0%+4.4 pts

04▲1Richmond County, NCNC42,0418.5%+2.9 pts

05▼2Gaston County, NCNC246,5588.4%+2.0 pts

06▲18Gates County, NCNC10,2348.3%+2.7 pts

07▲24Perquimans County, NCNC13,4908.1%+2.3 pts

08▲3Anson County, NCNC21,7588.0%+1.4 pts

09▲20Hertford County, NCNC19,0158.0%+3.3 pts

10▲2Davidson County, NCNC180,1827.6%+2.4 pts

11▲11Stokes County, NCNC46,1267.5%+2.5 pts

12▲9Brunswick County, NCNC174,7027.2%+1.7 pts

13▲3Guilford County, NCNC562,2347.1%+1.9 pts

14▲5Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3837.0%+1.5 pts

15▲42Madison County, NCNC22,5536.9%+1.9 pts

16▼14Alexander County, NCNC36,9586.8%+2.3 pts

17▲21Pender County, NCNC72,1116.7%+2.3 pts

18▲26Cleveland County, NCNC103,3256.7%+0.8 pts

19▼4Jones County, NCNC9,5756.7%+3.3 pts

20▼19Duplin County, NCNC51,5716.5%+2.8 pts

21▲19Scotland County, NCNC33,3226.5%+3.2 pts

22▲20Bladen County, NCNC30,0076.5%+2.1 pts

23▼3Randolph County, NCNC149,5166.5%+1.4 pts

24▲9Onslow County, NCNC217,1756.5%+2.0 pts

25▲16Robeson County, NCNC119,9416.4%+2.4 pts

26▼17Chowan County, NCNC14,0826.3%+1.6 pts

27▼19Columbus County, NCNC50,4876.3%+0.6 pts

28▲22Northampton County, NCNC16,4916.3%+1.5 pts

29▲16Caldwell County, NCNC81,1056.3%+1.1 pts

30▼26Lincoln County, NCNC98,6546.3%−1.2 pts

31▲12Lee County, NCNC70,2586.2%+2.9 pts

32▼15Nash County, NCNC99,3656.2%+1.5 pts

33▼27Pamlico County, NCNC12,7586.1%−1.8 pts

34▲25Graham County, NCNC8,1906.0%+0.2 pts

35▲26Martin County, NCNC21,6016.0%+1.9 pts

36▲33Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.0%+2.3 pts

37▲14Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7256.0%+0.8 pts

38▲38McDowell County, NCNC45,1986.0%+1.7 pts

39▲19Clay County, NCNC12,2395.9%+2.6 pts

40▼6Sampson County, NCNC61,5045.8%+1.5 pts

41▼13Carteret County, NCNC70,4695.8%+1.2 pts

42▲14Forsyth County, NCNC401,7185.8%+1.4 pts

43▲11Cumberland County, NCNC338,4735.8%+1.6 pts

44▼5Surry County, NCNC72,2875.8%+1.6 pts

45▲10Franklin County, NCNC82,0375.7%+1.0 pts

46▲25Yancey County, NCNC19,0845.7%+1.3 pts

47Yadkin County, NCNC38,3255.6%+0.8 pts

48▼16Bertie County, NCNC17,0865.6%+1.4 pts

49▼19Iredell County, NCNC211,7985.5%+0.6 pts

50▼24Rowan County, NCNC155,0965.5%+0.1 pts

51▼24Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1215.5%−1.3 pts

52▲11Granville County, NCNC61,4215.4%+2.4 pts

53▼30Rockingham County, NCNC94,1955.4%+0.5 pts

54▼44Wilkes County, NCNC66,2335.4%+1.6 pts

55▼7Harnett County, NCNC150,1375.3%+1.8 pts

56▼7Currituck County, NCNC33,1585.2%+0.5 pts

57▲21Haywood County, NCNC63,3695.2%+0.6 pts

58▲37Avery County, NCNC18,1105.2%+1.7 pts

59▼24Catawba County, NCNC170,1725.1%+0.1 pts

60▼7Johnston County, NCNC256,4485.1%−0.1 pts

61▼24Caswell County, NCNC22,5635.1%−0.4 pts

62▼16Craven County, NCNC105,0255.1%−0.1 pts

63▼1Davie County, NCNC45,8555.0%+0.3 pts

64▲1Wayne County, NCNC122,2785.0%+0.6 pts

65▼5Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2015.0%+1.7 pts

66▲13Pitt County, NCNC182,9365.0%+1.8 pts

67▼42Rutherford County, NCNC65,7455.0%+0.5 pts

68▲13Stanly County, NCNC68,8304.9%+0.7 pts

69▼56Greene County, NCNC20,7004.9%+1.1 pts

70▲2Wilson County, NCNC81,1504.9%+0.8 pts

71▼7Union County, NCNC267,6744.7%+0.8 pts

72▲3Burke County, NCNC88,6554.6%+1.1 pts

73Henderson County, NCNC122,3754.5%+0.8 pts

74▼56Person County, NCNC40,6364.5%−2.0 pts

75▼39Vance County, NCNC42,6384.4%+1.2 pts

76▲11Ashe County, NCNC27,5144.4%+1.5 pts

77Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.4%+0.9 pts

78▼10Alamance County, NCNC186,1774.3%+0.6 pts

79▲7Mitchell County, NCNC15,0624.3%0.0 pts

80▼13Macon County, NCNC39,2324.1%+0.7 pts

81▼15Moore County, NCNC110,6194.1%+0.9 pts

82▼12Wake County, NCNC1,257,2353.8%+0.2 pts

83▼9Polk County, NCNC20,5333.7%−1.0 pts

84▲10Alleghany County, NCNC11,4793.5%−1.6 pts

85▼3New Hanover County, NCNC245,9593.5%−0.3 pts

86▼72Washington County, NCNC10,6383.4%+0.1 pts

87▲5Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303.3%−0.2 pts

88▼4Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703.3%−0.3 pts

89▼6Durham County, NCNC347,2403.2%+0.3 pts

90▲3Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113.2%−0.3 pts

91▲5Montgomery County, NCNC26,4033.2%−0.1 pts

92▼7Buncombe County, NCNC277,4173.1%+0.2 pts

93▼5Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.9%+1.5 pts

94▲3Swain County, NCNC14,0242.9%+0.2 pts

95▼6Dare County, NCNC38,2452.7%−0.1 pts

96▲3Orange County, NCNC152,4982.6%+1.0 pts

97▼7Camden County, NCNC11,3152.6%−0.1 pts

98Jackson County, NCNC45,0392.6%−0.9 pts

99▼8Watauga County, NCNC54,7862.5%+0.1 pts

100▼20Chatham County, NCNC85,1112.5%−0.8 pts

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