RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most finance & insurance jobs, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in finance, insurance, and real estate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINANCE & INSURANCEVS 2010

01Duplin County, NCNC51,5718.4%+4.7 pts

02Alexander County, NCNC36,9587.6%+3.1 pts

03Gaston County, NCNC246,5587.5%+1.1 pts

04Lincoln County, NCNC98,6547.3%−0.1 pts

05Richmond County, NCNC42,0417.2%+1.6 pts

06Pamlico County, NCNC12,7587.1%−0.8 pts

07Halifax County, NCNC46,5346.9%+2.3 pts

08Columbus County, NCNC50,4876.9%+1.2 pts

09Chowan County, NCNC14,0826.7%+1.9 pts

10Wilkes County, NCNC66,2336.4%+2.6 pts

11Anson County, NCNC21,7586.3%−0.3 pts

12Davidson County, NCNC180,1826.3%+1.1 pts

13Greene County, NCNC20,7006.1%+2.3 pts

14Washington County, NCNC10,6386.1%+2.8 pts

15Jones County, NCNC9,5756.1%+2.7 pts

16Guilford County, NCNC562,2346.0%+0.8 pts

17Nash County, NCNC99,3656.0%+1.3 pts

18Person County, NCNC40,6366.0%−0.5 pts

19Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3836.0%+0.5 pts

20Randolph County, NCNC149,5166.0%+0.9 pts

21Brunswick County, NCNC174,7025.8%+0.3 pts

22Stokes County, NCNC46,1265.8%+0.8 pts

23Rockingham County, NCNC94,1955.8%+0.9 pts

24Gates County, NCNC10,2345.8%+0.1 pts

25Rutherford County, NCNC65,7455.7%+1.3 pts

26Rowan County, NCNC155,0965.7%+0.2 pts

27Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1215.7%−1.1 pts

28Carteret County, NCNC70,4695.6%+1.0 pts

29Hertford County, NCNC19,0155.6%+0.9 pts

30Iredell County, NCNC211,7985.6%+0.6 pts

31Perquimans County, NCNC13,4905.5%−0.3 pts

32Bertie County, NCNC17,0865.4%+1.3 pts

33Onslow County, NCNC217,1755.4%+1.0 pts

34Sampson County, NCNC61,5045.4%+1.1 pts

35Catawba County, NCNC170,1725.4%+0.4 pts

36Vance County, NCNC42,6385.4%+2.2 pts

37Caswell County, NCNC22,5635.4%−0.2 pts

38Pender County, NCNC72,1115.4%+1.0 pts

39Surry County, NCNC72,2875.3%+1.2 pts

40Scotland County, NCNC33,3225.3%+2.0 pts

41Robeson County, NCNC119,9415.2%+1.2 pts

42Bladen County, NCNC30,0075.1%+0.8 pts

43Lee County, NCNC70,2585.1%+1.7 pts

44Cleveland County, NCNC103,3255.0%−0.9 pts

45Caldwell County, NCNC81,1055.0%−0.2 pts

46Craven County, NCNC105,0255.0%−0.2 pts

47Yadkin County, NCNC38,3255.0%+0.2 pts

48Harnett County, NCNC150,1374.9%+1.4 pts

49Currituck County, NCNC33,1584.9%+0.2 pts

50Northampton County, NCNC16,4914.9%+0.1 pts

51Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254.8%−0.3 pts

52Warren County, NCNC18,8984.8%+0.4 pts

53Johnston County, NCNC256,4484.7%−0.5 pts

54Cumberland County, NCNC338,4734.6%+0.5 pts

55Franklin County, NCNC82,0374.6%−0.0 pts

56Forsyth County, NCNC401,7184.6%+0.3 pts

57Madison County, NCNC22,5534.6%−0.4 pts

58Clay County, NCNC12,2394.6%+1.3 pts

59Graham County, NCNC8,1904.6%−1.3 pts

60Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2014.6%+1.2 pts

61Martin County, NCNC21,6014.5%+0.4 pts

62Davie County, NCNC45,8554.4%−0.4 pts

63Granville County, NCNC61,4214.4%+1.3 pts

64Union County, NCNC267,6744.4%+0.4 pts

65Wayne County, NCNC122,2784.4%−0.1 pts

66Moore County, NCNC110,6194.2%+1.0 pts

67Macon County, NCNC39,2324.2%+0.7 pts

68Alamance County, NCNC186,1774.1%+0.5 pts

69Hoke County, NCNC56,9394.0%+0.3 pts

70Wake County, NCNC1,257,2353.9%+0.2 pts

71Yancey County, NCNC19,0843.6%−0.8 pts

72Wilson County, NCNC81,1503.6%−0.4 pts

73Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.5%−0.2 pts

74Polk County, NCNC20,5333.5%−1.2 pts

75Burke County, NCNC88,6553.5%−0.1 pts

76McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.4%−0.8 pts

77Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373.4%−0.1 pts

78Haywood County, NCNC63,3693.4%−1.2 pts

79Pitt County, NCNC182,9363.4%+0.2 pts

80Chatham County, NCNC85,1113.3%+0.0 pts

81Stanly County, NCNC68,8303.3%−0.9 pts

82New Hanover County, NCNC245,9593.2%−0.6 pts

83Durham County, NCNC347,2403.0%+0.1 pts

84Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703.0%−0.6 pts

85Buncombe County, NCNC277,4172.9%+0.0 pts

86Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622.9%−1.4 pts

87Ashe County, NCNC27,5142.9%+0.0 pts

88Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.9%+1.4 pts

89Dare County, NCNC38,2452.7%−0.1 pts

90Camden County, NCNC11,3152.7%−0.0 pts

91Watauga County, NCNC54,7862.5%+0.1 pts

92Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.4%−1.1 pts

93Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112.4%−1.1 pts

94Alleghany County, NCNC11,4792.3%−2.8 pts

95Avery County, NCNC18,1102.2%−1.3 pts

96Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.2%−1.1 pts

97Swain County, NCNC14,0242.0%−0.6 pts

98Jackson County, NCNC45,0392.0%−1.5 pts

99Orange County, NCNC152,4981.9%+0.3 pts

100Hyde County, NCNC4,5541.5%−3.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS