RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most self-employed workers, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Swain County, NCNC14,02425.0%+0.1 pts

02Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53724.3%+1.0 pts

03Graham County, NCNC8,19023.4%+6.1 pts

04Bertie County, NCNC17,08620.0%+4.1 pts

05Mitchell County, NCNC15,06219.9%+4.6 pts

06Hertford County, NCNC19,01519.8%+1.3 pts

07Martin County, NCNC21,60119.4%+1.5 pts

08Orange County, NCNC152,49819.2%−0.7 pts

09Chowan County, NCNC14,08218.3%+1.3 pts

10Washington County, NCNC10,63818.3%−2.6 pts

11Richmond County, NCNC42,04118.1%−0.0 pts

12Jones County, NCNC9,57518.0%+3.8 pts

13Granville County, NCNC61,42117.5%+2.1 pts

14Camden County, NCNC11,31517.0%+2.4 pts

15Halifax County, NCNC46,53416.9%−1.2 pts

16Northampton County, NCNC16,49116.8%−1.2 pts

17Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20116.6%−0.1 pts

18Alexander County, NCNC36,95816.4%+3.8 pts

19Beaufort County, NCNC44,67016.3%+2.5 pts

20Avery County, NCNC18,11016.1%−1.5 pts

21Pitt County, NCNC182,93616.1%−0.9 pts

22Chatham County, NCNC85,11115.9%+0.1 pts

23Hoke County, NCNC56,93915.9%+4.3 pts

24Watauga County, NCNC54,78615.8%−2.5 pts

25McDowell County, NCNC45,19815.7%+0.8 pts

26Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.5%+2.0 pts

27Durham County, NCNC347,24015.5%−1.5 pts

28Currituck County, NCNC33,15815.5%+4.6 pts

29Burke County, NCNC88,65515.4%−1.4 pts

30Lenoir County, NCNC55,83715.3%−2.6 pts

31Madison County, NCNC22,55315.1%−0.5 pts

32Jackson County, NCNC45,03915.1%−3.5 pts

33Wayne County, NCNC122,27815.0%+0.3 pts

34Perquimans County, NCNC13,49014.8%−2.6 pts

35Hyde County, NCNC4,55414.7%−4.8 pts

36Bladen County, NCNC30,00714.7%+0.2 pts

37Person County, NCNC40,63614.5%+1.8 pts

38Cleveland County, NCNC103,32514.4%−0.2 pts

39Macon County, NCNC39,23214.4%+2.5 pts

40Duplin County, NCNC51,57114.1%+1.5 pts

41Warren County, NCNC18,89814.1%−4.3 pts

42Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12114.0%+0.4 pts

43Robeson County, NCNC119,94113.8%−1.5 pts

44Johnston County, NCNC256,44813.8%−1.0 pts

45Montgomery County, NCNC26,40313.7%−1.5 pts

46Franklin County, NCNC82,03713.7%+0.5 pts

47Transylvania County, NCNC34,21113.7%−1.0 pts

48Lincoln County, NCNC98,65413.6%+2.2 pts

49Wilkes County, NCNC66,23313.6%+2.4 pts

50Columbus County, NCNC50,48713.5%−0.4 pts

51Stokes County, NCNC46,12613.5%+3.8 pts

52Brunswick County, NCNC174,70213.2%+1.8 pts

53Moore County, NCNC110,61913.2%−0.3 pts

54Haywood County, NCNC63,36913.1%−0.2 pts

55Rutherford County, NCNC65,74513.1%−1.1 pts

56Alamance County, NCNC186,17713.1%+0.4 pts

57Sampson County, NCNC61,50413.0%−0.6 pts

58Craven County, NCNC105,02513.0%+1.4 pts

59Pender County, NCNC72,11112.9%+1.3 pts

60Caswell County, NCNC22,56312.8%−2.1 pts

61Yancey County, NCNC19,08412.8%−2.0 pts

62Harnett County, NCNC150,13712.8%−0.8 pts

63Randolph County, NCNC149,51612.8%+2.0 pts

64Forsyth County, NCNC401,71812.7%−0.0 pts

65Scotland County, NCNC33,32212.7%−5.1 pts

66Cumberland County, NCNC338,47312.6%−2.4 pts

67Clay County, NCNC12,23912.6%−2.3 pts

68Guilford County, NCNC562,23412.4%+0.7 pts

69Surry County, NCNC72,28712.4%−0.2 pts

70Vance County, NCNC42,63812.2%−2.3 pts

71Wilson County, NCNC81,15012.2%−2.8 pts

72Davidson County, NCNC180,18212.1%+1.4 pts

73Greene County, NCNC20,70012.1%−7.2 pts

74Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72512.0%+0.6 pts

75Ashe County, NCNC27,51411.9%+0.1 pts

76Stanly County, NCNC68,83011.9%−2.3 pts

77Alleghany County, NCNC11,47911.8%−0.8 pts

78Yadkin County, NCNC38,32511.8%+0.9 pts

79Henderson County, NCNC122,37511.8%+0.2 pts

80Davie County, NCNC45,85511.8%−0.5 pts

81Rockingham County, NCNC94,19511.8%−1.0 pts

82Carteret County, NCNC70,46911.8%−1.4 pts

83Onslow County, NCNC217,17511.7%+1.0 pts

84Caldwell County, NCNC81,10511.7%−1.3 pts

85Wake County, NCNC1,257,23511.3%−1.6 pts

86Gates County, NCNC10,23411.3%−6.2 pts

87Cherokee County, NCNC30,83011.3%−5.6 pts

88Rowan County, NCNC155,09611.2%−1.2 pts

89Dare County, NCNC38,24511.1%−3.1 pts

90Lee County, NCNC70,25811.0%−1.6 pts

91Nash County, NCNC99,36510.9%−3.8 pts

92Gaston County, NCNC246,55810.8%−0.7 pts

93Catawba County, NCNC170,17210.7%+0.1 pts

94New Hanover County, NCNC245,95910.7%−0.4 pts

95Union County, NCNC267,67410.7%+0.2 pts

96Anson County, NCNC21,75810.3%−3.0 pts

97Buncombe County, NCNC277,41710.2%−2.8 pts

98Polk County, NCNC20,5339.6%−5.0 pts

99Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.2%−0.3 pts

100Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3838.6%−1.2 pts

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