RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most six-figure households, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the most households earning $100,000 or more, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of households, not the share. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSIX-FIGURE HOUSEHOLDSVS 2020

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235295,626+31%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383263,800+34%

03Guilford County, NCNC562,234101,325+32%

04Durham County, NCNC347,24078,068+40%

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,71872,226+37%

06Union County, NCNC267,67454,848+28%

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,95952,526+41%

08Cumberland County, NCNC338,47352,266+41%

09Buncombe County, NCNC277,41750,566+33%

10Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72548,624+40%

11Johnston County, NCNC256,44847,084+59%

12Gaston County, NCNC246,55841,713+42%

13Iredell County, NCNC211,79841,125+46%

14Brunswick County, NCNC174,70235,420+55%

15Onslow County, NCNC217,17533,634+60%

16Orange County, NCNC152,49832,056+21%

17Alamance County, NCNC186,17730,486+36%

18Catawba County, NCNC170,17229,894+38%

19Davidson County, NCNC180,18229,858+41%

20Pitt County, NCNC182,93629,743+33%

21Rowan County, NCNC155,09625,157+46%

22Moore County, NCNC110,61924,215+37%

23Harnett County, NCNC150,13723,745+46%

24Henderson County, NCNC122,37523,473+25%

25Randolph County, NCNC149,51622,869+39%

26Wayne County, NCNC122,27819,223+40%

27Lincoln County, NCNC98,65419,086+45%

28Chatham County, NCNC85,11119,056+35%

29Craven County, NCNC105,02518,723+31%

30Nash County, NCNC99,36516,326+47%

31Carteret County, NCNC70,46915,292+33%

32Cleveland County, NCNC103,32514,871+54%

33Rockingham County, NCNC94,19514,799+42%

34Franklin County, NCNC82,03714,141+45%

35Burke County, NCNC88,65513,952+48%

36Pender County, NCNC72,11113,369+46%

37Wilson County, NCNC81,15012,411+38%

38Caldwell County, NCNC81,10512,282+28%

39Robeson County, NCNC119,94111,739+20%

40Haywood County, NCNC63,36911,705+33%

41Surry County, NCNC72,28711,296+33%

42Lee County, NCNC70,25810,858+56%

43Granville County, NCNC61,42110,633+28%

44Stanly County, NCNC68,83010,597+30%

45Dare County, NCNC38,2459,812+48%

46Rutherford County, NCNC65,7459,151+41%

47Wilkes County, NCNC66,2339,041+21%

48Davie County, NCNC45,8558,646+31%

49Hoke County, NCNC56,9398,035+38%

50Sampson County, NCNC61,5047,891+34%

51Watauga County, NCNC54,7867,757+13%

52Stokes County, NCNC46,1267,554+22%

53Beaufort County, NCNC44,6707,549+21%

54Duplin County, NCNC51,5717,355+42%

55Currituck County, NCNC33,1587,245+35%

56Lenoir County, NCNC55,8377,187+31%

57Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2017,023+34%

58Person County, NCNC40,6367,022+18%

59Columbus County, NCNC50,4876,868+45%

60McDowell County, NCNC45,1986,829+36%

61Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1216,791+31%

62Macon County, NCNC39,2326,732+60%

63Jackson County, NCNC45,0396,613+45%

64Transylvania County, NCNC34,2116,472+31%

65Halifax County, NCNC46,5346,240+44%

66Yadkin County, NCNC38,3256,142+36%

67Alexander County, NCNC36,9585,980+32%

68Vance County, NCNC42,6385,305+28%

69Richmond County, NCNC42,0414,982+19%

70Ashe County, NCNC27,5144,485+53%

71Cherokee County, NCNC30,8304,409+47%

72Polk County, NCNC20,5334,008+40%

73Montgomery County, NCNC26,4033,732+51%

74Scotland County, NCNC33,3223,693+33%

75Bladen County, NCNC30,0073,677+22%

76Madison County, NCNC22,5533,387+30%

77Yancey County, NCNC19,0843,358+75%

78Caswell County, NCNC22,5633,313+33%

79Martin County, NCNC21,6013,219+58%

80Avery County, NCNC18,1103,019+85%

81Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902,602+25%

82Northampton County, NCNC16,4912,564+49%

83Warren County, NCNC18,8982,530+35%

84Hertford County, NCNC19,0152,527+26%

85Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622,507+44%

86Camden County, NCNC11,3152,505+54%

87Chowan County, NCNC14,0822,412+34%

88Anson County, NCNC21,7582,359+5%

89Bertie County, NCNC17,0862,282+48%

90Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582,205+28%

91Swain County, NCNC14,0242,205+31%

92Clay County, NCNC12,2392,156+35%

93Greene County, NCNC20,7001,953+10%

94Gates County, NCNC10,2341,786+36%

95Alleghany County, NCNC11,4791,640+45%

96Jones County, NCNC9,5751,490+45%

97Washington County, NCNC10,6381,372+62%

98Graham County, NCNC8,1901,098+39%

99Hyde County, NCNC4,554682+48%

100Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537355−7%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES