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. The median across all 100 is 7,891. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Avery County, NC, up 10 places to #80.

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YEAR2020 2024

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%

07▲1New Hanover County, NCNC245,95952,526+41%

08▲1Cumberland County, NCNC338,47352,266+41%

09▼2Buncombe 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%

14▲1Brunswick County, NCNC174,70235,420+55%

15▲5Onslow County, NCNC217,17533,634+60%

16▼2Orange County, NCNC152,49832,056+21%

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

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

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

20▼4Pitt County, NCNC182,93629,743+33%

21▲2Rowan County, NCNC155,09625,157+46%

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

23▲2Harnett County, NCNC150,13723,745+46%

24▼3Henderson County, NCNC122,37523,473+25%

25▼1Randolph County, NCNC149,51622,869+39%

26▲2Wayne County, NCNC122,27819,223+40%

27▲2Lincoln County, NCNC98,65419,086+45%

28▼1Chatham County, NCNC85,11119,056+35%

29▼3Craven County, NCNC105,02518,723+31%

30▲1Nash County, NCNC99,36516,326+47%

31▼1Carteret County, NCNC70,46915,292+33%

32▲3Cleveland County, NCNC103,32514,871+54%

33▼1Rockingham County, NCNC94,19514,799+42%

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

35▲2Burke County, NCNC88,65513,952+48%

36▲2Pender County, NCNC72,11113,369+46%

37▲2Wilson County, NCNC81,15012,411+38%

38▼2Caldwell County, NCNC81,10512,282+28%

39▼6Robeson County, NCNC119,94111,739+20%

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

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

42▲3Lee County, NCNC70,25810,858+56%

43▼1Granville County, NCNC61,42110,633+28%

44▼1Stanly County, NCNC68,83010,597+30%

45▲2Dare County, NCNC38,2459,812+48%

46▲3Rutherford County, NCNC65,7459,151+41%

47▼3Wilkes County, NCNC66,2339,041+21%

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

49▲5Hoke County, NCNC56,9398,035+38%

50▲3Sampson County, NCNC61,5047,891+34%

51▼5Watauga County, NCNC54,7867,757+13%

52▼1Stokes County, NCNC46,1267,554+22%

53▼3Beaufort County, NCNC44,6707,549+21%

54▲5Duplin County, NCNC51,5717,355+42%

55▲1Currituck County, NCNC33,1587,245+35%

56▼1Lenoir County, NCNC55,8377,187+31%

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

58▼6Person County, NCNC40,6367,022+18%

59▲3Columbus County, NCNC50,4876,868+45%

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

61▼3Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1216,791+31%

62▲5Macon County, NCNC39,2326,732+60%

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

64▼3Transylvania County, NCNC34,2116,472+31%

65▲1Halifax County, NCNC46,5346,240+44%

66▼1Yadkin County, NCNC38,3256,142+36%

67▼3Alexander County, NCNC36,9585,980+32%

68▲1Vance County, NCNC42,6385,305+28%

69▼1Richmond County, NCNC42,0414,982+19%

70▲2Ashe County, NCNC27,5144,485+53%

71▼1Cherokee County, NCNC30,8304,409+47%

72▲1Polk County, NCNC20,5334,008+40%

73▲4Montgomery County, NCNC26,4033,732+51%

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

75▼4Bladen County, NCNC30,0073,677+22%

76▼1Madison County, NCNC22,5533,387+30%

77▲5Yancey County, NCNC19,0843,358+75%

78▼2Caswell County, NCNC22,5633,313+33%

79▲1Martin County, NCNC21,6013,219+58%

80▲10Avery County, NCNC18,1103,019+85%

81▼2Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902,602+25%

82▲6Northampton County, NCNC16,4912,564+49%

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

84▼3Hertford County, NCNC19,0152,527+26%

85▲1Mitchell County, NCNC15,0622,507+44%

86▲5Camden County, NCNC11,3152,505+54%

87▼3Chowan County, NCNC14,0822,412+34%

88▼10Anson County, NCNC21,7582,359+5%

89▲4Bertie County, NCNC17,0862,282+48%

90▼3Pamlico County, NCNC12,7582,205+28%

91▼2Swain County, NCNC14,0242,205+31%

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

93▼8Greene 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES