RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most white-collar workforce, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Orange County, NCNC152,49860.7%+17%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23558.0%+19%

03Durham County, NCNC347,24057.5%+19%

04Chatham County, NCNC85,11151.4%+27%

05Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38348.8%+21%

06Camden County, NCNC11,31548.5%+39%

07Union County, NCNC267,67447.0%+30%

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,95946.0%+25%

09Buncombe County, NCNC277,41744.5%+23%

10Forsyth County, NCNC401,71844.0%+18%

11Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72543.1%+23%

12Pitt County, NCNC182,93642.4%+15%

13Dare County, NCNC38,24542.0%+24%

14Moore County, NCNC110,61941.9%+21%

15Carteret County, NCNC70,46941.1%+34%

16Watauga County, NCNC54,78640.4%+21%

17Franklin County, NCNC82,03740.3%+33%

18Guilford County, NCNC562,23440.3%+15%

19Lincoln County, NCNC98,65440.3%+44%

20Johnston County, NCNC256,44840.1%+24%

21Granville County, NCNC61,42139.8%+32%

22Pender County, NCNC72,11139.1%+50%

23Person County, NCNC40,63638.9%+42%

24Currituck County, NCNC33,15838.9%+26%

25Brunswick County, NCNC174,70238.4%+29%

26Iredell County, NCNC211,79838.4%+33%

27Davie County, NCNC45,85538.2%+19%

28Henderson County, NCNC122,37538.1%+16%

29Haywood County, NCNC63,36937.9%+23%

30Mitchell County, NCNC15,06237.8%+60%

31Transylvania County, NCNC34,21137.7%+29%

32Craven County, NCNC105,02537.6%+27%

33Cumberland County, NCNC338,47336.8%+14%

34Alamance County, NCNC186,17736.8%+19%

35Hyde County, NCNC4,55436.6%+33%

36Gaston County, NCNC246,55836.5%+20%

37Ashe County, NCNC27,51436.3%+47%

38Catawba County, NCNC170,17236.1%+23%

39Harnett County, NCNC150,13736.0%+27%

40Yadkin County, NCNC38,32536.0%+30%

41Hoke County, NCNC56,93935.7%+38%

42Polk County, NCNC20,53335.4%+36%

43Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20135.4%+11%

44Wilson County, NCNC81,15035.1%+22%

45Onslow County, NCNC217,17534.9%+21%

46Macon County, NCNC39,23234.8%+17%

47Perquimans County, NCNC13,49034.8%+25%

48Madison County, NCNC22,55334.7%+28%

49Avery County, NCNC18,11034.2%+23%

50Rowan County, NCNC155,09634.0%+27%

51Bertie County, NCNC17,08633.6%+52%

52Clay County, NCNC12,23933.5%+14%

53Alleghany County, NCNC11,47933.3%+32%

54Cleveland County, NCNC103,32533.2%+18%

55Beaufort County, NCNC44,67032.9%+11%

56Lee County, NCNC70,25832.9%+18%

57Columbus County, NCNC50,48732.8%+32%

58Martin County, NCNC21,60132.8%+21%

59Stokes County, NCNC46,12632.6%+40%

60Nash County, NCNC99,36532.6%+7%

61Stanly County, NCNC68,83032.6%+13%

62Caswell County, NCNC22,56332.3%+12%

63Rutherford County, NCNC65,74532.2%+21%

64Davidson County, NCNC180,18232.2%+20%

65Surry County, NCNC72,28732.1%+19%

66Wayne County, NCNC122,27832.0%+10%

67Randolph County, NCNC149,51631.8%+28%

68Jones County, NCNC9,57531.6%+20%

69McDowell County, NCNC45,19831.6%+14%

70Sampson County, NCNC61,50431.6%+15%

71Burke County, NCNC88,65531.5%+13%

72Swain County, NCNC14,02431.4%−10%

73Richmond County, NCNC42,04131.4%+34%

74Pamlico County, NCNC12,75831.3%+8%

75Vance County, NCNC42,63831.3%+30%

76Graham County, NCNC8,19031.3%+47%

77Northampton County, NCNC16,49131.2%+32%

78Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53731.2%+29%

79Yancey County, NCNC19,08431.2%+50%

80Rockingham County, NCNC94,19531.1%+30%

81Lenoir County, NCNC55,83731.1%+13%

82Chowan County, NCNC14,08231.0%+13%

83Jackson County, NCNC45,03931.0%−1%

84Caldwell County, NCNC81,10530.9%+29%

85Cherokee County, NCNC30,83030.2%+16%

86Warren County, NCNC18,89829.8%+2%

87Wilkes County, NCNC66,23329.5%+18%

88Montgomery County, NCNC26,40329.4%+17%

89Hertford County, NCNC19,01529.0%+6%

90Duplin County, NCNC51,57128.9%+27%

91Bladen County, NCNC30,00728.8%+15%

92Alexander County, NCNC36,95828.5%+23%

93Halifax County, NCNC46,53428.4%+5%

94Scotland County, NCNC33,32228.0%−6%

95Greene County, NCNC20,70027.4%+36%

96Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.4%+8%

97Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12126.2%+28%

98Gates County, NCNC10,23424.1%−20%

99Washington County, NCNC10,63823.6%−18%

100Anson County, NCNC21,75819.4%−11%

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