RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most white-collar workforce, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Orange County, NCNC152,49857.6%+5.7 pts

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,23553.4%+4.8 pts

03Durham County, NCNC347,24051.5%+3.2 pts

04Chatham County, NCNC85,11146.1%+5.5 pts

05Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38345.4%+5.0 pts

06New Hanover County, NCNC245,95942.5%+5.6 pts

07Union County, NCNC267,67442.4%+6.2 pts

08Camden County, NCNC11,31541.2%+6.3 pts

09Forsyth County, NCNC401,71840.8%+3.4 pts

10Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72540.8%+5.9 pts

11Buncombe County, NCNC277,41739.8%+3.6 pts

12Moore County, NCNC110,61939.5%+4.7 pts

13Currituck County, NCNC33,15839.4%+8.4 pts

14Guilford County, NCNC562,23439.2%+4.2 pts

15Watauga County, NCNC54,78638.4%+4.9 pts

16Pitt County, NCNC182,93637.7%+0.9 pts

17Dare County, NCNC38,24536.6%+2.7 pts

18Clay County, NCNC12,23936.3%+6.9 pts

19Iredell County, NCNC211,79835.9%+6.9 pts

20Polk County, NCNC20,53335.7%+9.7 pts

21Granville County, NCNC61,42135.4%+5.2 pts

22Madison County, NCNC22,55335.3%+8.2 pts

23Chowan County, NCNC14,08235.2%+7.9 pts

24Johnston County, NCNC256,44835.2%+3.0 pts

25Alamance County, NCNC186,17734.9%+4.1 pts

26Harnett County, NCNC150,13734.8%+6.5 pts

27Carteret County, NCNC70,46934.8%+4.0 pts

28Lincoln County, NCNC98,65434.7%+6.7 pts

29Haywood County, NCNC63,36934.6%+3.9 pts

30Transylvania County, NCNC34,21134.4%+5.1 pts

31Craven County, NCNC105,02534.4%+4.8 pts

32Pender County, NCNC72,11134.2%+8.2 pts

33Mitchell County, NCNC15,06234.1%+10.5 pts

34Cumberland County, NCNC338,47333.8%+1.7 pts

35Alleghany County, NCNC11,47933.7%+8.5 pts

36Person County, NCNC40,63633.7%+6.3 pts

37Franklin County, NCNC82,03733.5%+3.2 pts

38Henderson County, NCNC122,37533.2%+0.4 pts

39Hoke County, NCNC56,93933.1%+7.1 pts

40Davie County, NCNC45,85533.0%+1.0 pts

41Wilson County, NCNC81,15032.8%+4.1 pts

42Gaston County, NCNC246,55832.8%+2.3 pts

43Brunswick County, NCNC174,70232.5%+2.8 pts

44Cleveland County, NCNC103,32532.2%+4.0 pts

45Hertford County, NCNC19,01532.2%+4.8 pts

46Jackson County, NCNC45,03932.1%+1.0 pts

47Nash County, NCNC99,36532.0%+1.4 pts

48Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20132.0%+0.1 pts

49Beaufort County, NCNC44,67031.9%+2.2 pts

50Macon County, NCNC39,23231.8%+1.9 pts

51Onslow County, NCNC217,17531.7%+3.0 pts

52Caswell County, NCNC22,56331.7%+2.8 pts

53Yancey County, NCNC19,08431.6%+10.8 pts

54Avery County, NCNC18,11031.4%+3.6 pts

55Surry County, NCNC72,28731.3%+4.4 pts

56Catawba County, NCNC170,17231.2%+1.8 pts

57Bladen County, NCNC30,00730.9%+5.8 pts

58Lenoir County, NCNC55,83730.7%+3.2 pts

59Rowan County, NCNC155,09630.5%+3.7 pts

60Perquimans County, NCNC13,49030.4%+2.6 pts

61Davidson County, NCNC180,18230.3%+3.5 pts

62Lee County, NCNC70,25830.3%+2.5 pts

63Gates County, NCNC10,23430.2%+0.1 pts

64Yadkin County, NCNC38,32530.2%+2.4 pts

65Swain County, NCNC14,02430.2%−5.0 pts

66Wayne County, NCNC122,27829.6%+0.6 pts

67Stanly County, NCNC68,83029.5%+0.7 pts

68Richmond County, NCNC42,04129.4%+6.1 pts

69Graham County, NCNC8,19029.3%+8.1 pts

70Cherokee County, NCNC30,83029.1%+3.2 pts

71Randolph County, NCNC149,51629.0%+4.1 pts

72Montgomery County, NCNC26,40328.7%+3.6 pts

73Wilkes County, NCNC66,23328.5%+3.5 pts

74Rutherford County, NCNC65,74528.4%+1.7 pts

75Columbus County, NCNC50,48728.3%+3.4 pts

76Burke County, NCNC88,65528.2%+0.3 pts

77Scotland County, NCNC33,32228.1%−1.8 pts

78Ashe County, NCNC27,51428.1%+3.3 pts

79Stokes County, NCNC46,12628.0%+4.8 pts

80Sampson County, NCNC61,50427.9%+0.5 pts

81Warren County, NCNC18,89827.8%−1.3 pts

82Northampton County, NCNC16,49127.7%+4.0 pts

83Vance County, NCNC42,63827.3%+3.1 pts

84Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.1%+1.7 pts

85Pamlico County, NCNC12,75827.1%−1.8 pts

86Alexander County, NCNC36,95826.9%+3.8 pts

87Rockingham County, NCNC94,19526.9%+2.9 pts

88Greene County, NCNC20,70026.9%+6.6 pts

89Caldwell County, NCNC81,10526.8%+2.8 pts

90Martin County, NCNC21,60126.5%−0.5 pts

91Hyde County, NCNC4,55426.5%−1.2 pts

92McDowell County, NCNC45,19826.5%−1.4 pts

93Halifax County, NCNC46,53425.8%−1.2 pts

94Duplin County, NCNC51,57125.8%+3.1 pts

95Anson County, NCNC21,75825.3%+3.5 pts

96Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12125.2%+4.7 pts

97Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53724.3%+0.1 pts

98Jones County, NCNC9,57523.7%−2.6 pts

99Bertie County, NCNC17,08622.5%+0.4 pts

100Washington County, NCNC10,63820.5%−8.1 pts

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