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Per capita personal income in Columbus County

Per capita personal income in Columbus County was $48,989 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6.4% from 2023. That is the 88th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

2024, USD48,989
Change on 2023+6.4%
Rank88th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high48,9892024
Series low2,2991969

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Per capita personal income in Columbus County, 1969 to 2024

010K20K30K40K50K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 2,299 USD1970: 2,532 USD1971: 2,711 USD1972: 2,974 USD1973: 3,420 USD1974: 3,771 USD1975: 4,137 USD1976: 4,355 USD1977: 4,765 USD1978: 5,316 USD1979: 5,539 USD1980: 6,420 USD1981: 7,107 USD1982: 7,556 USD1983: 8,049 USD1984: 8,867 USD1985: 9,481 USD1986: 10,074 USD1987: 10,493 USD1988: 11,704 USD1989: 12,593 USD1990: 13,424 USD1991: 14,672 USD1992: 15,635 USD1993: 16,594 USD1994: 17,395 USD1995: 18,139 USD1996: 19,105 USD1997: 20,514 USD1998: 19,919 USD1999: 20,233 USD2000: 21,847 USD2001: 22,080 USD2002: 21,700 USD2003: 22,375 USD2004: 23,536 USD2005: 25,331 USD2006: 25,879 USD2007: 26,748 USD2008: 28,486 USD2009: 27,170 USD2010: 27,915 USD2011: 28,456 USD2012: 29,121 USD2013: 30,073 USD2014: 30,567 USD2015: 30,562 USD2016: 31,610 USD2017: 32,669 USD2018: 33,845 USD2019: 36,156 USD2020: 39,864 USD2021: 44,579 USD2022: 44,401 USD2023: 46,048 USD2024: 48,989 USD020K40K60K19691988200720241969: 2,299 USD1970: 2,532 USD1971: 2,711 USD1972: 2,974 USD1973: 3,420 USD1974: 3,771 USD1975: 4,137 USD1976: 4,355 USD1977: 4,765 USD1978: 5,316 USD1979: 5,539 USD1980: 6,420 USD1981: 7,107 USD1982: 7,556 USD1983: 8,049 USD1984: 8,867 USD1985: 9,481 USD1986: 10,074 USD1987: 10,493 USD1988: 11,704 USD1989: 12,593 USD1990: 13,424 USD1991: 14,672 USD1992: 15,635 USD1993: 16,594 USD1994: 17,395 USD1995: 18,139 USD1996: 19,105 USD1997: 20,514 USD1998: 19,919 USD1999: 20,233 USD2000: 21,847 USD2001: 22,080 USD2002: 21,700 USD2003: 22,375 USD2004: 23,536 USD2005: 25,331 USD2006: 25,879 USD2007: 26,748 USD2008: 28,486 USD2009: 27,170 USD2010: 27,915 USD2011: 28,456 USD2012: 29,121 USD2013: 30,073 USD2014: 30,567 USD2015: 30,562 USD2016: 31,610 USD2017: 32,669 USD2018: 33,845 USD2019: 36,156 USD2020: 39,864 USD2021: 44,579 USD2022: 44,401 USD2023: 46,048 USD2024: 48,989 USD
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-02-05.
All 56 values
PeriodUSD
202448,989
202346,048
202244,401
202144,579
202039,864
201936,156
201833,845
201732,669
201631,610
201530,562
201430,567
201330,073
201229,121
201128,456
201027,915
200927,170
200828,486
200726,748
200625,879
200525,331
200423,536
200322,375
200221,700
200122,080
200021,847
199920,233
199819,919
199720,514
199619,105
199518,139
199417,395
199316,594
199215,635
199114,672
199013,424
198912,593
198811,704
198710,493
198610,074
19859,481
19848,867
19838,049
19827,556
19817,107
19806,420
19795,539
19785,316
19774,765
19764,355
19754,137
19743,771
19733,420
19722,974
19712,711
19702,532
19692,299

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2024
Columbus County48,989
North Carolina65,247
United States73,634

Columbus County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 54,218 USDAlexander County: 53,459 USDAlleghany County: 51,809 USDAnson County: 55,451 USDAshe County: 51,489 USDAvery County: 53,895 USDBeaufort County: 62,010 USDBertie County: 53,853 USDBladen County: 54,352 USDBrunswick County: 64,262 USDBuncombe County: 70,623 USDBurke County: 51,046 USDCabarrus County: 61,113 USDCaldwell County: 50,611 USDCamden County: 62,549 USDCarteret County: 74,177 USDCaswell County: 48,203 USDCatawba County: 60,366 USDChatham County: 91,638 USDCherokee County: 45,135 USDChowan County: 57,700 USDClay County: 50,528 USDCleveland County: 51,181 USDColumbus County: 48,989 USDCraven County: 61,929 USDCumberland County: 52,382 USDCurrituck County: 65,005 USDDare County: 83,613 USDDavidson County: 53,998 USDDavie County: 67,760 USDDuplin County: 58,319 USDDurham County: 69,077 USDEdgecombe County: 50,111 USDForsyth County: 63,989 USDFranklin County: 52,112 USDGaston County: 55,398 USDGates County: 55,934 USDGraham County: 47,641 USDGranville County: 54,829 USDGreene County: 42,879 USDGuilford County: 63,665 USDHalifax County: 50,594 USDHarnett County: 50,128 USDHaywood County: 58,464 USDHenderson County: 63,668 USDHertford County: 49,820 USDHoke County: 46,122 USDHyde County: 56,767 USDIredell County: 70,112 USDJackson County: 49,869 USDJohnston County: 55,335 USDJones County: 53,974 USDLee County: 57,393 USDLenoir County: 56,998 USDLincoln County: 64,836 USDMcDowell County: 50,502 USDMacon County: 55,969 USDMadison County: 50,927 USDMartin County: 46,890 USDMecklenburg County: 86,098 USDMitchell County: 50,776 USDMontgomery County: 50,197 USDMoore County: 72,920 USDNash County: 56,141 USDNew Hanover County: 69,666 USDNorthampton County: 52,819 USDOnslow County: 57,450 USDOrange County: 87,778 USDPamlico County: 59,634 USDPasquotank County: 53,928 USDPender County: 56,586 USDPerquimans County: 58,932 USDPerson County: 52,765 USDPitt County: 58,766 USDPolk County: 72,236 USDRandolph County: 51,934 USDRichmond County: 51,502 USDRobeson County: 46,550 USDRockingham County: 50,840 USDRowan County: 51,712 USDRutherford County: 47,500 USDSampson County: 50,934 USDScotland County: 47,747 USDStanly County: 54,224 USDStokes County: 52,304 USDSurry County: 54,267 USDSwain County: 59,665 USDTransylvania County: 64,641 USDTyrrell County: 46,999 USDUnion County: 76,528 USDVance County: 49,403 USDWake County: 85,573 USDWarren County: 40,932 USDWashington County: 50,780 USDWatauga County: 56,442 USDWayne County: 53,955 USDWilkes County: 52,892 USDWilson County: 54,929 USDYadkin County: 53,881 USDYancey County: 48,908 USD
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Per capita personal income, 2024, USD. Columbus County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Per capita personal income, Columbus County, 1969 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Columbus County, 1969 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/columbus-county-north-carolina. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Per capita personal income, Columbus County, 1969 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/columbus-county-north-carolina.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Columbus County, 1969 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/columbus-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Columbus County?

Per capita personal income in Columbus County was $48,989 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6.4% from 2023. That is the 88th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest per capita personal income in Columbus County?

$48,989 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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