Per capita personal income in McDowell County

Per capita personal income in McDowell County was $50,502 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6.6% from 2023. That is the 81st highest of 100 counties in 2024.

2024, USD50,502

Change on 2023+6.6%

Rank81st of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high50,5022024

Series low2,5711969

Next release: Wednesday, 2 December 2026, 08:30 ET, announced by BEA. Release calendar

Per capita personal income in McDowell County, 1969 to 2024

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

Period	USD
2024	50,502
2023	47,357
2022	45,168
2021	43,913
2020	39,736
2019	36,293
2018	34,788
2017	33,795
2016	31,920
2015	31,003
2014	29,504
2013	28,068
2012	27,719
2011	27,111
2010	26,264
2009	25,819
2008	25,764
2007	24,921
2006	24,056
2005	23,340
2004	22,904
2003	21,772
2002	21,276
2001	21,271
2000	21,040
1999	20,571
1998	20,198
1997	19,122
1996	18,389
1995	18,210
1994	17,214
1993	16,398
1992	15,564
1991	14,471
1990	13,804
1989	13,062
1988	12,032
1987	11,212
1986	10,611
1985	9,789
1984	9,412
1983	8,726
1982	7,884
1981	7,597
1980	7,010
1979	6,514
1978	5,967
1977	5,493
1976	4,939
1975	4,445
1974	4,076
1973	3,694
1972	3,245
1971	2,911
1970	2,664
1969	2,571

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2024
McDowell County	50,502
North Carolina	65,247
United States	73,634

Rankings

US states by per capita personal income 51 places
Counties in North Carolina by per capita personal income 100 places

Definition

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars. Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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, McDowell County, 1969 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

MLA 9

CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, McDowell 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/mcdowell-county-north-carolina. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, McDowell 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/mcdowell-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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, McDowell 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/mcdowell-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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What is the per capita personal income in McDowell County?

Per capita personal income in McDowell County was $50,502 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6.6% from 2023. That is the 81st 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 McDowell County?

$50,502 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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