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Per capita personal income in Polk County

Per capita personal income in Polk County was $72,236 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 5.3% from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

2024, USD72,236
Change on 2023+5.3%
Rank9th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high72,2362024
Series low3,2731969

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Per capita personal income in Polk County, 1969 to 2024

020K40K60K80K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 3,273 USD1970: 3,513 USD1971: 3,740 USD1972: 4,059 USD1973: 4,582 USD1974: 4,984 USD1975: 5,335 USD1976: 6,155 USD1977: 6,730 USD1978: 7,528 USD1979: 8,198 USD1980: 9,021 USD1981: 10,219 USD1982: 10,593 USD1983: 11,912 USD1984: 13,146 USD1985: 14,005 USD1986: 14,767 USD1987: 15,740 USD1988: 17,426 USD1989: 19,979 USD1990: 20,572 USD1991: 21,423 USD1992: 22,159 USD1993: 23,196 USD1994: 24,148 USD1995: 25,070 USD1996: 26,036 USD1997: 27,191 USD1998: 29,527 USD1999: 30,108 USD2000: 30,342 USD2001: 31,303 USD2002: 30,886 USD2003: 30,659 USD2004: 33,558 USD2005: 34,060 USD2006: 35,331 USD2007: 36,110 USD2008: 36,197 USD2009: 33,577 USD2010: 33,039 USD2011: 35,589 USD2012: 37,044 USD2013: 36,986 USD2014: 40,383 USD2015: 42,743 USD2016: 44,317 USD2017: 46,113 USD2018: 47,341 USD2019: 51,735 USD2020: 55,085 USD2021: 59,328 USD2022: 62,918 USD2023: 68,619 USD2024: 72,236 USD020K40K60K80K19691988200720241969: 3,273 USD1970: 3,513 USD1971: 3,740 USD1972: 4,059 USD1973: 4,582 USD1974: 4,984 USD1975: 5,335 USD1976: 6,155 USD1977: 6,730 USD1978: 7,528 USD1979: 8,198 USD1980: 9,021 USD1981: 10,219 USD1982: 10,593 USD1983: 11,912 USD1984: 13,146 USD1985: 14,005 USD1986: 14,767 USD1987: 15,740 USD1988: 17,426 USD1989: 19,979 USD1990: 20,572 USD1991: 21,423 USD1992: 22,159 USD1993: 23,196 USD1994: 24,148 USD1995: 25,070 USD1996: 26,036 USD1997: 27,191 USD1998: 29,527 USD1999: 30,108 USD2000: 30,342 USD2001: 31,303 USD2002: 30,886 USD2003: 30,659 USD2004: 33,558 USD2005: 34,060 USD2006: 35,331 USD2007: 36,110 USD2008: 36,197 USD2009: 33,577 USD2010: 33,039 USD2011: 35,589 USD2012: 37,044 USD2013: 36,986 USD2014: 40,383 USD2015: 42,743 USD2016: 44,317 USD2017: 46,113 USD2018: 47,341 USD2019: 51,735 USD2020: 55,085 USD2021: 59,328 USD2022: 62,918 USD2023: 68,619 USD2024: 72,236 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
202472,236
202368,619
202262,918
202159,328
202055,085
201951,735
201847,341
201746,113
201644,317
201542,743
201440,383
201336,986
201237,044
201135,589
201033,039
200933,577
200836,197
200736,110
200635,331
200534,060
200433,558
200330,659
200230,886
200131,303
200030,342
199930,108
199829,527
199727,191
199626,036
199525,070
199424,148
199323,196
199222,159
199121,423
199020,572
198919,979
198817,426
198715,740
198614,767
198514,005
198413,146
198311,912
198210,593
198110,219
19809,021
19798,198
19787,528
19776,730
19766,155
19755,335
19744,984
19734,582
19724,059
19713,740
19703,513
19693,273

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2024
Polk County72,236
North Carolina65,247
United States73,634

Polk 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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  • 64K and over
Per capita personal income, 2024, USD. Polk 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.

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  • 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, Polk 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, Polk 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/polk-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, Polk 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/polk-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, Polk 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/polk-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Polk County?

Per capita personal income in Polk County was $72,236 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 5.3% from 2023. That is the 9th 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 Polk County?

$72,236 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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