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Per capita personal income in Rutherford County

Per capita personal income in Rutherford County was $47,500 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6.8% from 2023. That is the 93rd highest of 100 counties in 2024.

2024, USD47,500
Change on 2023+6.8%
Rank93rd of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high47,5002024
Series low2,6291969

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Per capita personal income in Rutherford County, 1969 to 2024

010K20K30K40K50K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 2,629 USD1970: 2,859 USD1971: 3,062 USD1972: 3,450 USD1973: 3,940 USD1974: 4,208 USD1975: 4,528 USD1976: 5,102 USD1977: 5,543 USD1978: 6,085 USD1979: 6,784 USD1980: 7,375 USD1981: 8,127 USD1982: 8,344 USD1983: 9,257 USD1984: 9,932 USD1985: 10,317 USD1986: 11,061 USD1987: 11,885 USD1988: 12,727 USD1989: 13,973 USD1990: 14,458 USD1991: 15,060 USD1992: 16,146 USD1993: 16,936 USD1994: 17,586 USD1995: 18,162 USD1996: 18,927 USD1997: 19,887 USD1998: 20,485 USD1999: 20,879 USD2000: 21,476 USD2001: 22,485 USD2002: 22,619 USD2003: 22,918 USD2004: 23,383 USD2005: 23,717 USD2006: 24,829 USD2007: 25,440 USD2008: 25,938 USD2009: 24,988 USD2010: 25,712 USD2011: 26,975 USD2012: 28,081 USD2013: 28,259 USD2014: 29,490 USD2015: 30,345 USD2016: 30,851 USD2017: 31,868 USD2018: 33,055 USD2019: 35,440 USD2020: 38,461 USD2021: 42,340 USD2022: 42,719 USD2023: 44,467 USD2024: 47,500 USD020K40K60K19691988200720241969: 2,629 USD1970: 2,859 USD1971: 3,062 USD1972: 3,450 USD1973: 3,940 USD1974: 4,208 USD1975: 4,528 USD1976: 5,102 USD1977: 5,543 USD1978: 6,085 USD1979: 6,784 USD1980: 7,375 USD1981: 8,127 USD1982: 8,344 USD1983: 9,257 USD1984: 9,932 USD1985: 10,317 USD1986: 11,061 USD1987: 11,885 USD1988: 12,727 USD1989: 13,973 USD1990: 14,458 USD1991: 15,060 USD1992: 16,146 USD1993: 16,936 USD1994: 17,586 USD1995: 18,162 USD1996: 18,927 USD1997: 19,887 USD1998: 20,485 USD1999: 20,879 USD2000: 21,476 USD2001: 22,485 USD2002: 22,619 USD2003: 22,918 USD2004: 23,383 USD2005: 23,717 USD2006: 24,829 USD2007: 25,440 USD2008: 25,938 USD2009: 24,988 USD2010: 25,712 USD2011: 26,975 USD2012: 28,081 USD2013: 28,259 USD2014: 29,490 USD2015: 30,345 USD2016: 30,851 USD2017: 31,868 USD2018: 33,055 USD2019: 35,440 USD2020: 38,461 USD2021: 42,340 USD2022: 42,719 USD2023: 44,467 USD2024: 47,500 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
202447,500
202344,467
202242,719
202142,340
202038,461
201935,440
201833,055
201731,868
201630,851
201530,345
201429,490
201328,259
201228,081
201126,975
201025,712
200924,988
200825,938
200725,440
200624,829
200523,717
200423,383
200322,918
200222,619
200122,485
200021,476
199920,879
199820,485
199719,887
199618,927
199518,162
199417,586
199316,936
199216,146
199115,060
199014,458
198913,973
198812,727
198711,885
198611,061
198510,317
19849,932
19839,257
19828,344
19818,127
19807,375
19796,784
19786,085
19775,543
19765,102
19754,528
19744,208
19733,940
19723,450
19713,062
19702,859
19692,629

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2024
Rutherford County47,500
North Carolina65,247
United States73,634

Rutherford 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. Rutherford 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, Rutherford 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, Rutherford 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/rutherford-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, Rutherford 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/rutherford-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, Rutherford 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/rutherford-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Rutherford County?

Per capita personal income in Rutherford County was $47,500 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6.8% from 2023. That is the 93rd highest of 100 counties in 2024.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

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

$47,500 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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