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Per capita personal income in Wilkes County

Per capita personal income in Wilkes County was $52,892 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6.6% from 2023. That is the 60th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

2024, USD52,892
Change on 2023+6.6%
Rank60th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high52,8922024
Series low2,7181969

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Per capita personal income in Wilkes County, 1969 to 2024

020K40K60K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 2,718 USD1970: 2,860 USD1971: 3,112 USD1972: 3,390 USD1973: 3,929 USD1974: 4,254 USD1975: 4,673 USD1976: 5,170 USD1977: 5,845 USD1978: 6,039 USD1979: 6,521 USD1980: 7,255 USD1981: 8,080 USD1982: 8,393 USD1983: 9,211 USD1984: 10,667 USD1985: 11,020 USD1986: 11,953 USD1987: 12,538 USD1988: 13,668 USD1989: 14,989 USD1990: 15,824 USD1991: 16,049 USD1992: 16,989 USD1993: 17,860 USD1994: 18,724 USD1995: 19,464 USD1996: 19,877 USD1997: 20,901 USD1998: 22,439 USD1999: 23,124 USD2000: 23,917 USD2001: 24,125 USD2002: 23,165 USD2003: 23,657 USD2004: 25,791 USD2005: 27,351 USD2006: 28,334 USD2007: 28,078 USD2008: 27,902 USD2009: 27,874 USD2010: 28,425 USD2011: 29,164 USD2012: 30,296 USD2013: 30,588 USD2014: 32,135 USD2015: 34,646 USD2016: 34,846 USD2017: 36,667 USD2018: 37,274 USD2019: 38,686 USD2020: 41,241 USD2021: 46,135 USD2022: 49,209 USD2023: 49,607 USD2024: 52,892 USD020K40K60K19691988200720241969: 2,718 USD1970: 2,860 USD1971: 3,112 USD1972: 3,390 USD1973: 3,929 USD1974: 4,254 USD1975: 4,673 USD1976: 5,170 USD1977: 5,845 USD1978: 6,039 USD1979: 6,521 USD1980: 7,255 USD1981: 8,080 USD1982: 8,393 USD1983: 9,211 USD1984: 10,667 USD1985: 11,020 USD1986: 11,953 USD1987: 12,538 USD1988: 13,668 USD1989: 14,989 USD1990: 15,824 USD1991: 16,049 USD1992: 16,989 USD1993: 17,860 USD1994: 18,724 USD1995: 19,464 USD1996: 19,877 USD1997: 20,901 USD1998: 22,439 USD1999: 23,124 USD2000: 23,917 USD2001: 24,125 USD2002: 23,165 USD2003: 23,657 USD2004: 25,791 USD2005: 27,351 USD2006: 28,334 USD2007: 28,078 USD2008: 27,902 USD2009: 27,874 USD2010: 28,425 USD2011: 29,164 USD2012: 30,296 USD2013: 30,588 USD2014: 32,135 USD2015: 34,646 USD2016: 34,846 USD2017: 36,667 USD2018: 37,274 USD2019: 38,686 USD2020: 41,241 USD2021: 46,135 USD2022: 49,209 USD2023: 49,607 USD2024: 52,892 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
202452,892
202349,607
202249,209
202146,135
202041,241
201938,686
201837,274
201736,667
201634,846
201534,646
201432,135
201330,588
201230,296
201129,164
201028,425
200927,874
200827,902
200728,078
200628,334
200527,351
200425,791
200323,657
200223,165
200124,125
200023,917
199923,124
199822,439
199720,901
199619,877
199519,464
199418,724
199317,860
199216,989
199116,049
199015,824
198914,989
198813,668
198712,538
198611,953
198511,020
198410,667
19839,211
19828,393
19818,080
19807,255
19796,521
19786,039
19775,845
19765,170
19754,673
19744,254
19733,929
19723,390
19713,112
19702,860
19692,718

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2024
Wilkes County52,892
North Carolina65,247
United States73,634

Wilkes 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. Wilkes 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, Wilkes 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, Wilkes 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/wilkes-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, Wilkes 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/wilkes-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, Wilkes 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/wilkes-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Wilkes County?

Per capita personal income in Wilkes County was $52,892 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6.6% from 2023. That is the 60th 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 Wilkes County?

$52,892 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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