Counties in North Carolina by business revenue: administrative support and waste management (Economic Census), 2022

Mecklenburg County had the highest business revenue: administrative support and waste management (Economic Census) of 95 counties in 2022, at $9.26 billion. Gates County had the lowest, at $428,000. The median was $70.82 million and the figure for North Carolina was $32.85 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,258Mecklenburg County
Lowest0.4Gates County
Median70.895 counties
North Carolina32,845.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Alamance County: 472.7 USD millionAlexander County: 17.3 USD millionAnson County: 23.1 USD millionAshe County: 13 USD millionAvery County: 22.1 USD millionBeaufort County: 128.2 USD millionBertie County: 32.3 USD millionBladen County: 47.9 USD millionBrunswick County: 194.3 USD millionBuncombe County: 651.4 USD millionBurke County: 94.2 USD millionCabarrus County: 434.4 USD millionCaldwell County: 99.7 USD millionCamden County: 4.1 USD millionCarteret County: 110.2 USD millionCaswell County: 2.4 USD millionCatawba County: 362.7 USD millionChatham County: 93.2 USD millionCherokee County: 23.4 USD millionChowan County: 6.2 USD millionCleveland County: 186.7 USD millionColumbus County: 143.8 USD millionCraven County: 188.2 USD millionCumberland County: 576.7 USD millionCurrituck County: 54.2 USD millionDare County: 62.9 USD millionDavidson County: 310.2 USD millionDavie County: 125.5 USD millionDuplin County: 114.8 USD millionDurham County: 964.4 USD millionEdgecombe County: 15 USD millionForsyth County: 1,786.6 USD millionFranklin County: 60.2 USD millionGaston County: 329.6 USD millionGates County: 0.4 USD millionGraham County: 44 USD millionGreene County: 18.3 USD millionGuilford County: 2,134 USD millionHalifax County: 36 USD millionHarnett County: 81 USD millionHaywood County: 72.8 USD millionHenderson County: 179.5 USD millionHertford County: 59.6 USD millionHoke County: 8.1 USD millionIredell County: 529.6 USD millionJackson County: 63.3 USD millionJohnston County: 288.2 USD millionJones County: 3.4 USD millionLee County: 131.8 USD millionLenoir County: 187.9 USD millionLincoln County: 119.7 USD millionMcDowell County: 32.1 USD millionMacon County: 47.3 USD millionMadison County: 8.7 USD millionMartin County: 7.5 USD millionMecklenburg County: 9,258 USD millionMitchell County: 11 USD millionMontgomery County: 126.7 USD millionMoore County: 393.9 USD millionNash County: 199.5 USD millionNew Hanover County: 731 USD millionNorthampton County: 5.5 USD millionOnslow County: 272.7 USD millionOrange County: 269.2 USD millionPamlico County: 2.8 USD millionPasquotank County: 67.6 USD millionPender County: 59.2 USD millionPerquimans County: 17.5 USD millionPerson County: 26.2 USD millionPitt County: 199.7 USD millionPolk County: 33.3 USD millionRandolph County: 123.5 USD millionRichmond County: 29.3 USD millionRobeson County: 100 USD millionRockingham County: 130.4 USD millionRowan County: 197.8 USD millionRutherford County: 75.2 USD millionSampson County: 70.8 USD millionScotland County: 38.1 USD millionStanly County: 86.7 USD millionStokes County: 22.3 USD millionSurry County: 324.4 USD millionSwain County: 9.6 USD millionTransylvania County: 35.7 USD millionUnion County: 479.6 USD millionVance County: 39.3 USD millionWake County: 7,150.7 USD millionWarren County: 4.1 USD millionWashington County: 12.7 USD millionWatauga County: 40.5 USD millionWayne County: 69.5 USD millionWilkes County: 42 USD millionWilson County: 154.6 USD millionYadkin County: 30.8 USD millionYancey County: 11.5 USD million
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USD million, 2022. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all establishments. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Mecklenburg County: 9,258 USD millionMecklenburg County9,258Wake County: 7,150.7 USD millionWake County7,150.7Guilford County: 2,134 USD millionGuilford County2,134Forsyth County: 1,786.6 USD millionForsyth County1,786.6Durham County: 964.4 USD millionDurham County964.4New Hanover County: 731 USD millionNew Hanover County731Buncombe County: 651.4 USD millionBuncombe County651.4Cumberland County: 576.7 USD millionCumberland County576.7Iredell County: 529.6 USD millionIredell County529.6Union County: 479.6 USD millionUnion County479.6Alamance County: 472.7 USD millionAlamance County472.7Cabarrus County: 434.4 USD millionCabarrus County434.4Moore County: 393.9 USD millionMoore County393.9Catawba County: 362.7 USD millionCatawba County362.7Gaston County: 329.6 USD millionGaston County329.6Surry County: 324.4 USD millionSurry County324.4Davidson County: 310.2 USD millionDavidson County310.2Johnston County: 288.2 USD millionJohnston County288.2Onslow County: 272.7 USD millionOnslow County272.7Orange County: 269.2 USD millionOrange County269.2Pitt County: 199.7 USD millionPitt County199.7Nash County: 199.5 USD millionNash County199.5Rowan County: 197.8 USD millionRowan County197.8Brunswick County: 194.3 USD millionBrunswick County194.3Craven County: 188.2 USD millionCraven County188.2Lenoir County: 187.9 USD millionLenoir County187.9Cleveland County: 186.7 USD millionCleveland County186.7Henderson County: 179.5 USD millionHenderson County179.5Wilson County: 154.6 USD millionWilson County154.6Columbus County: 143.8 USD millionColumbus County143.8Lee County: 131.8 USD millionLee County131.8Rockingham County: 130.4 USD millionRockingham County130.4Beaufort County: 128.2 USD millionBeaufort County128.2Montgomery County: 126.7 USD millionMontgomery County126.7Davie County: 125.5 USD millionDavie County125.5Randolph County: 123.5 USD millionRandolph County123.5Lincoln County: 119.7 USD millionLincoln County119.7Duplin County: 114.8 USD millionDuplin County114.8Carteret County: 110.2 USD millionCarteret County110.2Robeson County: 100 USD millionRobeson County100Mecklenburg County: 9,258 USD millionMecklenburg County9,258Wake County: 7,150.7 USD millionWake County7,150.7Guilford County: 2,134 USD millionGuilford County2,134Forsyth County: 1,786.6 USD millionForsyth County1,786.6Durham County: 964.4 USD millionDurham County964.4New Hanover County: 731 USD millionNew Hanover County731Buncombe County: 651.4 USD millionBuncombe County651.4Cumberland County: 576.7 USD millionCumberland County576.7Iredell County: 529.6 USD millionIredell County529.6Union County: 479.6 USD millionUnion County479.6Alamance County: 472.7 USD millionAlamance County472.7Cabarrus County: 434.4 USD millionCabarrus County434.4Moore County: 393.9 USD millionMoore County393.9Catawba County: 362.7 USD millionCatawba County362.7Gaston County: 329.6 USD millionGaston County329.6Surry County: 324.4 USD millionSurry County324.4Davidson County: 310.2 USD millionDavidson County310.2Johnston County: 288.2 USD millionJohnston County288.2Onslow County: 272.7 USD millionOnslow County272.7Orange County: 269.2 USD millionOrange County269.2Pitt County: 199.7 USD millionPitt County199.7Nash County: 199.5 USD millionNash County199.5Rowan County: 197.8 USD millionRowan County197.8Brunswick County: 194.3 USD millionBrunswick County194.3Craven County: 188.2 USD millionCraven County188.2Lenoir County: 187.9 USD millionLenoir County187.9Cleveland County: 186.7 USD millionCleveland County186.7Henderson County: 179.5 USD millionHenderson County179.5Wilson County: 154.6 USD millionWilson County154.6Columbus County: 143.8 USD millionColumbus County143.8Lee County: 131.8 USD millionLee County131.8Rockingham County: 130.4 USD millionRockingham County130.4Beaufort County: 128.2 USD millionBeaufort County128.2Montgomery County: 126.7 USD millionMontgomery County126.7Davie County: 125.5 USD millionDavie County125.5Randolph County: 123.5 USD millionRandolph County123.5Lincoln County: 119.7 USD millionLincoln County119.7Duplin County: 114.8 USD millionDuplin County114.8Carteret County: 110.2 USD millionCarteret County110.2Robeson County: 100 USD millionRobeson County100
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD million
1Mecklenburg County9,258
2Wake County7,150.7
3Guilford County2,134
4Forsyth County1,786.6
5Durham County964.4
6New Hanover County731
7Buncombe County651.4
8Cumberland County576.7
9Iredell County529.6
10Union County479.6
11Alamance County472.7
12Cabarrus County434.4
13Moore County393.9
14Catawba County362.7
15Gaston County329.6
16Surry County324.4
17Davidson County310.2
18Johnston County288.2
19Onslow County272.7
20Orange County269.2
21Pitt County199.7
22Nash County199.5
23Rowan County197.8
24Brunswick County194.3
25Craven County188.2
26Lenoir County187.9
27Cleveland County186.7
28Henderson County179.5
29Wilson County154.6
30Columbus County143.8
31Lee County131.8
32Rockingham County130.4
33Beaufort County128.2
34Montgomery County126.7
35Davie County125.5
36Randolph County123.5
37Lincoln County119.7
38Duplin County114.8
39Carteret County110.2
40Robeson County100
41Caldwell County99.7
42Burke County94.2
43Chatham County93.2
44Stanly County86.7
45Harnett County81
46Rutherford County75.2
47Haywood County72.8
48Sampson County70.8
49Wayne County69.5
50Pasquotank County67.6
51Jackson County63.3
52Dare County62.9
53Franklin County60.2
54Hertford County59.6
55Pender County59.2
56Currituck County54.2
57Bladen County47.9
58Macon County47.3
59Graham County44
60Wilkes County42
61Watauga County40.5
62Vance County39.3
63Scotland County38.1
64Halifax County36
65Transylvania County35.7
66Polk County33.3
67Bertie County32.3
68McDowell County32.1
69Yadkin County30.8
70Richmond County29.3
71Person County26.2
72Cherokee County23.4
73Anson County23.1
74Stokes County22.3
75Avery County22.1
76Greene County18.3
77Perquimans County17.5
78Alexander County17.3
79Edgecombe County15
80Ashe County13
81Washington County12.7
82Yancey County11.5
83Mitchell County11
84Swain County9.6
85Madison County8.7
86Hoke County8.1
87Martin County7.5
88Chowan County6.2
89Northampton County5.5
90Warren County4.1
91Camden County4.1
92Jones County3.4
93Pamlico County2.8
94Caswell County2.4
95Gates County0.4

About this ranking

Sales, value of shipments or revenue of employer establishments in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), in millions of current US dollars, from the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census.

Economic Census, taken every five years: values exist for 2017 and 2022 only, and the 2027 census publishes about 2029. Revenue of employer establishments located in the place, in millions of current US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; nonemployers (nonemployer_receipts_usd_*) are not included, and government owned establishments are generally out of scope. Manufacturing is the value of shipments and wholesale and retail trade are sales, so an establishment selling to another counts in both and sectors do not add up to output or GDP. Cells that would disclose individual companies (flag D) or that Census does not publish are missing here, not zero; counties are published for 14 of the 18 sectors. Sectors follow NAICS 2017 for 2017 and NAICS 2022 for 2022.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all establishments. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2022/sector00/EC2200BASIC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all establishments, Counties in North Carolina by business revenue: administrative support and waste management (Economic Census), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 12 Dec. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2022/sector00/EC2200BASIC.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-administrative-support/north-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest business revenue: administrative support and waste management (Economic Census)?

Mecklenburg County, with $9.26 billion in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest business revenue: administrative support and waste management (Economic Census)?

Gates County, with $428,000 in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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