Counties in North Carolina by business revenue: other services (Economic Census), 2022

Mecklenburg County had the highest business revenue: other services (Economic Census) of 85 counties in 2022, at $3.7 billion. Graham County had the lowest, at $2.44 million. The median was $56.24 million and the figure for North Carolina was $17.22 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,695.7Mecklenburg County
Lowest2.4Graham County
Median56.285 counties
North Carolina17,223.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Alamance County: 193.6 USD millionAlleghany County: 5.8 USD millionAnson County: 9.6 USD millionAshe County: 16.4 USD millionAvery County: 34.1 USD millionBeaufort County: 37.7 USD millionBertie County: 5.7 USD millionBladen County: 17.4 USD millionBrunswick County: 91.9 USD millionBuncombe County: 779.3 USD millionBurke County: 75.2 USD millionCabarrus County: 241.5 USD millionCamden County: 4.4 USD millionCarteret County: 96.2 USD millionCaswell County: 4.3 USD millionCatawba County: 189.4 USD millionChatham County: 69.3 USD millionCherokee County: 13.9 USD millionChowan County: 6.9 USD millionClay County: 4.1 USD millionCleveland County: 75.2 USD millionColumbus County: 23.2 USD millionCraven County: 75 USD millionCumberland County: 329.4 USD millionCurrituck County: 30.5 USD millionDare County: 56 USD millionDavidson County: 118.2 USD millionDavie County: 29.3 USD millionDurham County: 1,968 USD millionEdgecombe County: 24.8 USD millionForsyth County: 610.4 USD millionFranklin County: 49.2 USD millionGaston County: 230.6 USD millionGates County: 5.9 USD millionGraham County: 2.4 USD millionGranville County: 26.2 USD millionGreene County: 14 USD millionGuilford County: 1,494.1 USD millionHarnett County: 79 USD millionHaywood County: 70.5 USD millionHenderson County: 135.9 USD millionHoke County: 13.2 USD millionIredell County: 278.4 USD millionJackson County: 37.6 USD millionJohnston County: 144.2 USD millionLee County: 56.9 USD millionLenoir County: 55.4 USD millionLincoln County: 83.3 USD millionMcDowell County: 44.5 USD millionMacon County: 71.3 USD millionMadison County: 9.9 USD millionMartin County: 25 USD millionMecklenburg County: 3,695.7 USD millionMitchell County: 8.5 USD millionMontgomery County: 24.8 USD millionMoore County: 117.9 USD millionNash County: 139.5 USD millionNew Hanover County: 420 USD millionOnslow County: 132.9 USD millionOrange County: 378.5 USD millionPasquotank County: 40.7 USD millionPender County: 45.7 USD millionPerquimans County: 13.9 USD millionPerson County: 30.6 USD millionPitt County: 160.6 USD millionPolk County: 12.6 USD millionRandolph County: 99.5 USD millionRobeson County: 44.6 USD millionRockingham County: 56.2 USD millionRowan County: 114.6 USD millionRutherford County: 62.2 USD millionSampson County: 57 USD millionStanly County: 57.3 USD millionSurry County: 77.8 USD millionTransylvania County: 35.2 USD millionUnion County: 249.2 USD millionVance County: 34.1 USD millionWake County: 2,344.2 USD millionWarren County: 7.6 USD millionWashington County: 5.8 USD millionWatauga County: 63.8 USD millionWayne County: 97.5 USD millionWilkes County: 34.1 USD millionWilson County: 92.6 USD millionYancey County: 14.1 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 other services (NAICS 81), all establishments. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Mecklenburg County: 3,695.7 USD millionMecklenburg County3,695.7Wake County: 2,344.2 USD millionWake County2,344.2Durham County: 1,968 USD millionDurham County1,968Guilford County: 1,494.1 USD millionGuilford County1,494.1Buncombe County: 779.3 USD millionBuncombe County779.3Forsyth County: 610.4 USD millionForsyth County610.4New Hanover County: 420 USD millionNew Hanover County420Orange County: 378.5 USD millionOrange County378.5Cumberland County: 329.4 USD millionCumberland County329.4Iredell County: 278.4 USD millionIredell County278.4Union County: 249.2 USD millionUnion County249.2Cabarrus County: 241.5 USD millionCabarrus County241.5Gaston County: 230.6 USD millionGaston County230.6Alamance County: 193.6 USD millionAlamance County193.6Catawba County: 189.4 USD millionCatawba County189.4Pitt County: 160.6 USD millionPitt County160.6Johnston County: 144.2 USD millionJohnston County144.2Nash County: 139.5 USD millionNash County139.5Henderson County: 135.9 USD millionHenderson County135.9Onslow County: 132.9 USD millionOnslow County132.9Davidson County: 118.2 USD millionDavidson County118.2Moore County: 117.9 USD millionMoore County117.9Rowan County: 114.6 USD millionRowan County114.6Randolph County: 99.5 USD millionRandolph County99.5Wayne County: 97.5 USD millionWayne County97.5Carteret County: 96.2 USD millionCarteret County96.2Wilson County: 92.6 USD millionWilson County92.6Brunswick County: 91.9 USD millionBrunswick County91.9Lincoln County: 83.3 USD millionLincoln County83.3Harnett County: 79 USD millionHarnett County79Surry County: 77.8 USD millionSurry County77.8Burke County: 75.2 USD millionBurke County75.2Cleveland County: 75.2 USD millionCleveland County75.2Craven County: 75 USD millionCraven County75Macon County: 71.3 USD millionMacon County71.3Haywood County: 70.5 USD millionHaywood County70.5Chatham County: 69.3 USD millionChatham County69.3Watauga County: 63.8 USD millionWatauga County63.8Rutherford County: 62.2 USD millionRutherford County62.2Stanly County: 57.3 USD millionStanly County57.3Mecklenburg County: 3,695.7 USD millionMecklenburg County3,695.7Wake County: 2,344.2 USD millionWake County2,344.2Durham County: 1,968 USD millionDurham County1,968Guilford County: 1,494.1 USD millionGuilford County1,494.1Buncombe County: 779.3 USD millionBuncombe County779.3Forsyth County: 610.4 USD millionForsyth County610.4New Hanover County: 420 USD millionNew Hanover County420Orange County: 378.5 USD millionOrange County378.5Cumberland County: 329.4 USD millionCumberland County329.4Iredell County: 278.4 USD millionIredell County278.4Union County: 249.2 USD millionUnion County249.2Cabarrus County: 241.5 USD millionCabarrus County241.5Gaston County: 230.6 USD millionGaston County230.6Alamance County: 193.6 USD millionAlamance County193.6Catawba County: 189.4 USD millionCatawba County189.4Pitt County: 160.6 USD millionPitt County160.6Johnston County: 144.2 USD millionJohnston County144.2Nash County: 139.5 USD millionNash County139.5Henderson County: 135.9 USD millionHenderson County135.9Onslow County: 132.9 USD millionOnslow County132.9Davidson County: 118.2 USD millionDavidson County118.2Moore County: 117.9 USD millionMoore County117.9Rowan County: 114.6 USD millionRowan County114.6Randolph County: 99.5 USD millionRandolph County99.5Wayne County: 97.5 USD millionWayne County97.5Carteret County: 96.2 USD millionCarteret County96.2Wilson County: 92.6 USD millionWilson County92.6Brunswick County: 91.9 USD millionBrunswick County91.9Lincoln County: 83.3 USD millionLincoln County83.3Harnett County: 79 USD millionHarnett County79Surry County: 77.8 USD millionSurry County77.8Burke County: 75.2 USD millionBurke County75.2Cleveland County: 75.2 USD millionCleveland County75.2Craven County: 75 USD millionCraven County75Macon County: 71.3 USD millionMacon County71.3Haywood County: 70.5 USD millionHaywood County70.5Chatham County: 69.3 USD millionChatham County69.3Watauga County: 63.8 USD millionWatauga County63.8Rutherford County: 62.2 USD millionRutherford County62.2Stanly County: 57.3 USD millionStanly County57.3
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of other services (NAICS 81), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD million
1Mecklenburg County3,695.7
2Wake County2,344.2
3Durham County1,968
4Guilford County1,494.1
5Buncombe County779.3
6Forsyth County610.4
7New Hanover County420
8Orange County378.5
9Cumberland County329.4
10Iredell County278.4
11Union County249.2
12Cabarrus County241.5
13Gaston County230.6
14Alamance County193.6
15Catawba County189.4
16Pitt County160.6
17Johnston County144.2
18Nash County139.5
19Henderson County135.9
20Onslow County132.9
21Davidson County118.2
22Moore County117.9
23Rowan County114.6
24Randolph County99.5
25Wayne County97.5
26Carteret County96.2
27Wilson County92.6
28Brunswick County91.9
29Lincoln County83.3
30Harnett County79
31Surry County77.8
32Burke County75.2
32Cleveland County75.2
34Craven County75
35Macon County71.3
36Haywood County70.5
37Chatham County69.3
38Watauga County63.8
39Rutherford County62.2
40Stanly County57.3
41Sampson County57
42Lee County56.9
43Rockingham County56.2
44Dare County56
45Lenoir County55.4
46Franklin County49.2
47Pender County45.7
48Robeson County44.6
49McDowell County44.5
50Pasquotank County40.7
51Beaufort County37.7
52Jackson County37.6
53Transylvania County35.2
54Vance County34.1
55Avery County34.1
56Wilkes County34.1
57Person County30.6
58Currituck County30.5
59Davie County29.3
60Granville County26.2
61Martin County25
62Edgecombe County24.8
63Montgomery County24.8
64Columbus County23.2
65Bladen County17.4
66Ashe County16.4
67Yancey County14.1
68Greene County14
69Cherokee County13.9
70Perquimans County13.9
71Hoke County13.2
72Polk County12.6
73Madison County9.9
74Anson County9.6
75Mitchell County8.5
76Warren County7.6
77Chowan County6.9
78Gates County5.9
79Alleghany County5.8
80Washington County5.8
81Bertie County5.7
82Camden County4.4
83Caswell County4.3
84Clay County4.1
85Graham County2.4

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Sales, value of shipments or revenue of employer establishments in other services (repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services, and civic organizations) (NAICS 81), in millions of current US dollars, from the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census. Excludes religious organizations, labor unions, political organizations and private households (NAICS 8131, 81393, 81394 and 814).

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. 5 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 other services (NAICS 81), all establishments. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2022/sector00/EC2200BASIC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of other services (NAICS 81), all establishments (Counties in North Carolina by business revenue: other services (Economic Census), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2022/sector00/EC2200BASIC.zip

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Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of other services (NAICS 81), all establishments, Counties in North Carolina by business revenue: other services (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-other-services/north-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest business revenue: other services (Economic Census)?

Mecklenburg County, with $3.7 billion in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest business revenue: other services (Economic Census)?

Graham County, with $2.44 million 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 other services (NAICS 81), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 5 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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