Counties in North Carolina by real GDP growth

Anson County had the highest real GDP growth of 100 counties in 2022, at 12.9%. Tyrrell County had the lowest, at -11.3%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for North Carolina was 4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest12.9Anson County
Lowest-11.3Tyrrell County
Median2.7100 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2022

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Anson CountyAnson County: 12.9 %12.9Hoke CountyHoke County: 10 %10Moore CountyMoore County: 8.7 %8.7Union CountyUnion County: 8.6 %8.6Chatham CountyChatham County: 8.3 %8.3Richmond CountyRichmond County: 8.3 %8.3McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 7.4 %7.4Jones CountyJones County: 6.4 %6.4Alexander CountyAlexander County: 6.2 %6.2Duplin CountyDuplin County: 6.1 %6.1Johnston CountyJohnston County: 6 %6Clay CountyClay County: 5.9 %5.9Orange CountyOrange County: 5.5 %5.5Bladen CountyBladen County: 5.2 %5.2Macon CountyMacon County: 5.2 %5.2Wake CountyWake County: 5.1 %5.1Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 5 %5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 5 %5Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 5 %5Burke CountyBurke County: 4.7 %4.7Stokes CountyStokes County: 4.6 %4.6Chowan CountyChowan County: 4.3 %4.3Henderson CountyHenderson County: 4.3 %4.3Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 4.3 %4.3Durham CountyDurham County: 4.2 %4.2Gaston CountyGaston County: 4.2 %4.2Carteret CountyCarteret County: 4.1 %4.1Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 4 %4Hyde CountyHyde County: 3.8 %3.8Sampson CountySampson County: 3.8 %3.8Scotland CountyScotland County: 3.8 %3.8Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 3.7 %3.7Robeson CountyRobeson County: 3.7 %3.7Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 3.6 %3.6Granville CountyGranville County: 3.5 %3.5Guilford CountyGuilford County: 3.5 %3.5Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 3.5 %3.5New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 3.5 %3.5Bertie CountyBertie County: 3.4 %3.4Polk CountyPolk County: 3.3 %3.3
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Anson County12.9+6.5 pts
2Hoke County10+13.7 pts
3Moore County8.7+5.2 pts
4Union County8.6+1.5 pts
5Chatham County8.3+5.6 pts
5Richmond County8.3+7.8 pts
7McDowell County7.4+13.8 pts
8Jones County6.4-41.8 pts
9Alexander County6.2+0.1 pts
10Duplin County6.1-7.4 pts
11Johnston County6+3 pts
12Clay County5.9+5.8 pts
13Orange County5.5-0.5 pts
14Bladen County5.2-1.2 pts
14Macon County5.2+6.8 pts
16Wake County5.1-4.2 pts
17Cleveland County5+1.8 pts
17Lincoln County5-0.8 pts
17Transylvania County5+5.8 pts
20Burke County4.7+0.7 pts
21Stokes County4.6-14.8 pts
22Chowan County4.3-4.4 pts
22Henderson County4.3-0.7 pts
22Mecklenburg County4.3-2.3 pts
25Durham County4.2-2.7 pts
25Gaston County4.2-2.6 pts
27Carteret County4.1-2.8 pts
28Brunswick County4+0.1 pts
29Hyde County3.8+0.4 pts
29Sampson County3.8-7 pts
29Scotland County3.8-0.5 pts
32Cherokee County3.7+2.9 pts
32Robeson County3.7+1.7 pts
34Cabarrus County3.6-4 pts
35Granville County3.5+3.5 pts
35Guilford County3.5-0.5 pts
35Lenoir County3.5-2.1 pts
35New Hanover County3.5-5.1 pts
39Bertie County3.4-3.1 pts
40Polk County3.3-4.2 pts
40Watauga County3.3-2.9 pts
42Franklin County3.1+0.4 pts
42Pitt County3.1+0.4 pts
44Forsyth County3-3.5 pts
44Pasquotank County3-1.2 pts
44Person County3+1.5 pts
44Wilkes County3-1.3 pts
48Buncombe County2.9-5.2 pts
48Currituck County2.9-7.1 pts
50Stanly County2.8-2.3 pts
51Rockingham County2.6+1.6 pts
52Montgomery County2.5+0.7 pts
53Davidson County2.2-2.4 pts
54Catawba County2.1-3.9 pts
55Alleghany County2-1.4 pts
55Rutherford County2-1.6 pts
57Harnett County1.9-4.1 pts
57Jackson County1.9-3.9 pts
57Madison County1.9-4.7 pts
60Perquimans County1.8-9.2 pts
61Surry County1.6-5.1 pts
62Iredell County1.4-7.1 pts
62Lee County1.4-2 pts
62Onslow County1.4-4 pts
65Greene County1.3-15 pts
65Pender County1.3-16.1 pts
67Avery County1.2-2.8 pts
67Nash County1.2-2.1 pts
69Wilson County1.1+2 pts
70Caldwell County0.7+2 pts
71Wayne County0.6-4.8 pts
72Yadkin County0.5-10.1 pts
73Haywood County0.4-1.4 pts
73Rowan County0.4-6.4 pts
75Cumberland County0.2-4.6 pts
76Alamance County0-6.4 pts
77Randolph County-0.1-4.5 pts
78Swain County-0.2-4.5 pts
79Ashe County-0.6-0.9 pts
79Columbus County-0.6-4.4 pts
81Beaufort County-0.9-3.3 pts
81Hertford County-0.9-3.5 pts
83Vance County-1.1-8.3 pts
84Dare County-1.2-15.1 pts
84Davie County-1.2-6.3 pts
84Yancey County-1.2-0.2 pts
87Halifax County-1.4-4.2 pts
88Northampton County-1.5-6.6 pts
89Craven County-1.9-6.2 pts
90Pamlico County-2.6-8.5 pts
91Caswell County-3.4-4.6 pts
92Edgecombe County-4.1-10 pts
93Camden County-4.3-18.3 pts
94Gates County-5.1-5.1 pts
95Graham County-5.7-6.9 pts
96Martin County-6.6-8.5 pts
97Mitchell County-7.3-7.8 pts
98Warren County-7.8-16.7 pts
99Washington County-9.6-23.2 pts
100Tyrrell County-11.3-14.5 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Anson County, with 12.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Tyrrell County, with -11.3% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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