Counties in North Carolina by GDP per capita (US dollars), 2024

Durham County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2024, at $155,083. Camden County had the lowest, at $20,215. The median was $48,336 and the figure for North Carolina was $77,372. Source: BEA.

Highest155,083Durham County
Lowest20,215Camden County
Median48,336100 counties
North Carolina77,372History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Durham CountyDurham County: 155,083 USD155,083Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 154,287 USD154,287Wake CountyWake County: 104,206 USD104,206New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 86,470 USD86,470Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 86,333 USD86,333Orange CountyOrange County: 85,485 USD85,485Guilford CountyGuilford County: 84,008 USD84,008Dare CountyDare County: 80,855 USD80,855Granville CountyGranville County: 80,282 USD80,282Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 76,151 USD76,151Catawba CountyCatawba County: 74,248 USD74,248Nash CountyNash County: 73,259 USD73,259Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 72,229 USD72,229Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 70,120 USD70,120Pitt CountyPitt County: 69,303 USD69,303Craven CountyCraven County: 66,362 USD66,362Swain CountySwain County: 65,707 USD65,707Iredell CountyIredell County: 65,653 USD65,653Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 65,552 USD65,552Wilson CountyWilson County: 64,611 USD64,611Bladen CountyBladen County: 62,604 USD62,604Richmond CountyRichmond County: 62,372 USD62,372Lee CountyLee County: 62,176 USD62,176McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 61,116 USD61,116Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 58,960 USD58,960Onslow CountyOnslow County: 58,706 USD58,706Watauga CountyWatauga County: 58,050 USD58,050Duplin CountyDuplin County: 57,666 USD57,666Wayne CountyWayne County: 56,254 USD56,254Hertford CountyHertford County: 56,158 USD56,158Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 55,742 USD55,742Macon CountyMacon County: 55,008 USD55,008Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 53,270 USD53,270Carteret CountyCarteret County: 53,223 USD53,223Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 53,149 USD53,149Moore CountyMoore County: 52,975 USD52,975Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 52,923 USD52,923Henderson CountyHenderson County: 52,759 USD52,759Person CountyPerson County: 52,369 USD52,369Chowan CountyChowan County: 52,051 USD52,051
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Durham County155,083+6.7%
2Mecklenburg County154,287+4.3%
3Wake County104,206+4%
4New Hanover County86,470+4.5%
5Forsyth County86,333+2.5%
6Orange County85,485+5.2%
7Guilford County84,008+4.4%
8Dare County80,855+2.6%
9Granville County80,282+4.8%
10Buncombe County76,151+4.8%
11Catawba County74,248+2.8%
12Nash County73,259+4.9%
13Cumberland County72,229+5.6%
14Transylvania County70,120+2.6%
15Pitt County69,303+4.9%
16Craven County66,362+5.8%
17Swain County65,707+4%
18Iredell County65,653-1%
19Lenoir County65,552+3.9%
20Wilson County64,611+4.3%
21Bladen County62,604+1.7%
22Richmond County62,372+2.8%
23Lee County62,176+11.3%
24McDowell County61,116+6.8%
25Cleveland County58,960+2.9%
26Onslow County58,706+5.6%
27Watauga County58,050+5.1%
28Duplin County57,666+5.5%
29Wayne County56,254+4%
30Hertford County56,158+2.5%
31Montgomery County55,742+3.3%
32Macon County55,008+1%
33Pasquotank County53,270+4.6%
34Carteret County53,223+6.3%
35Beaufort County53,149+5.1%
36Moore County52,975+5.3%
37Cabarrus County52,923+7.8%
38Henderson County52,759+5.5%
39Person County52,369+9.6%
40Chowan County52,051+0.3%
41Anson County51,943+9%
42Rowan County51,414+3%
43Hyde County50,333+6.8%
44Avery County49,987+3.2%
45Union County49,784+5.2%
46Surry County49,478+3.9%
47Alamance County49,248+2.5%
48Wilkes County48,855+5.2%
49Lincoln County48,610+7.8%
50Brunswick County48,359-0.7%
51Jackson County48,314+3.7%
52Bertie County47,106+6.7%
53Gaston County46,545+5%
54Johnston County46,331+6.9%
55Scotland County46,019+6%
56Mitchell County45,329-17.9%
57Northampton County44,563+13.1%
58Davie County43,508+2.1%
59Robeson County42,527+1.8%
60Sampson County42,186+7.8%
61Burke County42,062+6%
62Stanly County41,363+3.4%
63Haywood County41,256+3.2%
64Halifax County41,206+5.2%
65Rockingham County41,122+4.6%
66Caldwell County40,971+4.6%
67Edgecombe County40,522+3.4%
68Randolph County40,376+9.6%
69Graham County40,331+2.6%
70Davidson County40,071+3.8%
71Vance County39,892+4.5%
72Ashe County39,219+5.2%
73Cherokee County38,969+5.6%
74Columbus County38,312+1.2%
75Stokes County38,297+5.8%
76Rutherford County37,967+3.5%
77Martin County37,543+2.8%
78Alleghany County36,910+5.6%
79Franklin County36,147+6%
80Polk County36,146+4.1%
81Pender County35,909+5.4%
82Tyrrell County35,733-10.1%
83Currituck County35,624+2.5%
84Yadkin County35,100+5.7%
85Chatham County34,807+1.8%
86Washington County33,386+4.2%
87Alexander County32,608+4.4%
88Jones County32,405+8.1%
89Yancey County31,859+3.9%
90Greene County30,301+11.2%
91Pamlico County30,116-2%
92Hoke County29,609+7.4%
93Perquimans County29,097-1.3%
94Madison County28,281+8.7%
95Clay County27,256+2.4%
96Harnett County27,141+3.3%
97Caswell County23,758+9.5%
98Gates County23,301+4%
99Warren County21,344+3.5%
100Camden County20,215-0%

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Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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.

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Which county has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Durham County, with $155,083 in 2024, according to BEA.

Which county has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Camden County, with $20,215 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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