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

Durham County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2013, at $114,512. Caswell County had the lowest, at $13,519. The median was $29,177 and the figure for North Carolina was $47,033. Source: BEA.

Highest114,512Durham County
Lowest13,519Caswell County
Median29,177100 counties
North Carolina47,033History

Top 40 counties, 2013

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Durham CountyDurham County: 114,512 USD114,512Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 89,391 USD89,391Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 62,449 USD62,449Guilford CountyGuilford County: 60,539 USD60,539Wake CountyWake County: 58,970 USD58,970Wilson CountyWilson County: 51,977 USD51,977Dare CountyDare County: 51,645 USD51,645Orange CountyOrange County: 51,289 USD51,289New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 49,977 USD49,977Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 49,821 USD49,821Catawba CountyCatawba County: 48,962 USD48,962Craven CountyCraven County: 45,647 USD45,647Pitt CountyPitt County: 45,333 USD45,333Lee CountyLee County: 45,099 USD45,099Nash CountyNash County: 43,908 USD43,908Iredell CountyIredell County: 43,736 USD43,736Bladen CountyBladen County: 43,642 USD43,642Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 43,609 USD43,609Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 42,796 USD42,796Onslow CountyOnslow County: 42,225 USD42,225Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 41,225 USD41,225Person CountyPerson County: 40,382 USD40,382Granville CountyGranville County: 39,991 USD39,991Duplin CountyDuplin County: 39,296 USD39,296Swain CountySwain County: 37,835 USD37,835Wayne CountyWayne County: 37,632 USD37,632Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 35,624 USD35,624Richmond CountyRichmond County: 35,536 USD35,536Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 35,395 USD35,395Watauga CountyWatauga County: 35,076 USD35,076Alamance CountyAlamance County: 34,995 USD34,995Hyde CountyHyde County: 34,650 USD34,650Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 34,503 USD34,503Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 34,059 USD34,059Tyrrell CountyTyrrell County: 32,883 USD32,883Sampson CountySampson County: 32,596 USD32,596Henderson CountyHenderson County: 32,434 USD32,434Rowan CountyRowan County: 32,180 USD32,180Moore CountyMoore County: 32,140 USD32,140Bertie CountyBertie County: 32,081 USD32,081
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD
Change on 2012
1Durham County114,512+1.7%
2Mecklenburg County89,391-1.8%
3Forsyth County62,449+4.1%
4Guilford County60,539+4.4%
5Wake County58,970+5.1%
6Wilson County51,977-0.3%
7Dare County51,645+4.8%
8Orange County51,289+4.4%
9New Hanover County49,977+6.2%
10Cumberland County49,821+0.2%
11Catawba County48,962+2.1%
12Craven County45,647+7.6%
13Pitt County45,333+8.3%
14Lee County45,099+3.2%
15Nash County43,908+6.4%
16Iredell County43,736+5.4%
17Bladen County43,642+2.4%
18Lenoir County43,609+7.2%
19Buncombe County42,796+3.7%
20Onslow County42,225-1.9%
21Beaufort County41,225+13.8%
22Person County40,382-15.3%
23Granville County39,991+2.2%
24Duplin County39,296+8.7%
25Swain County37,835+10.5%
26Wayne County37,632+5.9%
27Rockingham County35,624-4.2%
28Richmond County35,536-2%
29Pasquotank County35,395+3.8%
30Watauga County35,076+2.1%
31Alamance County34,995+5%
32Hyde County34,650-3.1%
33Brunswick County34,503+0.2%
34Cleveland County34,059+15.4%
35Tyrrell County32,883+19.5%
36Sampson County32,596+8.7%
37Henderson County32,434+4.1%
38Rowan County32,180+0.9%
39Moore County32,140+2.8%
40Bertie County32,081+4.5%
41McDowell County31,839+9%
42Montgomery County31,408+9.4%
43Hertford County31,176-1.4%
44Cabarrus County31,167-1.5%
45Avery County30,870-2.7%
46Gaston County30,308+4.3%
47Wilkes County30,118+3%
48Scotland County29,793+15%
49Jackson County29,281+3.6%
50Surry County29,270+2.7%
51Mitchell County29,084+0.9%
52Chowan County29,063+3.5%
53Martin County29,003+3.3%
54Union County28,907+2.9%
55Burke County28,869+3.9%
56Carteret County28,698+1.6%
57Macon County28,496+3.6%
58Anson County28,403+6.6%
59Alleghany County28,123+11.9%
60Edgecombe County27,182-3.7%
61Stanly County26,870+2.7%
62Vance County26,779+3.1%
63Randolph County26,776+0.5%
64Graham County26,712+14.9%
65Ashe County26,660-2%
66Lincoln County26,568+13.4%
67Halifax County26,309+4.1%
68Stokes County26,292-10.1%
69Columbus County26,105+9.4%
70Cherokee County26,046+3.1%
71Johnston County26,013+9.5%
72Haywood County26,001+1%
73Currituck County25,449+4.4%
74Caldwell County25,212+3.2%
75Rutherford County25,041+7.5%
76Transylvania County24,498+1.4%
77Davidson County24,484+3.8%
78Davie County24,072+15.7%
79Robeson County23,501+5.8%
80Yadkin County23,400+8.4%
81Polk County22,840+12.6%
82Northampton County22,710-2.1%
83Chatham County22,466-3.9%
84Washington County21,825+0.8%
85Pender County21,766+4.1%
86Greene County21,125+13%
87Pamlico County21,100-0.4%
88Franklin County20,875+8.1%
89Jones County20,398+1.7%
90Yancey County20,120-1.1%
91Alexander County19,313+6.7%
92Clay County17,268+1.9%
93Camden County17,257-4.5%
94Harnett County16,563+2.4%
95Madison County16,315+0.8%
96Hoke County16,040+5.3%
97Warren County15,547-3.1%
98Perquimans County15,546-5.9%
99Gates County13,615+3.8%
100Caswell County13,519-0.9%

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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.

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

Durham County, with $114,512 in 2013, according to BEA.

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

Caswell County, with $13,519 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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