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

Durham County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2014, at $110,298. Caswell County had the lowest, at $14,719. The median was $30,571 and the figure for North Carolina was $48,831. Source: BEA.

Highest110,298Durham County
Lowest14,719Caswell County
Median30,571100 counties
North Carolina48,831History

Top 40 counties, 2014

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Durham CountyDurham County: 110,298 USD110,298Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 93,293 USD93,293Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 65,358 USD65,358Wake CountyWake County: 61,818 USD61,818Guilford CountyGuilford County: 61,315 USD61,315Nash CountyNash County: 60,326 USD60,326Dare CountyDare County: 56,184 USD56,184Orange CountyOrange County: 53,456 USD53,456New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 52,781 USD52,781Wilson CountyWilson County: 51,053 USD51,053Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 50,797 USD50,797Catawba CountyCatawba County: 50,436 USD50,436Craven CountyCraven County: 48,351 USD48,351Pitt CountyPitt County: 47,994 USD47,994Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 46,654 USD46,654Lee CountyLee County: 46,516 USD46,516Person CountyPerson County: 45,939 USD45,939Iredell CountyIredell County: 45,602 USD45,602Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 45,143 USD45,143Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 43,974 USD43,974Bladen CountyBladen County: 43,103 USD43,103Onslow CountyOnslow County: 42,835 USD42,835Duplin CountyDuplin County: 41,173 USD41,173Granville CountyGranville County: 38,297 USD38,297Swain CountySwain County: 37,738 USD37,738Wayne CountyWayne County: 37,663 USD37,663Scotland CountyScotland County: 37,529 USD37,529Richmond CountyRichmond County: 36,977 USD36,977Watauga CountyWatauga County: 36,286 USD36,286Alamance CountyAlamance County: 36,141 USD36,141Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 35,825 USD35,825Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 35,663 USD35,663Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 35,381 USD35,381Moore CountyMoore County: 34,375 USD34,375Henderson CountyHenderson County: 33,694 USD33,694Bertie CountyBertie County: 33,663 USD33,663Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 33,532 USD33,532Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 33,492 USD33,492Sampson CountySampson County: 33,418 USD33,418Rowan CountyRowan County: 33,266 USD33,266
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
USD
Change on 2013
1Durham County110,298-3.7%
2Mecklenburg County93,293+4.4%
3Forsyth County65,358+4.7%
4Wake County61,818+4.8%
5Guilford County61,315+1.3%
6Nash County60,326+37.4%
7Dare County56,184+8.8%
8Orange County53,456+4.2%
9New Hanover County52,781+5.6%
10Wilson County51,053-1.8%
11Cumberland County50,797+2%
12Catawba County50,436+3%
13Craven County48,351+5.9%
14Pitt County47,994+5.9%
15Lenoir County46,654+7%
16Lee County46,516+3.1%
17Person County45,939+13.8%
18Iredell County45,602+4.3%
19Buncombe County45,143+5.5%
20Beaufort County43,974+6.7%
21Bladen County43,103-1.2%
22Onslow County42,835+1.4%
23Duplin County41,173+4.8%
24Granville County38,297-4.2%
25Swain County37,738-0.3%
26Wayne County37,663+0.1%
27Scotland County37,529+26%
28Richmond County36,977+4.1%
29Watauga County36,286+3.4%
30Alamance County36,141+3.3%
31Brunswick County35,825+3.8%
32Cleveland County35,663+4.7%
33Pasquotank County35,381-0%
34Moore County34,375+7%
35Henderson County33,694+3.9%
36Bertie County33,663+4.9%
37Rockingham County33,532-5.9%
38Montgomery County33,492+6.6%
39Sampson County33,418+2.5%
40Rowan County33,266+3.4%
41McDowell County33,217+4.3%
42Wilkes County32,214+7%
43Cabarrus County31,883+2.3%
44Hertford County31,399+0.7%
45Gaston County31,346+3.4%
46Chowan County31,170+7.3%
47Avery County31,070+0.6%
48Tyrrell County31,011-5.7%
49Surry County30,894+5.6%
50Jackson County30,635+4.6%
51Carteret County30,508+6.3%
52Anson County30,499+7.4%
53Hyde County30,407-12.2%
54Macon County30,299+6.3%
55Mitchell County30,193+3.8%
56Martin County29,605+2.1%
57Union County29,537+2.2%
58Alleghany County29,298+4.2%
59Burke County29,172+1.1%
60Stokes County29,087+10.6%
61Vance County28,102+4.9%
62Lincoln County27,925+5.1%
63Johnston County27,742+6.6%
64Edgecombe County27,131-0.2%
65Stanly County26,997+0.5%
66Randolph County26,891+0.4%
67Cherokee County26,665+2.4%
68Haywood County26,502+1.9%
69Transylvania County26,379+7.7%
70Davie County26,334+9.4%
71Ashe County26,167-1.9%
72Currituck County26,113+2.6%
73Halifax County26,089-0.8%
74Graham County26,061-2.4%
75Columbus County25,865-0.9%
76Caldwell County25,788+2.3%
77Rutherford County25,591+2.2%
78Davidson County24,627+0.6%
79Robeson County24,454+4.1%
80Polk County23,223+1.7%
81Franklin County23,155+10.9%
82Yadkin County22,937-2%
83Chatham County22,789+1.4%
84Pender County22,372+2.8%
85Northampton County22,265-2%
86Pamlico County21,527+2%
87Washington County21,219-2.8%
88Greene County21,204+0.4%
89Jones County20,993+2.9%
90Alexander County20,460+5.9%
91Yancey County20,396+1.4%
92Clay County18,110+4.9%
93Harnett County17,401+5.1%
94Madison County16,790+2.9%
95Camden County16,360-5.2%
96Warren County16,161+3.9%
97Perquimans County16,120+3.7%
98Hoke County15,852-1.2%
99Gates County14,933+9.7%
100Caswell County14,719+8.9%

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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 $110,298 in 2014, according to BEA.

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

Caswell County, with $14,719 in 2014.

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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