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

Durham County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2015, at $107,746. Caswell County had the lowest, at $14,827. The median was $32,046 and the figure for North Carolina was $51,059. Source: BEA.

Highest107,746Durham County
Lowest14,827Caswell County
Median32,046100 counties
North Carolina51,059History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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Durham CountyDurham County: 107,746 USD107,746Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 98,007 USD98,007Nash CountyNash County: 70,800 USD70,800Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 67,208 USD67,208Wake CountyWake County: 65,875 USD65,875Guilford CountyGuilford County: 64,170 USD64,170Dare CountyDare County: 57,972 USD57,972Orange CountyOrange County: 55,493 USD55,493New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 54,252 USD54,252Pitt CountyPitt County: 53,800 USD53,800Catawba CountyCatawba County: 53,107 USD53,107Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 52,963 USD52,963Wilson CountyWilson County: 52,014 USD52,014Craven CountyCraven County: 50,464 USD50,464Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 49,606 USD49,606Iredell CountyIredell County: 47,769 USD47,769Scotland CountyScotland County: 46,988 USD46,988Lee CountyLee County: 46,887 USD46,887Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 46,884 USD46,884Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 44,923 USD44,923Bladen CountyBladen County: 44,298 USD44,298Onslow CountyOnslow County: 42,681 USD42,681Richmond CountyRichmond County: 42,429 USD42,429Person CountyPerson County: 41,483 USD41,483Granville CountyGranville County: 40,786 USD40,786Duplin CountyDuplin County: 40,496 USD40,496Swain CountySwain County: 40,229 USD40,229Wayne CountyWayne County: 38,937 USD38,937Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 37,434 USD37,434Watauga CountyWatauga County: 36,995 USD36,995Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 36,887 USD36,887Alamance CountyAlamance County: 36,706 USD36,706Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 36,146 USD36,146McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 36,005 USD36,005Bertie CountyBertie County: 35,822 USD35,822Moore CountyMoore County: 35,605 USD35,605Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 35,149 USD35,149Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 35,070 USD35,070Rowan CountyRowan County: 34,924 USD34,924Macon CountyMacon County: 34,583 USD34,583
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD
Change on 2014
1Durham County107,746-2.3%
2Mecklenburg County98,007+5.1%
3Nash County70,800+17.4%
4Forsyth County67,208+2.8%
5Wake County65,875+6.6%
6Guilford County64,170+4.7%
7Dare County57,972+3.2%
8Orange County55,493+3.8%
9New Hanover County54,252+2.8%
10Pitt County53,800+12.1%
11Catawba County53,107+5.3%
12Cumberland County52,963+4.3%
13Wilson County52,014+1.9%
14Craven County50,464+4.4%
15Lenoir County49,606+6.3%
16Iredell County47,769+4.8%
17Scotland County46,988+25.2%
18Lee County46,887+0.8%
19Buncombe County46,884+3.9%
20Beaufort County44,923+2.2%
21Bladen County44,298+2.8%
22Onslow County42,681-0.4%
23Richmond County42,429+14.7%
24Person County41,483-9.7%
25Granville County40,786+6.5%
26Duplin County40,496-1.6%
27Swain County40,229+6.6%
28Wayne County38,937+3.4%
29Brunswick County37,434+4.5%
30Watauga County36,995+2%
31Pasquotank County36,887+4.3%
32Alamance County36,706+1.6%
33Cleveland County36,146+1.4%
34McDowell County36,005+8.4%
35Bertie County35,822+6.4%
36Moore County35,605+3.6%
37Wilkes County35,149+9.1%
38Montgomery County35,070+4.7%
39Rowan County34,924+5%
40Macon County34,583+14.1%
41Chowan County34,539+10.8%
42Henderson County33,939+0.7%
43Rockingham County33,778+0.7%
44Cabarrus County33,391+4.7%
45Anson County33,296+9.2%
46Jackson County33,087+8%
47Sampson County32,766-2%
48Surry County32,574+5.4%
49Hyde County32,304+6.2%
50Gaston County32,223+2.8%
51Carteret County31,870+4.5%
52Avery County30,995-0.2%
53Alleghany County30,584+4.4%
54Hertford County30,397-3.2%
55Lincoln County30,341+8.7%
56Martin County30,226+2.1%
57Burke County30,079+3.1%
58Union County29,657+0.4%
59Johnston County29,511+6.4%
60Mitchell County29,164-3.4%
61Davie County28,965+10%
62Vance County28,737+2.3%
63Edgecombe County28,585+5.4%
64Randolph County28,174+4.8%
65Cherokee County28,131+5.5%
66Transylvania County28,045+6.3%
67Stokes County27,964-3.9%
68Graham County27,749+6.5%
69Stanly County27,744+2.8%
70Haywood County27,625+4.2%
71Tyrrell County27,294-12%
72Caldwell County27,232+5.6%
73Halifax County27,124+4%
74Currituck County26,848+2.8%
75Columbus County26,352+1.9%
76Robeson County26,228+7.3%
77Davidson County26,206+6.4%
78Ashe County26,143-0.1%
79Franklin County26,008+12.3%
80Rutherford County25,270-1.3%
81Yadkin County24,804+8.1%
82Northampton County23,617+6.1%
83Polk County23,403+0.8%
84Chatham County22,981+0.8%
85Pender County22,633+1.2%
86Washington County21,857+3%
87Alexander County21,464+4.9%
88Pamlico County21,398-0.6%
89Greene County20,481-3.4%
90Yancey County19,884-2.5%
91Clay County19,188+6%
92Jones County18,121-13.7%
93Harnett County18,023+3.6%
94Madison County17,475+4.1%
95Hoke County16,885+6.5%
96Camden County16,780+2.6%
97Perquimans County16,535+2.6%
98Warren County15,565-3.7%
99Gates County15,239+2%
100Caswell County14,827+0.7%

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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 $107,746 in 2015, according to BEA.

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

Caswell County, with $14,827 in 2015.

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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