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

Mecklenburg County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2018, at $106,955. Camden County had the lowest, at $15,547. The median was $35,487 and the figure for North Carolina was $55,290. Source: BEA.

Highest106,955Mecklenburg County
Lowest15,547Camden County
Median35,487100 counties
North Carolina55,290History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 106,955 USD106,955Durham CountyDurham County: 106,656 USD106,656Wake CountyWake County: 74,765 USD74,765Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 70,141 USD70,141Dare CountyDare County: 66,147 USD66,147Guilford CountyGuilford County: 65,297 USD65,297Orange CountyOrange County: 62,064 USD62,064New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 59,432 USD59,432Catawba CountyCatawba County: 57,600 USD57,600Pitt CountyPitt County: 56,358 USD56,358Granville CountyGranville County: 55,574 USD55,574Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 55,277 USD55,277Nash CountyNash County: 54,853 USD54,853Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 52,331 USD52,331Wilson CountyWilson County: 52,240 USD52,240Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 51,894 USD51,894Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 51,401 USD51,401Iredell CountyIredell County: 50,998 USD50,998Craven CountyCraven County: 48,539 USD48,539Bladen CountyBladen County: 48,323 USD48,323Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 48,269 USD48,269Richmond CountyRichmond County: 47,235 USD47,235Lee CountyLee County: 46,054 USD46,054Swain CountySwain County: 45,359 USD45,359Onslow CountyOnslow County: 43,652 USD43,652Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 43,245 USD43,245Chowan CountyChowan County: 42,861 USD42,861Wayne CountyWayne County: 42,147 USD42,147Macon CountyMacon County: 41,954 USD41,954Watauga CountyWatauga County: 41,606 USD41,606Person CountyPerson County: 40,688 USD40,688Duplin CountyDuplin County: 40,154 USD40,154Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 39,333 USD39,333Anson CountyAnson County: 39,122 USD39,122McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 38,826 USD38,826Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 38,819 USD38,819Hyde CountyHyde County: 38,544 USD38,544Moore CountyMoore County: 38,318 USD38,318Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 37,549 USD37,549Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 37,365 USD37,365
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1Mecklenburg County106,955+2.9%
2Durham County106,656+6.4%
3Wake County74,765+5.3%
4Forsyth County70,141-0.8%
5Dare County66,147+3.5%
6Guilford County65,297+1.6%
7Orange County62,064+3.5%
8New Hanover County59,432+4.3%
9Catawba County57,600+0.8%
10Pitt County56,358-1%
11Granville County55,574-0%
12Buncombe County55,277+6.1%
13Nash County54,853-4.3%
14Cumberland County52,331+2.1%
15Wilson County52,240+3.7%
16Lenoir County51,894-3%
17Transylvania County51,401+14.5%
18Iredell County50,998+3%
19Craven County48,539+1.2%
20Bladen County48,323+0.7%
21Beaufort County48,269-2%
22Richmond County47,235+6%
23Lee County46,054+3.1%
24Swain County45,359+1.9%
25Onslow County43,652+2.6%
26Cleveland County43,245+2%
27Chowan County42,861+0.4%
28Wayne County42,147+1.9%
29Macon County41,954+6.7%
30Watauga County41,606+4.4%
31Person County40,688-0.5%
32Duplin County40,154-3.3%
33Brunswick County39,333-1.3%
34Anson County39,122+10.2%
35McDowell County38,826+2.7%
36Pasquotank County38,819-0.7%
37Hyde County38,544+13.7%
38Moore County38,318+3%
39Montgomery County37,549+0.5%
40Wilkes County37,365-0.3%
41Rowan County37,352+3.3%
42Alamance County37,335+0.4%
43Cabarrus County37,295-0.8%
44Carteret County36,963+0.2%
45Mitchell County36,597+9.6%
46Johnston County36,226+1.6%
47Surry County36,088+5.1%
48Jackson County36,080+3.2%
49Avery County35,993+6.7%
50Bertie County35,652-3.5%
51Henderson County35,323+0.3%
52Gaston County35,079+3.9%
53Hertford County34,982+1.7%
54Union County34,643+4.1%
55Lincoln County34,064+2.3%
56Rockingham County33,933+1.4%
57Scotland County33,902+6.3%
58Davie County33,585-0.5%
59Robeson County32,871+5%
60Edgecombe County31,958+1.6%
61Tyrrell County31,458-7.7%
62Sampson County31,385-6.4%
63Burke County31,025-1.3%
64Caldwell County30,891+1.2%
65Haywood County30,504+2.4%
66Ashe County30,422+4.4%
67Vance County30,317-0.1%
68Currituck County30,280+3.3%
69Martin County30,247-1.2%
70Stanly County30,216+1.2%
71Alleghany County30,030-0.1%
72Randolph County29,621+1.8%
73Halifax County29,509+2.2%
74Davidson County29,450+0.6%
75Graham County29,364+6.8%
76Northampton County29,077+2.8%
77Cherokee County28,510+3.5%
78Columbus County28,077+0.1%
79Rutherford County27,761+3.6%
80Franklin County26,479-0.8%
81Polk County25,443-0.7%
82Pender County25,258+0.7%
83Yadkin County24,706-3.9%
84Stokes County24,659-5.6%
85Yancey County24,269+16%
86Chatham County24,038+1.1%
87Pamlico County23,863+0.8%
88Washington County23,615+6.1%
89Alexander County22,891-0.2%
90Hoke County21,073+12.4%
91Greene County20,458-5.2%
92Clay County20,153+7.4%
93Perquimans County20,121-3.1%
94Harnett County19,987+3%
95Madison County18,417-0.5%
96Gates County18,149-1.1%
97Jones County17,834-17.7%
98Warren County16,548+6.6%
99Caswell County16,070-3.2%
100Camden County15,547-2.1%

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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)?

Mecklenburg County, with $106,955 in 2018, according to BEA.

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

Camden County, with $15,547 in 2018.

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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