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

Mecklenburg County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2019, at $112,010. Camden County had the lowest, at $16,002. The median was $36,373 and the figure for North Carolina was $57,136. Source: BEA.

Highest112,010Mecklenburg County
Lowest16,002Camden County
Median36,373100 counties
North Carolina57,136History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 112,010 USD112,010Durham CountyDurham County: 110,518 USD110,518Wake CountyWake County: 77,549 USD77,549Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 72,416 USD72,416Dare CountyDare County: 67,981 USD67,981Guilford CountyGuilford County: 65,340 USD65,340Orange CountyOrange County: 64,417 USD64,417New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 63,112 USD63,112Catawba CountyCatawba County: 58,522 USD58,522Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 58,234 USD58,234Pitt CountyPitt County: 56,686 USD56,686Granville CountyGranville County: 55,821 USD55,821Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 55,777 USD55,777Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 54,639 USD54,639Iredell CountyIredell County: 53,007 USD53,007Nash CountyNash County: 52,943 USD52,943Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 52,198 USD52,198Craven CountyCraven County: 51,476 USD51,476Wilson CountyWilson County: 51,254 USD51,254Swain CountySwain County: 50,185 USD50,185Bladen CountyBladen County: 47,308 USD47,308Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 46,029 USD46,029Macon CountyMacon County: 45,799 USD45,799Richmond CountyRichmond County: 44,828 USD44,828Lee CountyLee County: 44,786 USD44,786Onslow CountyOnslow County: 44,001 USD44,001McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 43,848 USD43,848Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 43,654 USD43,654Watauga CountyWatauga County: 43,627 USD43,627Person CountyPerson County: 43,463 USD43,463Wayne CountyWayne County: 43,223 USD43,223Chowan CountyChowan County: 42,626 USD42,626Duplin CountyDuplin County: 40,806 USD40,806Hyde CountyHyde County: 40,389 USD40,389Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 40,035 USD40,035Moore CountyMoore County: 39,841 USD39,841Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 39,771 USD39,771Carteret CountyCarteret County: 39,125 USD39,125Jackson CountyJackson County: 38,988 USD38,988Hertford CountyHertford County: 38,764 USD38,764
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD
Change on 2018
1Mecklenburg County112,010+4.7%
2Durham County110,518+3.6%
3Wake County77,549+3.7%
4Forsyth County72,416+3.2%
5Dare County67,981+2.8%
6Guilford County65,340+0.1%
7Orange County64,417+3.8%
8New Hanover County63,112+6.2%
9Catawba County58,522+1.6%
10Buncombe County58,234+5.3%
11Pitt County56,686+0.6%
12Granville County55,821+0.4%
13Transylvania County55,777+8.5%
14Cumberland County54,639+4.4%
15Iredell County53,007+3.9%
16Nash County52,943-3.5%
17Lenoir County52,198+0.6%
18Craven County51,476+6.1%
19Wilson County51,254-1.9%
20Swain County50,185+10.6%
21Bladen County47,308-2.1%
22Cleveland County46,029+6.4%
23Macon County45,799+9.2%
24Richmond County44,828-5.1%
25Lee County44,786-2.8%
26Onslow County44,001+0.8%
27McDowell County43,848+12.9%
28Beaufort County43,654-9.6%
29Watauga County43,627+4.9%
30Person County43,463+6.8%
31Wayne County43,223+2.6%
32Chowan County42,626-0.5%
33Duplin County40,806+1.6%
34Hyde County40,389+4.8%
35Montgomery County40,035+6.6%
36Moore County39,841+4%
37Pasquotank County39,771+2.5%
38Carteret County39,125+5.9%
39Jackson County38,988+8.1%
40Hertford County38,764+10.8%
41Rowan County38,712+3.6%
42Mitchell County38,662+5.6%
43Brunswick County38,651-1.7%
44Alamance County38,601+3.4%
45Cabarrus County37,732+1.2%
46Anson County37,386-4.4%
47Wilkes County37,285-0.2%
48Henderson County37,157+5.2%
49Surry County36,831+2.1%
50Bertie County36,394+2.1%
51Avery County36,353+1%
52Tyrrell County35,885+14.1%
53Union County35,574+2.7%
54Lincoln County35,495+4.2%
55Scotland County35,323+4.2%
56Gaston County35,204+0.4%
57Robeson County34,715+5.6%
58Davie County34,422+2.5%
59Johnston County34,343-5.2%
60Rockingham County33,979+0.1%
61Graham County33,023+12.5%
62Haywood County32,572+6.8%
63Edgecombe County32,451+1.5%
64Sampson County32,046+2.1%
65Northampton County31,499+8.3%
66Caldwell County31,183+0.9%
67Halifax County31,105+5.4%
68Martin County30,821+1.9%
69Ashe County30,729+1%
70Stanly County30,621+1.3%
71Burke County30,619-1.3%
72Columbus County30,587+8.9%
73Randolph County30,551+3.1%
74Cherokee County30,457+6.8%
75Davidson County30,278+2.8%
76Vance County30,029-1%
77Currituck County29,971-1%
78Rutherford County29,677+6.9%
79Alleghany County29,356-2.2%
80Polk County27,559+8.3%
81Franklin County27,016+2%
82Pender County26,941+6.7%
83Yadkin County25,430+2.9%
84Pamlico County25,281+5.9%
85Stokes County25,209+2.2%
86Washington County25,034+6%
87Yancey County25,003+3%
88Alexander County23,442+2.4%
89Chatham County23,410-2.6%
90Jones County22,106+24%
91Clay County21,675+7.6%
92Perquimans County21,566+7.2%
93Greene County21,565+5.4%
94Hoke County21,195+0.6%
95Harnett County20,630+3.2%
96Madison County20,420+10.9%
97Gates County19,516+7.5%
98Warren County16,822+1.7%
99Caswell County16,266+1.2%
100Camden County16,002+2.9%

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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)?

Mecklenburg County, with $112,010 in 2019, according to BEA.

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

Camden County, with $16,002 in 2019.

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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