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

Durham County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2020, at $117,566. Camden County had the lowest, at $16,206. The median was $35,964 and the figure for North Carolina was $57,489. Source: BEA.

Highest117,566Durham County
Lowest16,206Camden County
Median35,964100 counties
North Carolina57,489History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Durham CountyDurham County: 117,566 USD117,566Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 113,974 USD113,974Wake CountyWake County: 77,322 USD77,322Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 68,026 USD68,026Orange CountyOrange County: 66,587 USD66,587Guilford CountyGuilford County: 64,443 USD64,443New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 64,256 USD64,256Dare CountyDare County: 62,432 USD62,432Granville CountyGranville County: 61,028 USD61,028Catawba CountyCatawba County: 57,378 USD57,378Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 56,581 USD56,581Nash CountyNash County: 55,765 USD55,765Pitt CountyPitt County: 55,573 USD55,573Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 55,543 USD55,543Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 54,931 USD54,931Iredell CountyIredell County: 54,390 USD54,390Swain CountySwain County: 51,707 USD51,707Craven CountyCraven County: 51,634 USD51,634Wilson CountyWilson County: 51,263 USD51,263Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 50,585 USD50,585Bladen CountyBladen County: 47,999 USD47,999McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 46,299 USD46,299Richmond CountyRichmond County: 45,950 USD45,950Lee CountyLee County: 45,835 USD45,835Macon CountyMacon County: 45,517 USD45,517Onslow CountyOnslow County: 45,426 USD45,426Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 43,932 USD43,932Wayne CountyWayne County: 43,419 USD43,419Watauga CountyWatauga County: 43,145 USD43,145Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 42,107 USD42,107Duplin CountyDuplin County: 41,584 USD41,584Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 41,538 USD41,538Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 41,380 USD41,380Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 41,072 USD41,072Hyde CountyHyde County: 40,482 USD40,482Moore CountyMoore County: 40,114 USD40,114Person CountyPerson County: 40,048 USD40,048Jackson CountyJackson County: 39,842 USD39,842Alamance CountyAlamance County: 39,377 USD39,377Rowan CountyRowan County: 39,100 USD39,100
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD
Change on 2019
1Durham County117,566+6.4%
2Mecklenburg County113,974+1.8%
3Wake County77,322-0.3%
4Forsyth County68,026-6.1%
5Orange County66,587+3.4%
6Guilford County64,443-1.4%
7New Hanover County64,256+1.8%
8Dare County62,432-8.2%
9Granville County61,028+9.3%
10Catawba County57,378-2%
11Transylvania County56,581+1.4%
12Nash County55,765+5.3%
13Pitt County55,573-2%
14Cumberland County55,543+1.7%
15Buncombe County54,931-5.7%
16Iredell County54,390+2.6%
17Swain County51,707+3%
18Craven County51,634+0.3%
19Wilson County51,2630%
20Lenoir County50,585-3.1%
21Bladen County47,999+1.5%
22McDowell County46,299+5.6%
23Richmond County45,950+2.5%
24Lee County45,835+2.3%
25Macon County45,517-0.6%
26Onslow County45,426+3.2%
27Cleveland County43,932-4.6%
28Wayne County43,419+0.5%
29Watauga County43,145-1.1%
30Montgomery County42,107+5.2%
31Duplin County41,584+1.9%
32Beaufort County41,538-4.8%
33Brunswick County41,380+7.1%
34Pasquotank County41,072+3.3%
35Hyde County40,482+0.2%
36Moore County40,114+0.7%
37Person County40,048-7.9%
38Jackson County39,842+2.2%
39Alamance County39,377+2%
40Rowan County39,100+1%
41Hertford County38,399-0.9%
42Mitchell County38,255-1.1%
43Wilkes County38,065+2.1%
44Chowan County37,682-11.6%
45Carteret County37,508-4.1%
46Henderson County37,295+0.4%
47Cabarrus County37,269-1.2%
48Avery County37,142+2.2%
49Surry County36,280-1.5%
50Lincoln County36,092+1.7%
51Johnston County35,837+4.4%
52Tyrrell County35,818-0.2%
53Bertie County35,506-2.4%
54Scotland County35,220-0.3%
55Robeson County35,078+1%
56Gaston County34,802-1.1%
57Anson County34,587-7.5%
58Union County34,582-2.8%
59Davie County34,523+0.3%
60Rockingham County32,634-4%
61Haywood County32,536-0.1%
62Caldwell County32,448+4.1%
63Edgecombe County32,365-0.3%
64Graham County31,898-3.4%
65Martin County31,407+1.9%
66Burke County31,224+2%
67Halifax County31,183+0.3%
68Sampson County31,095-3%
69Ashe County31,043+1%
70Northampton County30,879-2%
71Columbus County30,689+0.3%
72Davidson County30,389+0.4%
73Randolph County30,060-1.6%
74Stanly County29,976-2.1%
75Cherokee County29,956-1.6%
76Vance County29,750-0.9%
77Alleghany County29,351-0%
78Rutherford County29,257-1.4%
79Currituck County28,811-3.9%
80Franklin County28,580+5.8%
81Polk County26,707-3.1%
82Pender County26,651-1.1%
83Chatham County25,270+7.9%
84Washington County25,144+0.4%
85Yancey County24,945-0.2%
86Pamlico County24,861-1.7%
87Yadkin County24,789-2.5%
88Alexander County23,732+1.2%
89Stokes County23,532-6.7%
90Hoke County23,439+10.6%
91Perquimans County21,996+2%
92Clay County21,099-2.7%
93Harnett County20,950+1.5%
94Greene County20,813-3.5%
95Gates County20,640+5.8%
96Madison County20,163-1.3%
97Jones County18,183-17.7%
98Warren County17,521+4.1%
99Caswell County16,421+1%
100Camden County16,206+1.3%

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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 $117,566 in 2020, according to BEA.

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

Camden County, with $16,206 in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

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