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

Durham County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2022, at $136,067. Camden County had the lowest, at $18,550. The median was $44,210 and the figure for North Carolina was $68,342. Source: BEA.

Highest136,067Durham County
Lowest18,550Camden County
Median44,210100 counties
North Carolina68,342History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Durham CountyDurham County: 136,067 USD136,067Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 136,029 USD136,029Wake CountyWake County: 92,899 USD92,899Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 78,647 USD78,647New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 76,302 USD76,302Dare CountyDare County: 75,723 USD75,723Orange CountyOrange County: 75,644 USD75,644Guilford CountyGuilford County: 75,561 USD75,561Catawba CountyCatawba County: 69,782 USD69,782Granville CountyGranville County: 69,621 USD69,621Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 66,725 USD66,725Nash CountyNash County: 65,088 USD65,088Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 64,057 USD64,057Iredell CountyIredell County: 62,626 USD62,626Pitt CountyPitt County: 62,290 USD62,290Bladen CountyBladen County: 61,242 USD61,242Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 61,151 USD61,151Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 60,186 USD60,186Swain CountySwain County: 59,961 USD59,961Richmond CountyRichmond County: 59,698 USD59,698Craven CountyCraven County: 58,826 USD58,826Duplin CountyDuplin County: 58,650 USD58,650Wilson CountyWilson County: 58,367 USD58,367Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 54,276 USD54,276McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 54,127 USD54,127Onslow CountyOnslow County: 53,327 USD53,327Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 53,129 USD53,129Hertford CountyHertford County: 52,279 USD52,279Wayne CountyWayne County: 52,162 USD52,162Lee CountyLee County: 51,739 USD51,739Watauga CountyWatauga County: 50,942 USD50,942Anson CountyAnson County: 50,187 USD50,187Macon CountyMacon County: 49,121 USD49,121Hyde CountyHyde County: 48,723 USD48,723Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 48,440 USD48,440Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 48,436 USD48,436Moore CountyMoore County: 47,558 USD47,558Chowan CountyChowan County: 47,226 USD47,226Rowan CountyRowan County: 47,102 USD47,102Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 46,958 USD46,958
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Durham County136,067+6.9%
2Mecklenburg County136,029+9.5%
3Wake County92,899+8.9%
4Forsyth County78,647+6.9%
5New Hanover County76,302+7.3%
6Dare County75,723+5%
7Orange County75,644+7.9%
8Guilford County75,561+9.5%
9Catawba County69,782+10.5%
10Granville County69,621+10.1%
11Buncombe County66,725+9.5%
12Nash County65,088+7.8%
13Cumberland County64,057+6.6%
14Iredell County62,626+5.4%
15Pitt County62,290+6.8%
16Bladen County61,242+12.9%
17Lenoir County61,151+10.8%
18Transylvania County60,186+6.3%
19Swain County59,961+6.5%
20Richmond County59,698+19%
21Craven County58,826+4.4%
22Duplin County58,650+15.4%
23Wilson County58,367+9.4%
24Montgomery County54,276+11.5%
25McDowell County54,127+16.1%
26Onslow County53,327+6.1%
27Cleveland County53,129+12.7%
28Hertford County52,279+8.9%
29Wayne County52,162+7.5%
30Lee County51,739+6.8%
31Watauga County50,942+8.9%
32Anson County50,187+27.3%
33Macon County49,121+8.4%
34Hyde County48,723+12%
35Beaufort County48,440+7.3%
36Pasquotank County48,436+8.3%
37Moore County47,558+13.2%
38Chowan County47,226+11.3%
39Rowan County47,102+7.2%
40Wilkes County46,958+10.8%
41Bertie County46,656+13%
42Person County46,112+8.4%
43Brunswick County45,685+5.6%
44Jackson County45,174+4.2%
45Carteret County45,169+9.7%
46Alamance County45,032+5%
47Surry County45,028+10.6%
48Cabarrus County44,666+9%
49Union County44,575+15.8%
50Henderson County44,547+10.5%
51Avery County43,873+7.7%
52Sampson County42,987+16.4%
53Lincoln County42,502+10.9%
54Scotland County42,275+10.8%
55Mitchell County42,269+1.8%
56Gaston County41,461+9.7%
57Johnston County41,126+10.8%
58Robeson County40,333+8.5%
59Northampton County39,934+11.7%
60Davie County38,754+5.1%
61Tyrrell County37,952-4.1%
62Rockingham County37,837+9.6%
63Edgecombe County37,504+2.9%
64Haywood County37,371+8.2%
65Caldwell County37,172+10.4%
66Burke County36,994+11.1%
67Columbus County36,737+7.9%
68Stanly County36,420+10%
69Davidson County36,411+9.9%
70Halifax County36,352+6.9%
71Vance County35,573+5.5%
72Randolph County35,422+9.1%
73Graham County35,031+1.6%
74Jones County34,854+20.2%
75Stokes County34,704+12.4%
76Rutherford County34,648+9.7%
77Alleghany County34,477+9.1%
78Cherokee County34,304+10.6%
79Martin County34,054+1.2%
80Ashe County33,459+4.9%
81Pender County33,377+5%
82Currituck County33,181+5.1%
83Franklin County32,475+8.4%
84Polk County31,705+7.9%
85Alexander County31,301+18.7%
86Yadkin County31,250+10.1%
87Chatham County30,371+13.6%
88Washington County30,196-1.4%
89Pamlico County28,732+4.7%
90Perquimans County28,640+10.5%
91Greene County28,418+10%
92Hoke County27,204+16%
93Yancey County26,854+6.9%
94Harnett County24,620+7.2%
95Gates County24,097+5.5%
96Clay County23,987+11.4%
97Madison County23,622+8.4%
98Warren County19,555-1.1%
99Caswell County18,586+8.4%
100Camden County18,550+0.1%

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Durham County, with $136,067 in 2022, according to BEA.

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

Camden County, with $18,550 in 2022.

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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