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

Mecklenburg County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2023, at $147,906. Camden County had the lowest, at $20,220. The median was $46,526 and the figure for North Carolina was $73,711. Source: BEA.

Highest147,906Mecklenburg County
Lowest20,220Camden County
Median46,526100 counties
North Carolina73,711History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 147,906 USD147,906Durham CountyDurham County: 145,317 USD145,317Wake CountyWake County: 100,225 USD100,225Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 84,259 USD84,259New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 82,749 USD82,749Orange CountyOrange County: 81,257 USD81,257Guilford CountyGuilford County: 80,504 USD80,504Dare CountyDare County: 78,787 USD78,787Granville CountyGranville County: 76,570 USD76,570Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 72,669 USD72,669Catawba CountyCatawba County: 72,247 USD72,247Nash CountyNash County: 69,865 USD69,865Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 68,384 USD68,384Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 68,359 USD68,359Iredell CountyIredell County: 66,289 USD66,289Pitt CountyPitt County: 66,078 USD66,078Swain CountySwain County: 63,157 USD63,157Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 63,120 USD63,120Craven CountyCraven County: 62,752 USD62,752Wilson CountyWilson County: 61,969 USD61,969Bladen CountyBladen County: 61,548 USD61,548Richmond CountyRichmond County: 60,668 USD60,668Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 57,317 USD57,317McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 57,204 USD57,204Lee CountyLee County: 55,849 USD55,849Onslow CountyOnslow County: 55,581 USD55,581Watauga CountyWatauga County: 55,256 USD55,256Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 55,210 USD55,210Hertford CountyHertford County: 54,765 USD54,765Duplin CountyDuplin County: 54,678 USD54,678Macon CountyMacon County: 54,478 USD54,478Wayne CountyWayne County: 54,075 USD54,075Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 53,988 USD53,988Chowan CountyChowan County: 51,898 USD51,898Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 50,924 USD50,924Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 50,554 USD50,554Moore CountyMoore County: 50,332 USD50,332Carteret CountyCarteret County: 50,089 USD50,089Henderson CountyHenderson County: 50,024 USD50,024Rowan CountyRowan County: 49,940 USD49,940
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Mecklenburg County147,906+8.7%
2Durham County145,317+6.8%
3Wake County100,225+7.9%
4Forsyth County84,259+7.1%
5New Hanover County82,749+8.4%
6Orange County81,257+7.4%
7Guilford County80,504+6.5%
8Dare County78,787+4%
9Granville County76,570+10%
10Buncombe County72,669+8.9%
11Catawba County72,247+3.5%
12Nash County69,865+7.3%
13Cumberland County68,384+6.8%
14Transylvania County68,359+13.6%
15Iredell County66,289+5.8%
16Pitt County66,078+6.1%
17Swain County63,157+5.3%
18Lenoir County63,120+3.2%
19Craven County62,752+6.7%
20Wilson County61,969+6.2%
21Bladen County61,548+0.5%
22Richmond County60,668+1.6%
23Cleveland County57,317+7.9%
24McDowell County57,204+5.7%
25Lee County55,849+7.9%
26Onslow County55,581+4.2%
27Watauga County55,256+8.5%
28Mitchell County55,210+30.6%
29Hertford County54,765+4.8%
30Duplin County54,678-6.8%
31Macon County54,478+10.9%
32Wayne County54,075+3.7%
33Montgomery County53,988-0.5%
34Chowan County51,898+9.9%
35Pasquotank County50,924+5.1%
36Beaufort County50,554+4.4%
37Moore County50,332+5.8%
38Carteret County50,089+10.9%
39Henderson County50,024+12.3%
40Rowan County49,940+6%
41Cabarrus County49,077+9.9%
42Brunswick County48,677+6.5%
43Avery County48,424+10.4%
44Alamance County48,043+6.7%
45Person County47,777+3.6%
46Anson County47,665-5%
47Surry County47,644+5.8%
48Union County47,317+6.2%
49Hyde County47,132-3.3%
50Jackson County46,601+3.2%
51Wilkes County46,451-1.1%
52Lincoln County45,102+6.1%
53Gaston County44,308+6.9%
54Bertie County44,142-5.4%
55Scotland County43,430+2.7%
56Johnston County43,343+5.4%
57Davie County42,610+10%
58Robeson County41,777+3.6%
59Haywood County39,995+7%
60Stanly County39,990+9.8%
61Tyrrell County39,751+4.7%
62Burke County39,668+7.2%
63Northampton County39,390-1.4%
64Rockingham County39,315+3.9%
65Graham County39,308+12.2%
66Edgecombe County39,184+4.5%
67Caldwell County39,179+5.4%
68Halifax County39,168+7.7%
69Sampson County39,125-9%
70Davidson County38,616+6.1%
71Vance County38,180+7.3%
72Columbus County37,845+3%
73Ashe County37,277+11.4%
74Cherokee County36,899+7.6%
75Randolph County36,831+4%
76Rutherford County36,698+5.9%
77Martin County36,522+7.2%
78Stokes County36,202+4.3%
79Alleghany County34,968+1.4%
80Currituck County34,748+4.7%
81Polk County34,709+9.5%
82Chatham County34,205+12.6%
83Franklin County34,093+5%
84Pender County34,060+2%
85Yadkin County33,195+6.2%
86Washington County32,040+6.1%
87Alexander County31,232-0.2%
88Pamlico County30,726+6.9%
89Yancey County30,667+14.2%
90Jones County29,977-14%
91Perquimans County29,475+2.9%
92Hoke County27,558+1.3%
93Greene County27,237-4.2%
94Clay County26,614+11%
95Harnett County26,262+6.7%
96Madison County26,018+10.1%
97Gates County22,398-7%
98Caswell County21,706+16.8%
99Warren County20,627+5.5%
100Camden County20,220+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.

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)?

Mecklenburg County, with $147,906 in 2023, according to BEA.

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

Camden County, with $20,220 in 2023.

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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