Counties in North Carolina by GDP (US dollars), 2024

Mecklenburg County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2024, at $186.11 billion. Tyrrell County had the lowest, at $125.67 million. The median was $2.57 billion and the figure for North Carolina was $855.12 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest186,113.8Mecklenburg County
Lowest125.7Tyrrell County
Median2,574.7100 counties
North Carolina855,121.6History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 186,113.8 USD million186,113.8Wake CountyWake County: 128,428.2 USD million128,428.2Durham CountyDurham County: 53,290.9 USD million53,290.9Guilford CountyGuilford County: 46,944.9 USD million46,944.9Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 34,372.9 USD million34,372.9Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 24,444.5 USD million24,444.5Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 21,262.1 USD million21,262.1New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 21,041.1 USD million21,041.1Iredell CountyIredell County: 13,548.2 USD million13,548.2Union CountyUnion County: 13,112.5 USD million13,112.5Orange CountyOrange County: 13,068.7 USD million13,068.7Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 12,962.2 USD million12,962.2Pitt CountyPitt County: 12,528.8 USD million12,528.8Onslow CountyOnslow County: 12,501.7 USD million12,501.7Catawba CountyCatawba County: 12,403.4 USD million12,403.4Johnston CountyJohnston County: 11,573.1 USD million11,573.1Gaston CountyGaston County: 11,264.3 USD million11,264.3Alamance CountyAlamance County: 9,014.3 USD million9,014.3Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 8,081.4 USD million8,081.4Rowan CountyRowan County: 7,886.1 USD million7,886.1Nash CountyNash County: 7,178.6 USD million7,178.6Davidson CountyDavidson County: 7,125.1 USD million7,125.1Craven CountyCraven County: 6,912.7 USD million6,912.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 6,769.5 USD million6,769.5Henderson CountyHenderson County: 6,371.8 USD million6,371.8Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 6,025.3 USD million6,025.3Randolph CountyRandolph County: 5,991.3 USD million5,991.3Moore CountyMoore County: 5,743.3 USD million5,743.3Wilson CountyWilson County: 5,166.2 USD million5,166.2Robeson CountyRobeson County: 5,044.7 USD million5,044.7Granville CountyGranville County: 4,940.9 USD million4,940.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4,744.8 USD million4,744.8Lee CountyLee County: 4,261.3 USD million4,261.3Harnett CountyHarnett County: 3,965.1 USD million3,965.1Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 3,845.6 USD million3,845.6Carteret CountyCarteret County: 3,739.4 USD million3,739.4Burke CountyBurke County: 3,724.4 USD million3,724.4Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 3,627.1 USD million3,627.1Surry CountySurry County: 3,540 USD million3,540Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 3,308 USD million3,308
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD million
Change on 2023
1Mecklenburg County186,113.8+7%
2Wake County128,428.2+6.5%
3Durham County53,290.9+8.7%
4Guilford County46,944.9+5.5%
5Forsyth County34,372.9+3.6%
6Cumberland County24,444.5+5.6%
7Buncombe County21,262.1+5.7%
8New Hanover County21,041.1+5.9%
9Iredell County13,548.2+2%
10Union County13,112.5+7.6%
11Orange County13,068.7+5.6%
12Cabarrus County12,962.2+9.8%
13Pitt County12,528.8+6%
14Onslow County12,501.7+6.5%
15Catawba County12,403.4+4.1%
16Johnston County11,573.1+10.2%
17Gaston County11,264.3+6.8%
18Alamance County9,014.3+4.5%
19Brunswick County8,081.4+3.9%
20Rowan County7,886.1+4%
21Nash County7,178.6+6.2%
22Davidson County7,125.1+5.5%
23Craven County6,912.7+6.6%
24Wayne County6,769.5+4.7%
25Henderson County6,371.8+6.5%
26Cleveland County6,025.3+3.5%
27Randolph County5,991.3+10.2%
28Moore County5,743.3+6.6%
29Wilson County5,166.2+4.7%
30Robeson County5,044.7+2.6%
31Granville County4,940.9+5.2%
32Lincoln County4,744.8+9.8%
33Lee County4,261.3+13.2%
34Harnett County3,965.1+6.5%
35Rockingham County3,845.6+5.6%
36Carteret County3,739.4+7.1%
37Burke County3,724.4+6.5%
38Lenoir County3,627.1+4.5%
39Surry County3,540+4%
40Caldwell County3,308+4.8%
41Wilkes County3,233.5+5.4%
42Watauga County3,192.6+4.3%
43Dare County3,087.3+2.6%
44Chatham County2,919.4+4.1%
45Duplin County2,914.4+7%
46Franklin County2,883.5+9.7%
47Stanly County2,784.8+5.8%
48McDowell County2,766.7+7.6%
49Richmond County2,619+2.8%
50Haywood County2,601.1+3.4%
51Sampson County2,548.2+9%
52Pender County2,516.4+8.1%
53Rutherford County2,490.1+3.8%
54Transylvania County2,391.3+3.1%
55Beaufort County2,369.2+5.5%
56Pasquotank County2,206.3+5.2%
57Jackson County2,187.7+4.2%
58Macon County2,129.8+1.7%
59Person County2,102.3+10.5%
60Edgecombe County1,990.6+3.8%
61Davie County1,974.5+3.9%
62Halifax County1,936.3+5%
63Columbus County1,917.7+1.1%
64Bladen County1,864.2+2.7%
65Stokes County1,756.2+6.7%
66Vance County1,688.9+4.5%
67Hoke County1,639.8+9%
68Scotland County1,559.9+6.7%
69Montgomery County1,469.6+3.7%
70Yadkin County1,333.6+6.3%
71Alexander County1,196.5+5.2%
72Cherokee County1,183.6+7.1%
73Anson County1,165.2+9.2%
74Currituck County1,149.9+4.7%
75Hertford County1,076.5+2.2%
76Ashe County1,069.3+6%
77Swain County916.3+4.2%
78Avery County890.3+3.8%
79Martin County808+3%
80Bertie County797.9+6.3%
81Northampton County738.9+12.3%
82Polk County734.5+5.7%
83Chowan County723+0.3%
84Mitchell County681.3-17.7%
85Madison County632.1+10.2%
86Greene County626.3+11.4%
87Yancey County605.1+4.2%
88Caswell County531.3+8.9%
89Alleghany County420+5.9%
90Warren County407.3+5.2%
91Perquimans County391.6-0.6%
92Pamlico County378-1.2%
93Washington County355.7+3.4%
94Graham County329.9+3.9%
95Clay County328.2+3.9%
96Jones County306.6+8.3%
97Gates County240+3.5%
98Hyde County230.7+5.5%
99Camden County226.1+0.4%
100Tyrrell County125.7-10.2%

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About this ranking

GDP at current prices, millions of US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP by state (the national figure is the total of the same table) and GDP by county. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted from national currency at official annual average exchange rates.

US dollars, for the United States, its states and counties, and for every country and the World from the World Bank. For Spain and the EU in euros use gdp. Exchange rate swings move dollar values even when output does not.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest GDP (US dollars)?

Mecklenburg County, with $186.11 billion in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Tyrrell County, with $125.67 million in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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