Counties in North Carolina by GDP (US dollars)

Mecklenburg County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2013, at $88.31 billion. Tyrrell County had the lowest, at $129.2 million. The median was $1.55 billion and the figure for North Carolina was $460.95 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest88,306.9Mecklenburg County
Lowest129.2Tyrrell County
Median1,551.2100 counties
North Carolina460,946.4History

Top 40 counties, 2013

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Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 88,306.9 USD million88,306.9Wake CountyWake County: 57,493.7 USD million57,493.7Durham CountyDurham County: 33,018.5 USD million33,018.5Guilford CountyGuilford County: 30,687 USD million30,687Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 22,502.4 USD million22,502.4Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 16,572.9 USD million16,572.9Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 10,654.5 USD million10,654.5New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 10,477.6 USD million10,477.6Onslow CountyOnslow County: 8,141.2 USD million8,141.2Pitt CountyPitt County: 7,726.4 USD million7,726.4Catawba CountyCatawba County: 7,596.7 USD million7,596.7Iredell CountyIredell County: 7,227.3 USD million7,227.3Orange CountyOrange County: 7,149.7 USD million7,149.7Gaston CountyGaston County: 6,358.8 USD million6,358.8Union CountyUnion County: 6,086.5 USD million6,086.5Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 5,891.7 USD million5,891.7Alamance CountyAlamance County: 5,401.8 USD million5,401.8Craven CountyCraven County: 4,752.5 USD million4,752.5Johnston CountyJohnston County: 4,621.2 USD million4,621.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 4,608.5 USD million4,608.5Rowan CountyRowan County: 4,477.9 USD million4,477.9Wilson CountyWilson County: 4,166.1 USD million4,166.1Nash CountyNash County: 4,150.9 USD million4,150.9Davidson CountyDavidson County: 3,998 USD million3,998Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 3,844 USD million3,844Randolph CountyRandolph County: 3,808.9 USD million3,808.9Henderson CountyHenderson County: 3,512.7 USD million3,512.7Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 3,307.4 USD million3,307.4Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 3,272.6 USD million3,272.6Robeson CountyRobeson County: 3,071.8 USD million3,071.8Moore CountyMoore County: 2,904.4 USD million2,904.4Lee CountyLee County: 2,711.4 USD million2,711.4Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 2,552.1 USD million2,552.1Burke CountyBurke County: 2,551.8 USD million2,551.8Granville CountyGranville County: 2,317.6 USD million2,317.6Duplin CountyDuplin County: 2,201.8 USD million2,201.8Surry CountySurry County: 2,122.7 USD million2,122.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2,094.4 USD million2,094.4Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 2,056.1 USD million2,056.1Harnett CountyHarnett County: 2,053.9 USD million2,053.9
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1Mecklenburg County88,306.9+0.5%
2Wake County57,493.7+7.6%
3Durham County33,018.5+3.9%
4Guilford County30,687+5.6%
5Forsyth County22,502.4+5%
6Cumberland County16,572.9+1.1%
7Buncombe County10,654.5+5.3%
8New Hanover County10,477.6+7.7%
9Onslow County8,141.2-1%
10Pitt County7,726.4+8.4%
11Catawba County7,596.7+2.3%
12Iredell County7,227.3+6.7%
13Orange County7,149.7+5.6%
14Gaston County6,358.8+5%
15Union County6,086.5+4.7%
16Cabarrus County5,891.7+0.3%
17Alamance County5,401.8+5.6%
18Craven County4,752.5+6.5%
19Johnston County4,621.2+11.4%
20Wayne County4,608.5+5.3%
21Rowan County4,477.9+1.3%
22Wilson County4,166.1-1%
23Nash County4,150.9+5.6%
24Davidson County3,998+4%
25Brunswick County3,844+1.8%
26Randolph County3,808.9+0.5%
27Henderson County3,512.7+5%
28Cleveland County3,307.4+15%
29Rockingham County3,272.6-5%
30Robeson County3,071.8+4.5%
31Moore County2,904.4+3.8%
32Lee County2,711.4+4.3%
33Lenoir County2,552.1+6.4%
34Burke County2,551.8+2.8%
35Granville County2,317.6+2.7%
36Duplin County2,201.8+6.6%
37Surry County2,122.7+1.7%
38Lincoln County2,094.4+13.8%
39Caldwell County2,056.1+3%
40Harnett County2,053.9+4.5%
41Wilkes County2,045.4+2.2%
42Sampson County2,036.8+8.3%
43Carteret County1,945.4+2.2%
44Beaufort County1,920.3+13.1%
45Watauga County1,809.1+2.1%
46Dare County1,788.9+6%
47Rutherford County1,653.1+6.5%
48Stanly County1,624+2.9%
49Richmond County1,622.2-2.8%
50Person County1,575-15.3%
51Haywood County1,527.5+1.5%
52Edgecombe County1,487.7-4.5%
53Chatham County1,472.4-2.7%
54Bladen County1,463.7+0.9%
55Columbus County1,453.6+7.7%
56McDowell County1,421+8.8%
57Pasquotank County1,404.4+1.7%
58Halifax County1,390.5+2.9%
59Franklin County1,276.9+8.8%
60Stokes County1,212.3-10.8%
61Jackson County1,193.3+4.3%
62Vance County1,173.4+1.2%
63Pender County1,164+5.4%
64Scotland County1,065.3+14.2%
65Davie County994+16%
66Macon County971.9+3.8%
67Yadkin County887.6+8%
68Montgomery County846.4+8.5%
69Hoke County802.2+5.9%
70Transylvania County793.1+0.9%
71Hertford County749.7-2.2%
72Anson County719.6+4.4%
73Ashe County710-2.5%
74Alexander County708.3+6.7%
75Cherokee County704.8+3.4%
76Martin County683.6+2.3%
77Bertie County643.1+3.2%
78Currituck County611.6+5.1%
79Avery County547.5-2.3%
80Swain County527.6+9.8%
81Northampton County461-4.9%
82Polk County453.6+12.5%
83Mitchell County444.3+0.6%
84Greene County440.6+11.8%
85Chowan County424.8+3.2%
86Yancey County355.7-1.3%
87Madison County342.7+1.8%
88Warren County315.5-4.3%
89Caswell County313.2-0.6%
90Alleghany County303.8+11.2%
91Washington County272.7+0.4%
92Pamlico County268.8-1.8%
93Graham County228.8+14.4%
94Perquimans County208.9-6%
95Jones County203.1+0.9%
96Hyde County192.8-4.2%
97Clay County181+1%
98Camden County171.3-4%
99Gates County154.8+1.3%
100Tyrrell County129.2+17.4%

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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 $88.31 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Tyrrell County, with $129.2 million in 2013.

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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