Counties in North Carolina by GDP (US dollars)

Mecklenburg County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2014, at $93.9 billion. Tyrrell County had the lowest, at $120.7 million. The median was $1.59 billion and the figure for North Carolina was $482.3 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest93,904.4Mecklenburg County
Lowest120.7Tyrrell County
Median1,594.7100 counties
North Carolina482,295.7History

Top 40 counties, 2014

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Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 93,904.4 USD million93,904.4Wake CountyWake County: 61,745.8 USD million61,745.8Durham CountyDurham County: 32,499.4 USD million32,499.4Guilford CountyGuilford County: 31,447.6 USD million31,447.6Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 23,797.1 USD million23,797.1Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 16,858.9 USD million16,858.9Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 11,371.4 USD million11,371.4New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 11,172.9 USD million11,172.9Onslow CountyOnslow County: 8,242.7 USD million8,242.7Pitt CountyPitt County: 8,150 USD million8,150Catawba CountyCatawba County: 7,834 USD million7,834Iredell CountyIredell County: 7,632.3 USD million7,632.3Orange CountyOrange County: 7,502.1 USD million7,502.1Gaston CountyGaston County: 6,624.6 USD million6,624.6Union CountyUnion County: 6,366.5 USD million6,366.5Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 6,187 USD million6,187Nash CountyNash County: 5,691.8 USD million5,691.8Alamance CountyAlamance County: 5,624.9 USD million5,624.9Johnston CountyJohnston County: 5,028.9 USD million5,028.9Craven CountyCraven County: 5,020.5 USD million5,020.5Rowan CountyRowan County: 4,657.3 USD million4,657.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 4,587.6 USD million4,587.6Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 4,074 USD million4,074Wilson CountyWilson County: 4,066.1 USD million4,066.1Davidson CountyDavidson County: 4,023.4 USD million4,023.4Randolph CountyRandolph County: 3,828.8 USD million3,828.8Henderson CountyHenderson County: 3,689.5 USD million3,689.5Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 3,470.4 USD million3,470.4Robeson CountyRobeson County: 3,157.9 USD million3,157.9Moore CountyMoore County: 3,145.7 USD million3,145.7Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 3,076.2 USD million3,076.2Lee CountyLee County: 2,784.7 USD million2,784.7Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 2,704.6 USD million2,704.6Burke CountyBurke County: 2,568.4 USD million2,568.4Duplin CountyDuplin County: 2,269.6 USD million2,269.6Surry CountySurry County: 2,234.6 USD million2,234.6Granville CountyGranville County: 2,230.3 USD million2,230.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2,208.1 USD million2,208.1Harnett CountyHarnett County: 2,181.3 USD million2,181.3Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 2,174.6 USD million2,174.6
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
USD million
Change on 2013
1Mecklenburg County93,904.4+6.3%
2Wake County61,745.8+7.4%
3Durham County32,499.4-1.6%
4Guilford County31,447.6+2.5%
5Forsyth County23,797.1+5.8%
6Cumberland County16,858.9+1.7%
7Buncombe County11,371.4+6.7%
8New Hanover County11,172.9+6.6%
9Onslow County8,242.7+1.2%
10Pitt County8,150+5.5%
11Catawba County7,834+3.1%
12Iredell County7,632.3+5.6%
13Orange County7,502.1+4.9%
14Gaston County6,624.6+4.2%
15Union County6,366.5+4.6%
16Cabarrus County6,187+5%
17Nash County5,691.8+37.1%
18Alamance County5,624.9+4.1%
19Johnston County5,028.9+8.8%
20Craven County5,020.5+5.6%
21Rowan County4,657.3+4%
22Wayne County4,587.6-0.5%
23Brunswick County4,074+6%
24Wilson County4,066.1-2.4%
25Davidson County4,023.4+0.6%
26Randolph County3,828.8+0.5%
27Henderson County3,689.5+5%
28Cleveland County3,470.4+4.9%
29Robeson County3,157.9+2.8%
30Moore County3,145.7+8.3%
31Rockingham County3,076.2-6%
32Lee County2,784.7+2.7%
33Lenoir County2,704.6+6%
34Burke County2,568.4+0.7%
35Duplin County2,269.6+3.1%
36Surry County2,234.6+5.3%
37Granville County2,230.3-3.8%
38Lincoln County2,208.1+5.4%
39Harnett County2,181.3+6.2%
40Wilkes County2,174.6+6.3%
41Caldwell County2,089.5+1.6%
42Sampson County2,070.3+1.6%
43Carteret County2,070+6.4%
44Beaufort County2,035.4+6%
45Dare County1,948.1+8.9%
46Watauga County1,866.8+3.2%
47Person County1,782.5+13.2%
48Rutherford County1,675.5+1.4%
49Richmond County1,669+2.9%
50Stanly County1,629.7+0.4%
51Haywood County1,559.7+2.1%
52Chatham County1,528+3.8%
53McDowell County1,478+4%
54Edgecombe County1,464-1.6%
55Franklin County1,424.2+11.5%
56Columbus County1,424-2%
57Bladen County1,420.3-3%
58Pasquotank County1,401-0.2%
59Halifax County1,367-1.7%
60Stokes County1,332.1+9.9%
61Scotland County1,330.6+24.9%
62Jackson County1,243.6+4.2%
63Vance County1,226.2+4.5%
64Pender County1,212.5+4.2%
65Davie County1,081.4+8.8%
66Macon County1,039.4+7%
67Montgomery County892.3+5.4%
68Yadkin County864.1-2.7%
69Transylvania County853.4+7.6%
70Hoke County794-1%
71Anson County767.1+6.6%
72Hertford County7500%
73Alexander County747.8+5.6%
74Cherokee County719.7+2.1%
75Ashe County693.3-2.4%
76Martin County691.2+1.1%
77Bertie County671.7+4.4%
78Currituck County640.7+4.8%
79Avery County551.6+0.7%
80Swain County535.8+1.5%
81Mitchell County457.9+3.1%
82Polk County456.9+0.7%
83Chowan County450+5.9%
84Northampton County443.6-3.8%
85Greene County441.2+0.1%
86Yancey County361.2+1.6%
87Madison County352.4+2.8%
88Caswell County337.2+7.6%
89Warren County323+2.4%
90Alleghany County315.2+3.8%
91Pamlico County273.1+1.6%
92Washington County260-4.7%
93Graham County219.6-4%
94Perquimans County214+2.5%
95Jones County205.5+1.2%
96Clay County188.7+4.2%
97Gates County167.2+8%
98Hyde County166.7-13.5%
99Camden County164.1-4.2%
100Tyrrell County120.7-6.6%

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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 $93.9 billion in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Tyrrell County, with $120.7 million in 2014.

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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