Counties in North Carolina by GDP (US dollars)

Mecklenburg County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2015, at $100.82 billion. Tyrrell County had the lowest, at $105.27 million. The median was $1.64 billion and the figure for North Carolina was $508.67 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest100,820.1Mecklenburg County
Lowest105.3Tyrrell County
Median1,640.8100 counties
North Carolina508,672.4History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 100,820.1 USD million100,820.1Wake CountyWake County: 67,430.8 USD million67,430.8Guilford CountyGuilford County: 33,231.4 USD million33,231.4Durham CountyDurham County: 32,343.3 USD million32,343.3Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 24,662.3 USD million24,662.3Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 17,510.7 USD million17,510.7Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 11,974.6 USD million11,974.6New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 11,618.2 USD million11,618.2Pitt CountyPitt County: 9,130.3 USD million9,130.3Catawba CountyCatawba County: 8,274.9 USD million8,274.9Onslow CountyOnslow County: 8,274 USD million8,274Iredell CountyIredell County: 8,146.7 USD million8,146.7Orange CountyOrange County: 7,843.1 USD million7,843.1Gaston CountyGaston County: 6,892.7 USD million6,892.7Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 6,656.4 USD million6,656.4Nash CountyNash County: 6,653.4 USD million6,653.4Union CountyUnion County: 6,503.9 USD million6,503.9Alamance CountyAlamance County: 5,775.7 USD million5,775.7Johnston CountyJohnston County: 5,483 USD million5,483Craven CountyCraven County: 5,176.4 USD million5,176.4Rowan CountyRowan County: 4,920.3 USD million4,920.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 4,707.8 USD million4,707.8Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 4,363.4 USD million4,363.4Davidson CountyDavidson County: 4,284 USD million4,284Wilson CountyWilson County: 4,138.2 USD million4,138.2Randolph CountyRandolph County: 4,013.6 USD million4,013.6Henderson CountyHenderson County: 3,764 USD million3,764Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 3,514.4 USD million3,514.4Robeson CountyRobeson County: 3,338.8 USD million3,338.8Moore CountyMoore County: 3,290.1 USD million3,290.1Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 3,093.8 USD million3,093.8Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 2,859.2 USD million2,859.2Lee CountyLee County: 2,810.7 USD million2,810.7Burke CountyBurke County: 2,640.8 USD million2,640.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2,431.7 USD million2,431.7Granville CountyGranville County: 2,384.4 USD million2,384.4Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 2,361.2 USD million2,361.2Surry CountySurry County: 2,339 USD million2,339Harnett CountyHarnett County: 2,278 USD million2,278Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 2,198.2 USD million2,198.2
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Mecklenburg County100,820.1+7.4%
2Wake County67,430.8+9.2%
3Guilford County33,231.4+5.7%
4Durham County32,343.3-0.5%
5Forsyth County24,662.3+3.6%
6Cumberland County17,510.7+3.9%
7Buncombe County11,974.6+5.3%
8New Hanover County11,618.2+4%
9Pitt County9,130.3+12%
10Catawba County8,274.9+5.6%
11Onslow County8,274+0.4%
12Iredell County8,146.7+6.7%
13Orange County7,843.1+4.5%
14Gaston County6,892.7+4%
15Cabarrus County6,656.4+7.6%
16Nash County6,653.4+16.9%
17Union County6,503.9+2.2%
18Alamance County5,775.7+2.7%
19Johnston County5,483+9%
20Craven County5,176.4+3.1%
21Rowan County4,920.3+5.6%
22Wayne County4,707.8+2.6%
23Brunswick County4,363.4+7.1%
24Davidson County4,284+6.5%
25Wilson County4,138.2+1.8%
26Randolph County4,013.6+4.8%
27Henderson County3,764+2%
28Cleveland County3,514.4+1.3%
29Robeson County3,338.8+5.7%
30Moore County3,290.1+4.6%
31Rockingham County3,093.8+0.6%
32Lenoir County2,859.2+5.7%
33Lee County2,810.7+0.9%
34Burke County2,640.8+2.8%
35Lincoln County2,431.7+10.1%
36Granville County2,384.4+6.9%
37Wilkes County2,361.2+8.6%
38Surry County2,339+4.7%
39Harnett County2,278+4.4%
40Caldwell County2,198.2+5.2%
41Duplin County2,169.1-4.4%
42Carteret County2,159.4+4.3%
43Beaufort County2,070.6+1.7%
44Dare County2,040.7+4.8%
45Sampson County2,007.7-3%
46Watauga County1,921+2.9%
47Richmond County1,894.2+13.5%
48Stanly County1,673.2+2.7%
49Scotland County1,648.2+23.9%
50Rutherford County1,643.3-1.9%
51Haywood County1,638.3+5%
52Franklin County1,617.7+13.6%
53Person County1,609.9-9.7%
54McDowell County1,596.5+8%
55Chatham County1,579.5+3.4%
56Edgecombe County1,504.2+2.7%
57Pasquotank County1,459.9+4.2%
58Columbus County1,433.9+0.7%
59Bladen County1,432.7+0.9%
60Halifax County1,400.8+2.5%
61Jackson County1,353.2+8.8%
62Stokes County1,272.6-4.5%
63Pender County1,252.1+3.3%
64Vance County1,246.2+1.6%
65Davie County1,199.5+10.9%
66Macon County1,199.4+15.4%
67Montgomery County934.3+4.7%
68Yadkin County927.9+7.4%
69Transylvania County909.2+6.5%
70Hoke County859.4+8.2%
71Anson County819+6.8%
72Alexander County781.5+4.5%
73Cherokee County759.5+5.5%
74Hertford County714.4-4.7%
75Bertie County706.3+5.1%
76Martin County699.7+1.2%
77Ashe County687.5-0.8%
78Currituck County664.7+3.8%
79Swain County574.3+7.2%
80Avery County545.9-1%
81Chowan County489.4+8.7%
82Northampton County463.7+4.5%
83Polk County457.7+0.2%
84Mitchell County439.2-4.1%
85Greene County423.8-3.9%
86Madison County365.1+3.6%
87Yancey County353.1-2.3%
88Caswell County340+0.9%
89Alleghany County327+3.7%
90Warren County306.9-5%
91Pamlico County267.8-2%
92Washington County261.7+0.6%
93Graham County231.8+5.5%
94Perquimans County217.4+1.6%
95Clay County200.4+6.2%
96Jones County175.9-14.4%
97Hyde County170.5+2.3%
98Gates County167.5+0.2%
99Camden County167.4+2%
100Tyrrell County105.3-12.8%

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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 $100.82 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Tyrrell County, with $105.27 million in 2015.

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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