Counties in North Carolina by GDP (US dollars)

Mecklenburg County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2019, at $123.64 billion. Tyrrell County had the lowest, at $119.1 million. The median was $1.9 billion and the figure for North Carolina was $592.48 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest123,644.3Mecklenburg County
Lowest119.1Tyrrell County
Median1,901.4100 counties
North Carolina592,476.9History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 123,644.3 USD million123,644.3Wake CountyWake County: 86,398.3 USD million86,398.3Durham CountyDurham County: 35,531.8 USD million35,531.8Guilford CountyGuilford County: 35,211.6 USD million35,211.6Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 27,599.8 USD million27,599.8Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 18,293 USD million18,293Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 15,593.5 USD million15,593.5New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 14,177.6 USD million14,177.6Iredell CountyIredell County: 9,728.9 USD million9,728.9Pitt CountyPitt County: 9,628.5 USD million9,628.5Orange CountyOrange County: 9,533.2 USD million9,533.2Catawba CountyCatawba County: 9,347.9 USD million9,347.9Onslow CountyOnslow County: 8,958.6 USD million8,958.6Union CountyUnion County: 8,366.4 USD million8,366.4Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 8,353.3 USD million8,353.3Gaston CountyGaston County: 7,965.1 USD million7,965.1Johnston CountyJohnston County: 7,244.8 USD million7,244.8Alamance CountyAlamance County: 6,547.1 USD million6,547.1Rowan CountyRowan County: 5,651.3 USD million5,651.3Craven CountyCraven County: 5,214.8 USD million5,214.8Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 5,134.2 USD million5,134.2Davidson CountyDavidson County: 5,089.9 USD million5,089.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 5,089.5 USD million5,089.5Nash CountyNash County: 5,001.5 USD million5,001.5Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 4,537.5 USD million4,537.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 4,378.4 USD million4,378.4Henderson CountyHenderson County: 4,292.5 USD million4,292.5Robeson CountyRobeson County: 4,091 USD million4,091Wilson CountyWilson County: 4,040.6 USD million4,040.6Moore CountyMoore County: 3,914.6 USD million3,914.6Granville CountyGranville County: 3,394.8 USD million3,394.8Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 3,089.7 USD million3,089.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3,043.6 USD million3,043.6Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 2,892.5 USD million2,892.5Lee CountyLee County: 2,809.4 USD million2,809.4Harnett CountyHarnett County: 2,745.6 USD million2,745.6Burke CountyBurke County: 2,685.5 USD million2,685.5Carteret CountyCarteret County: 2,650.1 USD million2,650.1Surry CountySurry County: 2,630.3 USD million2,630.3Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 2,520 USD million2,520
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Mecklenburg County123,644.3+6.3%
2Wake County86,398.3+5.7%
3Durham County35,531.8+5.4%
4Guilford County35,211.6+1%
5Forsyth County27,599.8+4%
6Cumberland County18,293+5%
7Buncombe County15,593.5+6.5%
8New Hanover County14,177.6+6.5%
9Iredell County9,728.9+6.1%
10Pitt County9,628.5+0.8%
11Orange County9,533.2+3.9%
12Catawba County9,347.9+2.2%
13Onslow County8,958.6+3.8%
14Union County8,366.4+4.1%
15Cabarrus County8,353.3+3.7%
16Gaston County7,965.1+1.2%
17Johnston County7,244.8-2%
18Alamance County6,547.1+5.1%
19Rowan County5,651.3+4.6%
20Craven County5,214.8+5.3%
21Brunswick County5,134.2+2%
22Davidson County5,089.9+3.7%
23Wayne County5,089.5+2.3%
24Nash County5,001.5-3.4%
25Cleveland County4,537.5+6.9%
26Randolph County4,378.4+3.4%
27Henderson County4,292.5+5.7%
28Robeson County4,091+3.1%
29Wilson County4,040.6-1.8%
30Moore County3,914.6+6%
31Granville County3,394.8+1%
32Rockingham County3,089.7+0.6%
33Lincoln County3,043.6+6.9%
34Lenoir County2,892.5+0.5%
35Lee County2,809.4-1.7%
36Harnett County2,745.6+4.2%
37Burke County2,685.5-1.5%
38Carteret County2,650.1+5.5%
39Surry County2,630.3+1.7%
40Caldwell County2,520+0.9%
41Dare County2,484.5+3.6%
42Wilkes County2,472.4-0.8%
43Watauga County2,362.5+4.5%
44Duplin County2,017.3-0.8%
45Haywood County2,012+7.2%
46McDowell County1,957.9+13.4%
47Beaufort County1,955-10.1%
48Richmond County1,944.9-5.7%
49Rutherford County1,917.3+7%
50Sampson County1,901.6+1.5%
51Stanly County1,901.3+2.2%
52Transylvania County1,836.2+8.3%
53Franklin County1,815.2+4.9%
54Chatham County1,759.6-0.9%
55Person County1,691.1+6.9%
56Macon County1,681.9+11%
57Jackson County1,674+8.3%
58Edgecombe County1,605.3-0.1%
59Pasquotank County1,599.9+3.2%
60Pender County1,596.9+7.6%
61Columbus County1,572.9+7.4%
62Halifax County1,527.6+3.9%
63Davie County1,455.1+2.9%
64Bladen County1,409.1-4.2%
65Vance County1,282.6-1.6%
66Scotland County1,212.4+4.3%
67Stokes County1,122.3+2.4%
68Hoke County1,098.1+0.9%
69Montgomery County1,033.6+6.4%
70Yadkin County946.7+3.3%
71Cherokee County867.6+7.8%
72Hertford County855+8.8%
73Alexander County854.4+2.5%
74Ashe County818.5+1.1%
75Currituck County817.2+1.8%
76Anson County812.9-9.2%
77Swain County713.8+11%
78Martin County685.6+0.7%
79Bertie County661.2+1%
80Avery County643.6+1.1%
81Chowan County587-1.4%
82Mitchell County577+5.2%
83Northampton County563.9+5.9%
84Polk County529.3+7.7%
85Yancey County460.7+4.2%
86Greene County441.2+4.5%
87Madison County431.7+10.5%
88Caswell County370.9+0.9%
89Alleghany County318.3-2.8%
90Warren County317.4+0.5%
91Pamlico County309.8+6%
92Perquimans County280.4+7.9%
93Washington County279+4%
94Graham County266+11.6%
95Clay County236.9+8.5%
96Gates County206.7+6.6%
97Jones County204+20.9%
98Hyde County188.9+2.6%
99Camden County163.6+3.9%
100Tyrrell County119.1+3.1%

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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 $123.64 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Tyrrell County, with $119.1 million in 2019.

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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