Counties in North Carolina by GDP (US dollars)

Mecklenburg County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 100 counties in 2023, at $173.97 billion. Tyrrell County had the lowest, at $139.92 million. The median was $2.46 billion and the figure for North Carolina was $801.37 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest173,970.7Mecklenburg County
Lowest139.9Tyrrell County
Median2,457.7100 counties
North Carolina801,373History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 173,970.7 USD million173,970.7Wake CountyWake County: 120,610.7 USD million120,610.7Durham CountyDurham County: 49,006.4 USD million49,006.4Guilford CountyGuilford County: 44,509.3 USD million44,509.3Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 33,184.1 USD million33,184.1Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 23,141.9 USD million23,141.9Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 20,114 USD million20,114New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 19,864.2 USD million19,864.2Iredell CountyIredell County: 13,278.4 USD million13,278.4Orange CountyOrange County: 12,370.5 USD million12,370.5Union CountyUnion County: 12,184.6 USD million12,184.6Catawba CountyCatawba County: 11,917.5 USD million11,917.5Pitt CountyPitt County: 11,825 USD million11,825Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 11,808.4 USD million11,808.4Onslow CountyOnslow County: 11,737.8 USD million11,737.8Gaston CountyGaston County: 10,552 USD million10,552Johnston CountyJohnston County: 10,504.4 USD million10,504.4Alamance CountyAlamance County: 8,629.3 USD million8,629.3Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 7,781.2 USD million7,781.2Rowan CountyRowan County: 7,585 USD million7,585Nash CountyNash County: 6,762.6 USD million6,762.6Davidson CountyDavidson County: 6,753.4 USD million6,753.4Craven CountyCraven County: 6,484.1 USD million6,484.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 6,465.7 USD million6,465.7Henderson CountyHenderson County: 5,981.6 USD million5,981.6Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 5,821.2 USD million5,821.2Randolph CountyRandolph County: 5,437.8 USD million5,437.8Moore CountyMoore County: 5,389.1 USD million5,389.1Wilson CountyWilson County: 4,933.1 USD million4,933.1Robeson CountyRobeson County: 4,917.4 USD million4,917.4Granville CountyGranville County: 4,698.5 USD million4,698.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4,320.1 USD million4,320.1Lee CountyLee County: 3,765.4 USD million3,765.4Harnett CountyHarnett County: 3,723.8 USD million3,723.8Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 3,642 USD million3,642Burke CountyBurke County: 3,496.6 USD million3,496.6Carteret CountyCarteret County: 3,491.8 USD million3,491.8Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 3,469.5 USD million3,469.5Surry CountySurry County: 3,404.5 USD million3,404.5Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 3,157 USD million3,157
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD million
Change on 2022
1Mecklenburg County173,970.7+11.3%
2Wake County120,610.7+10.6%
3Durham County49,006.4+8.6%
4Guilford County44,509.3+7.6%
5Forsyth County33,184.1+8.3%
6Cumberland County23,141.9+6.5%
7Buncombe County20,114+10%
8New Hanover County19,864.2+10.2%
9Iredell County13,278.4+8.1%
10Orange County12,370.5+8.5%
11Union County12,184.6+9.5%
12Catawba County11,917.5+4.6%
13Pitt County11,825+7.2%
14Cabarrus County11,808.4+12%
15Onslow County11,737.8+6.5%
16Gaston County10,552+8.7%
17Johnston County10,504.4+8.8%
18Alamance County8,629.3+8.5%
19Brunswick County7,781.2+11.4%
20Rowan County7,585+7.7%
21Nash County6,762.6+8.3%
22Davidson County6,753.4+7.6%
23Craven County6,484.1+7.7%
24Wayne County6,465.7+4.9%
25Henderson County5,981.6+13.5%
26Cleveland County5,821.2+8.7%
27Randolph County5,437.8+5%
28Moore County5,389.1+7.4%
29Wilson County4,933.1+7.2%
30Robeson County4,917.4+4.8%
31Granville County4,698.5+10.9%
32Lincoln County4,320.1+9.2%
33Lee County3,765.4+10.8%
34Harnett County3,723.8+9.1%
35Rockingham County3,642+4.6%
36Burke County3,496.6+7.7%
37Carteret County3,491.8+11.4%
38Lenoir County3,469.5+4%
39Surry County3,404.5+5.8%
40Caldwell County3,157+5.8%
41Wilkes County3,066.6-0.8%
42Watauga County3,062.3+8.5%
43Dare County3,008.2+4.4%
44Chatham County2,804.5+15.3%
45Duplin County2,724-5.4%
46Stanly County2,632.1+12.4%
47Franklin County2,628.3+8.9%
48McDowell County2,572.4+6.2%
49Richmond County2,548.2+0.8%
50Haywood County2,516.6+7.6%
51Rutherford County2,398.9+6.8%
52Sampson County2,337.4-8%
53Pender County2,328.2+6.2%
54Transylvania County2,319.7+14.5%
55Beaufort County2,245.1+4.5%
56Jackson County2,099.4+5.9%
57Pasquotank County2,097.1+6.1%
58Macon County2,093.6+12.2%
59Edgecombe County1,917.9+5.5%
60Person County1,903+4.8%
61Davie County1,900.2+11.2%
62Columbus County1,897.5+3.2%
63Halifax County1,843.5+6.5%
64Bladen County1,816+1%
65Stokes County1,646.7+5.1%
66Vance County1,616.1+7.5%
67Hoke County1,504.3+2.9%
68Scotland County1,461.9+3.1%
69Montgomery County1,416.7+0.8%
70Yadkin County1,254.7+7%
71Alexander County1,137.7+0.3%
72Cherokee County1,105.2+9.5%
73Currituck County1,098.3+6.7%
74Anson County1,066.8-4.9%
75Hertford County1,053.4+3.2%
76Ashe County1,009+11.4%
77Swain County879.3+5%
78Avery County857.6+11.4%
79Mitchell County828.3+30.2%
80Martin County784.6+7.2%
81Bertie County751-5%
82Chowan County721.1+9.7%
83Polk County695.2+9.6%
84Northampton County658-2%
85Yancey County580.8+15.1%
86Madison County573.4+10.8%
87Greene County562.3-3.1%
88Caswell County487.9+18.2%
89Alleghany County396.5+2.8%
90Perquimans County394+3.9%
91Warren County387+5.8%
92Pamlico County382.5+8.5%
93Washington County344.1+5.5%
94Graham County317.6+12.6%
95Clay County316+13.5%
96Jones County283.2-12.1%
97Gates County231.9-7.2%
98Camden County225.1+9.4%
99Hyde County218.6-2.8%
100Tyrrell County139.9+6.3%

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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 $173.97 billion in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Tyrrell County, with $139.92 million in 2023.

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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