# Counties in North Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2026

All 100 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `area_median_family_income`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year. HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments. Often called AMI.
- Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Franklin County | 132,300 |
| 1 | Johnston County | 132,300 |
| 1 | Wake County | 132,300 |
| 4 | Chatham County | 129,900 |
| 4 | Durham County | 129,900 |
| 4 | Orange County | 129,900 |
| 7 | Cabarrus County | 117,400 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 117,400 |
| 7 | Mecklenburg County | 117,400 |
| 7 | Union County | 117,400 |
| 11 | Dare County | 116,900 |
| 12 | Pender County | 110,600 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 109,200 |
| 14 | Currituck County | 107,700 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 107,300 |
| 16 | Moore County | 106,300 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 105,600 |
| 18 | Camden County | 105,500 |
| 19 | Carteret County | 103,500 |
| 20 | Buncombe County | 103,200 |
| 20 | Henderson County | 103,200 |
| 20 | Madison County | 103,200 |
| 23 | Brunswick County | 99,200 |
| 24 | Davie County | 96,700 |
| 24 | Forsyth County | 96,700 |
| 24 | Stokes County | 96,700 |
| 24 | Yadkin County | 96,700 |
| 28 | Polk County | 93,800 |
| 29 | Guilford County | 91,500 |
| 29 | Randolph County | 91,500 |
| 31 | Pamlico County | 90,700 |
| 32 | Perquimans County | 90,400 |
| 33 | Transylvania County | 89,000 |
| 34 | Avery County | 88,800 |
| 34 | Pitt County | 88,800 |
| 36 | Alamance County | 88,600 |
| 37 | Harnett County | 88,300 |
| 38 | Granville County | 87,800 |
| 39 | Craven County | 87,000 |
| 40 | Watauga County | 86,900 |
| 41 | Haywood County | 86,700 |
| 42 | Clay County | 86,300 |
| 43 | Davidson County | 86,000 |
| 44 | Lee County | 85,400 |
| 44 | Onslow County | 85,400 |
| 44 | Person County | 85,400 |
| 47 | Yancey County | 85,300 |
| 48 | Alexander County | 85,200 |
| 48 | Burke County | 85,200 |
| 48 | Caldwell County | 85,200 |
| 48 | Catawba County | 85,200 |
| 52 | Pasquotank County | 84,300 |
| 53 | Wilson County | 84,000 |
| 54 | Gates County | 83,900 |
| 55 | Cleveland County | 82,800 |
| 56 | Cumberland County | 81,900 |
| 57 | Stanly County | 80,400 |
| 58 | Edgecombe County | 80,200 |
| 58 | Nash County | 80,200 |
| 60 | Macon County | 79,100 |
| 61 | Rowan County | 79,000 |
| 62 | Jackson County | 78,200 |
| 63 | Hoke County | 77,900 |
| 63 | Mitchell County | 77,900 |
| 65 | Rutherford County | 77,200 |
| 66 | Beaufort County | 77,100 |
| 67 | Ashe County | 77,000 |
| 68 | Chowan County | 76,900 |
| 69 | Rockingham County | 76,600 |
| 70 | Caswell County | 76,300 |
| 71 | Jones County | 75,900 |
| 72 | McDowell County | 75,700 |
| 73 | Cherokee County | 73,900 |
| 74 | Sampson County | 73,400 |
| 75 | Swain County | 72,900 |
| 76 | Surry County | 72,700 |
| 77 | Duplin County | 72,100 |
| 78 | Alleghany County | 71,000 |
| 79 | Wayne County | 70,300 |
| 80 | Anson County | 69,700 |
| 81 | Washington County | 69,500 |
| 82 | Martin County | 69,400 |
| 82 | Montgomery County | 69,400 |
| 84 | Bertie County | 69,200 |
| 85 | Vance County | 67,800 |
| 86 | Hertford County | 67,700 |
| 87 | Graham County | 67,400 |
| 87 | Wilkes County | 67,400 |
| 89 | Columbus County | 67,300 |
| 90 | Northampton County | 66,600 |
| 91 | Bladen County | 65,400 |
| 92 | Lenoir County | 65,100 |
| 93 | Tyrrell County | 64,200 |
| 94 | Halifax County | 63,600 |
| 95 | Greene County | 63,400 |
| 96 | Hyde County | 62,700 |
| 97 | Warren County | 62,600 |
| 98 | Scotland County | 62,100 |
| 99 | Richmond County | 62,000 |
| 100 | Robeson County | 59,300 |