Counties in North Carolina by median household income, 2024

Wake County had the highest median household income of 100 counties in 2024, at $105,768. Tyrrell County had the lowest, at $41,685. The median was $60,230 and the figure for North Carolina was $72,388. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest105,768Wake County
Lowest41,685Tyrrell County
Median60,230100 counties
North Carolina72,388History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Wake CountyWake County: 105,768 USD105,768Union CountyUnion County: 102,900 USD102,900Chatham CountyChatham County: 94,317 USD94,317Currituck CountyCurrituck County: 93,511 USD93,511Camden CountyCamden County: 91,078 USD91,078Orange CountyOrange County: 90,089 USD90,089Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 89,005 USD89,005Dare CountyDare County: 88,994 USD88,994Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 87,005 USD87,005Moore CountyMoore County: 86,080 USD86,080Johnston CountyJohnston County: 83,384 USD83,384Durham CountyDurham County: 82,316 USD82,316Iredell CountyIredell County: 81,419 USD81,419Pender CountyPender County: 80,396 USD80,396Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 80,016 USD80,016Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 77,024 USD77,024New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 75,166 USD75,166Davie CountyDavie County: 75,057 USD75,057Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 74,436 USD74,436Franklin CountyFranklin County: 74,240 USD74,240Carteret CountyCarteret County: 72,322 USD72,322Harnett CountyHarnett County: 71,287 USD71,287Granville CountyGranville County: 71,111 USD71,111Guilford CountyGuilford County: 68,642 USD68,642Henderson CountyHenderson County: 68,187 USD68,187Onslow CountyOnslow County: 68,148 USD68,148Perquimans CountyPerquimans County: 67,917 USD67,917Catawba CountyCatawba County: 67,864 USD67,864Polk CountyPolk County: 67,758 USD67,758Gaston CountyGaston County: 67,478 USD67,478Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 67,165 USD67,165Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 66,589 USD66,589Gates CountyGates County: 66,333 USD66,333Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 66,184 USD66,184Craven CountyCraven County: 65,873 USD65,873Rowan CountyRowan County: 65,725 USD65,725Alamance CountyAlamance County: 65,651 USD65,651Lee CountyLee County: 65,387 USD65,387Alexander CountyAlexander County: 65,354 USD65,354Hoke CountyHoke County: 64,912 USD64,912
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Wake County105,768+3.9%
2Union County102,900+3.7%
3Chatham County94,317+6.5%
4Currituck County93,511+2.1%
5Camden County91,078+3.8%
6Orange County90,089+1.7%
7Cabarrus County89,005+3.4%
8Dare County88,994+9.6%
9Mecklenburg County87,005+3.9%
10Moore County86,080+3.9%
11Johnston County83,384+4.4%
12Durham County82,316+3.5%
13Iredell County81,419+3.5%
14Pender County80,396+4.6%
15Lincoln County80,016+1.9%
16Brunswick County77,024+4%
17New Hanover County75,166+3.1%
18Davie County75,057+2.5%
19Buncombe County74,436+5.5%
20Franklin County74,240+4%
21Carteret County72,322+3%
22Harnett County71,287+3.3%
23Granville County71,111+0.2%
24Guilford County68,642+4%
25Henderson County68,187+0.8%
26Onslow County68,148+5.5%
27Perquimans County67,917+10.9%
28Catawba County67,864+5.1%
29Polk County67,758+11.1%
30Gaston County67,478+3.1%
31Forsyth County67,165+2.5%
32Pasquotank County66,589+4.2%
33Gates County66,333+7.7%
34Transylvania County66,184+2.6%
35Craven County65,873+1.9%
36Rowan County65,725+4%
37Alamance County65,651+1.9%
38Lee County65,387+3.7%
39Alexander County65,354+0.1%
40Hoke County64,912+8%
41Davidson County64,172+2.8%
42Person County63,300-2.5%
43Stokes County62,969+4.9%
44Yadkin County62,932+4.3%
45Nash County62,426+2.8%
46Haywood County61,912+1.5%
47Avery County61,428+6.5%
48Cumberland County61,291+4.3%
49Randolph County61,022+3.3%
50Stanly County60,704-1.5%
51Caswell County59,755+0.6%
52Wayne County59,733+2.8%
53Pamlico County59,717-3.1%
54Jones County59,641+7.2%
55Macon County59,061+10.8%
56Yancey County58,709+6.8%
57Burke County58,592+5.2%
58Cleveland County58,534+5%
59Madison County58,531-0.2%
60Beaufort County58,357+0.6%
61Pitt County58,188-1.1%
62Montgomery County57,766+3.4%
63Mitchell County57,602-0.8%
64McDowell County57,168+3%
65Rockingham County57,053+2.3%
66Clay County56,971+6.2%
67Ashe County56,866+11.9%
68Caldwell County56,425+1.8%
69Wilson County56,423+9.8%
70Jackson County55,815+4.4%
71Surry County55,656-0.8%
72Duplin County55,148+6.3%
73Chowan County53,864-5.5%
74Hyde County53,713+13.5%
75Cherokee County53,628+4.1%
76Greene County53,244+4.6%
77Sampson County52,432-1.4%
78Swain County52,349-5.6%
79Wilkes County51,721+2.5%
80Watauga County51,693+0.6%
81Rutherford County51,410+3.3%
82Edgecombe County51,265+5.7%
83Warren County50,638+11.8%
84Vance County50,465+7.5%
85Northampton County50,086+4.5%
86Graham County49,684+1.3%
87Columbus County49,442+2.6%
88Bertie County48,750+6.1%
89Martin County48,578+3.8%
90Anson County47,302+6.9%
91Alleghany County47,172+6.6%
92Scotland County45,730+5.1%
93Halifax County45,590+1.2%
94Hertford County45,537-4.1%
95Lenoir County45,143+0.8%
96Richmond County44,883+2.9%
97Bladen County42,422-4.7%
98Robeson County41,978+4.1%
99Washington County41,813+0.2%
100Tyrrell County41,685-5.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Wake County, with $105,768 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Tyrrell County, with $41,685 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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