Counties in North Carolina by median household income

Wake County had the highest median household income of 100 counties in 2022, at $96,734. Washington County had the lowest, at $38,927. The median was $56,252 and the figure for North Carolina was $66,186. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest96,734Wake County
Lowest38,927Washington County
Median56,252100 counties
North Carolina66,186History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Wake CountyWake County: 96,734 USD96,734Union CountyUnion County: 95,533 USD95,533Orange CountyOrange County: 85,785 USD85,785Chatham CountyChatham County: 84,222 USD84,222Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 83,828 USD83,828Currituck CountyCurrituck County: 82,793 USD82,793Dare CountyDare County: 79,742 USD79,742Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 79,265 USD79,265Camden CountyCamden County: 79,120 USD79,120Moore CountyMoore County: 77,981 USD77,981Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 75,672 USD75,672Johnston CountyJohnston County: 75,288 USD75,288Durham CountyDurham County: 74,927 USD74,927Pender CountyPender County: 74,538 USD74,538Iredell CountyIredell County: 73,103 USD73,103Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 71,193 USD71,193Franklin CountyFranklin County: 70,493 USD70,493Davie CountyDavie County: 69,105 USD69,105Granville CountyGranville County: 68,079 USD68,079New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 67,515 USD67,515Carteret CountyCarteret County: 66,965 USD66,965Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 66,531 USD66,531Henderson CountyHenderson County: 65,508 USD65,508Harnett CountyHarnett County: 64,992 USD64,992Guilford CountyGuilford County: 62,880 USD62,880Alexander CountyAlexander County: 62,764 USD62,764Gaston CountyGaston County: 62,628 USD62,628Catawba CountyCatawba County: 62,070 USD62,070Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 62,056 USD62,056Craven CountyCraven County: 61,676 USD61,676Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 61,411 USD61,411Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 61,229 USD61,229Lee CountyLee County: 60,941 USD60,941Alamance CountyAlamance County: 60,866 USD60,866Person CountyPerson County: 60,688 USD60,688Stanly CountyStanly County: 60,634 USD60,634Polk CountyPolk County: 60,465 USD60,465Onslow CountyOnslow County: 59,976 USD59,976Rowan CountyRowan County: 59,717 USD59,717Perquimans CountyPerquimans County: 59,401 USD59,401
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Wake County96,734+9.3%
2Union County95,533+8%
3Orange County85,785+8.3%
4Chatham County84,222+9.7%
5Cabarrus County83,828+10.6%
6Currituck County82,793+4.3%
7Dare County79,742+14.7%
8Mecklenburg County79,265+8.4%
9Camden County79,120+15.4%
10Moore County77,981+15.6%
11Lincoln County75,672+15.7%
12Johnston County75,288+14%
13Durham County74,927+11.8%
14Pender County74,538+13.5%
15Iredell County73,103+9.4%
16Brunswick County71,193+10.5%
17Franklin County70,493+13.1%
18Davie County69,105+6.9%
19Granville County68,079+12.3%
20New Hanover County67,515+8.3%
21Carteret County66,965+8.3%
22Buncombe County66,531+11.4%
23Henderson County65,508+9.3%
24Harnett County64,992+8.9%
25Guilford County62,880+7.2%
26Alexander County62,764+14%
27Gaston County62,628+10.2%
28Catawba County62,070+7.3%
29Transylvania County62,056+7.3%
30Craven County61,676+9.5%
31Pasquotank County61,411+8.7%
32Forsyth County61,229+7.7%
33Lee County60,941+5.7%
34Alamance County60,866+10.5%
35Person County60,688+8.8%
36Stanly County60,634+7.4%
37Polk County60,465+9.8%
38Onslow County59,976+9.6%
39Rowan County59,717+11.4%
40Perquimans County59,401+11.8%
41Davidson County58,473+10.2%
42Stokes County57,539+9.3%
43Yadkin County57,486+12%
44Hoke County57,141+6.9%
45Clay County57,065+21%
46Caswell County56,999+7%
47Nash County56,770+7.4%
48Madison County56,664+10.2%
49Haywood County56,596+8.7%
50Randolph County56,423+9.4%
51Beaufort County56,081+8.1%
52Pamlico County55,867+7.2%
53Gates County55,750+8%
54Cumberland County55,551+9.5%
55Mitchell County55,534+14.9%
56Montgomery County55,523+9.7%
57Tyrrell County55,341+35.2%
58Pitt County54,915+8.9%
59Wayne County54,323+9.8%
60Burke County53,732+11.6%
61McDowell County53,532+5.8%
62Avery County53,513+15.4%
63Yancey County53,103+17.2%
64Jones County53,053+25.1%
65Swain County52,818+8.7%
66Surry County52,743+3.7%
67Caldwell County52,362+7.9%
68Jackson County51,482+7.3%
69Chowan County51,188+10.6%
70Macon County51,042+6%
71Rockingham County50,737+8%
72Cleveland County50,723+11.1%
73Rutherford County50,512+11%
74Greene County50,320+10%
75Watauga County50,034+2.6%
76Sampson County49,963+10.7%
77Wilson County49,827+5.2%
78Duplin County49,376+7.9%
79Cherokee County49,254+13.7%
80Ashe County49,176+11.9%
81Wilkes County49,119+6.6%
82Vance County48,340+6.8%
83Edgecombe County46,370+10.5%
84Hertford County46,196+6.1%
85Graham County46,010+9.6%
86Northampton County45,698+14.9%
87Martin County44,799+7.2%
88Hyde County43,724-10%
89Columbus County43,206+6.5%
90Lenoir County43,063+4.8%
91Richmond County42,354+8.8%
92Warren County42,282+6.8%
93Alleghany County42,115+8.2%
94Anson County42,000+5.4%
95Scotland County41,948+5.2%
96Bertie County41,652+10.9%
97Halifax County41,629+10%
98Bladen County40,476+3.1%
99Robeson County39,393+7.2%
100Washington County38,927+18.2%

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Wake County, with $96,734 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Washington County, with $38,927 in 2022.

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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