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Counties in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Chatham County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 100 counties in 2024, at $59,363. Greene County had the lowest, at $22,916. The median was $33,785 and the figure for North Carolina was $41,385. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59,363Chatham County
Lowest22,916Greene County
Median33,785100 counties
North Carolina41,385History

Map of counties, 2024

Alamance County: 34,547 USDAlexander County: 33,425 USDAlleghany County: 33,300 USDAnson County: 24,781 USDAshe County: 33,675 USDAvery County: 35,831 USDBeaufort County: 34,495 USDBertie County: 28,769 USDBladen County: 27,713 USDBrunswick County: 45,985 USDBuncombe County: 43,371 USDBurke County: 32,977 USDCabarrus County: 42,636 USDCaldwell County: 31,914 USDCamden County: 41,301 USDCarteret County: 45,736 USDCaswell County: 30,179 USDCatawba County: 37,462 USDChatham County: 59,363 USDCherokee County: 31,569 USDChowan County: 35,476 USDClay County: 40,205 USDCleveland County: 30,294 USDColumbus County: 27,773 USDCraven County: 36,931 USDCumberland County: 32,657 USDCurrituck County: 46,003 USDDare County: 56,589 USDDavidson County: 34,544 USDDavie County: 40,803 USDDuplin County: 28,478 USDDurham County: 49,447 USDEdgecombe County: 28,085 USDForsyth County: 39,203 USDFranklin County: 36,103 USDGaston County: 37,058 USDGates County: 31,687 USDGraham County: 30,648 USDGranville County: 34,223 USDGreene County: 22,916 USDGuilford County: 39,376 USDHalifax County: 27,648 USDHarnett County: 33,463 USDHaywood County: 36,367 USDHenderson County: 40,567 USDHertford County: 28,886 USDHoke County: 32,572 USDHyde County: 24,731 USDIredell County: 45,398 USDJackson County: 33,850 USDJohnston County: 38,897 USDJones County: 32,480 USDLee County: 32,243 USDLenoir County: 29,431 USDLincoln County: 44,098 USDMcDowell County: 30,395 USDMacon County: 38,705 USDMadison County: 35,126 USDMartin County: 29,355 USDMecklenburg County: 53,295 USDMitchell County: 34,790 USDMontgomery County: 31,156 USDMoore County: 45,505 USDNash County: 35,344 USDNew Hanover County: 48,592 USDNorthampton County: 32,746 USDOnslow County: 33,305 USDOrange County: 52,900 USDPamlico County: 34,815 USDPasquotank County: 33,719 USDPender County: 40,192 USDPerquimans County: 35,655 USDPerson County: 37,635 USDPitt County: 34,160 USDPolk County: 43,211 USDRandolph County: 31,238 USDRichmond County: 25,908 USDRobeson County: 23,672 USDRockingham County: 32,991 USDRowan County: 33,667 USDRutherford County: 30,460 USDSampson County: 27,307 USDScotland County: 28,395 USDStanly County: 31,661 USDStokes County: 33,945 USDSurry County: 32,573 USDSwain County: 31,803 USDTransylvania County: 40,147 USDTyrrell County: 23,668 USDUnion County: 46,949 USDVance County: 27,551 USDWake County: 55,448 USDWarren County: 33,126 USDWashington County: 28,281 USDWatauga County: 34,167 USDWayne County: 31,983 USDWilkes County: 27,947 USDWilson County: 31,996 USDYadkin County: 34,605 USDYancey County: 36,664 USD
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USD, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Chatham County: 59,363 USDChatham County59,363Dare County: 56,589 USDDare County56,589Wake County: 55,448 USDWake County55,448Mecklenburg County: 53,295 USDMecklenburg County53,295Orange County: 52,900 USDOrange County52,900Durham County: 49,447 USDDurham County49,447New Hanover County: 48,592 USDNew Hanover County48,592Union County: 46,949 USDUnion County46,949Currituck County: 46,003 USDCurrituck County46,003Brunswick County: 45,985 USDBrunswick County45,985Carteret County: 45,736 USDCarteret County45,736Moore County: 45,505 USDMoore County45,505Iredell County: 45,398 USDIredell County45,398Lincoln County: 44,098 USDLincoln County44,098Buncombe County: 43,371 USDBuncombe County43,371Polk County: 43,211 USDPolk County43,211Cabarrus County: 42,636 USDCabarrus County42,636Camden County: 41,301 USDCamden County41,301Davie County: 40,803 USDDavie County40,803Henderson County: 40,567 USDHenderson County40,567Clay County: 40,205 USDClay County40,205Pender County: 40,192 USDPender County40,192Transylvania County: 40,147 USDTransylvania County40,147Guilford County: 39,376 USDGuilford County39,376Forsyth County: 39,203 USDForsyth County39,203Johnston County: 38,897 USDJohnston County38,897Macon County: 38,705 USDMacon County38,705Person County: 37,635 USDPerson County37,635Catawba County: 37,462 USDCatawba County37,462Gaston County: 37,058 USDGaston County37,058Craven County: 36,931 USDCraven County36,931Yancey County: 36,664 USDYancey County36,664Haywood County: 36,367 USDHaywood County36,367Franklin County: 36,103 USDFranklin County36,103Avery County: 35,831 USDAvery County35,831Perquimans County: 35,655 USDPerquimans County35,655Chowan County: 35,476 USDChowan County35,476Nash County: 35,344 USDNash County35,344Madison County: 35,126 USDMadison County35,126Pamlico County: 34,815 USDPamlico County34,815Chatham County: 59,363 USDChatham County59,363Dare County: 56,589 USDDare County56,589Wake County: 55,448 USDWake County55,448Mecklenburg County: 53,295 USDMecklenburg County53,295Orange County: 52,900 USDOrange County52,900Durham County: 49,447 USDDurham County49,447New Hanover County: 48,592 USDNew Hanover County48,592Union County: 46,949 USDUnion County46,949Currituck County: 46,003 USDCurrituck County46,003Brunswick County: 45,985 USDBrunswick County45,985Carteret County: 45,736 USDCarteret County45,736Moore County: 45,505 USDMoore County45,505Iredell County: 45,398 USDIredell County45,398Lincoln County: 44,098 USDLincoln County44,098Buncombe County: 43,371 USDBuncombe County43,371Polk County: 43,211 USDPolk County43,211Cabarrus County: 42,636 USDCabarrus County42,636Camden County: 41,301 USDCamden County41,301Davie County: 40,803 USDDavie County40,803Henderson County: 40,567 USDHenderson County40,567Clay County: 40,205 USDClay County40,205Pender County: 40,192 USDPender County40,192Transylvania County: 40,147 USDTransylvania County40,147Guilford County: 39,376 USDGuilford County39,376Forsyth County: 39,203 USDForsyth County39,203Johnston County: 38,897 USDJohnston County38,897Macon County: 38,705 USDMacon County38,705Person County: 37,635 USDPerson County37,635Catawba County: 37,462 USDCatawba County37,462Gaston County: 37,058 USDGaston County37,058Craven County: 36,931 USDCraven County36,931Yancey County: 36,664 USDYancey County36,664Haywood County: 36,367 USDHaywood County36,367Franklin County: 36,103 USDFranklin County36,103Avery County: 35,831 USDAvery County35,831Perquimans County: 35,655 USDPerquimans County35,655Chowan County: 35,476 USDChowan County35,476Nash County: 35,344 USDNash County35,344Madison County: 35,126 USDMadison County35,126Pamlico County: 34,815 USDPamlico County34,815
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Chatham County59,363+4.7%
2Dare County56,589+21%
3Wake County55,448+4.7%
4Mecklenburg County53,295+3.5%
5Orange County52,900+2%
6Durham County49,447+5.4%
7New Hanover County48,592+5.4%
8Union County46,949+3.5%
9Currituck County46,003+4.2%
10Brunswick County45,985+3.2%
11Carteret County45,736+7.1%
12Moore County45,505+2.7%
13Iredell County45,398+4.9%
14Lincoln County44,098+4.6%
15Buncombe County43,371+6.1%
16Polk County43,211+12.4%
17Cabarrus County42,636+4.9%
18Camden County41,301+7.7%
19Davie County40,803+4.3%
20Henderson County40,567+4.1%
21Clay County40,205+13.8%
22Pender County40,192+5%
23Transylvania County40,147+3.2%
24Guilford County39,376+4%
25Forsyth County39,203+4.9%
26Johnston County38,897+6.1%
27Macon County38,705+8.5%
28Person County37,635+0.1%
29Catawba County37,462+4%
30Gaston County37,058+4.2%
31Craven County36,931+0.5%
32Yancey County36,664+5.7%
33Haywood County36,367+2.2%
34Franklin County36,103+6.3%
35Avery County35,831+5.7%
36Perquimans County35,655+6%
37Chowan County35,476+4.4%
38Nash County35,344+6%
39Madison County35,126+4.1%
40Pamlico County34,815-0.6%
41Mitchell County34,790+6.3%
42Yadkin County34,605+2.4%
43Alamance County34,547+3.8%
44Davidson County34,544+5.4%
45Beaufort County34,495+1.7%
46Granville County34,223+3.2%
47Watauga County34,167+4.7%
48Pitt County34,160-0.2%
49Stokes County33,945+3.7%
50Jackson County33,850+2.8%
51Pasquotank County33,719+3.1%
52Ashe County33,675+7%
53Rowan County33,667+3%
54Harnett County33,463+6.6%
55Alexander County33,425+2.6%
56Onslow County33,305+7.4%
57Alleghany County33,300+0.7%
58Warren County33,126+5.2%
59Rockingham County32,991+5.1%
60Burke County32,977+5.7%
61Northampton County32,746+2.7%
62Cumberland County32,657+4.6%
63Surry County32,573+2%
64Hoke County32,572+10.1%
65Jones County32,480+13.2%
66Lee County32,243+2.7%
67Wilson County31,996+6.5%
68Wayne County31,983+2.5%
69Caldwell County31,914+3.6%
70Swain County31,803+2.5%
71Gates County31,687+1.1%
72Stanly County31,661+0.1%
73Cherokee County31,569+2.5%
74Randolph County31,238+5.2%
75Montgomery County31,156+3.2%
76Graham County30,648+6.1%
77Rutherford County30,460+4.3%
78McDowell County30,395+2.8%
79Cleveland County30,294+1.5%
80Caswell County30,179+6.7%
81Lenoir County29,431+3.6%
82Martin County29,355+8.7%
83Hertford County28,886+4.8%
84Bertie County28,769+6.2%
85Duplin County28,478+3.2%
86Scotland County28,395+2.6%
87Washington County28,281+0.5%
88Edgecombe County28,085+3.1%
89Wilkes County27,947+0.3%
90Columbus County27,773+3.8%
91Bladen County27,713-4.3%
92Halifax County27,648+2.6%
93Vance County27,551+1.2%
94Sampson County27,307+1.2%
95Richmond County25,908+4.7%
96Anson County24,781+4.6%
97Hyde County24,731+10.6%
98Robeson County23,672+3.3%
99Tyrrell County23,668+6.2%
100Greene County22,916+2%

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Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/north-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Chatham County, with $59,363 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Greene County, with $22,916 in 2024.

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