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

Chatham County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 100 counties in 2022, at $53,291. Hyde County had the lowest, at $19,258. The median was $31,031 and the figure for North Carolina was $37,641. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53,291Chatham County
Lowest19,258Hyde County
Median31,031100 counties
North Carolina37,641History

Map of counties, 2022

Alamance County: 32,105 USDAlexander County: 30,510 USDAlleghany County: 32,330 USDAnson County: 22,854 USDAshe County: 29,683 USDAvery County: 30,578 USDBeaufort County: 32,936 USDBertie County: 27,311 USDBladen County: 26,544 USDBrunswick County: 42,263 USDBuncombe County: 39,495 USDBurke County: 30,633 USDCabarrus County: 38,690 USDCaldwell County: 29,125 USDCamden County: 34,117 USDCarteret County: 39,817 USDCaswell County: 27,503 USDCatawba County: 34,369 USDChatham County: 53,291 USDCherokee County: 28,752 USDChowan County: 32,479 USDClay County: 34,382 USDCleveland County: 27,522 USDColumbus County: 24,236 USDCraven County: 33,963 USDCumberland County: 29,681 USDCurrituck County: 40,352 USDDare County: 45,669 USDDavidson County: 31,024 USDDavie County: 36,570 USDDuplin County: 25,428 USDDurham County: 43,945 USDEdgecombe County: 25,813 USDForsyth County: 35,600 USDFranklin County: 33,313 USDGaston County: 33,806 USDGates County: 28,091 USDGraham County: 25,835 USDGranville County: 31,604 USDGreene County: 21,972 USDGuilford County: 36,563 USDHalifax County: 25,504 USDHarnett County: 29,678 USDHaywood County: 34,609 USDHenderson County: 37,457 USDHertford County: 25,313 USDHoke County: 27,991 USDHyde County: 19,258 USDIredell County: 40,959 USDJackson County: 31,384 USDJohnston County: 35,078 USDJones County: 28,373 USDLee County: 30,083 USDLenoir County: 26,697 USDLincoln County: 40,574 USDMcDowell County: 29,047 USDMacon County: 32,623 USDMadison County: 33,821 USDMartin County: 25,769 USDMecklenburg County: 48,625 USDMitchell County: 31,696 USDMontgomery County: 29,346 USDMoore County: 42,094 USDNash County: 31,987 USDNew Hanover County: 43,378 USDNorthampton County: 29,047 USDOnslow County: 29,214 USDOrange County: 50,449 USDPamlico County: 32,677 USDPasquotank County: 31,762 USDPender County: 36,352 USDPerquimans County: 31,919 USDPerson County: 33,456 USDPitt County: 32,224 USDPolk County: 35,916 USDRandolph County: 29,131 USDRichmond County: 24,416 USDRobeson County: 21,998 USDRockingham County: 29,239 USDRowan County: 31,108 USDRutherford County: 28,873 USDSampson County: 25,969 USDScotland County: 24,464 USDStanly County: 30,857 USDStokes County: 32,601 USDSurry County: 30,274 USDSwain County: 28,624 USDTransylvania County: 36,660 USDTyrrell County: 22,403 USDUnion County: 43,957 USDVance County: 26,771 USDWake County: 50,188 USDWarren County: 29,771 USDWashington County: 26,209 USDWatauga County: 30,807 USDWayne County: 30,540 USDWilkes County: 27,592 USDWilson County: 28,715 USDYadkin County: 32,680 USDYancey County: 31,037 USD
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USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Chatham County: 53,291 USDChatham County53,291Orange County: 50,449 USDOrange County50,449Wake County: 50,188 USDWake County50,188Mecklenburg County: 48,625 USDMecklenburg County48,625Dare County: 45,669 USDDare County45,669Union County: 43,957 USDUnion County43,957Durham County: 43,945 USDDurham County43,945New Hanover County: 43,378 USDNew Hanover County43,378Brunswick County: 42,263 USDBrunswick County42,263Moore County: 42,094 USDMoore County42,094Iredell County: 40,959 USDIredell County40,959Lincoln County: 40,574 USDLincoln County40,574Currituck County: 40,352 USDCurrituck County40,352Carteret County: 39,817 USDCarteret County39,817Buncombe County: 39,495 USDBuncombe County39,495Cabarrus County: 38,690 USDCabarrus County38,690Henderson County: 37,457 USDHenderson County37,457Transylvania County: 36,660 USDTransylvania County36,660Davie County: 36,570 USDDavie County36,570Guilford County: 36,563 USDGuilford County36,563Pender County: 36,352 USDPender County36,352Polk County: 35,916 USDPolk County35,916Forsyth County: 35,600 USDForsyth County35,600Johnston County: 35,078 USDJohnston County35,078Haywood County: 34,609 USDHaywood County34,609Clay County: 34,382 USDClay County34,382Catawba County: 34,369 USDCatawba County34,369Camden County: 34,117 USDCamden County34,117Craven County: 33,963 USDCraven County33,963Madison County: 33,821 USDMadison County33,821Gaston County: 33,806 USDGaston County33,806Person County: 33,456 USDPerson County33,456Franklin County: 33,313 USDFranklin County33,313Beaufort County: 32,936 USDBeaufort County32,936Yadkin County: 32,680 USDYadkin County32,680Pamlico County: 32,677 USDPamlico County32,677Macon County: 32,623 USDMacon County32,623Stokes County: 32,601 USDStokes County32,601Chowan County: 32,479 USDChowan County32,479Alleghany County: 32,330 USDAlleghany County32,330Chatham County: 53,291 USDChatham County53,291Orange County: 50,449 USDOrange County50,449Wake County: 50,188 USDWake County50,188Mecklenburg County: 48,625 USDMecklenburg County48,625Dare County: 45,669 USDDare County45,669Union County: 43,957 USDUnion County43,957Durham County: 43,945 USDDurham County43,945New Hanover County: 43,378 USDNew Hanover County43,378Brunswick County: 42,263 USDBrunswick County42,263Moore County: 42,094 USDMoore County42,094Iredell County: 40,959 USDIredell County40,959Lincoln County: 40,574 USDLincoln County40,574Currituck County: 40,352 USDCurrituck County40,352Carteret County: 39,817 USDCarteret County39,817Buncombe County: 39,495 USDBuncombe County39,495Cabarrus County: 38,690 USDCabarrus County38,690Henderson County: 37,457 USDHenderson County37,457Transylvania County: 36,660 USDTransylvania County36,660Davie County: 36,570 USDDavie County36,570Guilford County: 36,563 USDGuilford County36,563Pender County: 36,352 USDPender County36,352Polk County: 35,916 USDPolk County35,916Forsyth County: 35,600 USDForsyth County35,600Johnston County: 35,078 USDJohnston County35,078Haywood County: 34,609 USDHaywood County34,609Clay County: 34,382 USDClay County34,382Catawba County: 34,369 USDCatawba County34,369Camden County: 34,117 USDCamden County34,117Craven County: 33,963 USDCraven County33,963Madison County: 33,821 USDMadison County33,821Gaston County: 33,806 USDGaston County33,806Person County: 33,456 USDPerson County33,456Franklin County: 33,313 USDFranklin County33,313Beaufort County: 32,936 USDBeaufort County32,936Yadkin County: 32,680 USDYadkin County32,680Pamlico County: 32,677 USDPamlico County32,677Macon County: 32,623 USDMacon County32,623Stokes County: 32,601 USDStokes County32,601Chowan County: 32,479 USDChowan County32,479Alleghany County: 32,330 USDAlleghany County32,330
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

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Chatham County53,291+10.7%
2Orange County50,449+10.4%
3Wake County50,188+10.5%
4Mecklenburg County48,625+10.7%
5Dare County45,669+11%
6Union County43,957+9.2%
7Durham County43,945+11%
8New Hanover County43,378+8.6%
9Brunswick County42,263+11%
10Moore County42,094+6.5%
11Iredell County40,959+8.7%
12Lincoln County40,574+12.9%
13Currituck County40,352+7.2%
14Carteret County39,817+9.7%
15Buncombe County39,495+9.5%
16Cabarrus County38,690+9.7%
17Henderson County37,457+10.5%
18Transylvania County36,660+12%
19Davie County36,570+8.2%
20Guilford County36,563+8.4%
21Pender County36,352+8.1%
22Polk County35,916+7.3%
23Forsyth County35,600+8.3%
24Johnston County35,078+11.1%
25Haywood County34,609+10.6%
26Clay County34,382+1.9%
27Catawba County34,369+11%
28Camden County34,117+10.2%
29Craven County33,963+10.1%
30Madison County33,821+16.3%
31Gaston County33,806+10.5%
32Person County33,456+7.8%
33Franklin County33,313+12.6%
34Beaufort County32,936+12.3%
35Yadkin County32,680+14.2%
36Pamlico County32,677+8.7%
37Macon County32,623+6.9%
38Stokes County32,601+12%
39Chowan County32,479+14.4%
40Alleghany County32,330+18.9%
41Pitt County32,224+8.5%
42Alamance County32,105+8.5%
43Nash County31,987+10%
44Perquimans County31,919+9.3%
45Pasquotank County31,762+11.3%
46Mitchell County31,696+12.7%
47Granville County31,604+7.7%
48Jackson County31,384+11.9%
49Rowan County31,108+11.2%
50Yancey County31,037+14.1%
51Davidson County31,024+10.6%
52Stanly County30,857+8.9%
53Watauga County30,807+7.9%
54Burke County30,633+11.3%
55Avery County30,578+19.2%
56Wayne County30,540+10.3%
57Alexander County30,510+7.5%
58Surry County30,274+8.6%
59Lee County30,083+9.4%
60Warren County29,771+7%
61Ashe County29,683+11.1%
62Cumberland County29,681+10.3%
63Harnett County29,678+10.1%
64Montgomery County29,346+13.7%
65Rockingham County29,239+7.9%
66Onslow County29,214+9.7%
67Randolph County29,131+8.9%
68Caldwell County29,125+9.9%
69McDowell County29,047+6.3%
69Northampton County29,047+15.1%
71Rutherford County28,873+10.4%
72Cherokee County28,752+13.6%
73Wilson County28,715+9.7%
74Swain County28,624+10.6%
75Jones County28,373+15.6%
76Gates County28,091+6.2%
77Hoke County27,991+14.7%
78Wilkes County27,592+4.6%
79Cleveland County27,522+12.3%
80Caswell County27,503+6.1%
81Bertie County27,311+13.7%
82Vance County26,771+6%
83Lenoir County26,697+4.8%
84Bladen County26,544+2.2%
85Washington County26,209+17.2%
86Sampson County25,969+6.1%
87Graham County25,835+9.5%
88Edgecombe County25,813+12%
89Martin County25,769+1.5%
90Halifax County25,504+13%
91Duplin County25,428+9.2%
92Hertford County25,313+11.2%
93Scotland County24,464+5.3%
94Richmond County24,416+10.5%
95Columbus County24,236+6.7%
96Anson County22,854-0.9%
97Tyrrell County22,403+9%
98Robeson County21,998+8.4%
99Greene County21,972+9.9%
100Hyde County19,258+2.3%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/north-carolina-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Chatham County, with $53,291 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hyde County, with $19,258 in 2022.

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