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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 2023, at $56,724. Tyrrell County had the lowest, at $22,294. The median was $32,710 and the figure for North Carolina was $39,616. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56,724Chatham County
Lowest22,294Tyrrell County
Median32,710100 counties
North Carolina39,616History

Map of counties, 2023

Alamance County: 33,281 USDAlexander County: 32,565 USDAlleghany County: 33,059 USDAnson County: 23,702 USDAshe County: 31,486 USDAvery County: 33,899 USDBeaufort County: 33,912 USDBertie County: 27,082 USDBladen County: 28,970 USDBrunswick County: 44,565 USDBuncombe County: 40,879 USDBurke County: 31,184 USDCabarrus County: 40,652 USDCaldwell County: 30,811 USDCamden County: 38,350 USDCarteret County: 42,707 USDCaswell County: 28,281 USDCatawba County: 36,025 USDChatham County: 56,724 USDCherokee County: 30,800 USDChowan County: 33,974 USDClay County: 35,326 USDCleveland County: 29,849 USDColumbus County: 26,755 USDCraven County: 36,745 USDCumberland County: 31,206 USDCurrituck County: 44,165 USDDare County: 46,784 USDDavidson County: 32,759 USDDavie County: 39,128 USDDuplin County: 27,599 USDDurham County: 46,931 USDEdgecombe County: 27,235 USDForsyth County: 37,375 USDFranklin County: 33,957 USDGaston County: 35,557 USDGates County: 31,342 USDGraham County: 28,875 USDGranville County: 33,166 USDGreene County: 22,474 USDGuilford County: 37,845 USDHalifax County: 26,951 USDHarnett County: 31,382 USDHaywood County: 35,580 USDHenderson County: 38,976 USDHertford County: 27,562 USDHoke County: 29,575 USDHyde County: 22,370 USDIredell County: 43,261 USDJackson County: 32,937 USDJohnston County: 36,673 USDJones County: 28,699 USDLee County: 31,394 USDLenoir County: 28,409 USDLincoln County: 42,170 USDMcDowell County: 29,555 USDMacon County: 35,682 USDMadison County: 33,738 USDMartin County: 27,007 USDMecklenburg County: 51,490 USDMitchell County: 32,713 USDMontgomery County: 30,192 USDMoore County: 44,318 USDNash County: 33,336 USDNew Hanover County: 46,083 USDNorthampton County: 31,883 USDOnslow County: 30,998 USDOrange County: 51,856 USDPamlico County: 35,042 USDPasquotank County: 32,707 USDPender County: 38,296 USDPerquimans County: 33,626 USDPerson County: 37,616 USDPitt County: 34,229 USDPolk County: 38,444 USDRandolph County: 29,706 USDRichmond County: 24,752 USDRobeson County: 22,925 USDRockingham County: 31,380 USDRowan County: 32,675 USDRutherford County: 29,217 USDSampson County: 26,978 USDScotland County: 27,678 USDStanly County: 31,623 USDStokes County: 32,721 USDSurry County: 31,947 USDSwain County: 31,040 USDTransylvania County: 38,899 USDTyrrell County: 22,294 USDUnion County: 45,355 USDVance County: 27,223 USDWake County: 52,949 USDWarren County: 31,482 USDWashington County: 28,150 USDWatauga County: 32,631 USDWayne County: 31,216 USDWilkes County: 27,866 USDWilson County: 30,057 USDYadkin County: 33,789 USDYancey County: 34,699 USD
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USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Chatham County: 56,724 USDChatham County56,724Wake County: 52,949 USDWake County52,949Orange County: 51,856 USDOrange County51,856Mecklenburg County: 51,490 USDMecklenburg County51,490Durham County: 46,931 USDDurham County46,931Dare County: 46,784 USDDare County46,784New Hanover County: 46,083 USDNew Hanover County46,083Union County: 45,355 USDUnion County45,355Brunswick County: 44,565 USDBrunswick County44,565Moore County: 44,318 USDMoore County44,318Currituck County: 44,165 USDCurrituck County44,165Iredell County: 43,261 USDIredell County43,261Carteret County: 42,707 USDCarteret County42,707Lincoln County: 42,170 USDLincoln County42,170Buncombe County: 40,879 USDBuncombe County40,879Cabarrus County: 40,652 USDCabarrus County40,652Davie County: 39,128 USDDavie County39,128Henderson County: 38,976 USDHenderson County38,976Transylvania County: 38,899 USDTransylvania County38,899Polk County: 38,444 USDPolk County38,444Camden County: 38,350 USDCamden County38,350Pender County: 38,296 USDPender County38,296Guilford County: 37,845 USDGuilford County37,845Person County: 37,616 USDPerson County37,616Forsyth County: 37,375 USDForsyth County37,375Craven County: 36,745 USDCraven County36,745Johnston County: 36,673 USDJohnston County36,673Catawba County: 36,025 USDCatawba County36,025Macon County: 35,682 USDMacon County35,682Haywood County: 35,580 USDHaywood County35,580Gaston County: 35,557 USDGaston County35,557Clay County: 35,326 USDClay County35,326Pamlico County: 35,042 USDPamlico County35,042Yancey County: 34,699 USDYancey County34,699Pitt County: 34,229 USDPitt County34,229Chowan County: 33,974 USDChowan County33,974Franklin County: 33,957 USDFranklin County33,957Beaufort County: 33,912 USDBeaufort County33,912Avery County: 33,899 USDAvery County33,899Yadkin County: 33,789 USDYadkin County33,789Chatham County: 56,724 USDChatham County56,724Wake County: 52,949 USDWake County52,949Orange County: 51,856 USDOrange County51,856Mecklenburg County: 51,490 USDMecklenburg County51,490Durham County: 46,931 USDDurham County46,931Dare County: 46,784 USDDare County46,784New Hanover County: 46,083 USDNew Hanover County46,083Union County: 45,355 USDUnion County45,355Brunswick County: 44,565 USDBrunswick County44,565Moore County: 44,318 USDMoore County44,318Currituck County: 44,165 USDCurrituck County44,165Iredell County: 43,261 USDIredell County43,261Carteret County: 42,707 USDCarteret County42,707Lincoln County: 42,170 USDLincoln County42,170Buncombe County: 40,879 USDBuncombe County40,879Cabarrus County: 40,652 USDCabarrus County40,652Davie County: 39,128 USDDavie County39,128Henderson County: 38,976 USDHenderson County38,976Transylvania County: 38,899 USDTransylvania County38,899Polk County: 38,444 USDPolk County38,444Camden County: 38,350 USDCamden County38,350Pender County: 38,296 USDPender County38,296Guilford County: 37,845 USDGuilford County37,845Person County: 37,616 USDPerson County37,616Forsyth County: 37,375 USDForsyth County37,375Craven County: 36,745 USDCraven County36,745Johnston County: 36,673 USDJohnston County36,673Catawba County: 36,025 USDCatawba County36,025Macon County: 35,682 USDMacon County35,682Haywood County: 35,580 USDHaywood County35,580Gaston County: 35,557 USDGaston County35,557Clay County: 35,326 USDClay County35,326Pamlico County: 35,042 USDPamlico County35,042Yancey County: 34,699 USDYancey County34,699Pitt County: 34,229 USDPitt County34,229Chowan County: 33,974 USDChowan County33,974Franklin County: 33,957 USDFranklin County33,957Beaufort County: 33,912 USDBeaufort County33,912Avery County: 33,899 USDAvery County33,899Yadkin County: 33,789 USDYadkin County33,789
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

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Chatham County56,724+6.4%
2Wake County52,949+5.5%
3Orange County51,856+2.8%
4Mecklenburg County51,490+5.9%
5Durham County46,931+6.8%
6Dare County46,784+2.4%
7New Hanover County46,083+6.2%
8Union County45,355+3.2%
9Brunswick County44,565+5.4%
10Moore County44,318+5.3%
11Currituck County44,165+9.4%
12Iredell County43,261+5.6%
13Carteret County42,707+7.3%
14Lincoln County42,170+3.9%
15Buncombe County40,879+3.5%
16Cabarrus County40,652+5.1%
17Davie County39,128+7%
18Henderson County38,976+4.1%
19Transylvania County38,899+6.1%
20Polk County38,444+7%
21Camden County38,350+12.4%
22Pender County38,296+5.3%
23Guilford County37,845+3.5%
24Person County37,616+12.4%
25Forsyth County37,375+5%
26Craven County36,745+8.2%
27Johnston County36,673+4.5%
28Catawba County36,025+4.8%
29Macon County35,682+9.4%
30Haywood County35,580+2.8%
31Gaston County35,557+5.2%
32Clay County35,326+2.7%
33Pamlico County35,042+7.2%
34Yancey County34,699+11.8%
35Pitt County34,229+6.2%
36Chowan County33,974+4.6%
37Franklin County33,957+1.9%
38Beaufort County33,912+3%
39Avery County33,899+10.9%
40Yadkin County33,789+3.4%
41Madison County33,738-0.2%
42Perquimans County33,626+5.3%
43Nash County33,336+4.2%
44Alamance County33,281+3.7%
45Granville County33,166+4.9%
46Alleghany County33,059+2.3%
47Jackson County32,937+4.9%
48Davidson County32,759+5.6%
49Stokes County32,721+0.4%
50Mitchell County32,713+3.2%
51Pasquotank County32,707+3%
52Rowan County32,675+5%
53Watauga County32,631+5.9%
54Alexander County32,565+6.7%
55Surry County31,947+5.5%
56Northampton County31,883+9.8%
57Stanly County31,623+2.5%
58Ashe County31,486+6.1%
59Warren County31,482+5.7%
60Lee County31,394+4.4%
61Harnett County31,382+5.7%
62Rockingham County31,380+7.3%
63Gates County31,342+11.6%
64Wayne County31,216+2.2%
65Cumberland County31,206+5.1%
66Burke County31,184+1.8%
67Swain County31,040+8.4%
68Onslow County30,998+6.1%
69Caldwell County30,811+5.8%
70Cherokee County30,800+7.1%
71Montgomery County30,192+2.9%
72Wilson County30,057+4.7%
73Cleveland County29,849+8.5%
74Randolph County29,706+2%
75Hoke County29,575+5.7%
76McDowell County29,555+1.7%
77Rutherford County29,217+1.2%
78Bladen County28,970+9.1%
79Graham County28,875+11.8%
80Jones County28,699+1.1%
81Lenoir County28,409+6.4%
82Caswell County28,281+2.8%
83Washington County28,150+7.4%
84Wilkes County27,866+1%
85Scotland County27,678+13.1%
86Duplin County27,599+8.5%
87Hertford County27,562+8.9%
88Edgecombe County27,235+5.5%
89Vance County27,223+1.7%
90Bertie County27,082-0.8%
91Martin County27,007+4.8%
92Sampson County26,978+3.9%
93Halifax County26,951+5.7%
94Columbus County26,755+10.4%
95Richmond County24,752+1.4%
96Anson County23,702+3.7%
97Robeson County22,925+4.2%
98Greene County22,474+2.3%
99Hyde County22,370+16.2%
100Tyrrell County22,294-0.5%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/north-carolina-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Chatham County, with $56,724 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tyrrell County, with $22,294 in 2023.

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