Counties in North Carolina by per capita personal income
Chatham County had the highest per capita personal income of 100 counties in 2021, at $77,686. Warren County had the lowest, at $38,920. The median was $48,308 and the figure for North Carolina was $57,247. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Map of counties, 2021
- Under 44K
- 44K to 46K
- 46K to 48K
- 48K to 51K
- 51K to 57K
- 57K and over
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
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About this ranking
Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.
More on how it is measured
- Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
- United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.
An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.
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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in North Carolina by per capita personal income, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip
MLA 9
CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in North Carolina by per capita personal income, 2021. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/north-carolina-counties?period=2021. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in North Carolina by per capita personal income, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/north-carolina-counties?period=2021.
Harvard
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in North Carolina by per capita personal income, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/north-carolina-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?
Chatham County, with $77,686 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?
Warren County, with $38,920 in 2021.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.