List of North Carolina locations by per capita income
North Carolina is the twenty-eighth richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $20,307 (2000).
North Carolina Counties Ranked by Per Capita Income
Note: Data is from the 2010 United States Census Data and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.[1][2]
Rank
|
County
|
Per capita income
|
Median household income
|
Median family income
|
Population
|
Number of households
|
1
|
Orange
|
$32,912
|
$52,981
|
$79,811
|
133,801
|
51,457
|
2
|
Wake
|
$32,592
|
$63,770
|
$81,461
|
900,993
|
345,645
|
3
|
Mecklenburg
|
$31,848
|
$55,294
|
$67,375
|
919,628
|
362,213
|
4
|
Dare
|
$30,327
|
$53,889
|
$65,778
|
33,920
|
14,335
|
5
|
Chatham
|
$29,991
|
$56,038
|
$66,120
|
63,505
|
25,845
|
6
|
New Hanover
|
$29,363
|
$48,553
|
$65,188
|
202,667
|
86,046
|
7
|
Union
|
$28,596
|
$63,386
|
$71,538
|
201,292
|
67,864
|
8
|
Durham
|
$27,503
|
$49,894
|
$62,890
|
267,587
|
109,348
|
|
United States
|
$27,334
|
$51,914
|
$62,982
|
308,745,538
|
116,716,292
|
9
|
Carteret
|
$26,791
|
$46,155
|
$56,842
|
66,469
|
28,870
|
10
|
Brunswick
|
$26,315
|
$45,806
|
$54,644
|
107,431
|
46,297
|
11
|
Guilford
|
$26,267
|
$45,676
|
$59,367
|
488,406
|
196,628
|
12
|
Forsyth
|
$26,213
|
$46,749
|
$59,867
|
350,670
|
141,163
|
13
|
Cabarrus
|
$26,165
|
$53,928
|
$65,594
|
178,011
|
65,666
|
14
|
Macon
|
$26,156
|
$38,615
|
$46,702
|
33,922
|
14,591
|
15
|
Davie
|
$26,139
|
$49,727
|
$61,659
|
41,240
|
16,245
|
16
|
Currituck
|
$26,083
|
$55,376
|
$66,213
|
23,547
|
8,880
|
17
|
Henderson
|
$26,061
|
$46,446
|
$58,381
|
106,740
|
45,448
|
18
|
Moore
|
$25,786
|
$48,319
|
$61,068
|
88,247
|
37,540
|
19
|
Buncombe
|
$25,665
|
$44,190
|
$54,981
|
238,318
|
100,412
|
20
|
Iredell
|
$25,610
|
$48,962
|
$59,639
|
159,437
|
61,215
|
21
|
Camden
|
$25,544
|
$61,091
|
$74,320
|
9,980
|
3,675
|
|
North Carolina
|
$24,745
|
$45,570
|
$56,153
|
9,535,483
|
3,745,155
|
22
|
Craven
|
$24,591
|
$44,599
|
$53,604
|
103,505
|
40,299
|
23
|
Haywood
|
$24,233
|
$41,377
|
$51,596
|
59,036
|
25,563
|
24
|
Polk
|
$24,008
|
$43,692
|
$55,846
|
20,510
|
8,989
|
25
|
Transylvania
|
$23,939
|
$39,408
|
$52,674
|
33,090
|
14,394
|
26
|
Nash
|
$23,909
|
$44,499
|
$55,186
|
95,840
|
37,782
|
27
|
Lincoln
|
$23,560
|
$47,450
|
$54,765
|
78,265
|
30,343
|
28
|
Avery
|
$23,465
|
$34,918
|
$47,644
|
17,797
|
6,664
|
29
|
Pamlico
|
$23,320
|
$40,561
|
$51,630
|
13,144
|
5,490
|
30
|
Catawba
|
$22,969
|
$43,484
|
$53,285
|
154,358
|
60,887
|
31
|
Pender
|
$22,872
|
$44,338
|
$54,087
|
52,217
|
20,333
|
32
|
Alamance
|
$22,819
|
$44,167
|
$52,806
|
151,131
|
59,960
|
33
|
Beaufort
|
$22,728
|
$40,653
|
$49,668
|
47,759
|
19,941
|
34
|
Johnston
|
$22,437
|
$49,745
|
$58,187
|
168,878
|
61,909
|
35
|
Gaston
|
$22,305
|
$43,253
|
$53,366
|
206,086
|
79,867
|
36
|
Cumberland
|
$22,285
|
$43,834
|
$50,910
|
319,431
|
122,431
|
37
|
Davidson
|
$22,268
|
$44,249
|
$54,652
|
162,878
|
64,515
|
38
|
Perquimans
|
$22,085
|
$43,041
|
$48,870
|
13,453
|
5,598
|
39
|
Pitt
|
$21,935
|
$38,592
|
$53,432
|
168,148
|
67,577
|
40
|
Person
|
$21,848
|
$44,668
|
$54,747
|
39,464
|
15,826
|
41
|
Pasquotank
|
$21,736
|
$44,085
|
$54,785
|
40,661
|
14,956
|
42
|
Granville
|
$21,733
|
$48,210
|
$57,203
|
59,916
|
20,628
|
43
|
Rowan
|
$21,525
|
$43,596
|
$52,850
|
138,428
|
53,140
|
44
|
Franklin
|
$21,331
|
$43,710
|
$51,591
|
60,619
|
23,023
|
45
|
Randolph
|
$21,297
|
$40,346
|
$49,257
|
141,752
|
55,373
|
46
|
Stanly
|
$21,139
|
$44,802
|
$58,125
|
60,585
|
23,589
|
47
|
Lee
|
$21,061
|
$44,120
|
$53,375
|
57,866
|
22,058
|
48
|
Onslow
|
$21,048
|
$43,561
|
$48,380
|
177,772
|
60,092
|
49
|
Watauga
|
$20,961
|
$31,967
|
$56,112
|
51,079
|
20,403
|
50
|
Chowan
|
$20,900
|
$36,761
|
$45,932
|
14,793
|
6,059
|
51
|
Stokes
|
$20,852
|
$42,689
|
$49,134
|
47,401
|
19,416
|
52
|
Rockingham
|
$20,801
|
$39,231
|
$48,641
|
93,643
|
38,693
|
53
|
Cherokee
|
$20,747
|
$38,144
|
$44,949
|
27,444
|
11,753
|
54
|
Alexander
|
$20,716
|
$40,014
|
$51,431
|
37,198
|
14,425
|
55
|
Wilson
|
$20,691
|
$38,596
|
$47,716
|
81,234
|
31,962
|
56
|
Surry
|
$20,541
|
$37,294
|
$47,248
|
73,673
|
29,914
|
57
|
Clay
|
$20,474
|
$35,109
|
$39,406
|
10,587
|
4,660
|
58
|
Wayne
|
$20,446
|
$41,224
|
$49,504
|
122,623
|
47,831
|
59
|
Yadkin
|
$20,379
|
$39,807
|
$50,990
|
38,406
|
15,486
|
60
|
Ashe
|
$20,350
|
$34,538
|
$46,537
|
27,281
|
11,755
|
61
|
Jackson
|
$20,228
|
$37,190
|
$49,500
|
40,271
|
16,446
|
62
|
Jones
|
$20,066
|
$38,354
|
$45,876
|
10,153
|
4,167
|
63
|
Gates
|
$19,893
|
$45,682
|
$55,559
|
12,197
|
4,665
|
64
|
Caldwell
|
$19,686
|
$37,261
|
$48,462
|
83,029
|
33,388
|
65
|
Wilkes
|
$19,406
|
$33,438
|
$43,439
|
69,340
|
28,360
|
66
|
Swain
|
$19,297
|
$35,071
|
$48,101
|
13,981
|
5,672
|
67
|
Cleveland
|
$19,284
|
$38,208
|
$47,460
|
98,078
|
38,555
|
68
|
Harnett
|
$19,274
|
$42,853
|
$52,708
|
114,678
|
41,594
|
69
|
Burke
|
$19,220
|
$37,139
|
$46,799
|
90,912
|
35,804
|
70
|
Sampson
|
$19,086
|
$35,740
|
$44,296
|
63,431
|
24,005
|
71
|
Lenoir
|
$19,017
|
$33,625
|
$42,317
|
59,495
|
24,327
|
72
|
Rutherford
|
$18,961
|
$35,364
|
$43,702
|
67,810
|
27,466
|
73
|
Alleghany
|
$18,919
|
$30,845
|
$38,535
|
11,155
|
4,778
|
74
|
Mitchell
|
$18,804
|
$32,743
|
$41,727
|
15,579
|
6,685
|
75
|
McDowell
|
$18,798
|
$34,953
|
$47,243
|
44,996
|
17,838
|
76
|
Madison
|
$18,792
|
$38,580
|
$49,838
|
20,764
|
8,494
|
77
|
Columbus
|
$18,784
|
$35,421
|
$45,193
|
58,098
|
22,489
|
78
|
Martin
|
$18,728
|
$34,766
|
$43,293
|
24,505
|
10,318
|
79
|
Montgomery
|
$18,618
|
$33,861
|
$43,740
|
27,798
|
10,544
|
80
|
Yancey
|
$18,576
|
$35,703
|
$42,252
|
17,818
|
7,644
|
81
|
Bladen
|
$17,890
|
$30,471
|
$41,937
|
35,190
|
14,430
|
82
|
Warren
|
$17,838
|
$30,641
|
$40,323
|
20,972
|
8,321
|
83
|
Graham
|
$17,825
|
$28,447
|
$34,831
|
8,861
|
3,701
|
84
|
Caswell
|
$17,814
|
$36,927
|
$44,401
|
23,719
|
9,190
|
85
|
Richmond
|
$17,692
|
$30,439
|
$38,881
|
46,639
|
18,430
|
86
|
Hoke
|
$17,630
|
$42,927
|
$47,281
|
46,952
|
16,532
|
87
|
Vance
|
$17,622
|
$34,025
|
$41,025
|
45,422
|
17,395
|
88
|
Bertie
|
$17,614
|
$29,110
|
$39,443
|
21,282
|
8,359
|
89
|
Greene
|
$17,362
|
$41,488
|
$48,409
|
21,362
|
7,313
|
90
|
Halifax
|
$50,223
|
$30,439
|
$40,569
|
54,691
|
21,970
|
91
|
Northampton
|
$17,128
|
$30,578
|
$40,230
|
22,099
|
9,193
|
92
|
Hertford
|
$17,002
|
$30,878
|
$39,973
|
24,669
|
9,334
|
93
|
Washington
|
$16,982
|
$32,716
|
$41,007
|
13,228
|
5,526
|
94
|
Anson
|
$16,856
|
$34,745
|
$39,612
|
26,948
|
9,755
|
95
|
Edgecombe
|
$16,747
|
$32,665
|
$41,857
|
56,552
|
21,680
|
96
|
Duplin
|
$16,693
|
$32,816
|
$40,774
|
58,505
|
22,495
|
97
|
Scotland
|
$16,297
|
$29,368
|
$37,232
|
36,157
|
13,614
|
98
|
Tyrrell
|
$15,812
|
$32,215
|
$37,708
|
4,407
|
1,595
|
99
|
Robeson
|
$15,321
|
$29,667
|
$34,788
|
134,168
|
47,997
|
100
|
Hyde
|
$14,992
|
$38,265
|
$44,406
|
5,810
|
2,119
|
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