North Carolina is the twenty-eighth richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $20,307 (2000).
See also: United States counties 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 |