Richest & Poorest Counties in North Carolina

Name: North Carolina County Income Rankings
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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North Carolina has 100 counties. The wealthiest county by median household income is Wake County at $105,768 , while the lowest-income county is Tyrrell County at $41,685 . The statewide median household income is $72,388, compared to the national median of $75,149.

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North Carolina — Median Household Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

42K 52K 58K 65K 74K 106K

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North Carolina — Median Home Value by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

95K 162K 200K 242K 321K 461K

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North Carolina — Per Capita Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

23K 30K 33K 35K 41K 59K

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North Carolina — Poverty Rate by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

6% 11% 13% 16% 20% 27%

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Richest Counties in North Carolina

Top 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Wake County	$105,768	$461,300	$55,448	8.1%
2	Union County	$102,900	$417,300	$46,949	7.7%
3	Chatham County	$94,317	$446,200	$59,363	11.0%
4	Currituck County	$93,511	$378,800	$46,003	7.5%
5	Camden County	$91,078	$337,100	$41,301	6.1%
6	Orange County	$90,089	$459,500	$52,900	12.5%
7	Cabarrus County	$89,005	$354,800	$42,636	9.3%
8	Dare County	$88,994	$460,400	$56,589	6.6%
9	Mecklenburg County	$87,005	$406,800	$53,295	10.4%
10	Moore County	$86,080	$351,400	$45,505	10.1%

Poorest Counties in North Carolina

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
100	Tyrrell County	$41,685	$164,500	$23,668	18.7%
99	Washington County	$41,813	$125,900	$28,281	24.1%
98	Robeson County	$41,978	$94,500	$23,672	27.2%
97	Bladen County	$42,422	$135,100	$27,713	22.0%
96	Richmond County	$44,883	$127,800	$25,908	25.2%
95	Lenoir County	$45,143	$120,500	$29,431	22.0%
94	Hertford County	$45,537	$119,200	$28,886	22.9%
93	Halifax County	$45,590	$106,200	$27,648	22.8%
92	Scotland County	$45,730	$114,900	$28,395	25.8%
91	Alleghany County	$47,172	$214,800	$33,300	16.0%

All 100 Counties Ranked

Every county in North Carolina ranked by median household income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Wake County	$105,768	$461,300	$55,448	8.1%
2	Union County	$102,900	$417,300	$46,949	7.7%
3	Chatham County	$94,317	$446,200	$59,363	11.0%
4	Currituck County	$93,511	$378,800	$46,003	7.5%
5	Camden County	$91,078	$337,100	$41,301	6.1%
6	Orange County	$90,089	$459,500	$52,900	12.5%
7	Cabarrus County	$89,005	$354,800	$42,636	9.3%
8	Dare County	$88,994	$460,400	$56,589	6.6%
9	Mecklenburg County	$87,005	$406,800	$53,295	10.4%
10	Moore County	$86,080	$351,400	$45,505	10.1%
11	Johnston County	$83,384	$305,600	$38,897	10.6%
12	Durham County	$82,316	$389,400	$49,447	11.5%
13	Iredell County	$81,419	$321,400	$45,398	10.0%
14	Pender County	$80,396	$299,000	$40,192	9.7%
15	Lincoln County	$80,016	$321,000	$44,098	11.2%
16	Brunswick County	$77,024	$349,800	$45,985	9.2%
17	New Hanover County	$75,166	$387,800	$48,592	12.3%
18	Davie County	$75,057	$253,900	$40,803	9.4%
19	Buncombe County	$74,436	$391,800	$43,371	11.8%
20	Franklin County	$74,240	$284,300	$36,103	11.1%
21	Carteret County	$72,322	$333,300	$45,736	10.1%
22	Harnett County	$71,287	$246,200	$33,463	13.7%
23	Granville County	$71,111	$247,700	$34,223	15.2%
24	Guilford County	$68,642	$259,900	$39,376	14.6%
25	Henderson County	$68,187	$351,400	$40,567	11.6%
26	Onslow County	$68,148	$236,400	$33,305	11.6%
27	Perquimans County	$67,917	$231,700	$35,655	9.8%
28	Catawba County	$67,864	$241,600	$37,462	12.7%
29	Polk County	$67,758	$315,000	$43,211	14.0%
30	Gaston County	$67,478	$266,000	$37,058	13.5%
31	Forsyth County	$67,165	$250,400	$39,203	14.5%
32	Pasquotank County	$66,589	$234,600	$33,719	11.0%
33	Gates County	$66,333	$170,800	$31,687	9.4%
34	Transylvania County	$66,184	$373,600	$40,147	13.2%
35	Craven County	$65,873	$231,600	$36,931	13.7%
36	Rowan County	$65,725	$238,400	$33,667	16.0%
37	Alamance County	$65,651	$241,500	$34,547	13.4%
38	Lee County	$65,387	$240,200	$32,243	16.5%
39	Alexander County	$65,354	$211,800	$33,425	12.6%
40	Hoke County	$64,912	$219,300	$32,572	17.1%
41	Davidson County	$64,172	$219,100	$34,544	12.8%
42	Person County	$63,300	$213,900	$37,635	17.5%
43	Stokes County	$62,969	$196,700	$33,945	11.2%
44	Yadkin County	$62,932	$181,200	$34,605	14.0%
45	Nash County	$62,426	$191,000	$35,344	11.8%
46	Haywood County	$61,912	$279,200	$36,367	13.1%
47	Avery County	$61,428	$265,800	$35,831	10.2%
48	Cumberland County	$61,291	$199,200	$32,657	16.7%
49	Randolph County	$61,022	$197,100	$31,238	14.5%
50	Stanly County	$60,704	$242,400	$31,661	15.2%
51	Caswell County	$59,755	$164,500	$30,179	18.6%
52	Wayne County	$59,733	$178,700	$31,983	17.3%
53	Pamlico County	$59,717	$216,800	$34,815	15.2%
54	Jones County	$59,641	$130,300	$32,480	18.4%
55	Macon County	$59,061	$251,900	$38,705	11.6%
56	Yancey County	$58,709	$243,100	$36,664	15.2%
57	Burke County	$58,592	$185,400	$32,977	15.6%
58	Cleveland County	$58,534	$200,000	$30,294	16.6%
59	Madison County	$58,531	$284,600	$35,126	12.1%
60	Beaufort County	$58,357	$192,700	$34,495	17.8%
61	Pitt County	$58,188	$208,900	$34,160	19.8%
62	Montgomery County	$57,766	$161,700	$31,156	15.4%
63	Mitchell County	$57,602	$220,100	$34,790	12.9%
64	McDowell County	$57,168	$171,100	$30,395	14.8%
65	Rockingham County	$57,053	$168,600	$32,991	16.3%
66	Clay County	$56,971	$278,400	$40,205	12.9%
67	Ashe County	$56,866	$243,100	$33,675	13.5%
68	Caldwell County	$56,425	$192,200	$31,914	13.4%
69	Wilson County	$56,423	$186,000	$31,996	19.8%
70	Jackson County	$55,815	$284,700	$33,850	18.0%
71	Surry County	$55,656	$177,600	$32,573	16.8%
72	Duplin County	$55,148	$137,400	$28,478	20.5%
73	Chowan County	$53,864	$235,800	$35,476	19.1%
74	Hyde County	$53,713	$124,000	$24,731	22.2%
75	Cherokee County	$53,628	$232,300	$31,569	12.4%
76	Greene County	$53,244	$117,400	$22,916	21.0%
77	Sampson County	$52,432	$150,700	$27,307	21.8%
78	Swain County	$52,349	$207,000	$31,803	19.1%
79	Wilkes County	$51,721	$168,800	$27,947	16.7%
80	Watauga County	$51,693	$358,900	$34,167	25.5%
81	Rutherford County	$51,410	$201,800	$30,460	16.8%
82	Edgecombe County	$51,265	$125,100	$28,085	21.7%
83	Warren County	$50,638	$154,200	$33,126	21.1%
84	Vance County	$50,465	$161,500	$27,551	19.8%
85	Northampton County	$50,086	$114,500	$32,746	21.1%
86	Graham County	$49,684	$170,600	$30,648	6.7%
87	Columbus County	$49,442	$146,000	$27,773	18.2%
88	Bertie County	$48,750	$98,500	$28,769	16.1%
89	Martin County	$48,578	$109,700	$29,355	20.4%
90	Anson County	$47,302	$148,600	$24,781	21.7%
91	Alleghany County	$47,172	$214,800	$33,300	16.0%
92	Scotland County	$45,730	$114,900	$28,395	25.8%
93	Halifax County	$45,590	$106,200	$27,648	22.8%
94	Hertford County	$45,537	$119,200	$28,886	22.9%
95	Lenoir County	$45,143	$120,500	$29,431	22.0%
96	Richmond County	$44,883	$127,800	$25,908	25.2%
97	Bladen County	$42,422	$135,100	$27,713	22.0%
98	Robeson County	$41,978	$94,500	$23,672	27.2%
99	Washington County	$41,813	$125,900	$28,281	24.1%
100	Tyrrell County	$41,685	$164,500	$23,668	18.7%

Richest Counties in North Carolina

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Wake County	$105,768	$461,300	$55,448	8.1%
2	Dare County	$88,994	$460,400	$56,589	6.6%
3	Orange County	$90,089	$459,500	$52,900	12.5%
4	Chatham County	$94,317	$446,200	$59,363	11.0%
5	Union County	$102,900	$417,300	$46,949	7.7%
6	Mecklenburg County	$87,005	$406,800	$53,295	10.4%
7	Buncombe County	$74,436	$391,800	$43,371	11.8%
8	Durham County	$82,316	$389,400	$49,447	11.5%
9	New Hanover County	$75,166	$387,800	$48,592	12.3%
10	Currituck County	$93,511	$378,800	$46,003	7.5%

Poorest Counties in North Carolina

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
100	Robeson County	$41,978	$94,500	$23,672	27.2%
99	Bertie County	$48,750	$98,500	$28,769	16.1%
98	Halifax County	$45,590	$106,200	$27,648	22.8%
97	Martin County	$48,578	$109,700	$29,355	20.4%
96	Northampton County	$50,086	$114,500	$32,746	21.1%
95	Scotland County	$45,730	$114,900	$28,395	25.8%
94	Greene County	$53,244	$117,400	$22,916	21.0%
93	Hertford County	$45,537	$119,200	$28,886	22.9%
92	Lenoir County	$45,143	$120,500	$29,431	22.0%
91	Hyde County	$53,713	$124,000	$24,731	22.2%

All 100 Counties Ranked

Every county in North Carolina ranked by median home value. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Wake County	$105,768	$461,300	$55,448	8.1%
2	Dare County	$88,994	$460,400	$56,589	6.6%
3	Orange County	$90,089	$459,500	$52,900	12.5%
4	Chatham County	$94,317	$446,200	$59,363	11.0%
5	Union County	$102,900	$417,300	$46,949	7.7%
6	Mecklenburg County	$87,005	$406,800	$53,295	10.4%
7	Buncombe County	$74,436	$391,800	$43,371	11.8%
8	Durham County	$82,316	$389,400	$49,447	11.5%
9	New Hanover County	$75,166	$387,800	$48,592	12.3%
10	Currituck County	$93,511	$378,800	$46,003	7.5%
11	Transylvania County	$66,184	$373,600	$40,147	13.2%
12	Watauga County	$51,693	$358,900	$34,167	25.5%
13	Cabarrus County	$89,005	$354,800	$42,636	9.3%
14	Henderson County	$68,187	$351,400	$40,567	11.6%
15	Moore County	$86,080	$351,400	$45,505	10.1%
16	Brunswick County	$77,024	$349,800	$45,985	9.2%
17	Camden County	$91,078	$337,100	$41,301	6.1%
18	Carteret County	$72,322	$333,300	$45,736	10.1%
19	Iredell County	$81,419	$321,400	$45,398	10.0%
20	Lincoln County	$80,016	$321,000	$44,098	11.2%
21	Polk County	$67,758	$315,000	$43,211	14.0%
22	Johnston County	$83,384	$305,600	$38,897	10.6%
23	Pender County	$80,396	$299,000	$40,192	9.7%
24	Jackson County	$55,815	$284,700	$33,850	18.0%
25	Madison County	$58,531	$284,600	$35,126	12.1%
26	Franklin County	$74,240	$284,300	$36,103	11.1%
27	Haywood County	$61,912	$279,200	$36,367	13.1%
28	Clay County	$56,971	$278,400	$40,205	12.9%
29	Gaston County	$67,478	$266,000	$37,058	13.5%
30	Avery County	$61,428	$265,800	$35,831	10.2%
31	Guilford County	$68,642	$259,900	$39,376	14.6%
32	Davie County	$75,057	$253,900	$40,803	9.4%
33	Macon County	$59,061	$251,900	$38,705	11.6%
34	Forsyth County	$67,165	$250,400	$39,203	14.5%
35	Granville County	$71,111	$247,700	$34,223	15.2%
36	Harnett County	$71,287	$246,200	$33,463	13.7%
37	Ashe County	$56,866	$243,100	$33,675	13.5%
38	Yancey County	$58,709	$243,100	$36,664	15.2%
39	Stanly County	$60,704	$242,400	$31,661	15.2%
40	Catawba County	$67,864	$241,600	$37,462	12.7%
41	Alamance County	$65,651	$241,500	$34,547	13.4%
42	Lee County	$65,387	$240,200	$32,243	16.5%
43	Rowan County	$65,725	$238,400	$33,667	16.0%
44	Onslow County	$68,148	$236,400	$33,305	11.6%
45	Chowan County	$53,864	$235,800	$35,476	19.1%
46	Pasquotank County	$66,589	$234,600	$33,719	11.0%
47	Cherokee County	$53,628	$232,300	$31,569	12.4%
48	Perquimans County	$67,917	$231,700	$35,655	9.8%
49	Craven County	$65,873	$231,600	$36,931	13.7%
50	Mitchell County	$57,602	$220,100	$34,790	12.9%
51	Hoke County	$64,912	$219,300	$32,572	17.1%
52	Davidson County	$64,172	$219,100	$34,544	12.8%
53	Pamlico County	$59,717	$216,800	$34,815	15.2%
54	Alleghany County	$47,172	$214,800	$33,300	16.0%
55	Person County	$63,300	$213,900	$37,635	17.5%
56	Alexander County	$65,354	$211,800	$33,425	12.6%
57	Pitt County	$58,188	$208,900	$34,160	19.8%
58	Swain County	$52,349	$207,000	$31,803	19.1%
59	Rutherford County	$51,410	$201,800	$30,460	16.8%
60	Cleveland County	$58,534	$200,000	$30,294	16.6%
61	Cumberland County	$61,291	$199,200	$32,657	16.7%
62	Randolph County	$61,022	$197,100	$31,238	14.5%
63	Stokes County	$62,969	$196,700	$33,945	11.2%
64	Beaufort County	$58,357	$192,700	$34,495	17.8%
65	Caldwell County	$56,425	$192,200	$31,914	13.4%
66	Nash County	$62,426	$191,000	$35,344	11.8%
67	Wilson County	$56,423	$186,000	$31,996	19.8%
68	Burke County	$58,592	$185,400	$32,977	15.6%
69	Yadkin County	$62,932	$181,200	$34,605	14.0%
70	Wayne County	$59,733	$178,700	$31,983	17.3%
71	Surry County	$55,656	$177,600	$32,573	16.8%
72	McDowell County	$57,168	$171,100	$30,395	14.8%
73	Gates County	$66,333	$170,800	$31,687	9.4%
74	Graham County	$49,684	$170,600	$30,648	6.7%
75	Wilkes County	$51,721	$168,800	$27,947	16.7%
76	Rockingham County	$57,053	$168,600	$32,991	16.3%
77	Caswell County	$59,755	$164,500	$30,179	18.6%
78	Tyrrell County	$41,685	$164,500	$23,668	18.7%
79	Montgomery County	$57,766	$161,700	$31,156	15.4%
80	Vance County	$50,465	$161,500	$27,551	19.8%
81	Warren County	$50,638	$154,200	$33,126	21.1%
82	Sampson County	$52,432	$150,700	$27,307	21.8%
83	Anson County	$47,302	$148,600	$24,781	21.7%
84	Columbus County	$49,442	$146,000	$27,773	18.2%
85	Duplin County	$55,148	$137,400	$28,478	20.5%
86	Bladen County	$42,422	$135,100	$27,713	22.0%
87	Jones County	$59,641	$130,300	$32,480	18.4%
88	Richmond County	$44,883	$127,800	$25,908	25.2%
89	Washington County	$41,813	$125,900	$28,281	24.1%
90	Edgecombe County	$51,265	$125,100	$28,085	21.7%
91	Hyde County	$53,713	$124,000	$24,731	22.2%
92	Lenoir County	$45,143	$120,500	$29,431	22.0%
93	Hertford County	$45,537	$119,200	$28,886	22.9%
94	Greene County	$53,244	$117,400	$22,916	21.0%
95	Scotland County	$45,730	$114,900	$28,395	25.8%
96	Northampton County	$50,086	$114,500	$32,746	21.1%
97	Martin County	$48,578	$109,700	$29,355	20.4%
98	Halifax County	$45,590	$106,200	$27,648	22.8%
99	Bertie County	$48,750	$98,500	$28,769	16.1%
100	Robeson County	$41,978	$94,500	$23,672	27.2%

Richest Counties in North Carolina

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Chatham County	$94,317	$446,200	$59,363	11.0%
2	Dare County	$88,994	$460,400	$56,589	6.6%
3	Wake County	$105,768	$461,300	$55,448	8.1%
4	Mecklenburg County	$87,005	$406,800	$53,295	10.4%
5	Orange County	$90,089	$459,500	$52,900	12.5%
6	Durham County	$82,316	$389,400	$49,447	11.5%
7	New Hanover County	$75,166	$387,800	$48,592	12.3%
8	Union County	$102,900	$417,300	$46,949	7.7%
9	Currituck County	$93,511	$378,800	$46,003	7.5%
10	Brunswick County	$77,024	$349,800	$45,985	9.2%

Poorest Counties in North Carolina

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
100	Greene County	$53,244	$117,400	$22,916	21.0%
99	Tyrrell County	$41,685	$164,500	$23,668	18.7%
98	Robeson County	$41,978	$94,500	$23,672	27.2%
97	Hyde County	$53,713	$124,000	$24,731	22.2%
96	Anson County	$47,302	$148,600	$24,781	21.7%
95	Richmond County	$44,883	$127,800	$25,908	25.2%
94	Sampson County	$52,432	$150,700	$27,307	21.8%
93	Vance County	$50,465	$161,500	$27,551	19.8%
92	Halifax County	$45,590	$106,200	$27,648	22.8%
91	Bladen County	$42,422	$135,100	$27,713	22.0%

All 100 Counties Ranked

Every county in North Carolina ranked by per capita income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Chatham County	$94,317	$446,200	$59,363	11.0%
2	Dare County	$88,994	$460,400	$56,589	6.6%
3	Wake County	$105,768	$461,300	$55,448	8.1%
4	Mecklenburg County	$87,005	$406,800	$53,295	10.4%
5	Orange County	$90,089	$459,500	$52,900	12.5%
6	Durham County	$82,316	$389,400	$49,447	11.5%
7	New Hanover County	$75,166	$387,800	$48,592	12.3%
8	Union County	$102,900	$417,300	$46,949	7.7%
9	Currituck County	$93,511	$378,800	$46,003	7.5%
10	Brunswick County	$77,024	$349,800	$45,985	9.2%
11	Carteret County	$72,322	$333,300	$45,736	10.1%
12	Moore County	$86,080	$351,400	$45,505	10.1%
13	Iredell County	$81,419	$321,400	$45,398	10.0%
14	Lincoln County	$80,016	$321,000	$44,098	11.2%
15	Buncombe County	$74,436	$391,800	$43,371	11.8%
16	Polk County	$67,758	$315,000	$43,211	14.0%
17	Cabarrus County	$89,005	$354,800	$42,636	9.3%
18	Camden County	$91,078	$337,100	$41,301	6.1%
19	Davie County	$75,057	$253,900	$40,803	9.4%
20	Henderson County	$68,187	$351,400	$40,567	11.6%
21	Clay County	$56,971	$278,400	$40,205	12.9%
22	Pender County	$80,396	$299,000	$40,192	9.7%
23	Transylvania County	$66,184	$373,600	$40,147	13.2%
24	Guilford County	$68,642	$259,900	$39,376	14.6%
25	Forsyth County	$67,165	$250,400	$39,203	14.5%
26	Johnston County	$83,384	$305,600	$38,897	10.6%
27	Macon County	$59,061	$251,900	$38,705	11.6%
28	Person County	$63,300	$213,900	$37,635	17.5%
29	Catawba County	$67,864	$241,600	$37,462	12.7%
30	Gaston County	$67,478	$266,000	$37,058	13.5%
31	Craven County	$65,873	$231,600	$36,931	13.7%
32	Yancey County	$58,709	$243,100	$36,664	15.2%
33	Haywood County	$61,912	$279,200	$36,367	13.1%
34	Franklin County	$74,240	$284,300	$36,103	11.1%
35	Avery County	$61,428	$265,800	$35,831	10.2%
36	Perquimans County	$67,917	$231,700	$35,655	9.8%
37	Chowan County	$53,864	$235,800	$35,476	19.1%
38	Nash County	$62,426	$191,000	$35,344	11.8%
39	Madison County	$58,531	$284,600	$35,126	12.1%
40	Pamlico County	$59,717	$216,800	$34,815	15.2%
41	Mitchell County	$57,602	$220,100	$34,790	12.9%
42	Yadkin County	$62,932	$181,200	$34,605	14.0%
43	Alamance County	$65,651	$241,500	$34,547	13.4%
44	Davidson County	$64,172	$219,100	$34,544	12.8%
45	Beaufort County	$58,357	$192,700	$34,495	17.8%
46	Granville County	$71,111	$247,700	$34,223	15.2%
47	Watauga County	$51,693	$358,900	$34,167	25.5%
48	Pitt County	$58,188	$208,900	$34,160	19.8%
49	Stokes County	$62,969	$196,700	$33,945	11.2%
50	Jackson County	$55,815	$284,700	$33,850	18.0%
51	Pasquotank County	$66,589	$234,600	$33,719	11.0%
52	Ashe County	$56,866	$243,100	$33,675	13.5%
53	Rowan County	$65,725	$238,400	$33,667	16.0%
54	Harnett County	$71,287	$246,200	$33,463	13.7%
55	Alexander County	$65,354	$211,800	$33,425	12.6%
56	Onslow County	$68,148	$236,400	$33,305	11.6%
57	Alleghany County	$47,172	$214,800	$33,300	16.0%
58	Warren County	$50,638	$154,200	$33,126	21.1%
59	Rockingham County	$57,053	$168,600	$32,991	16.3%
60	Burke County	$58,592	$185,400	$32,977	15.6%
61	Northampton County	$50,086	$114,500	$32,746	21.1%
62	Cumberland County	$61,291	$199,200	$32,657	16.7%
63	Surry County	$55,656	$177,600	$32,573	16.8%
64	Hoke County	$64,912	$219,300	$32,572	17.1%
65	Jones County	$59,641	$130,300	$32,480	18.4%
66	Lee County	$65,387	$240,200	$32,243	16.5%
67	Wilson County	$56,423	$186,000	$31,996	19.8%
68	Wayne County	$59,733	$178,700	$31,983	17.3%
69	Caldwell County	$56,425	$192,200	$31,914	13.4%
70	Swain County	$52,349	$207,000	$31,803	19.1%
71	Gates County	$66,333	$170,800	$31,687	9.4%
72	Stanly County	$60,704	$242,400	$31,661	15.2%
73	Cherokee County	$53,628	$232,300	$31,569	12.4%
74	Randolph County	$61,022	$197,100	$31,238	14.5%
75	Montgomery County	$57,766	$161,700	$31,156	15.4%
76	Graham County	$49,684	$170,600	$30,648	6.7%
77	Rutherford County	$51,410	$201,800	$30,460	16.8%
78	McDowell County	$57,168	$171,100	$30,395	14.8%
79	Cleveland County	$58,534	$200,000	$30,294	16.6%
80	Caswell County	$59,755	$164,500	$30,179	18.6%
81	Lenoir County	$45,143	$120,500	$29,431	22.0%
82	Martin County	$48,578	$109,700	$29,355	20.4%
83	Hertford County	$45,537	$119,200	$28,886	22.9%
84	Bertie County	$48,750	$98,500	$28,769	16.1%
85	Duplin County	$55,148	$137,400	$28,478	20.5%
86	Scotland County	$45,730	$114,900	$28,395	25.8%
87	Washington County	$41,813	$125,900	$28,281	24.1%
88	Edgecombe County	$51,265	$125,100	$28,085	21.7%
89	Wilkes County	$51,721	$168,800	$27,947	16.7%
90	Columbus County	$49,442	$146,000	$27,773	18.2%
91	Bladen County	$42,422	$135,100	$27,713	22.0%
92	Halifax County	$45,590	$106,200	$27,648	22.8%
93	Vance County	$50,465	$161,500	$27,551	19.8%
94	Sampson County	$52,432	$150,700	$27,307	21.8%
95	Richmond County	$44,883	$127,800	$25,908	25.2%
96	Anson County	$47,302	$148,600	$24,781	21.7%
97	Hyde County	$53,713	$124,000	$24,731	22.2%
98	Robeson County	$41,978	$94,500	$23,672	27.2%
99	Tyrrell County	$41,685	$164,500	$23,668	18.7%
100	Greene County	$53,244	$117,400	$22,916	21.0%

Richest Counties in North Carolina

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Camden County	$91,078	$337,100	$41,301	6.1%
2	Dare County	$88,994	$460,400	$56,589	6.6%
3	Graham County	$49,684	$170,600	$30,648	6.7%
4	Currituck County	$93,511	$378,800	$46,003	7.5%
5	Union County	$102,900	$417,300	$46,949	7.7%
6	Wake County	$105,768	$461,300	$55,448	8.1%
7	Brunswick County	$77,024	$349,800	$45,985	9.2%
8	Cabarrus County	$89,005	$354,800	$42,636	9.3%
9	Davie County	$75,057	$253,900	$40,803	9.4%
10	Gates County	$66,333	$170,800	$31,687	9.4%

Poorest Counties in North Carolina

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
100	Robeson County	$41,978	$94,500	$23,672	27.2%
99	Scotland County	$45,730	$114,900	$28,395	25.8%
98	Watauga County	$51,693	$358,900	$34,167	25.5%
97	Richmond County	$44,883	$127,800	$25,908	25.2%
96	Washington County	$41,813	$125,900	$28,281	24.1%
95	Hertford County	$45,537	$119,200	$28,886	22.9%
94	Halifax County	$45,590	$106,200	$27,648	22.8%
93	Hyde County	$53,713	$124,000	$24,731	22.2%
92	Bladen County	$42,422	$135,100	$27,713	22.0%
91	Lenoir County	$45,143	$120,500	$29,431	22.0%

All 100 Counties Ranked

Every county in North Carolina ranked by poverty rate. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Camden County	$91,078	$337,100	$41,301	6.1%
2	Dare County	$88,994	$460,400	$56,589	6.6%
3	Graham County	$49,684	$170,600	$30,648	6.7%
4	Currituck County	$93,511	$378,800	$46,003	7.5%
5	Union County	$102,900	$417,300	$46,949	7.7%
6	Wake County	$105,768	$461,300	$55,448	8.1%
7	Brunswick County	$77,024	$349,800	$45,985	9.2%
8	Cabarrus County	$89,005	$354,800	$42,636	9.3%
9	Davie County	$75,057	$253,900	$40,803	9.4%
10	Gates County	$66,333	$170,800	$31,687	9.4%
11	Pender County	$80,396	$299,000	$40,192	9.7%
12	Perquimans County	$67,917	$231,700	$35,655	9.8%
13	Iredell County	$81,419	$321,400	$45,398	10.0%
14	Carteret County	$72,322	$333,300	$45,736	10.1%
15	Moore County	$86,080	$351,400	$45,505	10.1%
16	Avery County	$61,428	$265,800	$35,831	10.2%
17	Mecklenburg County	$87,005	$406,800	$53,295	10.4%
18	Johnston County	$83,384	$305,600	$38,897	10.6%
19	Pasquotank County	$66,589	$234,600	$33,719	11.0%
20	Chatham County	$94,317	$446,200	$59,363	11.0%
21	Franklin County	$74,240	$284,300	$36,103	11.1%
22	Stokes County	$62,969	$196,700	$33,945	11.2%
23	Lincoln County	$80,016	$321,000	$44,098	11.2%
24	Durham County	$82,316	$389,400	$49,447	11.5%
25	Henderson County	$68,187	$351,400	$40,567	11.6%
26	Onslow County	$68,148	$236,400	$33,305	11.6%
27	Macon County	$59,061	$251,900	$38,705	11.6%
28	Buncombe County	$74,436	$391,800	$43,371	11.8%
29	Nash County	$62,426	$191,000	$35,344	11.8%
30	Madison County	$58,531	$284,600	$35,126	12.1%
31	New Hanover County	$75,166	$387,800	$48,592	12.3%
32	Cherokee County	$53,628	$232,300	$31,569	12.4%
33	Orange County	$90,089	$459,500	$52,900	12.5%
34	Alexander County	$65,354	$211,800	$33,425	12.6%
35	Catawba County	$67,864	$241,600	$37,462	12.7%
36	Davidson County	$64,172	$219,100	$34,544	12.8%
37	Clay County	$56,971	$278,400	$40,205	12.9%
38	Mitchell County	$57,602	$220,100	$34,790	12.9%
39	Haywood County	$61,912	$279,200	$36,367	13.1%
40	Transylvania County	$66,184	$373,600	$40,147	13.2%
41	Alamance County	$65,651	$241,500	$34,547	13.4%
42	Caldwell County	$56,425	$192,200	$31,914	13.4%
43	Ashe County	$56,866	$243,100	$33,675	13.5%
44	Gaston County	$67,478	$266,000	$37,058	13.5%
45	Craven County	$65,873	$231,600	$36,931	13.7%
46	Harnett County	$71,287	$246,200	$33,463	13.7%
47	Yadkin County	$62,932	$181,200	$34,605	14.0%
48	Polk County	$67,758	$315,000	$43,211	14.0%
49	Randolph County	$61,022	$197,100	$31,238	14.5%
50	Forsyth County	$67,165	$250,400	$39,203	14.5%
51	Guilford County	$68,642	$259,900	$39,376	14.6%
52	McDowell County	$57,168	$171,100	$30,395	14.8%
53	Pamlico County	$59,717	$216,800	$34,815	15.2%
54	Yancey County	$58,709	$243,100	$36,664	15.2%
55	Granville County	$71,111	$247,700	$34,223	15.2%
56	Stanly County	$60,704	$242,400	$31,661	15.2%
57	Montgomery County	$57,766	$161,700	$31,156	15.4%
58	Burke County	$58,592	$185,400	$32,977	15.6%
59	Alleghany County	$47,172	$214,800	$33,300	16.0%
60	Rowan County	$65,725	$238,400	$33,667	16.0%
61	Bertie County	$48,750	$98,500	$28,769	16.1%
62	Rockingham County	$57,053	$168,600	$32,991	16.3%
63	Lee County	$65,387	$240,200	$32,243	16.5%
64	Cleveland County	$58,534	$200,000	$30,294	16.6%
65	Cumberland County	$61,291	$199,200	$32,657	16.7%
66	Wilkes County	$51,721	$168,800	$27,947	16.7%
67	Rutherford County	$51,410	$201,800	$30,460	16.8%
68	Surry County	$55,656	$177,600	$32,573	16.8%
69	Hoke County	$64,912	$219,300	$32,572	17.1%
70	Wayne County	$59,733	$178,700	$31,983	17.3%
71	Person County	$63,300	$213,900	$37,635	17.5%
72	Beaufort County	$58,357	$192,700	$34,495	17.8%
73	Jackson County	$55,815	$284,700	$33,850	18.0%
74	Columbus County	$49,442	$146,000	$27,773	18.2%
75	Jones County	$59,641	$130,300	$32,480	18.4%
76	Caswell County	$59,755	$164,500	$30,179	18.6%
77	Tyrrell County	$41,685	$164,500	$23,668	18.7%
78	Chowan County	$53,864	$235,800	$35,476	19.1%
79	Swain County	$52,349	$207,000	$31,803	19.1%
80	Vance County	$50,465	$161,500	$27,551	19.8%
81	Wilson County	$56,423	$186,000	$31,996	19.8%
82	Pitt County	$58,188	$208,900	$34,160	19.8%
83	Martin County	$48,578	$109,700	$29,355	20.4%
84	Duplin County	$55,148	$137,400	$28,478	20.5%
85	Greene County	$53,244	$117,400	$22,916	21.0%
86	Warren County	$50,638	$154,200	$33,126	21.1%
87	Northampton County	$50,086	$114,500	$32,746	21.1%
88	Anson County	$47,302	$148,600	$24,781	21.7%
89	Edgecombe County	$51,265	$125,100	$28,085	21.7%
90	Sampson County	$52,432	$150,700	$27,307	21.8%
91	Lenoir County	$45,143	$120,500	$29,431	22.0%
92	Bladen County	$42,422	$135,100	$27,713	22.0%
93	Hyde County	$53,713	$124,000	$24,731	22.2%
94	Halifax County	$45,590	$106,200	$27,648	22.8%
95	Hertford County	$45,537	$119,200	$28,886	22.9%
96	Washington County	$41,813	$125,900	$28,281	24.1%
97	Richmond County	$44,883	$127,800	$25,908	25.2%
98	Watauga County	$51,693	$358,900	$34,167	25.5%
99	Scotland County	$45,730	$114,900	$28,395	25.8%
100	Robeson County	$41,978	$94,500	$23,672	27.2%

About This Data

All figures are estimates from the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates, published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Values are subject to sampling variability and margin of error.

Rankings are within North Carolina only and may differ from national rankings. For more information, see our methodology.