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.

The income gap between the wealthiest and poorest county in North Carolina is $64,083. 17 of 100 counties (17%) have a median household income above the national median of $75,149, while 83 (83%) fall below it.

North Carolina's statewide median of $72,388 is 3.7% below the national median. Income data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2024 5-Year Estimates) and reflects pre-tax household income including wages, investments, and government transfers.

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Counties Zip Codes

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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	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Wake County	1.2M	$105,768 +40.7%	$461,300	$55,448	8.1%
2	Union County	251.0K	$102,900 +36.9%	$417,300	$46,949	7.7%
3	Chatham County	80.2K	$94,317 +25.5%	$446,200	$59,363	11.0%
4	Currituck County	30.6K	$93,511 +24.4%	$378,800	$46,003	7.5%
5	Camden County	10.9K	$91,078 +21.2%	$337,100	$41,301	6.1%
6	Orange County	149.7K	$90,089 +19.9%	$459,500	$52,900	12.5%
7	Cabarrus County	236.1K	$89,005 +18.4%	$354,800	$42,636	9.3%
8	Dare County	37.9K	$88,994 +18.4%	$460,400	$56,589	6.6%
9	Mecklenburg County	1.2M	$87,005 +15.8%	$406,800	$53,295	10.4%
10	Moore County	104.9K	$86,080 +14.5%	$351,400	$45,505	10.1%

Poorest Counties in North Carolina

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
100	Tyrrell County	3.4K	$41,685 -44.5%	$164,500	$23,668	18.7%
99	Washington County	10.8K	$41,813 -44.4%	$125,900	$28,281	24.1%
98	Robeson County	116.9K	$41,978 -44.1%	$94,500	$23,672	27.2%
97	Bladen County	29.6K	$42,422 -43.5%	$135,100	$27,713	22.0%
96	Richmond County	42.3K	$44,883 -40.3%	$127,800	$25,908	25.2%
95	Lenoir County	54.9K	$45,143 -39.9%	$120,500	$29,431	22.0%
94	Hertford County	19.9K	$45,537 -39.4%	$119,200	$28,886	22.9%
93	Halifax County	47.7K	$45,590 -39.3%	$106,200	$27,648	22.8%
92	Scotland County	33.6K	$45,730 -39.1%	$114,900	$28,395	25.8%
91	Alleghany County	11.2K	$47,172 -37.2%	$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	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Wake County	1.2M	$105,768 +40.7%	$461,300	$55,448	8.1%
2	Union County	251.0K	$102,900 +36.9%	$417,300	$46,949	7.7%
3	Chatham County	80.2K	$94,317 +25.5%	$446,200	$59,363	11.0%
4	Currituck County	30.6K	$93,511 +24.4%	$378,800	$46,003	7.5%
5	Camden County	10.9K	$91,078 +21.2%	$337,100	$41,301	6.1%
6	Orange County	149.7K	$90,089 +19.9%	$459,500	$52,900	12.5%
7	Cabarrus County	236.1K	$89,005 +18.4%	$354,800	$42,636	9.3%
8	Dare County	37.9K	$88,994 +18.4%	$460,400	$56,589	6.6%
9	Mecklenburg County	1.2M	$87,005 +15.8%	$406,800	$53,295	10.4%
10	Moore County	104.9K	$86,080 +14.5%	$351,400	$45,505	10.1%
11	Johnston County	234.3K	$83,384 +11.0%	$305,600	$38,897	10.6%
12	Durham County	332.4K	$82,316 +9.5%	$389,400	$49,447	11.5%
13	Iredell County	196.5K	$81,419 +8.3%	$321,400	$45,398	10.0%
14	Pender County	65.5K	$80,396 +7.0%	$299,000	$40,192	9.7%
15	Lincoln County	92.7K	$80,016 +6.5%	$321,000	$44,098	11.2%
16	Brunswick County	152.6K	$77,024 +2.5%	$349,800	$45,985	9.2%
17	New Hanover County	235.2K	$75,166 +0.0%	$387,800	$48,592	12.3%
18	Davie County	44.1K	$75,057 -0.1%	$253,900	$40,803	9.4%
19	Buncombe County	274.4K	$74,436 -0.9%	$391,800	$43,371	11.8%
20	Franklin County	74.4K	$74,240 -1.2%	$284,300	$36,103	11.1%
21	Carteret County	69.1K	$72,322 -3.8%	$333,300	$45,736	10.1%
22	Harnett County	139.2K	$71,287 -5.1%	$246,200	$33,463	13.7%
23	Granville County	60.9K	$71,111 -5.4%	$247,700	$34,223	15.2%
24	Guilford County	547.9K	$68,642 -8.7%	$259,900	$39,376	14.6%
25	Henderson County	118.5K	$68,187 -9.3%	$351,400	$40,567	11.6%
26	Onslow County	207.9K	$68,148 -9.3%	$236,400	$33,305	11.6%
27	Perquimans County	13.2K	$67,917 -9.6%	$231,700	$35,655	9.8%
28	Catawba County	163.6K	$67,864 -9.7%	$241,600	$37,462	12.7%
29	Polk County	19.9K	$67,758 -9.8%	$315,000	$43,211	14.0%
30	Gaston County	234.9K	$67,478 -10.2%	$266,000	$37,058	13.5%
31	Forsyth County	390.0K	$67,165 -10.6%	$250,400	$39,203	14.5%
32	Pasquotank County	40.8K	$66,589 -11.4%	$234,600	$33,719	11.0%
33	Gates County	10.4K	$66,333 -11.7%	$170,800	$31,687	9.4%
34	Transylvania County	33.7K	$66,184 -11.9%	$373,600	$40,147	13.2%
35	Craven County	102.6K	$65,873 -12.3%	$231,600	$36,931	13.7%
36	Rowan County	149.9K	$65,725 -12.5%	$238,400	$33,667	16.0%
37	Alamance County	176.9K	$65,651 -12.6%	$241,500	$34,547	13.4%
38	Lee County	65.8K	$65,387 -13.0%	$240,200	$32,243	16.5%
39	Alexander County	36.4K	$65,354 -13.0%	$211,800	$33,425	12.6%
40	Hoke County	53.8K	$64,912 -13.6%	$219,300	$32,572	17.1%
41	Davidson County	173.0K	$64,172 -14.6%	$219,100	$34,544	12.8%
42	Person County	39.5K	$63,300 -15.8%	$213,900	$37,635	17.5%
43	Stokes County	45.1K	$62,969 -16.2%	$196,700	$33,945	11.2%
44	Yadkin County	37.6K	$62,932 -16.3%	$181,200	$34,605	14.0%
45	Nash County	96.2K	$62,426 -16.9%	$191,000	$35,344	11.8%
46	Haywood County	62.7K	$61,912 -17.6%	$279,200	$36,367	13.1%
47	Avery County	17.7K	$61,428 -18.3%	$265,800	$35,831	10.2%
48	Cumberland County	338.5K	$61,291 -18.4%	$199,200	$32,657	16.7%
49	Randolph County	146.3K	$61,022 -18.8%	$197,100	$31,238	14.5%
50	Stanly County	64.7K	$60,704 -19.2%	$242,400	$31,661	15.2%
51	Caswell County	22.4K	$59,755 -20.5%	$164,500	$30,179	18.6%
52	Wayne County	118.7K	$59,733 -20.5%	$178,700	$31,983	17.3%
53	Pamlico County	12.4K	$59,717 -20.5%	$216,800	$34,815	15.2%
54	Jones County	9.3K	$59,641 -20.6%	$130,300	$32,480	18.4%
55	Macon County	37.9K	$59,061 -21.4%	$251,900	$38,705	11.6%
56	Yancey County	18.8K	$58,709 -21.9%	$243,100	$36,664	15.2%
57	Burke County	87.8K	$58,592 -22.0%	$185,400	$32,977	15.6%
58	Cleveland County	101.0K	$58,534 -22.1%	$200,000	$30,294	16.6%
59	Madison County	21.9K	$58,531 -22.1%	$284,600	$35,126	12.1%
60	Beaufort County	44.5K	$58,357 -22.3%	$192,700	$34,495	17.8%
61	Pitt County	177.2K	$58,188 -22.6%	$208,900	$34,160	19.8%
62	Montgomery County	26.0K	$57,766 -23.1%	$161,700	$31,156	15.4%
63	Mitchell County	15.0K	$57,602 -23.3%	$220,100	$34,790	12.9%
64	McDowell County	44.8K	$57,168 -23.9%	$171,100	$30,395	14.8%
65	Rockingham County	92.1K	$57,053 -24.1%	$168,600	$32,991	16.3%
66	Clay County	11.6K	$56,971 -24.2%	$278,400	$40,205	12.9%
67	Ashe County	26.9K	$56,866 -24.3%	$243,100	$33,675	13.5%
68	Caldwell County	80.5K	$56,425 -24.9%	$192,200	$31,914	13.4%
69	Wilson County	79.3K	$56,423 -24.9%	$186,000	$31,996	19.8%
70	Jackson County	43.8K	$55,815 -25.7%	$284,700	$33,850	18.0%
71	Surry County	71.4K	$55,656 -25.9%	$177,600	$32,573	16.8%
72	Duplin County	49.3K	$55,148 -26.6%	$137,400	$28,478	20.5%
73	Chowan County	13.8K	$53,864 -28.3%	$235,800	$35,476	19.1%
74	Hyde County	4.6K	$53,713 -28.5%	$124,000	$24,731	22.2%
75	Cherokee County	29.6K	$53,628 -28.6%	$232,300	$31,569	12.4%
76	Greene County	20.5K	$53,244 -29.1%	$117,400	$22,916	21.0%
77	Sampson County	59.5K	$52,432 -30.2%	$150,700	$27,307	21.8%
78	Swain County	14.0K	$52,349 -30.3%	$207,000	$31,803	19.1%
79	Wilkes County	65.9K	$51,721 -31.2%	$168,800	$27,947	16.7%
80	Watauga County	55.1K	$51,693 -31.2%	$358,900	$34,167	25.5%
81	Rutherford County	64.9K	$51,410 -31.6%	$201,800	$30,460	16.8%
82	Edgecombe County	48.7K	$51,265 -31.8%	$125,100	$28,085	21.7%
83	Warren County	18.8K	$50,638 -32.6%	$154,200	$33,126	21.1%
84	Vance County	42.3K	$50,465 -32.8%	$161,500	$27,551	19.8%
85	Northampton County	16.9K	$50,086 -33.4%	$114,500	$32,746	21.1%
86	Graham County	8.1K	$49,684 -33.9%	$170,600	$30,648	6.7%
87	Columbus County	50.1K	$49,442 -34.2%	$146,000	$27,773	18.2%
88	Bertie County	17.2K	$48,750 -35.1%	$98,500	$28,769	16.1%
89	Martin County	21.6K	$48,578 -35.4%	$109,700	$29,355	20.4%
90	Anson County	22.3K	$47,302 -37.1%	$148,600	$24,781	21.7%
91	Alleghany County	11.2K	$47,172 -37.2%	$214,800	$33,300	16.0%
92	Scotland County	33.6K	$45,730 -39.1%	$114,900	$28,395	25.8%
93	Halifax County	47.7K	$45,590 -39.3%	$106,200	$27,648	22.8%
94	Hertford County	19.9K	$45,537 -39.4%	$119,200	$28,886	22.9%
95	Lenoir County	54.9K	$45,143 -39.9%	$120,500	$29,431	22.0%
96	Richmond County	42.3K	$44,883 -40.3%	$127,800	$25,908	25.2%
97	Bladen County	29.6K	$42,422 -43.5%	$135,100	$27,713	22.0%
98	Robeson County	116.9K	$41,978 -44.1%	$94,500	$23,672	27.2%
99	Washington County	10.8K	$41,813 -44.4%	$125,900	$28,281	24.1%
100	Tyrrell County	3.4K	$41,685 -44.5%	$164,500	$23,668	18.7%

Richest Counties in North Carolina

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Wake County	1.2M	$105,768	$461,300 +63.6%	$55,448	8.1%
2	Dare County	37.9K	$88,994	$460,400 +63.3%	$56,589	6.6%
3	Orange County	149.7K	$90,089	$459,500 +63.0%	$52,900	12.5%
4	Chatham County	80.2K	$94,317	$446,200 +58.3%	$59,363	11.0%
5	Union County	251.0K	$102,900	$417,300 +48.0%	$46,949	7.7%
6	Mecklenburg County	1.2M	$87,005	$406,800 +44.3%	$53,295	10.4%
7	Buncombe County	274.4K	$74,436	$391,800 +39.0%	$43,371	11.8%
8	Durham County	332.4K	$82,316	$389,400 +38.1%	$49,447	11.5%
9	New Hanover County	235.2K	$75,166	$387,800 +37.6%	$48,592	12.3%
10	Currituck County	30.6K	$93,511	$378,800 +34.4%	$46,003	7.5%

Poorest Counties in North Carolina

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
100	Robeson County	116.9K	$41,978	$94,500 -66.5%	$23,672	27.2%
99	Bertie County	17.2K	$48,750	$98,500 -65.1%	$28,769	16.1%
98	Halifax County	47.7K	$45,590	$106,200 -62.3%	$27,648	22.8%
97	Martin County	21.6K	$48,578	$109,700 -61.1%	$29,355	20.4%
96	Northampton County	16.9K	$50,086	$114,500 -59.4%	$32,746	21.1%
95	Scotland County	33.6K	$45,730	$114,900 -59.2%	$28,395	25.8%
94	Greene County	20.5K	$53,244	$117,400 -58.4%	$22,916	21.0%
93	Hertford County	19.9K	$45,537	$119,200 -57.7%	$28,886	22.9%
92	Lenoir County	54.9K	$45,143	$120,500 -57.3%	$29,431	22.0%
91	Hyde County	4.6K	$53,713	$124,000 -56.0%	$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	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Wake County	1.2M	$105,768	$461,300 +63.6%	$55,448	8.1%
2	Dare County	37.9K	$88,994	$460,400 +63.3%	$56,589	6.6%
3	Orange County	149.7K	$90,089	$459,500 +63.0%	$52,900	12.5%
4	Chatham County	80.2K	$94,317	$446,200 +58.3%	$59,363	11.0%
5	Union County	251.0K	$102,900	$417,300 +48.0%	$46,949	7.7%
6	Mecklenburg County	1.2M	$87,005	$406,800 +44.3%	$53,295	10.4%
7	Buncombe County	274.4K	$74,436	$391,800 +39.0%	$43,371	11.8%
8	Durham County	332.4K	$82,316	$389,400 +38.1%	$49,447	11.5%
9	New Hanover County	235.2K	$75,166	$387,800 +37.6%	$48,592	12.3%
10	Currituck County	30.6K	$93,511	$378,800 +34.4%	$46,003	7.5%
11	Transylvania County	33.7K	$66,184	$373,600 +32.5%	$40,147	13.2%
12	Watauga County	55.1K	$51,693	$358,900 +27.3%	$34,167	25.5%
13	Cabarrus County	236.1K	$89,005	$354,800 +25.9%	$42,636	9.3%
14	Henderson County	118.5K	$68,187	$351,400 +24.7%	$40,567	11.6%
15	Moore County	104.9K	$86,080	$351,400 +24.7%	$45,505	10.1%
16	Brunswick County	152.6K	$77,024	$349,800 +24.1%	$45,985	9.2%
17	Camden County	10.9K	$91,078	$337,100 +19.6%	$41,301	6.1%
18	Carteret County	69.1K	$72,322	$333,300 +18.2%	$45,736	10.1%
19	Iredell County	196.5K	$81,419	$321,400 +14.0%	$45,398	10.0%
20	Lincoln County	92.7K	$80,016	$321,000 +13.9%	$44,098	11.2%
21	Polk County	19.9K	$67,758	$315,000 +11.7%	$43,211	14.0%
22	Johnston County	234.3K	$83,384	$305,600 +8.4%	$38,897	10.6%
23	Pender County	65.5K	$80,396	$299,000 +6.1%	$40,192	9.7%
24	Jackson County	43.8K	$55,815	$284,700 +1.0%	$33,850	18.0%
25	Madison County	21.9K	$58,531	$284,600 +1.0%	$35,126	12.1%
26	Franklin County	74.4K	$74,240	$284,300 +0.9%	$36,103	11.1%
27	Haywood County	62.7K	$61,912	$279,200 -1.0%	$36,367	13.1%
28	Clay County	11.6K	$56,971	$278,400 -1.2%	$40,205	12.9%
29	Gaston County	234.9K	$67,478	$266,000 -5.6%	$37,058	13.5%
30	Avery County	17.7K	$61,428	$265,800 -5.7%	$35,831	10.2%
31	Guilford County	547.9K	$68,642	$259,900 -7.8%	$39,376	14.6%
32	Davie County	44.1K	$75,057	$253,900 -9.9%	$40,803	9.4%
33	Macon County	37.9K	$59,061	$251,900 -10.6%	$38,705	11.6%
34	Forsyth County	390.0K	$67,165	$250,400 -11.2%	$39,203	14.5%
35	Granville County	60.9K	$71,111	$247,700 -12.1%	$34,223	15.2%
36	Harnett County	139.2K	$71,287	$246,200 -12.7%	$33,463	13.7%
37	Ashe County	26.9K	$56,866	$243,100 -13.8%	$33,675	13.5%
38	Yancey County	18.8K	$58,709	$243,100 -13.8%	$36,664	15.2%
39	Stanly County	64.7K	$60,704	$242,400 -14.0%	$31,661	15.2%
40	Catawba County	163.6K	$67,864	$241,600 -14.3%	$37,462	12.7%
41	Alamance County	176.9K	$65,651	$241,500 -14.3%	$34,547	13.4%
42	Lee County	65.8K	$65,387	$240,200 -14.8%	$32,243	16.5%
43	Rowan County	149.9K	$65,725	$238,400 -15.4%	$33,667	16.0%
44	Onslow County	207.9K	$68,148	$236,400 -16.1%	$33,305	11.6%
45	Chowan County	13.8K	$53,864	$235,800 -16.4%	$35,476	19.1%
46	Pasquotank County	40.8K	$66,589	$234,600 -16.8%	$33,719	11.0%
47	Cherokee County	29.6K	$53,628	$232,300 -17.6%	$31,569	12.4%
48	Perquimans County	13.2K	$67,917	$231,700 -17.8%	$35,655	9.8%
49	Craven County	102.6K	$65,873	$231,600 -17.8%	$36,931	13.7%
50	Mitchell County	15.0K	$57,602	$220,100 -21.9%	$34,790	12.9%
51	Hoke County	53.8K	$64,912	$219,300 -22.2%	$32,572	17.1%
52	Davidson County	173.0K	$64,172	$219,100 -22.3%	$34,544	12.8%
53	Pamlico County	12.4K	$59,717	$216,800 -23.1%	$34,815	15.2%
54	Alleghany County	11.2K	$47,172	$214,800 -23.8%	$33,300	16.0%
55	Person County	39.5K	$63,300	$213,900 -24.1%	$37,635	17.5%
56	Alexander County	36.4K	$65,354	$211,800 -24.9%	$33,425	12.6%
57	Pitt County	177.2K	$58,188	$208,900 -25.9%	$34,160	19.8%
58	Swain County	14.0K	$52,349	$207,000 -26.6%	$31,803	19.1%
59	Rutherford County	64.9K	$51,410	$201,800 -28.4%	$30,460	16.8%
60	Cleveland County	101.0K	$58,534	$200,000 -29.1%	$30,294	16.6%
61	Cumberland County	338.5K	$61,291	$199,200 -29.3%	$32,657	16.7%
62	Randolph County	146.3K	$61,022	$197,100 -30.1%	$31,238	14.5%
63	Stokes County	45.1K	$62,969	$196,700 -30.2%	$33,945	11.2%
64	Beaufort County	44.5K	$58,357	$192,700 -31.6%	$34,495	17.8%
65	Caldwell County	80.5K	$56,425	$192,200 -31.8%	$31,914	13.4%
66	Nash County	96.2K	$62,426	$191,000 -32.2%	$35,344	11.8%
67	Wilson County	79.3K	$56,423	$186,000 -34.0%	$31,996	19.8%
68	Burke County	87.8K	$58,592	$185,400 -34.2%	$32,977	15.6%
69	Yadkin County	37.6K	$62,932	$181,200 -35.7%	$34,605	14.0%
70	Wayne County	118.7K	$59,733	$178,700 -36.6%	$31,983	17.3%
71	Surry County	71.4K	$55,656	$177,600 -37.0%	$32,573	16.8%
72	McDowell County	44.8K	$57,168	$171,100 -39.3%	$30,395	14.8%
73	Gates County	10.4K	$66,333	$170,800 -39.4%	$31,687	9.4%
74	Graham County	8.1K	$49,684	$170,600 -39.5%	$30,648	6.7%
75	Wilkes County	65.9K	$51,721	$168,800 -40.1%	$27,947	16.7%
76	Rockingham County	92.1K	$57,053	$168,600 -40.2%	$32,991	16.3%
77	Caswell County	22.4K	$59,755	$164,500 -41.6%	$30,179	18.6%
78	Tyrrell County	3.4K	$41,685	$164,500 -41.6%	$23,668	18.7%
79	Montgomery County	26.0K	$57,766	$161,700 -42.6%	$31,156	15.4%
80	Vance County	42.3K	$50,465	$161,500 -42.7%	$27,551	19.8%
81	Warren County	18.8K	$50,638	$154,200 -45.3%	$33,126	21.1%
82	Sampson County	59.5K	$52,432	$150,700 -46.5%	$27,307	21.8%
83	Anson County	22.3K	$47,302	$148,600 -47.3%	$24,781	21.7%
84	Columbus County	50.1K	$49,442	$146,000 -48.2%	$27,773	18.2%
85	Duplin County	49.3K	$55,148	$137,400 -51.3%	$28,478	20.5%
86	Bladen County	29.6K	$42,422	$135,100 -52.1%	$27,713	22.0%
87	Jones County	9.3K	$59,641	$130,300 -53.8%	$32,480	18.4%
88	Richmond County	42.3K	$44,883	$127,800 -54.7%	$25,908	25.2%
89	Washington County	10.8K	$41,813	$125,900 -55.3%	$28,281	24.1%
90	Edgecombe County	48.7K	$51,265	$125,100 -55.6%	$28,085	21.7%
91	Hyde County	4.6K	$53,713	$124,000 -56.0%	$24,731	22.2%
92	Lenoir County	54.9K	$45,143	$120,500 -57.3%	$29,431	22.0%
93	Hertford County	19.9K	$45,537	$119,200 -57.7%	$28,886	22.9%
94	Greene County	20.5K	$53,244	$117,400 -58.4%	$22,916	21.0%
95	Scotland County	33.6K	$45,730	$114,900 -59.2%	$28,395	25.8%
96	Northampton County	16.9K	$50,086	$114,500 -59.4%	$32,746	21.1%
97	Martin County	21.6K	$48,578	$109,700 -61.1%	$29,355	20.4%
98	Halifax County	47.7K	$45,590	$106,200 -62.3%	$27,648	22.8%
99	Bertie County	17.2K	$48,750	$98,500 -65.1%	$28,769	16.1%
100	Robeson County	116.9K	$41,978	$94,500 -66.5%	$23,672	27.2%

Richest Counties in North Carolina

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Chatham County	80.2K	$94,317	$446,200	$59,363 +43.9%	11.0%
2	Dare County	37.9K	$88,994	$460,400	$56,589 +37.1%	6.6%
3	Wake County	1.2M	$105,768	$461,300	$55,448 +34.4%	8.1%
4	Mecklenburg County	1.2M	$87,005	$406,800	$53,295 +29.2%	10.4%
5	Orange County	149.7K	$90,089	$459,500	$52,900 +28.2%	12.5%
6	Durham County	332.4K	$82,316	$389,400	$49,447 +19.8%	11.5%
7	New Hanover County	235.2K	$75,166	$387,800	$48,592 +17.8%	12.3%
8	Union County	251.0K	$102,900	$417,300	$46,949 +13.8%	7.7%
9	Currituck County	30.6K	$93,511	$378,800	$46,003 +11.5%	7.5%
10	Brunswick County	152.6K	$77,024	$349,800	$45,985 +11.4%	9.2%

Poorest Counties in North Carolina

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
100	Greene County	20.5K	$53,244	$117,400	$22,916 -44.5%	21.0%
99	Tyrrell County	3.4K	$41,685	$164,500	$23,668 -42.6%	18.7%
98	Robeson County	116.9K	$41,978	$94,500	$23,672 -42.6%	27.2%
97	Hyde County	4.6K	$53,713	$124,000	$24,731 -40.1%	22.2%
96	Anson County	22.3K	$47,302	$148,600	$24,781 -39.9%	21.7%
95	Richmond County	42.3K	$44,883	$127,800	$25,908 -37.2%	25.2%
94	Sampson County	59.5K	$52,432	$150,700	$27,307 -33.8%	21.8%
93	Vance County	42.3K	$50,465	$161,500	$27,551 -33.2%	19.8%
92	Halifax County	47.7K	$45,590	$106,200	$27,648 -33.0%	22.8%
91	Bladen County	29.6K	$42,422	$135,100	$27,713 -32.8%	22.0%

All 100 Counties Ranked

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

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Chatham County	80.2K	$94,317	$446,200	$59,363 +43.9%	11.0%
2	Dare County	37.9K	$88,994	$460,400	$56,589 +37.1%	6.6%
3	Wake County	1.2M	$105,768	$461,300	$55,448 +34.4%	8.1%
4	Mecklenburg County	1.2M	$87,005	$406,800	$53,295 +29.2%	10.4%
5	Orange County	149.7K	$90,089	$459,500	$52,900 +28.2%	12.5%
6	Durham County	332.4K	$82,316	$389,400	$49,447 +19.8%	11.5%
7	New Hanover County	235.2K	$75,166	$387,800	$48,592 +17.8%	12.3%
8	Union County	251.0K	$102,900	$417,300	$46,949 +13.8%	7.7%
9	Currituck County	30.6K	$93,511	$378,800	$46,003 +11.5%	7.5%
10	Brunswick County	152.6K	$77,024	$349,800	$45,985 +11.4%	9.2%
11	Carteret County	69.1K	$72,322	$333,300	$45,736 +10.8%	10.1%
12	Moore County	104.9K	$86,080	$351,400	$45,505 +10.3%	10.1%
13	Iredell County	196.5K	$81,419	$321,400	$45,398 +10.0%	10.0%
14	Lincoln County	92.7K	$80,016	$321,000	$44,098 +6.9%	11.2%
15	Buncombe County	274.4K	$74,436	$391,800	$43,371 +5.1%	11.8%
16	Polk County	19.9K	$67,758	$315,000	$43,211 +4.7%	14.0%
17	Cabarrus County	236.1K	$89,005	$354,800	$42,636 +3.3%	9.3%
18	Camden County	10.9K	$91,078	$337,100	$41,301 +0.1%	6.1%
19	Davie County	44.1K	$75,057	$253,900	$40,803 -1.1%	9.4%
20	Henderson County	118.5K	$68,187	$351,400	$40,567 -1.7%	11.6%
21	Clay County	11.6K	$56,971	$278,400	$40,205 -2.6%	12.9%
22	Pender County	65.5K	$80,396	$299,000	$40,192 -2.6%	9.7%
23	Transylvania County	33.7K	$66,184	$373,600	$40,147 -2.7%	13.2%
24	Guilford County	547.9K	$68,642	$259,900	$39,376 -4.6%	14.6%
25	Forsyth County	390.0K	$67,165	$250,400	$39,203 -5.0%	14.5%
26	Johnston County	234.3K	$83,384	$305,600	$38,897 -5.7%	10.6%
27	Macon County	37.9K	$59,061	$251,900	$38,705 -6.2%	11.6%
28	Person County	39.5K	$63,300	$213,900	$37,635 -8.8%	17.5%
29	Catawba County	163.6K	$67,864	$241,600	$37,462 -9.2%	12.7%
30	Gaston County	234.9K	$67,478	$266,000	$37,058 -10.2%	13.5%
31	Craven County	102.6K	$65,873	$231,600	$36,931 -10.5%	13.7%
32	Yancey County	18.8K	$58,709	$243,100	$36,664 -11.1%	15.2%
33	Haywood County	62.7K	$61,912	$279,200	$36,367 -11.9%	13.1%
34	Franklin County	74.4K	$74,240	$284,300	$36,103 -12.5%	11.1%
35	Avery County	17.7K	$61,428	$265,800	$35,831 -13.2%	10.2%
36	Perquimans County	13.2K	$67,917	$231,700	$35,655 -13.6%	9.8%
37	Chowan County	13.8K	$53,864	$235,800	$35,476 -14.0%	19.1%
38	Nash County	96.2K	$62,426	$191,000	$35,344 -14.3%	11.8%
39	Madison County	21.9K	$58,531	$284,600	$35,126 -14.9%	12.1%
40	Pamlico County	12.4K	$59,717	$216,800	$34,815 -15.6%	15.2%
41	Mitchell County	15.0K	$57,602	$220,100	$34,790 -15.7%	12.9%
42	Yadkin County	37.6K	$62,932	$181,200	$34,605 -16.1%	14.0%
43	Alamance County	176.9K	$65,651	$241,500	$34,547 -16.3%	13.4%
44	Davidson County	173.0K	$64,172	$219,100	$34,544 -16.3%	12.8%
45	Beaufort County	44.5K	$58,357	$192,700	$34,495 -16.4%	17.8%
46	Granville County	60.9K	$71,111	$247,700	$34,223 -17.1%	15.2%
47	Watauga County	55.1K	$51,693	$358,900	$34,167 -17.2%	25.5%
48	Pitt County	177.2K	$58,188	$208,900	$34,160 -17.2%	19.8%
49	Stokes County	45.1K	$62,969	$196,700	$33,945 -17.7%	11.2%
50	Jackson County	43.8K	$55,815	$284,700	$33,850 -18.0%	18.0%
51	Pasquotank County	40.8K	$66,589	$234,600	$33,719 -18.3%	11.0%
52	Ashe County	26.9K	$56,866	$243,100	$33,675 -18.4%	13.5%
53	Rowan County	149.9K	$65,725	$238,400	$33,667 -18.4%	16.0%
54	Harnett County	139.2K	$71,287	$246,200	$33,463 -18.9%	13.7%
55	Alexander County	36.4K	$65,354	$211,800	$33,425 -19.0%	12.6%
56	Onslow County	207.9K	$68,148	$236,400	$33,305 -19.3%	11.6%
57	Alleghany County	11.2K	$47,172	$214,800	$33,300 -19.3%	16.0%
58	Warren County	18.8K	$50,638	$154,200	$33,126 -19.7%	21.1%
59	Rockingham County	92.1K	$57,053	$168,600	$32,991 -20.0%	16.3%
60	Burke County	87.8K	$58,592	$185,400	$32,977 -20.1%	15.6%
61	Northampton County	16.9K	$50,086	$114,500	$32,746 -20.6%	21.1%
62	Cumberland County	338.5K	$61,291	$199,200	$32,657 -20.9%	16.7%
63	Surry County	71.4K	$55,656	$177,600	$32,573 -21.1%	16.8%
64	Hoke County	53.8K	$64,912	$219,300	$32,572 -21.1%	17.1%
65	Jones County	9.3K	$59,641	$130,300	$32,480 -21.3%	18.4%
66	Lee County	65.8K	$65,387	$240,200	$32,243 -21.9%	16.5%
67	Wilson County	79.3K	$56,423	$186,000	$31,996 -22.5%	19.8%
68	Wayne County	118.7K	$59,733	$178,700	$31,983 -22.5%	17.3%
69	Caldwell County	80.5K	$56,425	$192,200	$31,914 -22.7%	13.4%
70	Swain County	14.0K	$52,349	$207,000	$31,803 -22.9%	19.1%
71	Gates County	10.4K	$66,333	$170,800	$31,687 -23.2%	9.4%
72	Stanly County	64.7K	$60,704	$242,400	$31,661 -23.3%	15.2%
73	Cherokee County	29.6K	$53,628	$232,300	$31,569 -23.5%	12.4%
74	Randolph County	146.3K	$61,022	$197,100	$31,238 -24.3%	14.5%
75	Montgomery County	26.0K	$57,766	$161,700	$31,156 -24.5%	15.4%
76	Graham County	8.1K	$49,684	$170,600	$30,648 -25.7%	6.7%
77	Rutherford County	64.9K	$51,410	$201,800	$30,460 -26.2%	16.8%
78	McDowell County	44.8K	$57,168	$171,100	$30,395 -26.3%	14.8%
79	Cleveland County	101.0K	$58,534	$200,000	$30,294 -26.6%	16.6%
80	Caswell County	22.4K	$59,755	$164,500	$30,179 -26.9%	18.6%
81	Lenoir County	54.9K	$45,143	$120,500	$29,431 -28.7%	22.0%
82	Martin County	21.6K	$48,578	$109,700	$29,355 -28.9%	20.4%
83	Hertford County	19.9K	$45,537	$119,200	$28,886 -30.0%	22.9%
84	Bertie County	17.2K	$48,750	$98,500	$28,769 -30.3%	16.1%
85	Duplin County	49.3K	$55,148	$137,400	$28,478 -31.0%	20.5%
86	Scotland County	33.6K	$45,730	$114,900	$28,395 -31.2%	25.8%
87	Washington County	10.8K	$41,813	$125,900	$28,281 -31.5%	24.1%
88	Edgecombe County	48.7K	$51,265	$125,100	$28,085 -31.9%	21.7%
89	Wilkes County	65.9K	$51,721	$168,800	$27,947 -32.3%	16.7%
90	Columbus County	50.1K	$49,442	$146,000	$27,773 -32.7%	18.2%
91	Bladen County	29.6K	$42,422	$135,100	$27,713 -32.8%	22.0%
92	Halifax County	47.7K	$45,590	$106,200	$27,648 -33.0%	22.8%
93	Vance County	42.3K	$50,465	$161,500	$27,551 -33.2%	19.8%
94	Sampson County	59.5K	$52,432	$150,700	$27,307 -33.8%	21.8%
95	Richmond County	42.3K	$44,883	$127,800	$25,908 -37.2%	25.2%
96	Anson County	22.3K	$47,302	$148,600	$24,781 -39.9%	21.7%
97	Hyde County	4.6K	$53,713	$124,000	$24,731 -40.1%	22.2%
98	Robeson County	116.9K	$41,978	$94,500	$23,672 -42.6%	27.2%
99	Tyrrell County	3.4K	$41,685	$164,500	$23,668 -42.6%	18.7%
100	Greene County	20.5K	$53,244	$117,400	$22,916 -44.5%	21.0%

Richest Counties in North Carolina

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Camden County	10.9K	$91,078	$337,100	$41,301	6.1% -51.3%
2	Dare County	37.9K	$88,994	$460,400	$56,589	6.6% -47.4%
3	Graham County	8.1K	$49,684	$170,600	$30,648	6.7% -46.8%
4	Currituck County	30.6K	$93,511	$378,800	$46,003	7.5% -40.5%
5	Union County	251.0K	$102,900	$417,300	$46,949	7.7% -39.0%
6	Wake County	1.2M	$105,768	$461,300	$55,448	8.1% -35.5%
7	Brunswick County	152.6K	$77,024	$349,800	$45,985	9.2% -26.7%
8	Cabarrus County	236.1K	$89,005	$354,800	$42,636	9.3% -26.4%
9	Davie County	44.1K	$75,057	$253,900	$40,803	9.4% -25.4%
10	Gates County	10.4K	$66,333	$170,800	$31,687	9.4% -25.4%

Poorest Counties in North Carolina

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
100	Robeson County	116.9K	$41,978	$94,500	$23,672	27.2% +116.1%
99	Scotland County	33.6K	$45,730	$114,900	$28,395	25.8% +104.9%
98	Watauga County	55.1K	$51,693	$358,900	$34,167	25.5% +102.0%
97	Richmond County	42.3K	$44,883	$127,800	$25,908	25.2% +100.2%
96	Washington County	10.8K	$41,813	$125,900	$28,281	24.1% +91.0%
95	Hertford County	19.9K	$45,537	$119,200	$28,886	22.9% +82.0%
94	Halifax County	47.7K	$45,590	$106,200	$27,648	22.8% +81.1%
93	Hyde County	4.6K	$53,713	$124,000	$24,731	22.2% +76.0%
92	Bladen County	29.6K	$42,422	$135,100	$27,713	22.0% +74.3%
91	Lenoir County	54.9K	$45,143	$120,500	$29,431	22.0% +74.2%

All 100 Counties Ranked

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

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Camden County	10.9K	$91,078	$337,100	$41,301	6.1% -51.3%
2	Dare County	37.9K	$88,994	$460,400	$56,589	6.6% -47.4%
3	Graham County	8.1K	$49,684	$170,600	$30,648	6.7% -46.8%
4	Currituck County	30.6K	$93,511	$378,800	$46,003	7.5% -40.5%
5	Union County	251.0K	$102,900	$417,300	$46,949	7.7% -39.0%
6	Wake County	1.2M	$105,768	$461,300	$55,448	8.1% -35.5%
7	Brunswick County	152.6K	$77,024	$349,800	$45,985	9.2% -26.7%
8	Cabarrus County	236.1K	$89,005	$354,800	$42,636	9.3% -26.4%
9	Davie County	44.1K	$75,057	$253,900	$40,803	9.4% -25.4%
10	Gates County	10.4K	$66,333	$170,800	$31,687	9.4% -25.4%
11	Pender County	65.5K	$80,396	$299,000	$40,192	9.7% -22.7%
12	Perquimans County	13.2K	$67,917	$231,700	$35,655	9.8% -22.0%
13	Iredell County	196.5K	$81,419	$321,400	$45,398	10.0% -20.4%
14	Carteret County	69.1K	$72,322	$333,300	$45,736	10.1% -20.1%
15	Moore County	104.9K	$86,080	$351,400	$45,505	10.1% -20.0%
16	Avery County	17.7K	$61,428	$265,800	$35,831	10.2% -19.4%
17	Mecklenburg County	1.2M	$87,005	$406,800	$53,295	10.4% -17.8%
18	Johnston County	234.3K	$83,384	$305,600	$38,897	10.6% -15.6%
19	Pasquotank County	40.8K	$66,589	$234,600	$33,719	11.0% -12.4%
20	Chatham County	80.2K	$94,317	$446,200	$59,363	11.0% -12.3%
21	Franklin County	74.4K	$74,240	$284,300	$36,103	11.1% -12.3%
22	Stokes County	45.1K	$62,969	$196,700	$33,945	11.2% -11.4%
23	Lincoln County	92.7K	$80,016	$321,000	$44,098	11.2% -10.7%
24	Durham County	332.4K	$82,316	$389,400	$49,447	11.5% -8.7%
25	Henderson County	118.5K	$68,187	$351,400	$40,567	11.6% -8.3%
26	Onslow County	207.9K	$68,148	$236,400	$33,305	11.6% -8.0%
27	Macon County	37.9K	$59,061	$251,900	$38,705	11.6% -7.9%
28	Buncombe County	274.4K	$74,436	$391,800	$43,371	11.8% -6.1%
29	Nash County	96.2K	$62,426	$191,000	$35,344	11.8% -6.0%
30	Madison County	21.9K	$58,531	$284,600	$35,126	12.1% -3.8%
31	New Hanover County	235.2K	$75,166	$387,800	$48,592	12.3% -2.4%
32	Cherokee County	29.6K	$53,628	$232,300	$31,569	12.4% -1.9%
33	Orange County	149.7K	$90,089	$459,500	$52,900	12.5% -1.0%
34	Alexander County	36.4K	$65,354	$211,800	$33,425	12.6% -0.2%
35	Catawba County	163.6K	$67,864	$241,600	$37,462	12.7% +1.1%
36	Davidson County	173.0K	$64,172	$219,100	$34,544	12.8% +2.0%
37	Clay County	11.6K	$56,971	$278,400	$40,205	12.9% +2.3%
38	Mitchell County	15.0K	$57,602	$220,100	$34,790	12.9% +2.5%
39	Haywood County	62.7K	$61,912	$279,200	$36,367	13.1% +4.2%
40	Transylvania County	33.7K	$66,184	$373,600	$40,147	13.2% +4.8%
41	Alamance County	176.9K	$65,651	$241,500	$34,547	13.4% +6.0%
42	Caldwell County	80.5K	$56,425	$192,200	$31,914	13.4% +6.1%
43	Ashe County	26.9K	$56,866	$243,100	$33,675	13.5% +7.1%
44	Gaston County	234.9K	$67,478	$266,000	$37,058	13.5% +7.3%
45	Craven County	102.6K	$65,873	$231,600	$36,931	13.7% +8.7%
46	Harnett County	139.2K	$71,287	$246,200	$33,463	13.7% +9.1%
47	Yadkin County	37.6K	$62,932	$181,200	$34,605	14.0% +10.9%
48	Polk County	19.9K	$67,758	$315,000	$43,211	14.0% +11.2%
49	Randolph County	146.3K	$61,022	$197,100	$31,238	14.5% +15.1%
50	Forsyth County	390.0K	$67,165	$250,400	$39,203	14.5% +15.2%
51	Guilford County	547.9K	$68,642	$259,900	$39,376	14.6% +15.7%
52	McDowell County	44.8K	$57,168	$171,100	$30,395	14.8% +17.5%
53	Pamlico County	12.4K	$59,717	$216,800	$34,815	15.2% +20.2%
54	Yancey County	18.8K	$58,709	$243,100	$36,664	15.2% +20.4%
55	Granville County	60.9K	$71,111	$247,700	$34,223	15.2% +20.4%
56	Stanly County	64.7K	$60,704	$242,400	$31,661	15.2% +21.0%
57	Montgomery County	26.0K	$57,766	$161,700	$31,156	15.4% +22.6%
58	Burke County	87.8K	$58,592	$185,400	$32,977	15.6% +23.7%
59	Alleghany County	11.2K	$47,172	$214,800	$33,300	16.0% +26.8%
60	Rowan County	149.9K	$65,725	$238,400	$33,667	16.0% +26.9%
61	Bertie County	17.2K	$48,750	$98,500	$28,769	16.1% +28.1%
62	Rockingham County	92.1K	$57,053	$168,600	$32,991	16.3% +29.2%
63	Lee County	65.8K	$65,387	$240,200	$32,243	16.5% +30.8%
64	Cleveland County	101.0K	$58,534	$200,000	$30,294	16.6% +31.7%
65	Cumberland County	338.5K	$61,291	$199,200	$32,657	16.7% +32.5%
66	Wilkes County	65.9K	$51,721	$168,800	$27,947	16.7% +32.8%
67	Rutherford County	64.9K	$51,410	$201,800	$30,460	16.8% +32.9%
68	Surry County	71.4K	$55,656	$177,600	$32,573	16.8% +33.5%
69	Hoke County	53.8K	$64,912	$219,300	$32,572	17.1% +35.6%
70	Wayne County	118.7K	$59,733	$178,700	$31,983	17.3% +37.6%
71	Person County	39.5K	$63,300	$213,900	$37,635	17.5% +38.8%
72	Beaufort County	44.5K	$58,357	$192,700	$34,495	17.8% +41.4%
73	Jackson County	43.8K	$55,815	$284,700	$33,850	18.0% +42.9%
74	Columbus County	50.1K	$49,442	$146,000	$27,773	18.2% +44.3%
75	Jones County	9.3K	$59,641	$130,300	$32,480	18.4% +45.7%
76	Caswell County	22.4K	$59,755	$164,500	$30,179	18.6% +47.7%
77	Tyrrell County	3.4K	$41,685	$164,500	$23,668	18.7% +48.5%
78	Chowan County	13.8K	$53,864	$235,800	$35,476	19.1% +51.5%
79	Swain County	14.0K	$52,349	$207,000	$31,803	19.1% +51.6%
80	Vance County	42.3K	$50,465	$161,500	$27,551	19.8% +57.1%
81	Wilson County	79.3K	$56,423	$186,000	$31,996	19.8% +57.1%
82	Pitt County	177.2K	$58,188	$208,900	$34,160	19.8% +57.4%
83	Martin County	21.6K	$48,578	$109,700	$29,355	20.4% +61.6%
84	Duplin County	49.3K	$55,148	$137,400	$28,478	20.5% +62.4%
85	Greene County	20.5K	$53,244	$117,400	$22,916	21.0% +67.0%
86	Warren County	18.8K	$50,638	$154,200	$33,126	21.1% +67.5%
87	Northampton County	16.9K	$50,086	$114,500	$32,746	21.1% +67.5%
88	Anson County	22.3K	$47,302	$148,600	$24,781	21.7% +72.4%
89	Edgecombe County	48.7K	$51,265	$125,100	$28,085	21.7% +72.5%
90	Sampson County	59.5K	$52,432	$150,700	$27,307	21.8% +73.2%
91	Lenoir County	54.9K	$45,143	$120,500	$29,431	22.0% +74.2%
92	Bladen County	29.6K	$42,422	$135,100	$27,713	22.0% +74.3%
93	Hyde County	4.6K	$53,713	$124,000	$24,731	22.2% +76.0%
94	Halifax County	47.7K	$45,590	$106,200	$27,648	22.8% +81.1%
95	Hertford County	19.9K	$45,537	$119,200	$28,886	22.9% +82.0%
96	Washington County	10.8K	$41,813	$125,900	$28,281	24.1% +91.0%
97	Richmond County	42.3K	$44,883	$127,800	$25,908	25.2% +100.2%
98	Watauga County	55.1K	$51,693	$358,900	$34,167	25.5% +102.0%
99	Scotland County	33.6K	$45,730	$114,900	$28,395	25.8% +104.9%
100	Robeson County	116.9K	$41,978	$94,500	$23,672	27.2% +116.1%

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the richest county in North Carolina?

The richest county in North Carolina by median household income is Wake County, with a median household income of $105,768 according to the 2024 American Community Survey. This is above the national median of $75,149.

What is the poorest county in North Carolina?

The poorest county in North Carolina by median household income is Tyrrell County, at $41,685. This is $33,464 below the national median of $75,149.

How many counties are in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 100 counties with income data from the American Community Survey. 17 of these (17%) have a median household income above the national median of $75,149.

What is the median household income in North Carolina?

The statewide median household income in North Carolina is $72,388, which is 3.7% below the national median of $75,149.

Which county in North Carolina has the highest home values?

Wake County has the highest median home value in North Carolina at $461,300.