Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Households with Household Income of $150K - $199K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in North Carolina with household income of $150k - $199k was 6.06%. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest percentage of households with household income of $150k - $199k (10.93%), followed by Union County (9.90%), and Orange County (9.64%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of $150k - $199k: Washington County (0.65%), Cherokee County (1.19%), and Hyde County (1.30%).
The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 10.93 |
| 2 | Union County | 9.90 |
| 3 | Orange County | 9.64 |
| 4 | Chatham County | 9.56 |
| 5 | Currituck County | 8.87 |
| 6 | Cabarrus County | 8.15 |
| 7 | Mecklenburg County | 7.93 |
| 8 | Durham County | 7.68 |
| 9 | Lincoln County | 7.14 |
| 10 | Camden County | 6.78 |
| 11 | Iredell County | 6.75 |
| 12 | Moore County | 6.47 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 6.39 |
| 14 | Davie County | 6.37 |
| 15 | Brunswick County | 6.36 |
| 16 | Buncombe County | 6.16 |
| 17 | Dare County | 6.13 |
| 18 | Hoke County | 6.09 |
| 19 | Johnston County | 6.06 |
| 20 | Carteret County | 5.89 |
| 21 | Lee County | 5.82 |
| 22 | Guilford County | 5.80 |
| 23 | Gaston County | 5.65 |
| 24 | Granville County | 5.58 |
| 25 | Forsyth County | 5.44 |
| 26 | Pender County | 5.38 |
| 27 | Henderson County | 5.29 |
| 28 | Pamlico County | 5.22 |
| 29 | Craven County | 5.10 |
| 29 | Transylvania County | 5.10 |
| 30 | Alamance County | 5.07 |
| 31 | Pasquotank County | 5.02 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 4.96 |
| 33 | Beaufort County | 4.90 |
| 34 | Rowan County | 4.89 |
| 35 | Madison County | 4.88 |
| 36 | Pitt County | 4.79 |
| 37 | Davidson County | 4.72 |
| 38 | McDowell County | 4.71 |
| 39 | Person County | 4.67 |
| 39 | Polk County | 4.67 |
| 39 | Stanly County | 4.67 |
| 40 | Nash County | 4.64 |
| 41 | Catawba County | 4.50 |
| 42 | Alexander County | 4.40 |
| 43 | Perquimans County | 4.31 |
| 44 | Wilson County | 4.26 |
| 45 | Caswell County | 4.21 |
| 46 | Harnett County | 4.10 |
| 47 | Swain County | 4.00 |
| 48 | Cumberland County | 3.99 |
| 49 | Graham County | 3.94 |
| 50 | Watauga County | 3.84 |
| 51 | Randolph County | 3.82 |
| 52 | Cleveland County | 3.79 |
| 53 | Gates County | 3.77 |
| 54 | Yadkin County | 3.72 |
| 55 | Sampson County | 3.71 |
| 56 | Anson County | 3.62 |
| 57 | Avery County | 3.54 |
| 58 | Macon County | 3.52 |
| 59 | Stokes County | 3.45 |
| 60 | Columbus County | 3.42 |
| 61 | Caldwell County | 3.38 |
| 61 | Halifax County | 3.38 |
| 62 | Bertie County | 3.33 |
| 63 | Rockingham County | 3.32 |
| 64 | Onslow County | 3.30 |
| 65 | Chowan County | 3.29 |
| 66 | Edgecombe County | 3.27 |
| 67 | Wayne County | 3.24 |
| 68 | Haywood County | 3.20 |
| 69 | Duplin County | 3.17 |
| 70 | Lenoir County | 2.98 |
| 71 | Tyrrell County | 2.97 |
| 72 | Ashe County | 2.92 |
| 73 | Burke County | 2.90 |
| 74 | Wilkes County | 2.88 |
| 75 | Greene County | 2.83 |
| 76 | Vance County | 2.70 |
| 77 | Rutherford County | 2.68 |
| 78 | Yancey County | 2.65 |
| 79 | Surry County | 2.61 |
| 80 | Northampton County | 2.53 |
| 81 | Warren County | 2.50 |
| 82 | Robeson County | 2.48 |
| 83 | Bladen County | 2.47 |
| 83 | Martin County | 2.47 |
| 83 | Mitchell County | 2.47 |
| 84 | Richmond County | 2.21 |
| 85 | Montgomery County | 2.06 |
| 86 | Alleghany County | 2.05 |
| 87 | Jackson County | 1.99 |
| 88 | Clay County | 1.96 |
| 89 | Hertford County | 1.74 |
| 90 | Scotland County | 1.62 |
| 91 | Jones County | 1.48 |
| 92 | Hyde County | 1.30 |
| 93 | Cherokee County | 1.19 |
| 94 | Washington County | 0.65 |