Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Households with Household Income of $200K - and Over 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 $200k - and over was 6.94%. Among all North Carolina counties, Orange County had the highest percentage of households with household income of $200k - and over (16.23%), followed by Chatham County (15.01%), and Union County (14.50%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of $200k - and over: Tyrrell County (0.56%), Greene County (0.72%), and Washington 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 | Orange County | 16.23 |
| 2 | Chatham County | 15.01 |
| 3 | Union County | 14.50 |
| 4 | Wake County | 14.15 |
| 5 | Mecklenburg County | 11.51 |
| 6 | Cabarrus County | 9.62 |
| 7 | Durham County | 9.08 |
| 8 | Iredell County | 8.94 |
| 9 | Moore County | 8.77 |
| 10 | Dare County | 8.26 |
| 11 | New Hanover County | 8.20 |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 8.16 |
| 13 | Currituck County | 7.08 |
| 14 | Buncombe County | 6.79 |
| 15 | Guilford County | 6.66 |
| 16 | Pender County | 6.20 |
| 17 | Granville County | 6.11 |
| 18 | Forsyth County | 6.08 |
| 19 | Carteret County | 5.65 |
| 20 | Davie County | 5.42 |
| 21 | Brunswick County | 5.40 |
| 22 | Watauga County | 5.20 |
| 23 | Johnston County | 5.14 |
| 24 | Transylvania County | 4.95 |
| 25 | Avery County | 4.91 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 4.75 |
| 27 | Catawba County | 4.70 |
| 28 | Yadkin County | 4.67 |
| 29 | Warren County | 4.61 |
| 30 | Clay County | 4.46 |
| 31 | Alexander County | 4.43 |
| 32 | Gaston County | 4.39 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 4.37 |
| 34 | Polk County | 4.28 |
| 35 | Jackson County | 4.22 |
| 36 | Craven County | 4.16 |
| 37 | Madison County | 4.13 |
| 37 | Pitt County | 4.13 |
| 38 | Rowan County | 4.12 |
| 39 | Haywood County | 4.10 |
| 40 | Bladen County | 4.05 |
| 40 | Harnett County | 4.05 |
| 41 | Person County | 4.03 |
| 42 | Alleghany County | 4.02 |
| 43 | Nash County | 3.90 |
| 44 | Rutherford County | 3.84 |
| 45 | Bertie County | 3.80 |
| 46 | Macon County | 3.78 |
| 47 | Pasquotank County | 3.73 |
| 48 | Hoke County | 3.72 |
| 49 | Pamlico County | 3.65 |
| 50 | Alamance County | 3.54 |
| 51 | Stanly County | 3.44 |
| 52 | Davidson County | 3.36 |
| 53 | Lee County | 3.24 |
| 54 | Cumberland County | 3.21 |
| 55 | Burke County | 3.19 |
| 56 | Surry County | 3.10 |
| 57 | Camden County | 3.09 |
| 58 | Wayne County | 3.07 |
| 59 | Montgomery County | 2.99 |
| 60 | Chowan County | 2.90 |
| 61 | Northampton County | 2.85 |
| 62 | Wilson County | 2.81 |
| 63 | Onslow County | 2.77 |
| 64 | Beaufort County | 2.76 |
| 65 | Randolph County | 2.70 |
| 66 | Sampson County | 2.67 |
| 67 | Wilkes County | 2.64 |
| 68 | Columbus County | 2.62 |
| 69 | Rockingham County | 2.54 |
| 70 | Cleveland County | 2.46 |
| 71 | Jones County | 2.44 |
| 72 | Caswell County | 2.36 |
| 73 | Yancey County | 2.34 |
| 74 | Martin County | 2.28 |
| 75 | Halifax County | 2.25 |
| 76 | Lenoir County | 2.23 |
| 77 | Scotland County | 2.20 |
| 78 | McDowell County | 2.19 |
| 79 | Stokes County | 2.15 |
| 80 | Caldwell County | 2.06 |
| 81 | Cherokee County | 2.05 |
| 82 | Vance County | 2.02 |
| 83 | Perquimans County | 2.01 |
| 84 | Gates County | 1.86 |
| 84 | Hertford County | 1.86 |
| 84 | Mitchell County | 1.86 |
| 85 | Swain County | 1.78 |
| 86 | Duplin County | 1.69 |
| 87 | Robeson County | 1.60 |
| 88 | Richmond County | 1.50 |
| 89 | Edgecombe County | 1.40 |
| 89 | Graham County | 1.40 |
| 90 | Anson County | 1.38 |
| 91 | Ashe County | 1.37 |
| 92 | Washington County | 1.30 |
| 93 | Greene County | 0.72 |
| 94 | Tyrrell County | 0.56 |