Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Households with Household Income of $50K - $59K 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 $50k - $59k was 7.75%. Among all North Carolina counties, Graham County had the highest percentage of households with household income of $50k - $59k (12.35%), followed by Tyrrell County (12.16%), and Hyde County (11.85%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of $50k - $59k: Camden County (4.17%), Swain County (4.41%), and Yancey County (5.43%).
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 | Graham County | 12.35 |
| 2 | Tyrrell County | 12.16 |
| 3 | Hyde County | 11.85 |
| 4 | Montgomery County | 11.22 |
| 5 | Caswell County | 11.18 |
| 6 | Perquimans County | 10.43 |
| 7 | Stokes County | 10.26 |
| 8 | Lee County | 10.21 |
| 9 | McDowell County | 10.15 |
| 10 | Randolph County | 10.07 |
| 11 | Alexander County | 9.97 |
| 12 | Onslow County | 9.89 |
| 13 | Hoke County | 9.45 |
| 14 | Ashe County | 9.44 |
| 15 | Rowan County | 9.30 |
| 16 | Nash County | 9.23 |
| 17 | Dare County | 9.04 |
| 17 | Davidson County | 9.04 |
| 18 | Halifax County | 8.99 |
| 19 | Richmond County | 8.89 |
| 20 | Avery County | 8.87 |
| 21 | Catawba County | 8.86 |
| 22 | Beaufort County | 8.73 |
| 22 | Davie County | 8.73 |
| 22 | Wilson County | 8.73 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 8.68 |
| 24 | Cumberland County | 8.60 |
| 25 | Anson County | 8.56 |
| 26 | Greene County | 8.50 |
| 27 | Yadkin County | 8.47 |
| 28 | Brunswick County | 8.46 |
| 29 | Johnston County | 8.39 |
| 30 | Granville County | 8.36 |
| 30 | Stanly County | 8.36 |
| 30 | Washington County | 8.36 |
| 31 | Rutherford County | 8.34 |
| 32 | Bertie County | 8.29 |
| 32 | Clay County | 8.29 |
| 33 | Henderson County | 8.27 |
| 34 | New Hanover County | 8.25 |
| 34 | Polk County | 8.25 |
| 35 | Haywood County | 8.20 |
| 36 | Duplin County | 8.11 |
| 37 | Pamlico County | 8.09 |
| 38 | Scotland County | 8.04 |
| 39 | Currituck County | 7.98 |
| 40 | Durham County | 7.97 |
| 41 | Martin County | 7.96 |
| 42 | Mitchell County | 7.94 |
| 42 | Rockingham County | 7.94 |
| 43 | Buncombe County | 7.93 |
| 44 | Craven County | 7.90 |
| 44 | Lincoln County | 7.90 |
| 45 | Mecklenburg County | 7.84 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 7.83 |
| 47 | Franklin County | 7.74 |
| 48 | Surry County | 7.69 |
| 49 | Iredell County | 7.68 |
| 49 | Madison County | 7.68 |
| 50 | Alamance County | 7.67 |
| 50 | Pasquotank County | 7.67 |
| 51 | Vance County | 7.66 |
| 52 | Cabarrus County | 7.64 |
| 52 | Gaston County | 7.64 |
| 53 | Bladen County | 7.61 |
| 54 | Pender County | 7.60 |
| 55 | Harnett County | 7.52 |
| 56 | Moore County | 7.48 |
| 57 | Caldwell County | 7.47 |
| 58 | Pitt County | 7.45 |
| 59 | Burke County | 7.38 |
| 60 | Sampson County | 7.33 |
| 61 | Wilkes County | 7.28 |
| 62 | Cleveland County | 7.25 |
| 63 | Guilford County | 7.24 |
| 64 | Forsyth County | 7.23 |
| 65 | Hertford County | 7.21 |
| 65 | Transylvania County | 7.21 |
| 66 | Lenoir County | 7.19 |
| 66 | Robeson County | 7.19 |
| 67 | Northampton County | 7.13 |
| 68 | Columbus County | 7.09 |
| 69 | Macon County | 7.02 |
| 70 | Gates County | 6.86 |
| 71 | Orange County | 6.83 |
| 72 | Edgecombe County | 6.76 |
| 73 | Chatham County | 6.69 |
| 74 | Watauga County | 6.61 |
| 75 | Alleghany County | 6.54 |
| 76 | Carteret County | 6.52 |
| 77 | Person County | 6.49 |
| 78 | Jones County | 6.48 |
| 79 | Cherokee County | 6.25 |
| 80 | Wake County | 6.09 |
| 81 | Chowan County | 6.00 |
| 82 | Warren County | 5.91 |
| 83 | Union County | 5.75 |
| 84 | Yancey County | 5.43 |
| 85 | Swain County | 4.41 |
| 86 | Camden County | 4.17 |