Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Per Capita Income of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 3, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Per Capita Income for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in North Carolina was $40,379. Among all North Carolina counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest per capita income in Mecklenburg County ($61,875), followed by Durham County ($55,529), and Wake County ($55,155). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest per capita income in the following 3 counties: Graham County ($24,281), Tyrrell County ($25,627), and Cherokee County ($25,897).

The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high per capita income, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in North Carolina.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Per Capita Income of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Mecklenburg County
Durham County
Wake County
Chatham County
Orange County
Union County
Guilford County
New Hanover County
Moore County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Per Capita Income of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Per Capita Income ($)
1 Mecklenburg County 61875
2 Durham County 55529
3 Wake County 55155
4 Chatham County 54167
5 Orange County 52246
6 Union County 44721
7 Guilford County 44635
8 New Hanover County 44484
9 Moore County 44305
10 Dare County 43732
11 Forsyth County 42225
12 Iredell County 41842
13 Cabarrus County 40346
14 Warren County 40168
15 Brunswick County 40056
16 Currituck County 39378
17 Buncombe County 38644
18 Lincoln County 38525
19 Pender County 38207
20 Carteret County 38131
21 Henderson County 36918
22 Davie County 36904
23 Johnston County 36606
24 Craven County 36528
25 Nash County 36468
26 Pitt County 36236
27 Beaufort County 36142
28 Person County 36061
29 Polk County 35868
30 Catawba County 35508
31 Granville County 35327
32 Clay County 35222
33 Wilson County 35020
34 Alamance County 34927
35 Wayne County 34446
36 Transylvania County 34350
37 Lee County 34281
38 Pamlico County 34192
39 Gaston County 34027
40 Northampton County 34005
41 Bladen County 33864
42 Chowan County 33862
43 Franklin County 33625
44 Pasquotank County 33543
45 Martin County 32826
46 Cumberland County 32627
47 Vance County 32323
48 Macon County 32274
49 Bertie County 32173
50 Haywood County 32132
51 Perquimans County 32065
52 Camden County 32053
53 Rowan County 32027
54 Sampson County 32013
55 Halifax County 31937
56 Hoke County 31674
57 Yadkin County 31248
58 Montgomery County 31200
59 Edgecombe County 30947
60 Washington County 30818
61 Jackson County 30795
62 Davidson County 30784
63 Alexander County 30471
64 Stanly County 30448
65 Harnett County 30311
66 Lenoir County 30295
67 Surry County 30273
68 Stokes County 30265
69 Burke County 30117
70 Madison County 30098
71 Randolph County 29931
72 Duplin County 29927
73 Caswell County 29842
74 Rockingham County 29815
75 Watauga County 29690
76 Swain County 29682
77 Gates County 29365
78 Alleghany County 29208
79 Mitchell County 29140
80 McDowell County 28880
81 Anson County 28823
82 Onslow County 28613
83 Robeson County 28405
84 Yancey County 28370
85 Rutherford County 28150
86 Caldwell County 27882
87 Columbus County 27810
88 Wilkes County 27809
89 Ashe County 27780
90 Hertford County 27410
91 Jones County 27300
92 Avery County 27132
93 Scotland County 27013
94 Cleveland County 27009
95 Richmond County 26899
96 Greene County 26747
97 Hyde County 26113
98 Cherokee County 25897
99 Tyrrell County 25627