Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on January 20, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Average Household Income for the Black or African American Alone racial group in North Carolina was $58,411. Among all North Carolina counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest average household income in Dare County ($119,238), followed by Union County ($91,087), and Madison County ($87,726). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest average household income in the following 3 counties: Yancey County ($23,235), Macon County ($28,570), and Washington County ($30,422).

The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high average household 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 Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Dare County
Union County
Madison County
Ashe County
Cabarrus County
Buncombe County
Wake County
Currituck County
Camden County
Johnston County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Average HH Income ($)
1 Dare County 119238
2 Union County 91087
3 Madison County 87726
4 Ashe County 79900
5 Cabarrus County 78248
6 Buncombe County 76311
7 Wake County 72299
8 Currituck County 70204
9 Camden County 70131
10 Johnston County 68964
11 Mecklenburg County 67445
12 Franklin County 64356
13 Durham County 64186
14 Iredell County 62686
15 Brunswick County 62556
16 Harnett County 62302
17 Pasquotank County 61850
18 Clay County 61628
19 Granville County 60258
20 Hoke County 58963
21 Chatham County 58415
22 Guilford County 58062
23 Onslow County 57974
24 Gaston County 57893
25 Orange County 57704
26 Nash County 57520
27 Henderson County 57226
28 Jackson County 55993
29 Transylvania County 55988
30 Cumberland County 55627
31 Moore County 55348
32 Person County 54282
33 Hertford County 53859
34 New Hanover County 53720
35 Lee County 53579
36 Pender County 53059
37 Wayne County 52409
38 Vance County 52133
39 Cherokee County 51983
40 Forsyth County 51929
41 Caswell County 51806
42 Pitt County 51477
43 Rowan County 50974
44 Alamance County 50733
45 Davie County 49897
46 Pamlico County 49299
47 Craven County 48809
48 Bertie County 48763
49 Haywood County 48605
50 Yadkin County 48107
51 Davidson County 47982
52 Sampson County 47693
53 Rockingham County 47371
54 Edgecombe County 47021
55 Carteret County 46626
56 Warren County 46588
57 Lenoir County 46398
58 Cleveland County 46092
59 Lincoln County 45934
60 Wilson County 45729
61 Robeson County 45560
62 Northampton County 45438
63 Anson County 45181
64 Jones County 45177
65 Catawba County 44570
66 Burke County 44231
67 Gates County 44223
68 Watauga County 44177
69 Stokes County 44127
70 Perquimans County 44075
71 Polk County 43792
72 Beaufort County 43083
73 Randolph County 42408
74 Caldwell County 42112
75 Alexander County 42044
76 Montgomery County 41850
77 McDowell County 41702
78 Columbus County 41601
79 Chowan County 41591
80 Duplin County 40662
81 Martin County 40546
82 Rutherford County 40346
83 Scotland County 40323
84 Surry County 40260
85 Tyrrell County 39477
86 Greene County 39293
87 Wilkes County 38668
88 Halifax County 38330
89 Stanly County 36900
90 Richmond County 36881
91 Bladen County 36050
92 Hyde County 31156
93 Washington County 30422
94 Macon County 28570
95 Yancey County 23235