Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Household Income in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 13, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Average Household Income for North Carolina was $84,888. Among all North Carolina counties, Orange County had the highest average household income ($120,580), followed by Union County ($118,880), and Wake County ($116,832). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest average household income: Washington County ($47,333), Hyde County ($49,419), and Tyrrell County ($51,785).
The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties with high average household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Household Income in 2021
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| Rank | County | Average Household Income ($) |
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| 1 | Orange County | 120580 |
| 2 | Union County | 118880 |
| 3 | Wake County | 116832 |
| 4 | Chatham County | 113331 |
| 5 | Mecklenburg County | 107685 |
| 6 | Cabarrus County | 98168 |
| 7 | Currituck County | 95025 |
| 8 | Dare County | 94935 |
| 9 | Iredell County | 94543 |
| 10 | Moore County | 93671 |
| 11 | Durham County | 93568 |
| 12 | New Hanover County | 90209 |
| 13 | Lincoln County | 89139 |
| 14 | Buncombe County | 86019 |
| 15 | Pender County | 85665 |
| 16 | Johnston County | 84608 |
| 17 | Brunswick County | 84560 |
| 18 | Guilford County | 83479 |
| 19 | Davie County | 82268 |
| 20 | Forsyth County | 80797 |
| 21 | Carteret County | 80750 |
| 22 | Henderson County | 79066 |
| 23 | Granville County | 78634 |
| 24 | Camden County | 78241 |
| 25 | Franklin County | 76659 |
| 26 | Catawba County | 76316 |
| 27 | Gaston County | 75999 |
| 28 | Alexander County | 74719 |
| 29 | Polk County | 74243 |
| 30 | Transylvania County | 74141 |
| 31 | Craven County | 74072 |
| 32 | Stanly County | 74046 |
| 33 | Alamance County | 73206 |
| 34 | Person County | 72589 |
| 35 | Pasquotank County | 72414 |
| 36 | Harnett County | 72269 |
| 37 | Pamlico County | 71902 |
| 38 | Lee County | 71816 |
| 39 | Pitt County | 71372 |
| 40 | Clay County | 71075 |
| 41 | Rowan County | 70778 |
| 42 | Nash County | 70716 |
| 43 | Watauga County | 70308 |
| 44 | Madison County | 69965 |
| 45 | Davidson County | 69533 |
| 46 | Haywood County | 69259 |
| 47 | Hoke County | 69242 |
| 48 | Avery County | 69104 |
| 49 | Beaufort County | 68762 |
| 50 | Jackson County | 68743 |
| 51 | Onslow County | 68739 |
| 52 | Yadkin County | 68530 |
| 53 | Wayne County | 68289 |
| 54 | Surry County | 68088 |
| 55 | Stokes County | 67465 |
| 56 | Perquimans County | 66977 |
| 57 | Burke County | 66962 |
| 58 | Montgomery County | 66666 |
| 59 | McDowell County | 66438 |
| 60 | Macon County | 66284 |
| 61 | Randolph County | 66148 |
| 62 | Cumberland County | 66081 |
| 63 | Swain County | 65756 |
| 64 | Mitchell County | 65064 |
| 65 | Caswell County | 64734 |
| 66 | Sampson County | 64315 |
| 67 | Caldwell County | 64038 |
| 68 | Gates County | 64013 |
| 69 | Rockingham County | 63854 |
| 70 | Wilson County | 63403 |
| 71 | Warren County | 63313 |
| 72 | Rutherford County | 63243 |
| 73 | Yancey County | 63204 |
| 74 | Wilkes County | 62504 |
| 75 | Vance County | 62444 |
| 76 | Cleveland County | 61805 |
| 77 | Chowan County | 61113 |
| 78 | Alleghany County | 60763 |
| 79 | Bladen County | 60434 |
| 80 | Bertie County | 59138 |
| 81 | Duplin County | 58884 |
| 82 | Ashe County | 58846 |
| 83 | Lenoir County | 57931 |
| 84 | Hertford County | 57878 |
| 85 | Edgecombe County | 57566 |
| 86 | Martin County | 57546 |
| 87 | Jones County | 57392 |
| 88 | Northampton County | 57290 |
| 89 | Columbus County | 57038 |
| 90 | Scotland County | 56645 |
| 91 | Cherokee County | 56643 |
| 92 | Graham County | 55524 |
| 93 | Anson County | 54977 |
| 94 | Richmond County | 54136 |
| 95 | Greene County | 53961 |
| 96 | Robeson County | 53888 |
| 97 | Halifax County | 53197 |
| 98 | Tyrrell County | 51785 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 49419 |
| 100 | Washington County | 47333 |