Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Per Capita Income in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on November 29, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Per Capita Income for North Carolina was $34,209. Among all North Carolina counties, Chatham County had the highest per capita income ($48,143), followed by Orange County ($45,681), and Wake County ($45,425). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest per capita income: Hyde County ($18,826), Greene County ($19,989), and Robeson County ($20,294).
The chart below shows the top 9 North Carolina counties with high per capita income, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
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Related Topics: North Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Per Capita Income in 2021
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| Rank | County | Per Capita Income ($) |
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| 1 | Chatham County | 48143 |
| 2 | Orange County | 45681 |
| 3 | Wake County | 45425 |
| 4 | Mecklenburg County | 43919 |
| 5 | Dare County | 41148 |
| 6 | Union County | 40270 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 39934 |
| 8 | Durham County | 39602 |
| 9 | Moore County | 39507 |
| 10 | Brunswick County | 38071 |
| 11 | Iredell County | 37667 |
| 12 | Currituck County | 37630 |
| 13 | Carteret County | 36310 |
| 14 | Buncombe County | 36057 |
| 15 | Lincoln County | 35929 |
| 16 | Cabarrus County | 35275 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 33905 |
| 18 | Davie County | 33783 |
| 19 | Guilford County | 33737 |
| 20 | Clay County | 33729 |
| 21 | Pender County | 33625 |
| 22 | Polk County | 33485 |
| 23 | Forsyth County | 32867 |
| 24 | Transylvania County | 32718 |
| 25 | Johnston County | 31585 |
| 26 | Haywood County | 31302 |
| 27 | Person County | 31026 |
| 28 | Catawba County | 30972 |
| 29 | Camden County | 30964 |
| 30 | Craven County | 30847 |
| 31 | Gaston County | 30607 |
| 32 | Macon County | 30526 |
| 33 | Pamlico County | 30073 |
| 34 | Pitt County | 29696 |
| 35 | Alamance County | 29592 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 29580 |
| 37 | Granville County | 29340 |
| 38 | Beaufort County | 29322 |
| 39 | Perquimans County | 29209 |
| 40 | Stokes County | 29117 |
| 41 | Nash County | 29082 |
| 42 | Madison County | 29070 |
| 43 | Yadkin County | 28606 |
| 44 | Watauga County | 28552 |
| 45 | Pasquotank County | 28542 |
| 46 | Chowan County | 28399 |
| 47 | Alexander County | 28385 |
| 48 | Stanly County | 28334 |
| 49 | Mitchell County | 28125 |
| 50 | Davidson County | 28049 |
| 51 | Jackson County | 28040 |
| 52 | Rowan County | 27964 |
| 53 | Surry County | 27873 |
| 54 | Warren County | 27823 |
| 55 | Wayne County | 27684 |
| 56 | Burke County | 27524 |
| 57 | Lee County | 27488 |
| 58 | McDowell County | 27316 |
| 59 | Yancey County | 27194 |
| 60 | Alleghany County | 27185 |
| 61 | Rockingham County | 27092 |
| 62 | Harnett County | 26962 |
| 63 | Cumberland County | 26899 |
| 64 | Randolph County | 26760 |
| 65 | Ashe County | 26721 |
| 66 | Onslow County | 26625 |
| 67 | Caldwell County | 26507 |
| 68 | Gates County | 26443 |
| 69 | Wilkes County | 26374 |
| 70 | Wilson County | 26186 |
| 71 | Rutherford County | 26147 |
| 72 | Bladen County | 25975 |
| 73 | Caswell County | 25916 |
| 74 | Swain County | 25889 |
| 75 | Montgomery County | 25821 |
| 76 | Avery County | 25647 |
| 77 | Lenoir County | 25473 |
| 78 | Martin County | 25389 |
| 79 | Cherokee County | 25319 |
| 80 | Vance County | 25248 |
| 81 | Northampton County | 25240 |
| 82 | Jones County | 24550 |
| 83 | Cleveland County | 24505 |
| 84 | Sampson County | 24480 |
| 85 | Hoke County | 24398 |
| 86 | Bertie County | 24023 |
| 87 | Graham County | 23604 |
| 88 | Duplin County | 23296 |
| 89 | Scotland County | 23230 |
| 90 | Anson County | 23070 |
| 91 | Edgecombe County | 23048 |
| 92 | Hertford County | 22772 |
| 93 | Columbus County | 22718 |
| 94 | Halifax County | 22573 |
| 95 | Washington County | 22356 |
| 96 | Richmond County | 22088 |
| 97 | Tyrrell County | 20549 |
| 98 | Robeson County | 20294 |
| 99 | Greene County | 19989 |
| 100 | Hyde County | 18826 |