Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Percentage of Households with Household Income of $100K - $124K 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 $100k - $124k was 8.86%. Among all North Carolina counties, Currituck County had the highest percentage of households with household income of $100k - $124k (14.13%), followed by Johnston County (12.73%), and Perquimans County (12.00%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of $100k - $124k: Hyde County (0.55%), Tyrrell County (1.56%), and Bertie County (3.81%).
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 see similar information for other household income groups.
You can also see similar information for other states, and for the United States.
| Rank | County | Percent of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Currituck County | 14.13 |
| 2 | Johnston County | 12.73 |
| 3 | Perquimans County | 12.00 |
| 4 | Camden County | 11.26 |
| 5 | Union County | 11.24 |
| 6 | Granville County | 11.10 |
| 7 | Person County | 10.90 |
| 8 | Wake County | 10.58 |
| 9 | Cabarrus County | 10.41 |
| 10 | Pender County | 10.40 |
| 11 | Davie County | 10.17 |
| 12 | Dare County | 10.15 |
| 13 | Franklin County | 9.97 |
| 14 | Harnett County | 9.90 |
| 15 | Haywood County | 9.85 |
| 16 | Durham County | 9.84 |
| 17 | Mecklenburg County | 9.80 |
| 18 | Lincoln County | 9.59 |
| 19 | Moore County | 9.52 |
| 20 | Henderson County | 9.45 |
| 21 | New Hanover County | 9.37 |
| 22 | Alamance County | 9.30 |
| 22 | Beaufort County | 9.30 |
| 23 | Gaston County | 9.28 |
| 24 | Brunswick County | 9.20 |
| 25 | Iredell County | 9.10 |
| 26 | Chowan County | 9.06 |
| 27 | Catawba County | 8.98 |
| 28 | Stokes County | 8.94 |
| 29 | Swain County | 8.92 |
| 30 | Guilford County | 8.90 |
| 31 | Surry County | 8.86 |
| 32 | Craven County | 8.81 |
| 33 | Alexander County | 8.80 |
| 34 | Onslow County | 8.79 |
| 35 | Carteret County | 8.70 |
| 35 | Gates County | 8.70 |
| 35 | Stanly County | 8.70 |
| 36 | Chatham County | 8.48 |
| 37 | Rockingham County | 8.44 |
| 38 | Sampson County | 8.35 |
| 39 | Buncombe County | 8.31 |
| 40 | Clay County | 8.29 |
| 41 | Pamlico County | 8.28 |
| 42 | Randolph County | 8.14 |
| 43 | Orange County | 8.10 |
| 44 | Hoke County | 8.06 |
| 45 | Jones County | 8.02 |
| 46 | Burke County | 7.98 |
| 47 | Caswell County | 7.95 |
| 47 | Vance County | 7.95 |
| 48 | Wayne County | 7.93 |
| 49 | Forsyth County | 7.87 |
| 50 | Caldwell County | 7.85 |
| 50 | Pitt County | 7.85 |
| 51 | Yadkin County | 7.83 |
| 52 | Jackson County | 7.79 |
| 53 | Watauga County | 7.74 |
| 54 | Davidson County | 7.69 |
| 55 | Pasquotank County | 7.60 |
| 56 | Duplin County | 7.59 |
| 57 | Lee County | 7.51 |
| 57 | Madison County | 7.51 |
| 58 | Cumberland County | 7.50 |
| 59 | Polk County | 7.49 |
| 60 | Transylvania County | 7.44 |
| 61 | Wilson County | 7.39 |
| 62 | Rowan County | 7.38 |
| 63 | Cherokee County | 7.10 |
| 64 | Richmond County | 7.02 |
| 65 | Nash County | 6.88 |
| 66 | Northampton County | 6.75 |
| 66 | Wilkes County | 6.75 |
| 67 | McDowell County | 6.73 |
| 68 | Cleveland County | 6.72 |
| 69 | Macon County | 6.45 |
| 70 | Edgecombe County | 6.30 |
| 70 | Scotland County | 6.30 |
| 71 | Warren County | 6.06 |
| 72 | Rutherford County | 6.03 |
| 73 | Yancey County | 6.00 |
| 74 | Mitchell County | 5.90 |
| 75 | Bladen County | 5.74 |
| 76 | Ashe County | 5.70 |
| 77 | Greene County | 5.55 |
| 78 | Avery County | 5.54 |
| 79 | Robeson County | 5.42 |
| 80 | Montgomery County | 5.28 |
| 81 | Lenoir County | 5.24 |
| 82 | Alleghany County | 5.22 |
| 83 | Hertford County | 5.20 |
| 84 | Columbus County | 5.17 |
| 85 | Graham County | 4.98 |
| 86 | Martin County | 4.89 |
| 87 | Halifax County | 4.22 |
| 88 | Anson County | 4.16 |
| 89 | Washington County | 3.89 |
| 90 | Bertie County | 3.81 |
| 91 | Tyrrell County | 1.56 |
| 92 | Hyde County | 0.55 |