Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2004 Q2
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2004 Q2, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $639. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($918), followed by Mecklenburg County ($838), and Orange County ($734).
On the other hand, Hyde County had the lowest average weekly wage ($391), followed by Alleghany County ($407), and Pamlico County ($407).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2004 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 918 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 838 |
| 3 | Orange County | 734 |
| 3 | Wake County | 734 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 679 |
| 5 | Guilford County | 662 |
| 6 | Rowan County | 617 |
| 7 | Cabarrus County | 610 |
| 8 | Wilson County | 606 |
| 9 | Lee County | 599 |
| 10 | Granville County | 593 |
| 11 | Nash County | 589 |
| 12 | Craven County | 587 |
| 12 | New Hanover County | 587 |
| 12 | Pitt County | 587 |
| 13 | Wilkes County | 584 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 581 |
| 15 | Alamance County | 575 |
| 16 | Catawba County | 574 |
| 16 | Union County | 574 |
| 17 | Gaston County | 571 |
| 18 | Buncombe County | 567 |
| 19 | Cumberland County | 565 |
| 20 | Johnston County | 556 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 556 |
| 21 | Person County | 553 |
| 22 | Cleveland County | 550 |
| 22 | Henderson County | 550 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 549 |
| 24 | Edgecombe County | 545 |
| 25 | Burke County | 542 |
| 25 | Rockingham County | 542 |
| 26 | Moore County | 537 |
| 27 | Chatham County | 530 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 529 |
| 29 | Martin County | 528 |
| 30 | Davidson County | 527 |
| 31 | Caldwell County | 524 |
| 32 | Brunswick County | 519 |
| 32 | Scotland County | 519 |
| 33 | Beaufort County | 513 |
| 34 | Lenoir County | 512 |
| 35 | Wayne County | 508 |
| 36 | Pasquotank County | 507 |
| 37 | Davie County | 505 |
| 37 | Stanly County | 505 |
| 38 | Jones County | 503 |
| 39 | Columbus County | 501 |
| 39 | Haywood County | 501 |
| 40 | Anson County | 498 |
| 41 | Montgomery County | 495 |
| 42 | Rutherford County | 494 |
| 43 | Jackson County | 493 |
| 44 | McDowell County | 491 |
| 45 | Sampson County | 489 |
| 46 | Harnett County | 488 |
| 47 | Northampton County | 486 |
| 47 | Vance County | 486 |
| 48 | Duplin County | 485 |
| 49 | Transylvania County | 484 |
| 49 | Watauga County | 484 |
| 50 | Alexander County | 483 |
| 50 | Macon County | 483 |
| 51 | Robeson County | 480 |
| 52 | Stokes County | 478 |
| 52 | Swain County | 478 |
| 53 | Madison County | 477 |
| 54 | Hertford County | 475 |
| 54 | Richmond County | 475 |
| 55 | Surry County | 474 |
| 56 | Halifax County | 471 |
| 56 | Mitchell County | 471 |
| 57 | Polk County | 468 |
| 58 | Chowan County | 467 |
| 59 | Yancey County | 465 |
| 60 | Caswell County | 463 |
| 61 | Graham County | 456 |
| 62 | Clay County | 455 |
| 63 | Warren County | 454 |
| 63 | Yadkin County | 454 |
| 64 | Gates County | 453 |
| 65 | Camden County | 452 |
| 65 | Hoke County | 452 |
| 66 | Dare County | 450 |
| 67 | Ashe County | 447 |
| 68 | Bertie County | 444 |
| 68 | Onslow County | 444 |
| 69 | Cherokee County | 442 |
| 70 | Pender County | 441 |
| 71 | Bladen County | 438 |
| 72 | Greene County | 433 |
| 73 | Carteret County | 430 |
| 74 | Washington County | 425 |
| 75 | Perquimans County | 421 |
| 76 | Avery County | 417 |
| 76 | Currituck County | 417 |
| 77 | Tyrrell County | 414 |
| 78 | Alleghany County | 407 |
| 78 | Pamlico County | 407 |
| 79 | Hyde County | 391 |