Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Income: Median family income
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Dollars
North Carolina
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 90,290 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 40 of 52
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 99,999 dollars.
- Rank within US : N/A
Robeson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 54,146 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3039 of 3139
Tyrrell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 54,375 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3034 of 3139
Richmond County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 58,815 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2957 of 3139
Scotland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 58,870 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2955 of 3139
Warren County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 59,347 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2945 of 3139
Greene County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 60,095 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2911 of 3139
Halifax County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 60,282 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2902 of 3139
Lenoir County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 61,753 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2858 of 3139
Bladen County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 62,005 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2846 of 3139
Wilkes County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 62,806 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2820 of 3139
Northampton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 63,199 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2807 of 3139
Edgecombe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 63,220 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2805 of 3139
Columbus County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 63,861 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2785 of 3139
Graham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 63,884 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2783 of 3139
Hertford County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 64,172 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2771 of 3139
Vance County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 64,319 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2765 of 3139
Bertie County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 65,651 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2707 of 3139
Montgomery County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 65,778 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2700 of 3139
Martin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 65,801 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2696 of 3139
Washington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 65,861 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2693 of 3139
Anson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 66,131 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2675 of 3139
Rutherford County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 66,804 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2651 of 3139
Hyde County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 67,125 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2631 of 3139
Alleghany County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 67,340 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2616 of 3139
Duplin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 68,416 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2560 of 3139
Swain County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 69,141 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2523 of 3139
Sampson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 69,583 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2503 of 3139
Cherokee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 70,052 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2481 of 3139
Burke County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 71,069 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2422 of 3139
Caldwell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 71,262 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2408 of 3139
McDowell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 71,771 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2371 of 3139
Jones County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 72,006 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2357 of 3139
Lee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 72,030 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2355 of 3139
Caswell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 72,383 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2336 of 3139
Cleveland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 72,532 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2322 of 3139
Surry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 72,875 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2306 of 3139
Chowan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 72,911 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2302 of 3139
Ashe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 73,016 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2294 of 3139
Beaufort County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 73,106 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2289 of 3139
Wilson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 73,354 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2276 of 3139
Hoke County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 73,888 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2231 of 3139
Mitchell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 73,904 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2227 of 3139
Cumberland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 73,973 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2223 of 3139
Randolph County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 73,983 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2222 of 3139
Jackson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 74,158 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2208 of 3139
Rockingham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 74,213 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2205 of 3139
Macon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 74,989 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2154 of 3139
Wayne County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 76,232 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2071 of 3139
Onslow County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 76,749 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2029 of 3139
Stokes County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 76,912 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2016 of 3139
Yadkin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 77,508 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1972 of 3139
Alexander County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 77,734 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1961 of 3139
Rowan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 79,057 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1873 of 3139
Nash County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 79,315 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1850 of 3139
Gates County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 79,576 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1829 of 3139
Pasquotank County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 79,977 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1794 of 3139
Davidson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 80,702 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1725 of 3139
Pitt County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 80,889 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1710 of 3139
Yancey County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 80,934 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1706 of 3139
Person County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 80,992 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1696 of 3139
Madison County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 81,184 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1683 of 3139
Catawba County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 81,362 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1669 of 3139
Stanly County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 81,505 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1659 of 3139
Clay County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 81,822 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1639 of 3139
Craven County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 81,852 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1636 of 3139
Haywood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 82,188 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1613 of 3139
Watauga County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 82,433 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1595 of 3139
Granville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 83,236 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1540 of 3139
Gaston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 83,240 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1539 of 3139
Alamance County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 83,291 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1536 of 3139
Avery County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 84,225 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1467 of 3139
Transylvania County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 84,401 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1454 of 3139
Henderson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 85,186 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1414 of 3139
Perquimans County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 85,690 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1379 of 3139
Forsyth County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 85,749 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1373 of 3139
Pamlico County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 86,005 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1352 of 3139
Harnett County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 86,012 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1350 of 3139
Franklin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 86,574 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1304 of 3139
Guilford County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 88,156 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1198 of 3139
Polk County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 88,974 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1145 of 3139
Brunswick County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 89,188 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1131 of 3139
Carteret County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 92,097 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 952 of 3139
Davie County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 93,547 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 867 of 3139
Buncombe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 95,650 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 776 of 3139
Lincoln County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 95,817 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 763 of 3139
Iredell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 96,131 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 751 of 3139
Camden County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 100,027 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 579 of 3139
Pender County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 100,236 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 568 of 3139
Johnston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 101,912 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 503 of 3139
Moore County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 103,759 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 457 of 3139
New Hanover County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 104,024 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 450 of 3139
Cabarrus County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 106,314 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 392 of 3139
Mecklenburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 109,705 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 322 of 3139
Durham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 109,993 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 317 of 3139
Dare County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 110,896 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 297 of 3139
Currituck County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 113,194 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 263 of 3139
Union County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 118,218 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 204 of 3139
Chatham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 120,025 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 188 of 3139
Orange County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 130,427 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 113 of 3139
Wake County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 132,741 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 98 of 3139
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 8:26 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Income: Median family income, see the dictionary.
The Census Bureau has recoded Median Incomes over 250,000 to 250,001 and Median Incomes under 2,500 to 2,499.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.