Demographics Table
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
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Dollars)
|
Rank within US (of 3139 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 99,999 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 90,290 | 40 of 52 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 80,934 | 1,706 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 77,508 | 1,972 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 73,354 | 2,276 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 62,806 | 2,820 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 76,232 | 2,071 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 82,433 | 1,595 |
| Washington County | Rural | 65,861 | 2,693 |
| Warren County | Rural | 59,347 | 2,945 |
| Wake County | Urban | 132,741 | 98 |
| Vance County | Rural | 64,319 | 2,765 |
| Union County | Urban | 118,218 | 204 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 54,375 | 3,034 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 84,401 | 1,454 |
| Swain County | Rural | 69,141 | 2,523 |
| Surry County | Rural | 72,875 | 2,306 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 76,912 | 2,016 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 81,505 | 1,659 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 58,870 | 2,955 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 69,583 | 2,503 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 66,804 | 2,651 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 79,057 | 1,873 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 74,213 | 2,205 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 54,146 | 3,039 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 58,815 | 2,957 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 73,983 | 2,222 |
| Polk County | Rural | 88,974 | 1,145 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 80,889 | 1,710 |
| Person County | Urban | 80,992 | 1,696 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 85,690 | 1,379 |
| Pender County | Urban | 100,236 | 568 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 79,977 | 1,794 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 86,005 | 1,352 |
| Orange County | Urban | 130,427 | 113 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 76,749 | 2,029 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 63,199 | 2,807 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 104,024 | 450 |
| Nash County | Urban | 79,315 | 1,850 |
| Moore County | Urban | 103,759 | 457 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 65,778 | 2,700 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 73,904 | 2,227 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 109,705 | 322 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 71,771 | 2,371 |
| Martin County | Rural | 65,801 | 2,696 |
| Madison County | Urban | 81,184 | 1,683 |
| Macon County | Rural | 74,989 | 2,154 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 95,817 | 763 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 61,753 | 2,858 |
| Lee County | Rural | 72,030 | 2,355 |
| Jones County | Rural | 72,006 | 2,357 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 101,912 | 503 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 74,158 | 2,208 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 96,131 | 751 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 67,125 | 2,631 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 73,888 | 2,231 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 64,172 | 2,771 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 85,186 | 1,414 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 82,188 | 1,613 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 86,012 | 1,350 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 60,282 | 2,902 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 88,156 | 1,198 |
| Greene County | Rural | 60,095 | 2,911 |
| Granville County | Rural | 83,236 | 1,540 |
| Graham County | Rural | 63,884 | 2,783 |
| Gates County | Urban | 79,576 | 1,829 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 83,240 | 1,539 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 86,574 | 1,304 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 85,749 | 1,373 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 63,220 | 2,805 |
| Durham County | Urban | 109,993 | 317 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 68,416 | 2,560 |
| Davie County | Urban | 93,547 | 867 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 80,702 | 1,725 |
| Dare County | Rural | 110,896 | 297 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 113,194 | 263 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 73,973 | 2,223 |
| Craven County | Rural | 81,852 | 1,636 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 63,861 | 2,785 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 72,532 | 2,322 |
| Clay County | Rural | 81,822 | 1,639 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 72,911 | 2,302 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 70,052 | 2,481 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 120,025 | 188 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 81,362 | 1,669 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 72,383 | 2,336 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 92,097 | 952 |
| Camden County | Urban | 100,027 | 579 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 71,262 | 2,408 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 106,314 | 392 |
| Burke County | Urban | 71,069 | 2,422 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 95,650 | 776 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 89,188 | 1,131 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 62,005 | 2,846 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 65,651 | 2,707 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 73,106 | 2,289 |
| Avery County | Rural | 84,225 | 1,467 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 73,016 | 2,294 |
| Anson County | Urban | 66,131 | 2,675 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 67,340 | 2,616 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 77,734 | 1,961 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 83,291 | 1,536 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 11:33 am.
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.