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 |
| Wake County | Urban | 132,741 | 98 |
| Orange County | Urban | 130,427 | 113 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 120,025 | 188 |
| Union County | Urban | 118,218 | 204 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 113,194 | 263 |
| Dare County | Rural | 110,896 | 297 |
| Durham County | Urban | 109,993 | 317 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 109,705 | 322 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 106,314 | 392 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 104,024 | 450 |
| Moore County | Urban | 103,759 | 457 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 101,912 | 503 |
| Pender County | Urban | 100,236 | 568 |
| Camden County | Urban | 100,027 | 579 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 96,131 | 751 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 95,817 | 763 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 95,650 | 776 |
| Davie County | Urban | 93,547 | 867 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 92,097 | 952 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 89,188 | 1,131 |
| Polk County | Rural | 88,974 | 1,145 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 88,156 | 1,198 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 86,574 | 1,304 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 86,012 | 1,350 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 86,005 | 1,352 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 85,749 | 1,373 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 85,690 | 1,379 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 85,186 | 1,414 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 84,401 | 1,454 |
| Avery County | Rural | 84,225 | 1,467 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 83,291 | 1,536 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 83,240 | 1,539 |
| Granville County | Rural | 83,236 | 1,540 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 82,433 | 1,595 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 82,188 | 1,613 |
| Craven County | Rural | 81,852 | 1,636 |
| Clay County | Rural | 81,822 | 1,639 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 81,505 | 1,659 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 81,362 | 1,669 |
| Madison County | Urban | 81,184 | 1,683 |
| Person County | Urban | 80,992 | 1,696 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 80,934 | 1,706 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 80,889 | 1,710 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 80,702 | 1,725 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 79,977 | 1,794 |
| Gates County | Urban | 79,576 | 1,829 |
| Nash County | Urban | 79,315 | 1,850 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 79,057 | 1,873 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 77,734 | 1,961 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 77,508 | 1,972 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 76,912 | 2,016 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 76,749 | 2,029 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 76,232 | 2,071 |
| Macon County | Rural | 74,989 | 2,154 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 74,213 | 2,205 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 74,158 | 2,208 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 73,983 | 2,222 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 73,973 | 2,223 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 73,904 | 2,227 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 73,888 | 2,231 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 73,354 | 2,276 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 73,106 | 2,289 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 73,016 | 2,294 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 72,911 | 2,302 |
| Surry County | Rural | 72,875 | 2,306 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 72,532 | 2,322 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 72,383 | 2,336 |
| Lee County | Rural | 72,030 | 2,355 |
| Jones County | Rural | 72,006 | 2,357 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 71,771 | 2,371 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 71,262 | 2,408 |
| Burke County | Urban | 71,069 | 2,422 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 70,052 | 2,481 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 69,583 | 2,503 |
| Swain County | Rural | 69,141 | 2,523 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 68,416 | 2,560 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 67,340 | 2,616 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 67,125 | 2,631 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 66,804 | 2,651 |
| Anson County | Urban | 66,131 | 2,675 |
| Washington County | Rural | 65,861 | 2,693 |
| Martin County | Rural | 65,801 | 2,696 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 65,778 | 2,700 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 65,651 | 2,707 |
| Vance County | Rural | 64,319 | 2,765 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 64,172 | 2,771 |
| Graham County | Rural | 63,884 | 2,783 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 63,861 | 2,785 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 63,220 | 2,805 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 63,199 | 2,807 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 62,806 | 2,820 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 62,005 | 2,846 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 61,753 | 2,858 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 60,282 | 2,902 |
| Greene County | Rural | 60,095 | 2,911 |
| Warren County | Rural | 59,347 | 2,945 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 58,870 | 2,955 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 58,815 | 2,957 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 54,375 | 3,034 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 54,146 | 3,039 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 10:49 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.