Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Income: Median household income
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Dollars
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 80,734 dollars.
- Rank within US : N/A
North Carolina
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 72,388 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 38 of 52
Wake County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 105,768 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 120 of 3142
Union County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 102,900 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 147 of 3142
Chatham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 94,317 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 236 of 3142
Currituck County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 93,511 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 243 of 3142
Camden County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 91,078 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 282 of 3142
Orange County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 90,089 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 295 of 3142
Cabarrus County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 89,005 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 327 of 3142
Dare County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 88,994 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 329 of 3142
Mecklenburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 87,005 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 369 of 3142
Moore County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 86,080 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 399 of 3142
Johnston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 83,384 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 470 of 3142
Durham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 82,316 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 497 of 3142
Iredell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 81,419 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 525 of 3142
Pender County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 80,396 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 569 of 3142
Lincoln County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 80,016 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 584 of 3142
Brunswick County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 77,024 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 723 of 3142
New Hanover County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 75,166 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 829 of 3142
Davie County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 75,057 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 833 of 3142
Buncombe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 74,436 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 875 of 3142
Franklin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 74,240 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 888 of 3142
Carteret County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 72,322 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1022 of 3142
Harnett County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 71,287 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1104 of 3142
Granville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 71,111 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1119 of 3142
Guilford County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 68,642 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1287 of 3142
Henderson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 68,187 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1321 of 3142
Onslow County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 68,148 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1326 of 3142
Perquimans County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 67,917 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1344 of 3142
Catawba County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 67,864 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1355 of 3142
Polk County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 67,758 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1357 of 3142
Gaston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 67,478 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1383 of 3142
Forsyth County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 67,165 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1416 of 3142
Pasquotank County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 66,589 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1457 of 3142
Gates County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 66,333 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1486 of 3142
Transylvania County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 66,184 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1511 of 3142
Craven County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 65,873 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1553 of 3142
Rowan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 65,725 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1566 of 3142
Alamance County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 65,651 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1572 of 3142
Lee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 65,387 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1604 of 3142
Alexander County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 65,354 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1608 of 3142
Hoke County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 64,912 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1638 of 3142
Davidson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 64,172 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1691 of 3142
Person County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 63,300 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1767 of 3142
Stokes County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 62,969 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1798 of 3142
Yadkin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 62,932 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1801 of 3142
Nash County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 62,426 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1852 of 3142
Haywood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 61,912 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1902 of 3142
Avery County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 61,428 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1937 of 3142
Cumberland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 61,291 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1951 of 3142
Randolph County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 61,022 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1988 of 3142
Stanly County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 60,704 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2018 of 3142
Caswell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 59,755 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2102 of 3142
Wayne County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 59,733 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2105 of 3142
Pamlico County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 59,717 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2106 of 3142
Jones County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 59,641 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2108 of 3142
Macon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 59,061 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2162 of 3142
Yancey County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 58,709 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2199 of 3142
Burke County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 58,592 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2214 of 3142
Cleveland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 58,534 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2219 of 3142
Madison County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 58,531 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2220 of 3142
Beaufort County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 58,357 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2232 of 3142
Pitt County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 58,188 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2245 of 3142
Montgomery County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 57,766 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2280 of 3142
Mitchell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 57,602 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2295 of 3142
McDowell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 57,168 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2314 of 3142
Rockingham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 57,053 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2323 of 3142
Clay County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 56,971 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2329 of 3142
Ashe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 56,866 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2339 of 3142
Caldwell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 56,425 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2379 of 3142
Wilson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 56,423 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2380 of 3142
Jackson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 55,815 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2416 of 3142
Surry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 55,656 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2425 of 3142
Duplin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 55,148 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2465 of 3142
Chowan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 53,864 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2539 of 3142
Hyde County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 53,713 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2546 of 3142
Cherokee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 53,628 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2550 of 3142
Greene County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 53,244 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2579 of 3142
Sampson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 52,432 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2634 of 3142
Swain County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 52,349 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2638 of 3142
Wilkes County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 51,721 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2676 of 3142
Watauga County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 51,693 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2677 of 3142
Rutherford County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 51,410 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2695 of 3142
Edgecombe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 51,265 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2700 of 3142
Warren County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 50,638 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2735 of 3142
Vance County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 50,465 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2745 of 3142
Northampton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 50,086 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2764 of 3142
Graham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 49,684 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2785 of 3142
Columbus County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 49,442 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2798 of 3142
Bertie County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 48,750 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2842 of 3142
Martin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 48,578 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2850 of 3142
Anson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 47,302 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2886 of 3142
Alleghany County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 47,172 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2890 of 3142
Scotland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 45,730 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2941 of 3142
Halifax County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 45,590 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2944 of 3142
Hertford County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 45,537 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2946 of 3142
Lenoir County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 45,143 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2954 of 3142
Richmond County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 44,883 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2965 of 3142
Bladen County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 42,422 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3014 of 3142
Robeson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 41,978 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3026 of 3142
Washington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 41,813 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3033 of 3142
Tyrrell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 41,685 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3041 of 3142
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 9:21 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 household 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.