Demographics Table
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
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Dollars)
|
Rank within US (of 3142 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 80,734 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 72,388 | 38 of 52 |
| Wake County | Urban | 105,768 | 120 |
| Union County | Urban | 102,900 | 147 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 94,317 | 236 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 93,511 | 243 |
| Camden County | Urban | 91,078 | 282 |
| Orange County | Urban | 90,089 | 295 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 89,005 | 327 |
| Dare County | Rural | 88,994 | 329 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 87,005 | 369 |
| Moore County | Urban | 86,080 | 399 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 83,384 | 470 |
| Durham County | Urban | 82,316 | 497 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 81,419 | 525 |
| Pender County | Urban | 80,396 | 569 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 80,016 | 584 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 77,024 | 723 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 75,166 | 829 |
| Davie County | Urban | 75,057 | 833 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 74,436 | 875 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 74,240 | 888 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 72,322 | 1,022 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 71,287 | 1,104 |
| Granville County | Rural | 71,111 | 1,119 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 68,642 | 1,287 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 68,187 | 1,321 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 68,148 | 1,326 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 67,917 | 1,344 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 67,864 | 1,355 |
| Polk County | Rural | 67,758 | 1,357 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 67,478 | 1,383 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 67,165 | 1,416 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 66,589 | 1,457 |
| Gates County | Urban | 66,333 | 1,486 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 66,184 | 1,511 |
| Craven County | Rural | 65,873 | 1,553 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 65,725 | 1,566 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 65,651 | 1,572 |
| Lee County | Rural | 65,387 | 1,604 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 65,354 | 1,608 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 64,912 | 1,638 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 64,172 | 1,691 |
| Person County | Urban | 63,300 | 1,767 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 62,969 | 1,798 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 62,932 | 1,801 |
| Nash County | Urban | 62,426 | 1,852 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 61,912 | 1,902 |
| Avery County | Rural | 61,428 | 1,937 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 61,291 | 1,951 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 61,022 | 1,988 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 60,704 | 2,018 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 59,755 | 2,102 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 59,733 | 2,105 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 59,717 | 2,106 |
| Jones County | Rural | 59,641 | 2,108 |
| Macon County | Rural | 59,061 | 2,162 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 58,709 | 2,199 |
| Burke County | Urban | 58,592 | 2,214 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 58,534 | 2,219 |
| Madison County | Urban | 58,531 | 2,220 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 58,357 | 2,232 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 58,188 | 2,245 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 57,766 | 2,280 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 57,602 | 2,295 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 57,168 | 2,314 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 57,053 | 2,323 |
| Clay County | Rural | 56,971 | 2,329 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 56,866 | 2,339 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 56,425 | 2,379 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 56,423 | 2,380 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 55,815 | 2,416 |
| Surry County | Rural | 55,656 | 2,425 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 55,148 | 2,465 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 53,864 | 2,539 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 53,713 | 2,546 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 53,628 | 2,550 |
| Greene County | Rural | 53,244 | 2,579 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 52,432 | 2,634 |
| Swain County | Rural | 52,349 | 2,638 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 51,721 | 2,676 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 51,693 | 2,677 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 51,410 | 2,695 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 51,265 | 2,700 |
| Warren County | Rural | 50,638 | 2,735 |
| Vance County | Rural | 50,465 | 2,745 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 50,086 | 2,764 |
| Graham County | Rural | 49,684 | 2,785 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 49,442 | 2,798 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 48,750 | 2,842 |
| Martin County | Rural | 48,578 | 2,850 |
| Anson County | Urban | 47,302 | 2,886 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 47,172 | 2,890 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 45,730 | 2,941 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 45,590 | 2,944 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 45,537 | 2,946 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 45,143 | 2,954 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 44,883 | 2,965 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 42,422 | 3,014 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 41,978 | 3,026 |
| Washington County | Rural | 41,813 | 3,033 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 41,685 | 3,041 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 11:41 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 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.