Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Income: Median family income
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 96,922 dollars.
- Rank within US : N/A
North Carolina
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 86,947 dollars.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 52
Wake County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 128,556 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 99 of 3139
Orange County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 128,253 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 103 of 3139
Union County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 113,755 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 216 of 3139
Currituck County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 110,343 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 255 of 3139
Chatham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 109,377 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 269 of 3139
Mecklenburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 105,950 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 329 of 3139
Durham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 103,036 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 385 of 3139
Cabarrus County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 102,832 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 394 of 3139
Dare County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 102,345 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 406 of 3139
Moore County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 100,891 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 447 of 3139
New Hanover County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 99,706 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 476 of 3139
Johnston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 98,993 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 497 of 3139
Camden County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 96,588 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 590 of 3139
Pender County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 95,366 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 645 of 3139
Lincoln County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 93,296 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 749 of 3139
Iredell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 93,159 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 755 of 3139
Buncombe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 89,900 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 911 of 3139
Carteret County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 89,470 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 929 of 3139
Davie County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 89,369 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 936 of 3139
Brunswick County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 87,470 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1050 of 3139
Watauga County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 87,273 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1065 of 3139
Pamlico County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 85,611 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1157 of 3139
Granville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 84,347 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1267 of 3139
Guilford County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 84,325 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1271 of 3139
Forsyth County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 82,991 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1367 of 3139
Henderson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 82,920 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1372 of 3139
Franklin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 82,705 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1394 of 3139
Harnett County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 82,501 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1409 of 3139
Madison County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 82,178 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1437 of 3139
Haywood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 81,941 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1456 of 3139
Stanly County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 81,804 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1471 of 3139
Craven County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 81,741 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1477 of 3139
Transylvania County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 81,716 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1482 of 3139
Alamance County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 81,569 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1486 of 3139
Gaston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 80,784 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1542 of 3139
Polk County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 80,273 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1575 of 3139
Clay County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 79,101 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1658 of 3139
Person County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 78,985 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1666 of 3139
Perquimans County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 78,865 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1677 of 3139
Pasquotank County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 78,702 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1693 of 3139
Catawba County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 77,840 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1759 of 3139
Avery County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 77,762 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1767 of 3139
Davidson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 77,356 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1803 of 3139
Rowan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 77,193 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1816 of 3139
Pitt County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 77,116 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1821 of 3139
Gates County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 76,599 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1863 of 3139
Alexander County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 76,397 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1879 of 3139
Swain County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 76,089 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1909 of 3139
Yadkin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 76,014 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1917 of 3139
Jackson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 74,783 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2006 of 3139
Yancey County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 74,354 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2030 of 3139
Nash County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 74,069 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2051 of 3139
Surry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 73,707 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2086 of 3139
Wayne County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 73,138 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2126 of 3139
Hoke County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 73,034 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2133 of 3139
Caswell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 72,664 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2157 of 3139
Beaufort County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 72,407 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2179 of 3139
Onslow County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 72,330 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2187 of 3139
Mitchell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 72,303 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2189 of 3139
Stokes County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 71,817 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2221 of 3139
Macon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 71,306 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2260 of 3139
Rockingham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 70,961 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2296 of 3139
Randolph County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 70,917 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2299 of 3139
Chowan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 70,734 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2313 of 3139
Caldwell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 70,707 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2320 of 3139
Wilson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 70,358 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2341 of 3139
Cumberland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 69,881 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2364 of 3139
Jones County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 69,736 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2376 of 3139
Lee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 68,608 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2428 of 3139
McDowell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 68,570 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2431 of 3139
Duplin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 68,214 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2450 of 3139
Burke County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 68,107 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2457 of 3139
Cleveland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 68,049 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2462 of 3139
Sampson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 67,103 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2520 of 3139
Cherokee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 65,928 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2577 of 3139
Ashe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 65,092 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2614 of 3139
Hertford County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 64,296 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2652 of 3139
Martin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 64,044 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2661 of 3139
Montgomery County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 63,984 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2666 of 3139
Graham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 63,714 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2681 of 3139
Washington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 63,687 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2683 of 3139
Northampton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 63,477 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2696 of 3139
Lenoir County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 63,247 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2708 of 3139
Tyrrell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 62,629 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2737 of 3139
Bladen County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 62,270 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2750 of 3139
Wilkes County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 62,018 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2764 of 3139
Columbus County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 61,797 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2774 of 3139
Rutherford County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 61,796 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2775 of 3139
Bertie County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 61,644 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2789 of 3139
Edgecombe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 61,203 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2810 of 3139
Anson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 60,137 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2859 of 3139
Alleghany County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 58,947 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2900 of 3139
Richmond County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 58,491 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2910 of 3139
Halifax County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 57,993 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2920 of 3139
Greene County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 57,457 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2936 of 3139
Vance County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 57,207 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2943 of 3139
Hyde County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 54,730 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2997 of 3139
Warren County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 54,275 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3007 of 3139
Scotland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 52,060 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3045 of 3139
Robeson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Dollars) : The value is 51,516 dollars.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3049 of 3139
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/10/2025 9:38 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.