Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Income: Median household income
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Dollars)
|
Rank within US (of 3141 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 78,538 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 69,904 | 39 of 52 |
| Wake County | Urban | 101,763 | 134 |
| Union County | Urban | 99,243 | 155 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 91,548 | 234 |
| Orange County | Urban | 88,553 | 277 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 88,534 | 278 |
| Camden County | Urban | 87,781 | 293 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 86,084 | 336 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 83,765 | 386 |
| Moore County | Urban | 82,837 | 419 |
| Dare County | Rural | 81,214 | 469 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 79,838 | 513 |
| Durham County | Urban | 79,501 | 523 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 78,678 | 554 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 78,490 | 559 |
| Pender County | Urban | 76,838 | 637 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 74,034 | 766 |
| Davie County | Urban | 73,234 | 802 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 72,892 | 824 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 71,386 | 949 |
| Granville County | Rural | 70,975 | 980 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 70,578 | 1,008 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 70,235 | 1,030 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 69,012 | 1,121 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 67,623 | 1,237 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 66,027 | 1,352 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 65,541 | 1,378 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 65,472 | 1,386 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 65,268 | 1,399 |
| Person County | Urban | 64,927 | 1,440 |
| Craven County | Rural | 64,635 | 1,488 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 64,568 | 1,495 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 64,544 | 1,497 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 64,523 | 1,500 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 64,445 | 1,509 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 63,912 | 1,552 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 63,196 | 1,604 |
| Lee County | Rural | 63,060 | 1,624 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 62,426 | 1,687 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 61,631 | 1,757 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 61,624 | 1,759 |
| Gates County | Urban | 61,612 | 1,761 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 61,224 | 1,796 |
| Polk County | Rural | 61,005 | 1,821 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 61,001 | 1,822 |
| Nash County | Urban | 60,704 | 1,843 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 60,321 | 1,877 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 60,095 | 1,907 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 60,039 | 1,913 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 59,407 | 1,972 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 59,047 | 2,015 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 58,851 | 2,042 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 58,780 | 2,051 |
| Madison County | Urban | 58,628 | 2,057 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 58,089 | 2,103 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 58,082 | 2,104 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 57,997 | 2,112 |
| Avery County | Rural | 57,657 | 2,128 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 56,982 | 2,190 |
| Surry County | Rural | 56,095 | 2,261 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 55,849 | 2,281 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 55,796 | 2,286 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 55,769 | 2,288 |
| Burke County | Urban | 55,684 | 2,294 |
| Jones County | Rural | 55,659 | 2,297 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 55,527 | 2,305 |
| Swain County | Rural | 55,429 | 2,316 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 55,401 | 2,324 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 54,961 | 2,357 |
| Clay County | Rural | 53,645 | 2,448 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 53,479 | 2,458 |
| Macon County | Rural | 53,298 | 2,471 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 53,159 | 2,479 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 51,880 | 2,567 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 51,496 | 2,585 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 51,381 | 2,592 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 51,367 | 2,593 |
| Greene County | Rural | 50,904 | 2,620 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 50,827 | 2,626 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 50,438 | 2,650 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 49,771 | 2,701 |
| Graham County | Rural | 49,038 | 2,744 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 48,480 | 2,768 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 48,184 | 2,783 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 47,935 | 2,798 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 47,472 | 2,819 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 47,338 | 2,828 |
| Vance County | Rural | 46,943 | 2,848 |
| Martin County | Rural | 46,793 | 2,853 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 45,931 | 2,881 |
| Warren County | Rural | 45,279 | 2,900 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 45,071 | 2,910 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 44,795 | 2,918 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 44,528 | 2,929 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 44,272 | 2,940 |
| Anson County | Urban | 44,245 | 2,942 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 43,952 | 2,951 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 43,626 | 2,961 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 43,500 | 2,965 |
| Washington County | Rural | 41,750 | 3,013 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 40,318 | 3,044 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/11/2025 11:11 pm.
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 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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/11/2025 11:11 pm.
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 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.