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Income & Jobs · North Carolina

Highest Income Counties in North Carolina 2026

Ranked by median household income and per capita earnings.

Top 10 — Income & Jobs in North Carolina

Score reflects income & jobs only — not overall county quality.

1Wake County, NC
95.8
2Union County, NC
95.1
3Currituck County, NC
92.6
4Chatham County, NC
91.2
5Orange County, NC
91.2
6Camden County, NC
90.7
7Cabarrus County, NC
89.2
8Mecklenburg County, NC
87.7
9Moore County, NC
86.6
10Dare County, NC
85

All North Carolina Counties — Income & Jobs Rankings

100 counties ranked by income & jobs score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Wake County, NC
95.8
53.8
2Union County, NC
95.1
46.2
3Currituck County, NC
92.6
56.4
4Chatham County, NC
91.2
40.7
5Orange County, NC
91.2
49.6
6Camden County, NC
90.7
40.4
7Cabarrus County, NC
89.2
42.2
8Mecklenburg County, NC
87.7
33.3
9Moore County, NC
86.6
48.6
10Dare County, NC
85
51.3
11Johnston County, NC
83.6
43.5
12Durham County, NC
83.3
34.1
13Iredell County, NC
82.3
42.4
14Lincoln County, NC
82.2
45.6
15Pender County, NC
79.7
44.9
16Brunswick County, NC
75.6
45.9
17Davie County, NC
74.4
43.2
18New Hanover County, NC
73.7
39.6
19Franklin County, NC
69.8
38.2
20Granville County, NC
68.8
39.6
21Buncombe County, NC
67.9
41.4
22Carteret County, NC
67.2
44.1
23Harnett County, NC
64.3
34.7
24Henderson County, NC
60.6
48.1
25Guilford County, NC
56.9
34.6
26Forsyth County, NC
56.1
33.8
27Gaston County, NC
55.8
31.8
28Alexander County, NC
55.4
56.6
29Person County, NC
54.1
44.5
30Craven County, NC
52.6
37.8
31Onslow County, NC
52.4
39.3
32Catawba County, NC
52.3
49.3
33Transylvania County, NC
52.2
56.4
34Alamance County, NC
51.9
35.6
35Pasquotank County, NC
50.6
45.2
36Rowan County, NC
48.9
39.2
37Lee County, NC
48.3
35.9
38Davidson County, NC
46.3
38.7
39Pamlico County, NC
44
52.6
40Stanly County, NC
44
45.1
41Gates County, NC
43.9
56.2
42Perquimans County, NC
42.8
46.1
43Haywood County, NC
42
43.6
44Polk County, NC
42
52.6
45Nash County, NC
41.3
47.4
46Yadkin County, NC
40.2
50.3
47Hoke County, NC
39.2
35.4
48Stokes County, NC
39.1
62.4
49Caswell County, NC
37.2
59.6
50Randolph County, NC
35.8
39.8
51Pitt County, NC
35
33.6
52Cumberland County, NC
34.7
25.9
53Madison County, NC
34.5
65.6
54Mitchell County, NC
33
70.9
55Wayne County, NC
33
32.1
56Beaufort County, NC
32.7
50.3
57Avery County, NC
32.2
60.1
58Chowan County, NC
30.2
48.1
59Surry County, NC
28
50.3
60Montgomery County, NC
27.3
46.5
61Rockingham County, NC
27.2
39
62Cleveland County, NC
27.1
42.5
63Burke County, NC
26.9
41.4
64Jones County, NC
26.8
59.8
65McDowell County, NC
26.6
47.8
66Swain County, NC
26.2
52.6
67Caldwell County, NC
26
45.5
68Yancey County, NC
24.9
68.3
69Clay County, NC
22
56.1
70Jackson County, NC
21.7
55.5
71Macon County, NC
21.3
56
72Sampson County, NC
21
36.3
73Duplin County, NC
18.2
35.7
74Cherokee County, NC
17.7
46.9
75Watauga County, NC
17.4
53.9
76Wilson County, NC
17.4
29.4
77Greene County, NC
16.5
43.5
78Ashe County, NC
16.4
52.7
79Wilkes County, NC
15.6
48.9
80Rutherford County, NC
14
45.9
81Graham County, NC
12.6
55.9
82Edgecombe County, NC
11.8
27.3
83Columbus County, NC
11.4
40.7
84Northampton County, NC
10.9
45
85Hertford County, NC
10.2
39.1
86Hyde County, NC
9.9
61.1
87Vance County, NC
9.3
33.8
88Martin County, NC
9.1
34.3
89Bertie County, NC
8.2
40.7
90Warren County, NC
7.6
36.9
91Halifax County, NC
7.3
31.6
92Lenoir County, NC
7.1
38.1
93Bladen County, NC
6.7
39.2
94Alleghany County, NC
6.4
59
95Anson County, NC
6.3
34.8
96Tyrrell County, NC
6
55
97Richmond County, NC
5.7
32.8
98Scotland County, NC
5.6
37.4
99Washington County, NC
4
33.3
100Robeson County, NC
3.1
31.9

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