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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
96.2
2Union County, NC
95.4
3Chatham County, NC
92.6
4Currituck County, NC
92.3
5Camden County, NC
91.1
6Orange County, NC
90.6
7Cabarrus County, NC
89.6
8Dare County, NC
89.5
9Mecklenburg County, NC
88.3
10Moore County, NC
87.2

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
96.2
53.4
2Union County, NC
95.4
46.5
3Chatham County, NC
92.6
40.4
4Currituck County, NC
92.3
56
5Camden County, NC
91.1
40.9
6Orange County, NC
90.6
49.8
7Cabarrus County, NC
89.6
42
8Dare County, NC
89.5
51.3
9Mecklenburg County, NC
88.3
33.4
10Moore County, NC
87.2
49.3
11Johnston County, NC
85
43.3
12Durham County, NC
84.2
34.3
13Iredell County, NC
83.3
42.6
14Pender County, NC
81.9
45.8
15Lincoln County, NC
81.4
45.5
16Brunswick County, NC
77
46
17New Hanover County, NC
73.6
40
18Davie County, NC
73.5
44.4
19Buncombe County, NC
72.1
41.7
20Franklin County, NC
71.7
38.5
21Carteret County, NC
67.4
44.1
22Harnett County, NC
64.8
35.2
23Granville County, NC
64.4
40.4
24Guilford County, NC
59
34.8
25Henderson County, NC
57.9
48
26Onslow County, NC
57.8
39.3
27Perquimans County, NC
57.1
47.8
28Catawba County, NC
56.8
48.9
29Polk County, NC
56.8
53.8
30Gaston County, NC
56
31.9
31Forsyth County, NC
54.9
34
32Pasquotank County, NC
53.6
45.6
33Gates County, NC
52.7
55.7
34Transylvania County, NC
51.9
55.8
35Craven County, NC
50.5
38
36Rowan County, NC
50.1
38.5
37Alamance County, NC
49.9
35.6
38Lee County, NC
48.9
36.1
39Alexander County, NC
48.8
56.7
40Hoke County, NC
47.8
35.5
41Davidson County, NC
46.1
38.6
42Person County, NC
43.7
43
43Stokes County, NC
42.7
63.2
44Yadkin County, NC
42.6
50.6
45Nash County, NC
41
47.8
46Haywood County, NC
39.4
44
47Avery County, NC
38.3
60.7
48Cumberland County, NC
37.9
26.4
49Randolph County, NC
36.7
40.2
50Stanly County, NC
35.7
45.3
51Caswell County, NC
33.1
58.9
52Wayne County, NC
33
32.4
53Jones County, NC
32.9
59.8
54Pamlico County, NC
32.9
55.8
55Macon County, NC
31.2
56.4
56Yancey County, NC
30
67
57Burke County, NC
29.5
40.2
58Cleveland County, NC
29.3
41.9
59Madison County, NC
29.3
65.8
60Beaufort County, NC
28.9
50.4
61Pitt County, NC
28.5
33.4
62Montgomery County, NC
27.4
48
63Mitchell County, NC
26.9
69.4
64McDowell County, NC
26.3
46.3
65Rockingham County, NC
26
39.2
66Clay County, NC
25.8
56.3
67Ashe County, NC
25.5
51.2
68Caldwell County, NC
24.3
45.8
69Wilson County, NC
24.2
29.5
70Jackson County, NC
23.1
55.6
71Surry County, NC
22.8
50.2
72Duplin County, NC
21.5
36.5
73Chowan County, NC
19.2
47.9
74Hyde County, NC
18.9
59.8
75Cherokee County, NC
18.8
47.4
76Greene County, NC
17.9
43.4
77Sampson County, NC
16.1
36.3
78Swain County, NC
16
51.6
79Watauga County, NC
14.8
54
80Wilkes County, NC
14.8
49.1
81Rutherford County, NC
14.2
44.7
82Edgecombe County, NC
14
27.1
83Warren County, NC
12.9
38.4
84Vance County, NC
12.6
34.6
85Northampton County, NC
12
45.6
86Graham County, NC
11.3
54
87Columbus County, NC
10.9
40.7
88Bertie County, NC
9.5
41.1
89Martin County, NC
9.2
33.6
90Anson County, NC
8.1
38
91Alleghany County, NC
8
61.3
92Scotland County, NC
6.4
37.4
93Halifax County, NC
6.3
31
94Hertford County, NC
6.2
37.8
95Lenoir County, NC
6
38.2
96Richmond County, NC
5.6
34.1
97Bladen County, NC
4
39.3
98Robeson County, NC
3.7
32
99Washington County, NC
3.4
36.2
100Tyrrell County, NC
3.2
55.9

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