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Ranked by composite score — 100 counties
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Rank
County
Score
Tax
Cost
Income
1
Mitchell County
75.8
88.2
86.1
21.3
2
Graham County
75.5
87.1
91.4
15.4
3
Madison County
74.6
88.3
83.7
21.7
4
Clay County
74.3
89.6
82.6
18.4
5
Yancey County
73.8
88.9
84.5
19.3
6
Caswell County
73.3
83.2
85.1
22.2
7
Alexander County
73.1
84.5
85.9
26
8
Avery County
73.1
90.6
84.6
21
9
Currituck County
72.8
89.5
64.7
43.1
10
Gates County
72.7
80.4
78.5
23.6
11
Stokes County
72.6
84.8
83.3
22.6
12
Transylvania County
72
89.4
79.7
25.5
13
Camden County
71.9
85
63.2
40.7
14
Polk County
71.8
86
75.5
23.2
15
Davie County
71.7
83.5
77.7
31.2
16
Yadkin County
71.7
83
84.9
22.8
17
Cherokee County
71.4
88.2
85.7
17
18
Alleghany County
70.8
85.3
83.4
12.3
19
Ashe County
70.7
87.9
84.2
16.6
20
Jackson County
70.6
91.9
84.6
18.3
21
McDowell County
70.6
87.7
86
19.6
22
Swain County
70.6
91
88.6
19.6
23
Person County
70.5
83.5
79.5
25.8
24
Chowan County
70.4
83
79.2
20.6
25
Macon County
70
90.2
83.7
18.2
26
Montgomery County
69.7
82.5
85.1
19.8
27
Perquimans County
69.7
84.8
73.8
23.4
28
Stanly County
69.7
84.8
80.6
23.6
29
Caldwell County
69.5
84.3
85.2
19.6
30
Tyrrell County
69.5
77.2
87.5
12.1
31
Watauga County
69.2
90.6
74.4
16.9
32
Chatham County
69.1
83.4
71.6
41.2
33
Lincoln County
69
85.6
75.1
34.6
34
Rutherford County
69
85.9
85.5
15.9
35
Surry County
68.7
84.8
84.7
20
36
Burke County
68.5
82.6
83
19.7
37
Franklin County
68.5
82
73.9
30
38
Pamlico County
68.5
85.4
80
23.6
39
Wilkes County
68.5
84.8
87
16.3
40
Moore County
68.2
86.4
69.3
37.5
41
Cleveland County
68
82.9
82.3
19.8
42
Catawba County
67.9
85.3
79.1
25.5
43
Jones County
67.9
81
84.4
19.7
44
Haywood County
67.8
85.4
76.8
23.2
45
Granville County
67.4
82.1
73.3
29.7
46
Davidson County
67.2
84.5
80.2
24.1
47
Henderson County
67.2
87.5
73.2
27.5
48
Rockingham County
67
80.1
83.1
19.8
49
Carteret County
66.9
89.6
72.5
29.2
50
Hoke County
66.8
82.8
73
22.6
51
Vance County
66.8
79.6
81.6
14
52
Iredell County
66.6
84.5
69.2
34.7
53
Pasquotank County
66.6
82.8
70.4
25.1
54
Anson County
66.5
76
83.7
12.3
55
Warren County
66.5
78.4
83.3
13
56
Northampton County
66.4
68.4
83.8
14.7
57
Alamance County
66.3
84
75
25.5
58
Beaufort County
66.1
82.4
80.3
21.2
59
Rowan County
66.1
83.9
76.8
24.6
60
Randolph County
65.9
82
80.3
21.9
61
Richmond County
65.8
76.1
84.1
11.9
62
Dare County
65.7
87.4
63.3
36.4
63
Bertie County
65.6
79.8
81.9
13.4
64
Brunswick County
65.6
86.3
68.3
31.7
65
Johnston County
65.3
82.9
70.7
35.5
66
Lee County
65.3
79.8
75.4
24.6
67
Scotland County
65.2
76.7
83.7
11.8
68
Buncombe County
65.1
85.4
67.4
29.5
69
Greene County
65.1
77.8
82.2
16.6
70
Nash County
65
80.6
78.3
23
71
Pender County
65
82.7
70.4
33.5
72
Duplin County
64.9
81.4
83
17.3
73
Union County
64.9
85
60.2
48.2
74
Harnett County
64.7
81.3
70.9
28.4
75
Wayne County
64.5
81.4
77.8
21.3
76
Craven County
64.4
83.6
73.5
25.6
77
Hertford County
64.4
74.9
81.7
14.4
78
Forsyth County
64.3
78.4
73.4
26.2
79
Martin County
64.3
72.2
82.9
13.9
80
Cabarrus County
64.2
80.8
63.4
39.6
81
Orange County
64.2
75.3
59.8
41.2
82
Bladen County
64.1
76.8
84
12.5
83
Pitt County
64.1
78.4
74.1
21.8
84
Gaston County
64
79.9
72.4
26.1
85
Washington County
64
70.7
82.8
10.7
86
Sampson County
63.9
79.2
83.5
18.1
87
Columbus County
63.6
77.7
84.2
14.8
88
Lenoir County
63.6
77.4
82.3
12.6
89
New Hanover County
63.6
85.8
62.3
31
90
Onslow County
63.6
83.9
68.2
25.5
91
Hyde County
63.5
84.6
73.1
14.3
92
Wilson County
63.5
78.9
77.5
16.9
93
Guilford County
63.4
77.4
71.5
26.5
94
Wake County
63.4
82.2
55.3
49.8
95
Edgecombe County
62.9
71.4
81
15
96
Halifax County
62.6
70.4
82.8
12.8
97
Durham County
62.4
78.7
60.7
35.3
98
Robeson County
61.8
76.9
85.8
9.7
99
Cumberland County
61.1
74.4
70.1
21.8
100
Mecklenburg County
61.1
81.2
57.5
38.1