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Median Household Income in North Carolina, by County

Median Household Income for every county in North Carolina, ranked. The highest is Wake County at $105,768 and the lowest is Tyrrell County at $41,685.

North Carolina: $72,388 · United States: $80,734 · median county in North Carolina: $59,755

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#County Median Household Income
1Wake County$105,768
2Union County$102,900
3Chatham County$94,317
4Currituck County$93,511
5Camden County$91,078
6Orange County$90,089
7Cabarrus County$89,005
8Dare County$88,994
9Mecklenburg County$87,005
10Moore County$86,080
11Johnston County$83,384
12Durham County$82,316
13Iredell County$81,419
14Pender County$80,396
15Lincoln County$80,016
16Brunswick County$77,024
17New Hanover County$75,166
18Davie County$75,057
19Buncombe County$74,436
20Franklin County$74,240
21Carteret County$72,322
22Harnett County$71,287
23Granville County$71,111
24Guilford County$68,642
25Henderson County$68,187
26Onslow County$68,148
27Perquimans County$67,917
28Catawba County$67,864
29Polk County$67,758
30Gaston County$67,478
31Forsyth County$67,165
32Pasquotank County$66,589
33Gates County$66,333
34Transylvania County$66,184
35Craven County$65,873
36Rowan County$65,725
37Alamance County$65,651
38Lee County$65,387
39Alexander County$65,354
40Hoke County$64,912
41Davidson County$64,172
42Person County$63,300
43Stokes County$62,969
44Yadkin County$62,932
45Nash County$62,426
46Haywood County$61,912
47Avery County$61,428
48Cumberland County$61,291
49Randolph County$61,022
50Stanly County$60,704
51Caswell County$59,755
52Wayne County$59,733
53Pamlico County$59,717
54Jones County$59,641
55Macon County$59,061
56Yancey County$58,709
57Burke County$58,592
58Cleveland County$58,534
59Madison County$58,531
60Beaufort County$58,357
61Pitt County$58,188
62Montgomery County$57,766
63Mitchell County$57,602
64McDowell County$57,168
65Rockingham County$57,053
66Clay County$56,971
67Ashe County$56,866
68Caldwell County$56,425
69Wilson County$56,423
70Jackson County$55,815
71Surry County$55,656
72Duplin County$55,148
73Chowan County$53,864
74Hyde County$53,713
75Cherokee County$53,628
76Greene County$53,244
77Sampson County$52,432
78Swain County$52,349
79Wilkes County$51,721
80Watauga County$51,693
81Rutherford County$51,410
82Edgecombe County$51,265
83Warren County$50,638
84Vance County$50,465
85Northampton County$50,086
86Graham County$49,684
87Columbus County$49,442
88Bertie County$48,750
89Martin County$48,578
90Anson County$47,302
91Alleghany County$47,172
92Scotland County$45,730
93Halifax County$45,590
94Hertford County$45,537
95Lenoir County$45,143
96Richmond County$44,883
97Bladen County$42,422
98Robeson County$41,978
99Washington County$41,813
100Tyrrell County$41,685

Half of households earn more than this and half earn less. Medians resist distortion by a few very high earners in a way averages do not.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

North Carolina ranks 38th of 52 states for median household income.

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