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North Carolina richest counties

Number of counties: 100
Median household income: 60,516
Richest county: Wake County
Table of counties in North Carolina sorted by household income from richest to poorest.
CountyMedian household income (dollars)
Wake County88,471
Union County88,465
Currituck County79,416
Orange County79,205
Chatham County76,791
Cabarrus County75,765
Mecklenburg County73,124
Dare County69,500
Camden County68,560
Moore County67,440
Durham County67,000
Iredell County66,824
Johnston County66,026
Pender County65,681
Lincoln County65,399
Davie County64,657
Brunswick County64,400
New Hanover County62,362
Franklin County62,332
Carteret County61,805
Granville County60,606
Henderson County59,928
Buncombe County59,699
Harnett County59,676
Guilford County58,646
Catawba County57,840
Transylvania County57,830
Lee County57,674
Forsyth County56,830
Gaston County56,819
Pasquotank County56,510
Stanly County56,462
Craven County56,325
Person County55,759
Alamance County55,078
Polk County55,058
Alexander County55,041
Onslow County54,732
Rowan County53,600
Hoke County53,456
Caswell County53,279
Perquimans County53,138
Davidson County53,083
Nash County52,837
Stokes County52,637
Pamlico County52,124
Haywood County52,063
Beaufort County51,894
Gates County51,599
Randolph County51,598
Madison County51,396
Yadkin County51,348
Surry County50,881
Cumberland County50,746
Montgomery County50,618
McDowell County50,615
Pitt County50,422
Wayne County49,488
Watauga County48,786
Swain County48,608
Hyde County48,577
Caldwell County48,549
Mitchell County48,320
Macon County48,169
Burke County48,142
Jackson County47,989
Wilson County47,348
Clay County47,155
Rockingham County46,993
Avery County46,383
Chowan County46,288
Wilkes County46,079
Greene County45,766
Duplin County45,744
Cleveland County45,646
Rutherford County45,500
Yancey County45,324
Vance County45,243
Sampson County45,127
Ashe County43,938
Hertford County43,523
Cherokee County43,319
Jones County42,401
Graham County41,977
Edgecombe County41,974
Martin County41,798
Lenoir County41,092
Tyrrell County40,938
Columbus County40,562
Scotland County39,866
Anson County39,862
Northampton County39,764
Warren County39,588
Bladen County39,259
Alleghany County38,930
Richmond County38,926
Halifax County37,832
Bertie County37,571
Robeson County36,736
Washington County32,937

What is the richest county in North Carolina?

Wake County is the richest county in North Carolina with median household income of 88,471.

TOP-5 richest counties in North Carolina:
  • Wake County
  • Union County
  • Currituck County
  • Orange County
  • Chatham County