The graph below ranks each North Carolina County by Average income according to the 2012 census estimates.

North Carolina Average Income by county

CountyAverage Income
OrangeOrange County Average income - 34031$34,031  
WakeWake County Average income - 33135$33,135
MecklenburgMecklenburg County Average income - 32631$32,631
ChathamChatham County Average income - 31015$31,015
DareDare County Average income - 30719$30,719
New HanoverNew Hanover County Average income - 29834$29,834
UnionUnion County Average income - 28730$28,730
DurhamDurham County Average income - 28634$28,634
MooreMoore County Average income - 28598$28,598
CarteretCarteret County Average income - 27566$27,566
BrunswickBrunswick County Average income - 27100$27,100
DavieDavie County Average income - 26864$26,864
GuilfordGuilford County Average income - 26384$26,384
ForsythForsyth County Average income - 26377$26,377
IredellIredell County Average income - 26348$26,348
HendersonHenderson County Average income - 26260$26,260
BuncombeBuncombe County Average income - 26219$26,219
CabarrusCabarrus County Average income - 26071$26,071
LincolnLincoln County Average income - 25647$25,647
CurrituckCurrituck County Average income - 25526$25,526
CamdenCamden County Average income - 25098$25,098
HaywoodHaywood County Average income - 24624$24,624
CravenCraven County Average income - 24575$24,575
MaconMacon County Average income - 24003$24,003
PamlicoPamlico County Average income - 24001$24,001
PolkPolk County Average income - 23983$23,983
TransylvaniaTransylvania County Average income - 23908$23,908
AveryAvery County Average income - 23616$23,616
AlamanceAlamance County Average income - 23517$23,517
CatawbaCatawba County Average income - 23466$23,466
NashNash County Average income - 23364$23,364
PenderPender County Average income - 23217$23,217
CumberlandCumberland County Average income - 23133$23,133
GastonGaston County Average income - 22929$22,929
PerquimansPerquimans County Average income - 22715$22,715
JohnstonJohnston County Average income - 22671$22,671
PittPitt County Average income - 22652$22,652
PasquotankPasquotank County Average income - 22523$22,523
DavidsonDavidson County Average income - 22503$22,503
BeaufortBeaufort County Average income - 22326$22,326
GranvilleGranville County Average income - 22144$22,144
ClayClay County Average income - 21989$21,989
YadkinYadkin County Average income - 21897$21,897
LeeLee County Average income - 21716$21,716
FranklinFranklin County Average income - 21710$21,710
RandolphRandolph County Average income - 21526$21,526
PersonPerson County Average income - 21508$21,508
WataugaWatauga County Average income - 21456$21,456
OnslowOnslow County Average income - 21455$21,455
GatesGates County Average income - 21289$21,289
WayneWayne County Average income - 21111$21,111
StokesStokes County Average income - 21063$21,063
RowanRowan County Average income - 21054$21,054
StanlyStanly County Average income - 20954$20,954
RockinghamRockingham County Average income - 20944$20,944
SwainSwain County Average income - 20904$20,904
AsheAshe County Average income - 20679$20,679
WilsonWilson County Average income - 20671$20,671
AlexanderAlexander County Average income - 20626$20,626
MitchellMitchell County Average income - 20600$20,600
JacksonJackson County Average income - 20527$20,527
SurrySurry County Average income - 20352$20,352
HarnettHarnett County Average income - 20039$20,039
MadisonMadison County Average income - 19953$19,953
LenoirLenoir County Average income - 19741$19,741
BurkeBurke County Average income - 19628$19,628
CaldwellCaldwell County Average income - 19624$19,624
ClevelandCleveland County Average income - 19591$19,591
SampsonSampson County Average income - 19570$19,570
RutherfordRutherford County Average income - 19543$19,543
McDowellMcDowell County Average income - 19537$19,537
YanceyYancey County Average income - 19404$19,404
GrahamGraham County Average income - 19401$19,401
JonesJones County Average income - 19238$19,238
ChowanChowan County Average income - 19014$19,014
CherokeeCherokee County Average income - 19008$19,008
WilkesWilkes County Average income - 18976$18,976
BladenBladen County Average income - 18936$18,936
WarrenWarren County Average income - 18902$18,902
ColumbusColumbus County Average income - 18861$18,861
MontgomeryMontgomery County Average income - 18834$18,834
MartinMartin County Average income - 18812$18,812
HokeHoke County Average income - 18708$18,708
AlleghanyAlleghany County Average income - 18563$18,563
WashingtonWashington County Average income - 18445$18,445
NorthamptonNorthampton County Average income - 18197$18,197
CaswellCaswell County Average income - 18191$18,191
HalifaxHalifax County Average income - 18176$18,176
HertfordHertford County Average income - 17993$17,993
BertieBertie County Average income - 17977$17,977
VanceVance County Average income - 17760$17,760
GreeneGreene County Average income - 17613$17,613
HydeHyde County Average income - 17535$17,535
TyrrellTyrrell County Average income - 17525$17,525
EdgecombeEdgecombe County Average income - 17247$17,247
DuplinDuplin County Average income - 16927$16,927
RichmondRichmond County Average income - 16720$16,720
AnsonAnson County Average income - 16694$16,694
ScotlandScotland County Average income - 16589$16,589
RobesonRobeson County Average income - 15644$15,644

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