county benchmark · North Carolina
Median household income, 2018-2022
Across 100 counties in North Carolina. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,992 |
| 25th | $50,016 |
| Median | $56,252 |
| 75th | $62,793 |
| 90th percentile | $75,903 |
Highest counties
Wake County leads reliably only from rank 3 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 3, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | $96,734 | $95,416 – $98,052 | evidence → |
| 2 | Union County | $95,533 | $93,108 – $97,958 | evidence → |
| 3 | Orange County | $85,785 | $83,159 – $88,411 | evidence → |
| 4 | Chatham County | $84,222 | $80,373 – $88,071 | evidence → |
| 5 | Cabarrus County | $83,828 | $81,289 – $86,367 | evidence → |
| 6 | Currituck County | $82,793 | $73,883 – $91,703 | evidence → |
| 7 | Dare County | $79,742 | $75,612 – $83,872 | evidence → |
| 8 | Mecklenburg County | $79,265 | $78,002 – $80,528 | evidence → |
| 9 | Camden County | $79,120 | $68,549 – $89,691 | evidence → |
| 10 | Moore County | $77,981 | $74,450 – $81,512 | evidence → |
| 11 | Lincoln County | $75,672 | $72,494 – $78,850 | evidence → |
| 12 | Johnston County | $75,288 | $72,772 – $77,804 | evidence → |
| 13 | Durham County | $74,927 | $72,604 – $77,250 | evidence → |
| 14 | Pender County | $74,538 | $70,216 – $78,860 | evidence → |
| 15 | Iredell County | $73,103 | $70,726 – $75,480 | evidence → |
| 16 | Brunswick County | $71,193 | $68,976 – $73,410 | evidence → |
| 17 | Franklin County | $70,493 | $66,880 – $74,106 | evidence → |
| 18 | Davie County | $69,105 | $64,884 – $73,326 | evidence → |
| 19 | Granville County | $68,079 | $65,069 – $71,089 | evidence → |
| 20 | New Hanover County | $67,515 | $65,244 – $69,786 | evidence → |
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