BEA Regional Economic Accounts · CAGDP1 · GDP of the counties of North Carolina, by year
Which counties of North Carolina have the largest GDP?
Mecklenburg County had the largest GDP of the 100 counties of North Carolina with a figure, $186.1 billion in the year ended .
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Mecklenburg County had the largest GDP of the 100 counties of North Carolina with a figure in 2024, $186.1 billion.
Tyrrell County had the smallest GDP, $125.7 million.
Places with no figure
Every county the Census Bureau lists has a figure for 2024.
As published
The GDP is in current dollars for the calendar year, not seasonally adjusted, as BEA publishes it. The ranks, the changes in real GDP and the GDP per person are ours.
Understanding the ranking
Where it stands today
Mecklenburg County had the largest GDP, $186.1 billion, in 2024.
How is the ranking made?
This page ranks the counties of North Carolina that have a figure by their GDP in the newest year the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has published, in current dollars. Each county has a page of its own with its history, its personal income and its population.
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The rank of a county is among all the counties and county equivalents of the country with a figure for the year, not only among those of North Carolina. The change in real GDP over a year and GDP per person are beside each GDP.
The numbers behind the chart
What is the GDP of each county?100 counties, 2024, the largest GDP first
| County | Rank among all counties | GDP | Real GDP, change over a year | GDP per person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg County | 20 | $186.1 billion | +3.4% | $154,287 |
| Wake County | 47 | $128.4 billion | +3.3% | $104,206 |
| Durham County | 112 | $53.3 billion | +5.9% | $155,083 |
| Guilford County | 125 | $46.9 billion | +2.6% | $84,008 |
| Forsyth County | 174 | $34.4 billion | +0.3% | $86,333 |
| Cumberland County | 223 | $24.4 billion | +2.3% | $72,229 |
| Buncombe County | 244 | $21.3 billion | +2.7% | $76,151 |
| New Hanover County | 247 | $21.0 billion | +2.8% | $86,471 |
| Iredell County | 348 | $13.5 billion | −0.6% | $65,653 |
| Union County | 357 | $13.1 billion | +5.6% | $49,784 |
| Orange County | 358 | $13.1 billion | +2.1% | $85,485 |
| Cabarrus County | 359 | $13.0 billion | +6.6% | $52,923 |
| Pitt County | 372 | $12.5 billion | +3.2% | $69,303 |
| Onslow County | 373 | $12.5 billion | +3.0% | $58,706 |
| Catawba County | 376 | $12.4 billion | +2.0% | $74,248 |
| Johnston County | 393 | $11.6 billion | +8.2% | $46,331 |
| Gaston County | 402 | $11.3 billion | +4.1% | $46,545 |
| Alamance County | 486 | $9.0 billion | +1.8% | $49,248 |
| Brunswick County | 522 | $8.1 billion | +1.8% | $48,359 |
| Rowan County | 531 | $7.9 billion | +2.0% | $51,414 |
| Nash County | 572 | $7.2 billion | +4.0% | $73,259 |
| Davidson County | 577 | $7.1 billion | +2.9% | $40,071 |
| Craven County | 592 | $6.9 billion | +3.3% | $66,362 |
| Wayne County | 598 | $6.8 billion | +2.8% | $56,254 |
| Henderson County | 621 | $6.4 billion | +3.8% | $52,759 |
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| County | Rank among all counties | GDP | Real GDP, change over a year | GDP per person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County | 648 | $6.0 billion | +1.8% | $58,960 |
| Randolph County | 652 | $6.0 billion | +7.6% | $40,376 |
| Moore County | 662 | $5.7 billion | +3.5% | $52,975 |
| Wilson County | 703 | $5.2 billion | +2.6% | $64,611 |
| Robeson County | 715 | $5.0 billion | +0.2% | $42,527 |
| Granville County | 719 | $4.9 billion | +2.9% | $80,282 |
| Lincoln County | 736 | $4.7 billion | +6.8% | $48,610 |
| Lee County | 777 | $4.3 billion | +10.4% | $62,176 |
| Harnett County | 814 | $4.0 billion | +4.0% | $27,141 |
| Rockingham County | 831 | $3.8 billion | +3.6% | $41,122 |
| Carteret County | 856 | $3.7 billion | +4.0% | $53,223 |
| Burke County | 859 | $3.7 billion | +3.6% | $42,062 |
| Lenoir County | 871 | $3.6 billion | +2.0% | $65,552 |
| Surry County | 886 | $3.5 billion | +2.2% | $49,478 |
| Caldwell County | 915 | $3.3 billion | +2.5% | $40,971 |
| Wilkes County | 929 | $3.2 billion | +4.8% | $48,855 |
| Watauga County | 935 | $3.2 billion | +1.1% | $58,050 |
| Dare County | 958 | $3.1 billion | −0.3% | $80,855 |
| Chatham County | 997 | $2.9 billion | +1.3% | $34,807 |
| Duplin County | 999 | $2.9 billion | +6.1% | $57,666 |
| Franklin County | 1006 | $2.9 billion | +7.9% | $36,147 |
| Stanly County | 1028 | $2.8 billion | +3.4% | $41,363 |
| McDowell County | 1037 | $2.8 billion | +7.1% | $61,116 |
| Richmond County | 1079 | $2.6 billion | +2.7% | $62,372 |
| Haywood County | 1082 | $2.6 billion | +1.3% | $41,256 |
| Sampson County | 1094 | $2.5 billion | +7.7% | $42,186 |
| Pender County | 1101 | $2.5 billion | +5.4% | $35,909 |
| Rutherford County | 1106 | $2.5 billion | +1.5% | $37,967 |
| Transylvania County | 1132 | $2.4 billion | 0.0% | $70,120 |
| Beaufort County | 1142 | $2.4 billion | +3.9% | $53,149 |
| Pasquotank County | 1198 | $2.2 billion | +2.1% | $53,270 |
| Jackson County | 1204 | $2.2 billion | +0.8% | $48,314 |
| Macon County | 1224 | $2.1 billion | −0.1% | $55,008 |
| Person County | 1234 | $2.1 billion | +9.4% | $52,369 |
| Edgecombe County | 1287 | $2.0 billion | +1.6% | $40,522 |
| Davie County | 1296 | $2.0 billion | +1.0% | $43,508 |
| Halifax County | 1309 | $1.9 billion | +2.8% | $41,206 |
| Columbus County | 1317 | $1.9 billion | −1.0% | $38,313 |
| Bladen County | 1346 | $1.9 billion | +1.3% | $62,605 |
| Stokes County | 1390 | $1.8 billion | +7.0% | $38,297 |
| Vance County | 1420 | $1.7 billion | +1.7% | $39,892 |
| Hoke County | 1440 | $1.6 billion | +7.9% | $29,609 |
| Scotland County | 1481 | $1.6 billion | +4.6% | $46,019 |
| Montgomery County | 1535 | $1.5 billion | +4.4% | $55,743 |
| Yadkin County | 1610 | $1.3 billion | +4.2% | $35,100 |
| Alexander County | 1695 | $1.2 billion | +3.2% | $32,608 |
| Cherokee County | 1704 | $1.2 billion | +4.5% | $38,970 |
| Anson County | 1713 | $1.2 billion | +8.9% | $51,943 |
| Currituck County | 1727 | $1.1 billion | +1.9% | $35,624 |
| Hertford County | 1786 | $1.1 billion | +3.1% | $56,158 |
| Ashe County | 1793 | $1.1 billion | +3.1% | $39,219 |
| Swain County | 1907 | $916.3 million | +1.0% | $65,707 |
| Avery County | 1940 | $890.3 million | +0.6% | $49,987 |
| Martin County | 2021 | $808.0 million | +0.7% | $37,543 |
| Bertie County | 2029 | $797.9 million | +5.4% | $47,106 |
| Northampton County | 2088 | $738.9 million | +11.4% | $44,563 |
| Polk County | 2097 | $734.5 million | +2.1% | $36,147 |
| Chowan County | 2116 | $723.0 million | −2.3% | $52,051 |
| Mitchell County | 2171 | $681.3 million | −20.4% | $45,330 |
| Madison County | 2235 | $632.1 million | +7.1% | $28,281 |
| Greene County | 2238 | $626.3 million | +8.5% | $30,301 |
| Yancey County | 2268 | $605.1 million | +1.0% | $31,859 |
| Caswell County | 2370 | $531.3 million | +5.4% | $23,758 |
| Alleghany County | 2516 | $420.0 million | +3.9% | $36,910 |
| Warren County | 2534 | $407.3 million | +2.7% | $21,344 |
| Perquimans County | 2560 | $391.6 million | −2.5% | $29,097 |
| Pamlico County | 2581 | $378.0 million | −3.5% | $30,116 |
| Washington County | 2615 | $355.7 million | +1.6% | $33,386 |
| Graham County | 2656 | $329.9 million | +1.8% | $40,331 |
| Clay County | 2660 | $328.2 million | +1.1% | $27,256 |
| Jones County | 2691 | $306.6 million | +7.9% | $32,405 |
| Gates County | 2820 | $240.0 million | +2.5% | $23,301 |
| Hyde County | 2842 | $230.7 million | +2.6% | $50,333 |
| Camden County | 2853 | $226.1 million | −2.3% | $20,215 |
| Tyrrell County | 3022 | $125.7 million | −11.3% | $35,733 |
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What does the ranking leave out, and where is it from?Limits and source
What this number cannot tell you
- BEA publishes the GDP of the counties once a year, in December, for the year before. A county BEA combines with another has no page. A county BEA has no value for in that year and published one before keeps its page, with no rank, and is named under the ranking; the line that counts the places with no figure includes it.
- Real GDP is BEA's measure with price changes taken out, in chained 2017 dollars; the change over a year is ours, worked out from it. GDP per person is ours: GDP divided by population in the same year.
- This product uses the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Data API but is not endorsed or certified by BEA.
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