| Rank | Mean Household Income ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | $94,457 | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 84,665 |
| 2. | $86,355 | Wake County Schools / 905,573 |
| 3. | $84,840 | Union County Public Schools / 201,617 |
| 4. | $81,726 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 926,873 |
| 5. | $77,143 | Orange County Schools / 49,293 |
| 6. | $76,301 | Chatham County Schools / 63,896 |
| 7. | $73,245 | Cabarrus County Schools / 155,604 |
| 8. | $69,762 | New Hanover County Schools / 203,276 |
| 9. | $69,726 | Durham Public Schools / 269,283 |
| 10. | $69,698 | Dare County Schools / 34,019 |
| 11. | $69,206 | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 132,553 |
| 12. | $67,613 | Davie County Schools / 41,183 |
| 13. | $67,235 | Moore County Schools / 88,314 |
| 14. | $66,842 | Currituck County Schools / 23,677 |
| 15. | $66,824 | Camden County Schools / 9,965 |
| 16. | $65,498 | Lincoln County Schools / 78,052 |
| 17. | $65,150 | Forsyth County Schools / 351,368 |
| 18. | $65,079 | Mooresville City Schools / 27,061 |
| 19. | $64,867 | Guilford County Schools / 489,576 |
| 20. | $62,956 | Carteret County Schools / 66,415 |
| 21. | $62,031 | Hickory City Schools / 31,271 |
| 22. | $61,876 | Brunswick County Schools / 107,925 |
| 23. | $61,204 | Henderson County Schools / 106,577 |
| 24. | $61,195 | Johnston County Schools / 169,122 |
| 25. | $60,778 | Buncombe County Schools / 200,015 |
| 26. | $60,713 | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,551 |
| 27. | $60,605 | Davidson County Schools / 127,795 |
| 28. | $59,840 | Granville County Schools / 59,666 |
| 29. | $59,741 | Craven County Schools / 102,904 |
| 30. | $59,686 | Catawba County Schools / 105,261 |
| 31. | $59,587 | Asheville City Schools / 38,985 |
| 32. | $58,972 | Cumberland County Schools / 294,640 |
| 33. | $58,594 | Pender County Schools / 52,447 |
| 34. | $58,495 | Avery County Schools / 17,815 |
| 35. | $58,068 | Gaston County Schools / 206,291 |
| 36. | $57,641 | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 151,170 |
| 37. | $57,486 | Pamlico County Schools / 13,145 |
| 38. | $56,824 | Lee County Schools / 57,876 |
| 39. | $56,406 | Swain County Schools / 9,939 |
| 40. | $56,325 | Pitt County Schools / 167,951 |
| 41. | $56,194 | Onslow County Schools / 148,931 |
| 42. | $56,120 | Randolph County Schools / 112,366 |
| 43. | $55,546 | Gates County Schools / 12,069 |
| 44. | $55,507 | Franklin County Schools / 60,470 |
| 45. | $55,449 | Perquimans County Schools / 13,414 |
| 46. | $55,225 | Haywood County Schools / 58,915 |
| 47. | $55,151 | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 106,512 |
| 48. | $55,024 | Elkin City Schools / 6,285 |
| 49. | $54,838 | Harnett County Schools / 115,559 |
| 50. | $54,558 | Polk County Schools / 20,386 |
| 51. | $54,523 | Hoke County Schools / 47,368 |
| 52. | $54,460 | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 14,735 |
| 53. | $54,442 | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 129,858 |
| 54. | $54,326 | Transylvania County Schools / 32,825 |
| 55. | $54,301 | Yadkin County Schools / 38,254 |
| 56. | $53,998 | Clinton City Schools / 15,922 |
| 57. | $53,511 | Stanly County Schools / 60,489 |
| 58. | $53,106 | Person County Schools / 39,322 |
| 59. | $53,066 | Newton-Conover City Schools / 17,669 |
| 60. | $52,554 | Wayne County Public Schools / 122,419 |
| 61. | $52,397 | Beaufort County Schools / 47,542 |
| 62. | $52,205 | Alexander County Schools / 37,014 |
| 63. | $52,172 | Macon County Schools / 33,815 |
| 64. | $52,031 | Watauga County Schools / 51,103 |
| 65. | $51,359 | Jackson County Schools / 35,967 |
| 66. | $51,196 | Wilson County Schools / 81,020 |
| 67. | $51,128 | Stokes County Schools / 47,224 |
| 68. | $50,409 | Rockingham County Schools / 93,264 |
| 69. | $50,350 | Camp Lejeune Schools / 27,530 |
| 70. | $50,288 | Clay County Schools / 10,575 |
| 71. | $50,262 | Kannapolis City Schools / 31,123 |
| 72. | $49,917 | Greene County Schools / 21,386 |
| 73. | $49,469 | Sampson County Schools / 47,486 |
| 74. | $49,451 | Montgomery County Schools / 27,741 |
| 75. | $49,431 | Burke County Schools / 90,821 |
| 76. | $49,236 | Cleveland County Schools / 97,890 |
| 77. | $49,011 | Surry County Schools / 56,690 |
| 78. | $48,634 | Hyde County Schools / 5,810 |
| 79. | $48,498 | Madison County Schools / 20,727 |
| 80. | $48,413 | Asheboro City Schools / 29,202 |
| 81. | $48,359 | Warren County Schools / 20,860 |
| 82. | $48,339 | Columbus County Schools / 42,379 |
| 83. | $48,227 | Caldwell County Schools / 82,493 |
| 84. | $48,018 | Mitchell County Schools / 15,539 |
| 85. | $47,661 | Graham County Schools / 8,766 |
| 86. | $47,537 | Rutherford County Schools / 67,446 |
| 87. | $47,255 | Lenoir County Schools / 59,372 |
| 88. | $47,156 | Ashe County Schools / 27,099 |
| 89. | $47,104 | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,825 |
| 90. | $46,987 | McDowell County Schools / 44,926 |
| 91. | $46,961 | Fort Bragg Schools / 24,689 |
| 92. | $46,739 | Hertford County Schools / 24,525 |
| 93. | $46,736 | Yancey County Schools / 17,814 |
| 94. | $46,649 | Vance County Schools / 45,183 |
| 95. | $46,581 | Whiteville City Schools / 15,233 |
| 96. | $46,560 | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,286 |
| 97. | $46,208 | Caswell County Schools / 23,615 |
| 98. | $46,060 | Mount Airy City Schools / 10,576 |
| 99. | $45,968 | Wilkes County Schools / 69,265 |
| 100. | $45,867 | Jones County Schools / 10,144 |
| 101. | $45,695 | Bertie County Schools / 21,035 |
| 102. | $45,665 | Martin County Schools / 24,298 |
| 103. | $45,094 | Anson County Schools / 26,699 |
| 104. | $44,947 | Washington County Schools / 13,085 |
| 105. | $44,872 | Cherokee County Schools / 27,304 |
| 106. | $44,675 | Bladen County Schools / 34,922 |
| 107. | $44,086 | Duplin County Schools / 58,510 |
| 108. | $43,263 | Robeson County Schools / 133,920 |
| 109. | $42,926 | Northampton County Schools / 21,959 |
| 110. | $42,694 | Scotland County Schools / 36,266 |
| 111. | $42,644 | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,367 |
| 112. | $42,053 | Richmond County Schools / 46,608 |
| 113. | $41,876 | Alleghany County Schools / 11,069 |
| 114. | $41,528 | Halifax County Schools / 32,131 |
| 115. | $40,262 | Weldon City Schools / 7,827 |
| 116. | $38,229 | Lexington City Schools / 20,008 |
| 117. | $36,945 | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 8,074 |
| 118. | $36,501 | Thomasville City Schools / 14,825 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Mean Household Income' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Mean Household Income' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
