| Rank | Median Individual Worker Income ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | $36,321 | Wake County Schools / 952,513 |
| 2. | $36,109 | Camden County Schools / 10,127 |
| 3. | $33,517 | Orange County Schools / 50,724 |
| 4. | $33,038 | Union County Public Schools / 209,387 |
| 5. | $32,666 | Cabarrus County Schools / 161,309 |
| 6. | $32,475 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 968,500 |
| 7. | $32,060 | Granville County Schools / 57,955 |
| 8. | $31,485 | Gates County Schools / 11,877 |
| 9. | $31,396 | Durham Public Schools / 282,422 |
| 10. | $30,875 | Davidson County Schools / 129,008 |
| 11. | $30,860 | Lincoln County Schools / 79,041 |
| 12. | $30,718 | Currituck County Schools / 24,212 |
| 13. | $30,622 | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 15,158 |
| 14. | $30,442 | Johnston County Schools / 175,343 |
| 15. | $30,430 | Mooresville City Schools / 27,854 |
| 16. | $30,115 | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 135,145 |
| 17. | $29,963 | Chatham County Schools / 66,050 |
| 18. | $29,824 | Moore County Schools / 90,579 |
| 19. | $28,933 | Randolph County Schools / 113,693 |
| 20. | $28,815 | Cumberland County Schools / 300,374 |
| 21. | $28,745 | Forsyth County Schools / 358,130 |
| 22. | $28,737 | Davie County Schools / 41,411 |
| 23. | $28,622 | Dare County Schools / 34,530 |
| 24. | $28,473 | Stokes County Schools / 46,858 |
| 25. | $28,164 | Guilford County Schools / 500,899 |
| 26. | $28,089 | Franklin County Schools / 61,723 |
| 27. | $27,831 | Person County Schools / 39,303 |
| 28. | $27,779 | Haywood County Schools / 59,012 |
| 29. | $27,643 | Harnett County Schools / 121,789 |
| 30. | $27,524 | Polk County Schools / 20,352 |
| 31. | $27,420 | Catawba County Schools / 105,756 |
| 32. | $27,377 | Gaston County Schools / 208,379 |
| 33. | $27,342 | Fort Bragg Schools / 23,628 |
| 34. | $27,293 | Yadkin County Schools / 38,101 |
| 35. | $27,100 | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 129,774 |
| 36. | $27,065 | New Hanover County Schools / 209,586 |
| 37. | $26,915 | Hoke County Schools / 50,034 |
| 38. | $26,869 | Graham County Schools / 8,743 |
| 39. | $26,866 | Onslow County Schools / 155,186 |
| 40. | $26,850 | Mount Airy City Schools / 11,622 |
| 41. | $26,834 | Rockingham County Schools / 92,602 |
| 42. | $26,815 | Swain County Schools / 9,390 |
| 43. | $26,804 | Stanly County Schools / 60,553 |
| 44. | $26,750 | Perquimans County Schools / 13,507 |
| 45. | $26,744 | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,703 |
| 46. | $26,718 | Yancey County Schools / 17,662 |
| 47. | $26,666 | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 153,713 |
| 48. | $26,568 | Pender County Schools / 54,218 |
| 49. | $26,500 | Buncombe County Schools / 204,702 |
| 50. | $26,278 | Cleveland County Schools / 97,464 |
| 51. | $26,231 | Lee County Schools / 59,096 |
| 52. | $26,181 | Carteret County Schools / 67,851 |
| 53. | $26,155 | Asheville City Schools / 39,897 |
| 54. | $26,119 | Beaufort County Schools / 47,587 |
| 55. | $26,112 | Craven County Schools / 104,574 |
| 56. | $26,110 | Vance County Schools / 44,998 |
| 57. | $26,068 | Martin County Schools / 23,947 |
| 58. | $26,059 | Northampton County Schools / 21,310 |
| 59. | $25,927 | Elkin City Schools / 6,281 |
| 60. | $25,892 | Henderson County Schools / 108,642 |
| 61. | $25,786 | Alexander County Schools / 37,175 |
| 62. | $25,778 | Wilson County Schools / 81,499 |
| 63. | $25,671 | Wayne County Public Schools / 124,093 |
| 64. | $25,579 | Jones County Schools / 10,184 |
| 65. | $25,485 | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 86,551 |
| 66. | $25,448 | Burke County Schools / 90,164 |
| 67. | $25,280 | Columbus County Schools / 42,268 |
| 68. | $25,197 | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 105,677 |
| 69. | $25,183 | Caldwell County Schools / 82,140 |
| 70. | $25,146 | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,233 |
| 71. | $25,137 | Rutherford County Schools / 67,181 |
| 72. | $25,098 | Warren County Schools / 20,628 |
| 73. | $25,084 | McDowell County Schools / 44,982 |
| 74. | $25,080 | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,276 |
| 75. | $25,074 | Bladen County Schools / 34,915 |
| 76. | $24,760 | Surry County Schools / 55,488 |
| 77. | $24,601 | Pitt County Schools / 172,438 |
| 78. | $24,556 | Hickory City Schools / 30,442 |
| 79. | $24,187 | Madison County Schools / 20,951 |
| 80. | $24,102 | Kannapolis City Schools / 32,018 |
| 81. | $24,027 | Pamlico County Schools / 13,062 |
| 82. | $23,970 | Greene County Schools / 21,353 |
| 83. | $23,935 | Brunswick County Schools / 112,907 |
| 84. | $23,867 | Washington County Schools / 12,837 |
| 85. | $23,833 | Richmond County Schools / 46,317 |
| 86. | $23,830 | Lenoir County Schools / 59,095 |
| 87. | $23,557 | Mitchell County Schools / 15,380 |
| 88. | $23,550 | Camp Lejeune Schools / 27,735 |
| 89. | $23,519 | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 8,778 |
| 90. | $23,484 | Macon County Schools / 33,840 |
| 91. | $23,438 | Scotland County Schools / 36,034 |
| 92. | $23,355 | Anson County Schools / 26,309 |
| 93. | $23,267 | Clinton City Schools / 16,606 |
| 94. | $23,130 | Caswell County Schools / 23,357 |
| 95. | $22,772 | Wilkes County Schools / 69,093 |
| 96. | $22,604 | Asheboro City Schools / 28,583 |
| 97. | $22,449 | Sampson County Schools / 47,236 |
| 98. | $22,427 | Weldon City Schools / 7,174 |
| 99. | $22,373 | Bertie County Schools / 20,677 |
| 100. | $22,254 | Halifax County Schools / 31,471 |
| 101. | $22,230 | Robeson County Schools / 134,913 |
| 102. | $22,178 | Newton-Conover City Schools / 18,259 |
| 103. | $22,093 | Lexington City Schools / 20,026 |
| 104. | $22,061 | Montgomery County Schools / 27,626 |
| 105. | $22,011 | Transylvania County Schools / 32,943 |
| 106. | $21,744 | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,219 |
| 107. | $21,664 | Alleghany County Schools / 10,974 |
| 108. | $21,552 | Avery County Schools / 17,739 |
| 109. | $21,461 | Duplin County Schools / 59,455 |
| 110. | $21,447 | Hertford County Schools / 24,460 |
| 111. | $21,285 | Whiteville City Schools / 15,244 |
| 112. | $21,198 | Cherokee County Schools / 27,156 |
| 113. | $21,096 | Hyde County Schools / 5,757 |
| 114. | $20,980 | Ashe County Schools / 27,173 |
| 115. | $20,859 | Clay County Schools / 10,616 |
| 116. | $20,688 | Thomasville City Schools / 14,511 |
| 117. | $20,407 | Jackson County Schools / 36,500 |
| 118. | $11,596 | Watauga County Schools / 51,903 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Median Individual Worker Income' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Median Individual Worker Income' data are not listed.
