| | Total Personal Income (1000's), 2012 | Transfer Payments (1000's), 2012 | BEA Population, 2012 | Per Capita Income, 2012 | Per Capita Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012 | Per Capita Market Income, 2012 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012 |
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| United States | $13,729,063,000 | $2,358,236,000 | 313,914,040 | $43,735 | 100.0% | $36,223 | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | $909,244,781 | $215,349,050 | 25,362,995 | $35,849 | 82.0% | $27,359 | 75.5% |
| North Carolina | $369,703,508 | $73,636,623 | 9,752,073 | $37,910 | 86.7% | $30,359 | 83.8% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | $58,497,952 | $14,686,929 | 1,709,735 | $34,215 | 78.2% | $25,624 | 70.7% |
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| County |
| Alexander | $1,194,125 | $290,673 | 36,853 | $32,402 | 74.1% | $24,515 | 67.7% |
| Alleghany | $360,707 | $110,964 | 10,927 | $33,011 | 75.5% | $22,856 | 63.1% |
| Ashe | $820,781 | $257,882 | 27,097 | $30,290 | 69.3% | $20,773 | 57.3% |
| Avery | $522,031 | $143,966 | 17,635 | $29,602 | 67.7% | $21,438 | 59.2% |
| Buncombe | $8,884,892 | $2,005,850 | 244,490 | $36,341 | 83.1% | $28,136 | 77.7% |
| Burke | $2,868,490 | $769,792 | 90,505 | $31,694 | 72.5% | $23,189 | 64.0% |
| Caldwell | $2,303,939 | $711,753 | 81,930 | $28,121 | 64.3% | $19,433 | 53.6% |
| Cherokee | $741,175 | $303,925 | 26,992 | $27,459 | 62.8% | $16,199 | 44.7% |
| Clay | $310,270 | $111,238 | 10,618 | $29,221 | 66.8% | $18,745 | 51.7% |
| Davie | $1,597,334 | $345,748 | 41,433 | $38,552 | 88.1% | $30,207 | 83.4% |
| Forsyth | $14,176,253 | $2,682,250 | 358,137 | $39,583 | 90.5% | $32,094 | 88.6% |
| Graham | $234,792 | $87,675 | 8,700 | $26,988 | 61.7% | $16,910 | 46.7% |
| Haywood | $2,007,588 | $609,686 | 58,908 | $34,080 | 77.9% | $23,730 | 65.5% |
| Henderson | $4,098,466 | $1,010,709 | 108,266 | $37,856 | 86.6% | $28,520 | 78.7% |
| Jackson | $1,198,817 | $300,270 | 40,448 | $29,638 | 67.8% | $22,215 | 61.3% |
| Macon | $1,084,766 | $345,548 | 33,869 | $32,028 | 73.2% | $21,826 | 60.3% |
| Madison | $629,904 | $194,759 | 20,742 | $30,369 | 69.4% | $20,979 | 57.9% |
| McDowell | $1,251,297 | $410,935 | 44,998 | $27,808 | 63.6% | $18,676 | 51.6% |
| Mitchell | $440,402 | $157,382 | 15,368 | $28,657 | 65.5% | $18,416 | 50.8% |
| Polk | $815,548 | $196,145 | 20,271 | $40,232 | 92.0% | $30,556 | 84.4% |
| Rutherford | $1,893,341 | $633,140 | 67,323 | $28,123 | 64.3% | $18,719 | 51.7% |
| Stokes | $1,546,820 | $375,150 | 46,783 | $33,064 | 75.6% | $25,045 | 69.1% |
| Surry | $2,351,742 | $682,391 | 73,561 | $31,970 | 73.1% | $22,693 | 62.6% |
| Swain | $417,927 | $139,694 | 14,141 | $29,554 | 67.6% | $19,676 | 54.3% |
| Transylvania | $1,073,785 | $320,959 | 32,849 | $32,689 | 74.7% | $22,918 | 63.3% |
| Watauga | $1,622,183 | $304,237 | 51,871 | $31,273 | 71.5% | $25,408 | 70.1% |
| Wilkes | $2,308,805 | $675,120 | 69,306 | $33,313 | 76.2% | $23,572 | 65.1% |
| Yadkin | $1,251,390 | $330,395 | 38,084 | $32,859 | 75.1% | $24,183 | 66.8% |
| Yancey | $490,382 | $178,693 | 17,630 | $27,815 | 63.6% | $17,679 | 48.8% |
