| | Total Personal Income (1000's), 2016 | Transfer Payments (1000's), 2016 | BEA Population, 2016 | Per Capita Income, 2016 | Per Capita Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2016 | Per Capita Market Income, 2016 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2016 |
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| United States | $15,912,777,000 | $2,768,331,000 | 323,127,513 | $49,246 | 100.0% | $40,679 | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | $1,005,176,388 | $244,613,822 | 25,552,573 | $39,338 | 79.9% | $29,765 | 73.2% |
| North Carolina | $428,638,808 | $84,955,332 | 10,146,788 | $42,244 | 85.8% | $33,871 | 83.3% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | $66,260,786 | $16,566,884 | 1,743,720 | $38,000 | 77.2% | $28,499 | 70.1% |
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| County |
| Alexander | $1,274,078 | $337,085 | 37,428 | $34,041 | 69.1% | $25,035 | 61.5% |
| Alleghany | $375,938 | $126,859 | 10,848 | $34,655 | 70.4% | $22,961 | 56.4% |
| Ashe | $886,702 | $289,595 | 26,924 | $32,934 | 66.9% | $22,177 | 54.5% |
| Avery | $569,271 | $166,997 | 17,516 | $32,500 | 66.0% | $22,966 | 56.5% |
| Buncombe | $11,071,174 | $2,277,951 | 256,088 | $43,232 | 87.8% | $34,337 | 84.4% |
| Burke | $2,891,036 | $844,815 | 88,851 | $32,538 | 66.1% | $23,030 | 56.6% |
| Caldwell | $2,647,747 | $779,507 | 81,449 | $32,508 | 66.0% | $22,938 | 56.4% |
| Cherokee | $823,540 | $341,842 | 27,905 | $29,512 | 59.9% | $17,262 | 42.4% |
| Clay | $331,906 | $126,881 | 10,915 | $30,408 | 61.7% | $18,784 | 46.2% |
| Davie | $1,799,332 | $390,256 | 42,013 | $42,828 | 87.0% | $33,539 | 82.4% |
| Forsyth | $16,595,996 | $3,090,099 | 371,511 | $44,672 | 90.7% | $36,354 | 89.4% |
| Graham | $252,807 | $90,138 | 8,558 | $29,540 | 60.0% | $19,008 | 46.7% |
| Haywood | $2,377,718 | $680,233 | 60,682 | $39,183 | 79.6% | $27,973 | 68.8% |
| Henderson | $4,454,428 | $1,175,047 | 114,209 | $39,002 | 79.2% | $28,714 | 70.6% |
| Jackson | $1,399,624 | $329,652 | 42,241 | $33,134 | 67.3% | $25,330 | 62.3% |
| Macon | $1,263,179 | $389,891 | 34,376 | $36,746 | 74.6% | $25,404 | 62.5% |
| Madison | $662,018 | $215,134 | 21,340 | $31,022 | 63.0% | $20,941 | 51.5% |
| McDowell | $1,418,916 | $462,579 | 45,075 | $31,479 | 63.9% | $21,217 | 52.2% |
| Mitchell | $485,474 | $164,872 | 15,126 | $32,095 | 65.2% | $21,195 | 52.1% |
| Polk | $866,459 | $225,684 | 20,334 | $42,611 | 86.5% | $31,512 | 77.5% |
| Rutherford | $1,995,025 | $687,835 | 66,421 | $30,036 | 61.0% | $19,680 | 48.4% |
| Stokes | $1,537,538 | $433,629 | 46,097 | $33,354 | 67.7% | $23,948 | 58.9% |
| Surry | $2,564,576 | $760,659 | 72,113 | $35,563 | 72.2% | $25,015 | 61.5% |
| Swain | $474,355 | $153,291 | 14,346 | $33,065 | 67.1% | $22,380 | 55.0% |
| Transylvania | $1,244,927 | $365,131 | 33,482 | $37,182 | 75.5% | $26,277 | 64.6% |
| Watauga | $1,837,070 | $361,640 | 53,922 | $34,069 | 69.2% | $27,362 | 67.3% |
| Wilkes | $2,301,534 | $732,700 | 68,740 | $33,482 | 68.0% | $22,823 | 56.1% |
| Yadkin | $1,287,108 | $365,630 | 37,532 | $34,294 | 69.6% | $24,552 | 60.4% |
| Yancey | $571,310 | $201,252 | 17,678 | $32,318 | 65.6% | $20,933 | 51.5% |
