| | Total Personal Income (1000's), 2021 | Transfer Payments (1000's), 2021 | BEA Population, 2021 | Per Capita Income, 2021 | Per Capita Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2021 | Per Capita Market Income, 2021 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2021 |
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| United States | $21,288,709,000 | $4,617,314,000 | 331,893,745 | $64,143 | 100.0% | $50,231 | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | $1,343,466,629 | $391,978,210 | 26,289,466 | $51,103 | 79.7% | $36,193 | 72.1% |
| North Carolina | $592,695,039 | $141,974,136 | 10,551,162 | $56,173 | 87.6% | $42,718 | 85.0% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | $103,069,775 | $30,745,756 | 2,036,231 | $50,618 | 78.9% | $35,519 | 70.7% |
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| County |
| Alexander | $1,704,413 | $547,063 | 36,644 | $46,513 | 72.5% | $31,584 | 62.9% |
| Alleghany | $499,485 | $191,452 | 11,049 | $45,206 | 70.5% | $27,879 | 55.5% |
| Ashe | $1,180,718 | $449,127 | 26,711 | $44,203 | 68.9% | $27,389 | 54.5% |
| Avery | $768,549 | $262,932 | 17,864 | $43,022 | 67.1% | $28,304 | 56.3% |
| Buncombe | $15,720,415 | $3,746,511 | 271,534 | $57,895 | 90.3% | $44,097 | 87.8% |
| Burke | $3,924,827 | $1,350,168 | 87,611 | $44,798 | 69.8% | $29,387 | 58.5% |
| Caldwell | $3,528,807 | $1,272,478 | 80,463 | $43,856 | 68.4% | $28,042 | 55.8% |
| Catawba | $8,625,094 | $2,369,403 | 161,723 | $53,333 | 83.1% | $38,682 | 77.0% |
| Cherokee | $1,180,820 | $542,128 | 29,167 | $40,485 | 63.1% | $21,898 | 43.6% |
| Clay | $489,684 | $208,103 | 11,309 | $43,300 | 67.5% | $24,899 | 49.6% |
| Cleveland | $4,570,756 | $1,670,788 | 100,359 | $45,544 | 71.0% | $28,896 | 57.5% |
| Davie | $2,507,108 | $641,250 | 43,533 | $57,591 | 89.8% | $42,861 | 85.3% |
| Forsyth | $21,734,957 | $5,186,788 | 385,523 | $56,378 | 87.9% | $42,924 | 85.5% |
| Graham | $347,281 | $142,257 | 8,043 | $43,178 | 67.3% | $25,491 | 50.7% |
| Haywood | $3,101,217 | $1,086,550 | 62,476 | $49,639 | 77.4% | $32,247 | 64.2% |
| Henderson | $6,149,222 | $1,856,178 | 116,829 | $52,634 | 82.1% | $36,746 | 73.2% |
| Jackson | $1,882,332 | $571,640 | 43,410 | $43,362 | 67.6% | $30,193 | 60.1% |
| Macon | $1,835,954 | $629,664 | 37,564 | $48,875 | 76.2% | $32,113 | 63.9% |
| Madison | $925,952 | $338,533 | 21,502 | $43,064 | 67.1% | $27,319 | 54.4% |
| McDowell | $1,921,046 | $751,317 | 44,717 | $42,960 | 67.0% | $26,158 | 52.1% |
| Mitchell | $657,965 | $253,168 | 14,963 | $43,973 | 68.6% | $27,053 | 53.9% |
| Polk | $1,169,185 | $350,621 | 19,656 | $59,482 | 92.7% | $41,644 | 82.9% |
| Rutherford | $2,736,899 | $1,078,880 | 64,586 | $42,376 | 66.1% | $25,671 | 51.1% |
| Stokes | $2,056,514 | $702,817 | 44,553 | $46,159 | 72.0% | $30,384 | 60.5% |
| Surry | $3,341,516 | $1,136,678 | 71,152 | $46,963 | 73.2% | $30,988 | 61.7% |
| Swain | $698,616 | $269,322 | 14,136 | $49,421 | 77.0% | $30,369 | 60.5% |
| Transylvania | $1,732,932 | $562,674 | 33,165 | $52,252 | 81.5% | $35,286 | 70.2% |
| Watauga | $2,536,285 | $590,289 | 54,234 | $46,766 | 72.9% | $35,881 | 71.4% |
| Wilkes | $3,038,225 | $1,103,505 | 65,806 | $46,169 | 72.0% | $29,400 | 58.5% |
| Yadkin | $1,717,229 | $571,122 | 37,192 | $46,172 | 72.0% | $30,816 | 61.3% |
| Yancey | $785,772 | $312,350 | 18,757 | $41,892 | 65.3% | $25,240 | 50.2% |
