Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2023

North Carolina

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2023
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) OASDI contributions b (thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
Total, North Carolina 5,917,871 5,548,616 672,420 303,296,241 289,286,193 14,010,048 37,608,734 35,871,488 1,737,246
Men 2,963,779 2,763,570 339,840 170,472,599 162,064,799 8,407,800 21,138,602 20,096,035 1,042,567
Women 2,954,092 2,785,046 332,579 132,823,642 127,221,394 5,602,248 16,470,132 15,775,453 694,679
Alamance 107,735 103,715 9,211 5,133,597 5,002,717 130,880 636,566 620,337 16,229
Men 52,465 50,076 4,443 2,733,498 2,646,118 87,380 338,954 328,119 10,835
Women 55,270 53,639 4,768 2,400,099 2,356,599 43,500 297,612 292,218 5,394
Alexander 18,191 (X) (X) 693,982 (X) (X) 86,054 (X) (X)
Men 9,703 (X) (X) 411,880 (X) (X) 51,073 (X) (X)
Women 8,488 (X) (X) 282,103 (X) (X) 34,981 (X) (X)
Alleghany 5,835 (X) (X) 240,797 (X) (X) 29,859 (X) (X)
Men 2,768 (X) (X) 129,766 (X) (X) 16,091 (X) (X)
Women 3,067 (X) (X) 111,031 (X) (X) 13,768 (X) (X)
Anson 10,951 (X) (X) 463,235 (X) (X) 57,441 (X) (X)
Men 5,217 (X) (X) 285,529 (X) (X) 35,406 (X) (X)
Women 5,734 (X) (X) 177,706 (X) (X) 22,036 (X) (X)
Ashe 13,141 11,298 2,384 538,443 507,425 31,019 66,767 62,921 3,846
Men 5,739 (X) (X) 280,355 (X) (X) 34,764 (X) (X)
Women 7,402 (X) (X) 258,088 (X) (X) 32,003 (X) (X)
Avery 7,580 (X) (X) 320,439 (X) (X) 39,734 (X) (X)
Men 4,397 (X) (X) 210,063 (X) (X) 26,048 (X) (X)
Women 3,182 (X) (X) 110,376 (X) (X) 13,687 (X) (X)
Beaufort 26,476 24,631 3,143 1,053,991 979,463 74,527 130,695 121,453 9,241
Men 12,376 (X) (X) 546,541 (X) (X) 67,771 (X) (X)
Women 14,100 (X) (X) 507,450 (X) (X) 62,924 (X) (X)
Bertie 7,463 (X) (X) 256,541 (X) (X) 31,811 (X) (X)
Men 2,876 (X) (X) 103,584 (X) (X) 12,844 (X) (X)
Women 4,587 (X) (X) 152,957 (X) (X) 18,967 (X) (X)
Bladen 14,697 (X) (X) 530,587 (X) (X) 65,793 (X) (X)
Men 6,541 (X) (X) 259,355 (X) (X) 32,160 (X) (X)
Women 8,156 (X) (X) 271,232 (X) (X) 33,633 (X) (X)
Brunswick 69,052 63,410 9,320 3,162,369 2,952,017 210,352 392,134 366,050 26,084
Men 31,713 29,109 3,901 1,663,777 1,554,870 108,907 206,308 192,804 13,504
Women 37,339 34,300 5,418 1,498,592 1,397,147 101,445 185,825 173,246 12,579
Buncombe 146,082 132,519 22,324 7,296,739 6,841,631 455,108 904,796 848,362 56,433
Men 78,257 70,229 12,571 4,240,349 3,973,108 267,241 525,803 492,665 33,138
Women 67,825 62,290 9,753 3,056,390 2,868,523 187,867 378,992 355,697 23,296
Burke 42,781 40,611 3,468 1,695,570 1,648,340 47,230 210,251 204,394 5,856
Men 22,880 (X) (X) 989,596 (X) (X) 122,710 (X) (X)
Women 19,901 (X) (X) 705,974 (X) (X) 87,541 (X) (X)
Cabarrus 135,296 128,346 13,979 7,704,557 7,449,113 255,444 955,365 923,690 31,675
Men 70,187 65,954 7,694 4,564,433 4,397,330 167,103 565,990 545,269 20,721
Women 65,108 62,392 6,285 3,140,124 3,051,784 88,341 389,375 378,421 10,954
Caldwell 40,338 38,168 3,684 1,780,272 1,672,355 107,917 220,754 207,372 13,382
Men 21,881 (X) (X) 1,073,661 (X) (X) 133,134 (X) (X)
Women 18,457 (X) (X) 706,611 (X) (X) 87,620 (X) (X)
Camden 5,841 (X) (X) 282,940 (X) (X) 35,085 (X) (X)
Men 3,175 (X) (X) 183,316 (X) (X) 22,731 (X) (X)
Women 2,666 (X) (X) 99,624 (X) (X) 12,353 (X) (X)
Carteret 31,290 27,277 5,310 1,398,847 1,274,048 124,799 173,457 157,982 15,475
Men 15,489 13,537 2,709 837,243 771,313 65,930 103,818 95,643 8,175
Women 15,801 13,740 2,601 561,605 502,735 58,869 69,639 62,339 7,300
Caswell 8,767 (X) (X) 317,550 (X) (X) 39,376 (X) (X)
Men 4,791 (X) (X) 187,198 (X) (X) 23,212 (X) (X)
Women 3,976 (X) (X) 130,352 (X) (X) 16,164 (X) (X)
Catawba 100,913 95,267 10,945 4,647,139 4,435,320 211,818 576,245 549,980 26,265
Men 54,479 50,789 6,719 2,846,743 2,691,813 154,930 352,996 333,785 19,211
Women 46,434 44,478 4,226 1,800,396 1,743,507 56,888 223,249 216,195 7,054
Chatham 28,552 26,056 4,335 1,586,366 1,516,993 69,373 196,709 188,107 8,602
Men 15,279 (X) (X) 930,201 (X) (X) 115,345 (X) (X)
Women 13,273 (X) (X) 656,165 (X) (X) 81,364 (X) (X)
Cherokee 14,248 12,621 2,276 603,497 556,992 46,505 74,834 69,067 5,767
Men 7,389 (X) (X) 329,891 (X) (X) 40,906 (X) (X)
Women 6,859 (X) (X) 273,606 (X) (X) 33,927 (X) (X)
Chowan 5,707 (X) (X) 245,655 (X) (X) 30,461 (X) (X)
Men 2,959 (X) (X) 142,651 (X) (X) 17,689 (X) (X)
Women 2,748 (X) (X) 103,004 (X) (X) 12,773 (X) (X)
Clay 4,817 (X) (X) 207,944 (X) (X) 25,785 (X) (X)
Men 2,055 (X) (X) 95,090 (X) (X) 11,791 (X) (X)
Women 2,762 (X) (X) 112,854 (X) (X) 13,994 (X) (X)
Cleveland 56,864 54,148 6,177 2,391,697 2,294,402 97,295 296,570 284,506 12,065
Men 28,582 27,277 3,251 1,302,819 1,248,745 54,074 161,550 154,844 6,705
Women 28,282 26,870 2,926 1,088,878 1,045,657 43,222 135,021 129,661 5,359
Columbus 24,527 22,901 2,167 974,113 951,977 22,136 120,790 118,045 2,745
Men 12,090 (X) (X) 557,921 (X) (X) 69,182 (X) (X)
Women 12,438 (X) (X) 416,192 (X) (X) 51,608 (X) (X)
Craven 56,254 51,807 6,719 2,269,480 2,165,320 104,160 281,416 268,500 12,916
Men 29,582 26,870 3,901 1,338,274 1,273,061 65,212 165,946 157,860 8,086
Women 26,672 24,936 2,818 931,206 892,258 38,948 115,470 110,640 4,830
Cumberland 184,026 174,148 18,531 7,622,007 7,274,874 347,134 945,129 902,084 43,045
Men 86,907 82,239 8,561 4,023,642 3,825,059 198,583 498,932 474,307 24,624
Women 97,120 91,909 9,970 3,598,365 3,449,815 148,550 446,197 427,777 18,420
Currituck 18,097 16,794 2,601 1,022,154 955,297 66,857 126,747 118,457 8,290
Men 9,303 (X) (X) 618,576 (X) (X) 76,703 (X) (X)
Women 8,794 (X) (X) 403,578 (X) (X) 50,044 (X) (X)
Dare 23,183 20,255 4,226 1,088,836 959,785 129,051 135,016 119,013 16,002
Men 10,399 (X) (X) 524,637 (X) (X) 65,055 (X) (X)
Women 12,784 (X) (X) 564,199 (X) (X) 69,961 (X) (X)
Davidson 77,161 72,061 8,453 3,390,739 3,203,515 187,224 420,452 397,236 23,216
Men 41,536 38,066 4,660 2,029,183 1,890,558 138,625 251,619 234,429 17,190
Women 35,625 33,995 3,793 1,361,556 1,312,957 48,598 168,833 162,807 6,026
Davie 21,170 19,542 2,926 1,114,033 1,037,064 76,969 138,140 128,596 9,544
Men 11,766 (X) (X) 664,366 (X) (X) 82,381 (X) (X)
Women 9,404 (X) (X) 449,667 (X) (X) 55,759 (X) (X)
Duplin 26,821 24,326 3,684 1,031,035 979,199 51,836 127,848 121,421 6,428
Men 11,824 (X) (X) 491,567 (X) (X) 60,954 (X) (X)
Women 14,996 (X) (X) 539,468 (X) (X) 66,894 (X) (X)
Durham 177,527 167,430 19,723 10,205,944 9,762,688 443,255 1,265,537 1,210,573 54,964
Men 85,223 79,797 9,320 5,069,430 4,839,690 229,739 628,609 600,122 28,488
Women 92,305 87,634 10,403 5,136,514 4,922,998 213,516 636,928 610,452 26,476
Edgecombe 17,242 (X) (X) 706,361 (X) (X) 87,589 (X) (X)
Men 7,647 (X) (X) 320,105 (X) (X) 39,693 (X) (X)
Women 9,595 (X) (X) 386,257 (X) (X) 47,896 (X) (X)
Forsyth 228,061 213,843 25,575 11,539,515 11,085,118 454,397 1,430,900 1,374,555 56,345
Men 107,706 102,494 10,620 6,214,455 5,999,561 214,894 770,592 743,946 26,647
Women 120,355 111,349 14,955 5,325,061 5,085,557 239,503 660,308 630,609 29,698
Franklin 39,647 37,150 4,768 2,110,142 2,035,395 74,747 261,658 252,389 9,269
Men 21,042 19,847 2,492 1,288,072 1,246,797 41,275 159,721 154,603 5,118
Women 18,605 17,303 2,276 822,070 788,598 33,472 101,937 97,786 4,151
Gaston 135,952 129,975 14,413 6,653,398 6,377,151 276,247 825,021 790,767 34,255
Men 66,858 63,817 6,502 3,862,591 3,667,701 194,890 478,961 454,795 24,166
Women 69,094 66,158 7,911 2,790,807 2,709,450 81,357 346,060 335,972 10,088
Gates 6,318 (X) (X) 260,750 (X) (X) 32,333 (X) (X)
Men 2,755 (X) (X) 130,784 (X) (X) 16,217 (X) (X)
Women 3,562 (X) (X) 129,966 (X) (X) 16,116 (X) (X)
Graham 4,315 (X) (X) 155,523 (X) (X) 19,285 (X) (X)
Men (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Women (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Granville 28,573 (X) (X) 1,491,614 (X) (X) 184,960 (X) (X)
Men 12,464 (X) (X) 701,644 (X) (X) 87,004 (X) (X)
Women 16,108 (X) (X) 789,970 (X) (X) 97,956 (X) (X)
Greene 6,954 (X) (X) 255,406 (X) (X) 31,670 (X) (X)
Men 3,257 (X) (X) 105,220 (X) (X) 13,047 (X) (X)
Women 3,697 (X) (X) 150,186 (X) (X) 18,623 (X) (X)
Guilford 315,680 296,896 37,278 15,114,601 14,439,687 674,913 1,874,210 1,790,521 83,689
Men 151,917 142,799 16,797 8,302,200 7,947,589 354,610 1,029,473 985,501 43,972
Women 163,763 154,097 20,481 6,812,401 6,492,098 320,303 844,738 805,020 39,718
Halifax 27,026 (X) (X) 972,216 (X) (X) 120,555 (X) (X)
Men 12,342 (X) (X) 509,376 (X) (X) 63,163 (X) (X)
Women 14,684 (X) (X) 462,839 (X) (X) 57,392 (X) (X)
Harnett 43,846 40,916 4,877 1,979,474 1,896,023 83,451 245,455 235,107 10,348
Men 21,129 (X) (X) 1,084,456 (X) (X) 134,473 (X) (X)
Women 22,717 (X) (X) 895,019 (X) (X) 110,982 (X) (X)
Haywood 30,364 28,193 3,793 1,179,158 1,113,718 65,440 146,216 138,101 8,115
Men 14,629 (X) (X) 643,599 (X) (X) 79,806 (X) (X)
Women 15,735 (X) (X) 535,559 (X) (X) 66,409 (X) (X)
Henderson 63,241 59,440 7,586 2,929,532 2,786,950 142,582 363,262 345,582 17,680
Men 31,280 29,109 3,576 1,642,811 1,556,535 86,277 203,709 193,010 10,698
Women 31,961 30,331 4,010 1,286,720 1,230,415 56,305 159,553 152,571 6,982
Hertford 9,487 (X) (X) 396,570 (X) (X) 49,175 (X) (X)
Men 4,187 (X) (X) 208,297 (X) (X) 25,829 (X) (X)
Women 5,300 (X) (X) 188,273 (X) (X) 23,346 (X) (X)
Hoke 19,698 (X) (X) 903,450 (X) (X) 112,028 (X) (X)
Men 8,603 (X) (X) 421,319 (X) (X) 52,244 (X) (X)
Women 11,095 (X) (X) 482,131 (X) (X) 59,784 (X) (X)
Hyde (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Men (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Women (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Iredell 114,537 107,481 13,112 6,173,080 5,892,918 280,163 765,462 730,722 34,740
Men 60,422 56,082 7,044 3,606,271 3,428,389 177,882 447,178 425,120 22,057
Women 54,115 51,400 6,069 2,566,809 2,464,529 102,280 318,284 305,602 12,683
Jackson 18,332 16,489 2,492 896,017 806,767 89,250 111,106 100,039 11,067
Men 9,614 (X) (X) 548,855 (X) (X) 68,058 (X) (X)
Women 8,718 (X) (X) 347,162 (X) (X) 43,048 (X) (X)
Johnston 100,159 95,166 9,320 5,188,928 4,997,222 191,705 643,427 619,656 23,771
Men 50,768 47,837 5,310 2,952,099 2,814,051 138,047 366,060 348,942 17,118
Women 49,391 47,328 4,010 2,236,829 2,183,171 53,658 277,367 270,713 6,654
Jones 6,630 (X) (X) 244,081 (X) (X) 30,266 (X) (X)
Men 3,067 (X) (X) 116,180 (X) (X) 14,406 (X) (X)
Women 3,563 (X) (X) 127,902 (X) (X) 15,860 (X) (X)
Lee 40,466 37,863 4,118 1,836,767 1,761,378 75,389 227,759 218,411 9,348
Men 21,868 20,458 2,059 1,071,236 1,033,694 37,541 132,833 128,178 4,655
Women 18,598 17,405 2,059 765,532 727,684 37,848 94,926 90,233 4,693
Lenoir 28,764 27,786 2,167 1,102,782 1,063,288 39,494 136,745 131,848 4,897
Men 16,421 (X) (X) 673,745 (X) (X) 83,544 (X) (X)
Women 12,343 (X) (X) 429,037 (X) (X) 53,201 (X) (X)
Lincoln 48,536 45,496 5,743 2,426,903 2,300,070 126,834 300,936 285,209 15,727
Men 22,805 21,069 2,818 1,329,157 1,245,348 83,809 164,815 154,423 10,392
Women 25,731 24,428 2,926 1,097,747 1,054,722 43,025 136,121 130,786 5,335
McDowell 22,554 (X) (X) 918,839 (X) (X) 113,936 (X) (X)
Men 12,438 (X) (X) 552,844 (X) (X) 68,553 (X) (X)
Women 10,117 (X) (X) 365,995 (X) (X) 45,383 (X) (X)
Macon 15,246 13,944 2,276 655,523 610,632 44,891 81,285 75,718 5,567
Men 7,362 (X) (X) 353,376 (X) (X) 43,819 (X) (X)
Women 7,884 (X) (X) 302,147 (X) (X) 37,466 (X) (X)
Madison 11,994 (X) (X) 527,200 (X) (X) 65,373 (X) (X)
Men 5,658 (X) (X) 260,176 (X) (X) 32,262 (X) (X)
Women 6,337 (X) (X) 267,023 (X) (X) 33,111 (X) (X)
Martin 9,900 (X) (X) 341,293 (X) (X) 42,320 (X) (X)
Men 5,211 (X) (X) 179,923 (X) (X) 22,310 (X) (X)
Women 4,689 (X) (X) 161,370 (X) (X) 20,010 (X) (X)
Mecklenburg 746,164 700,460 87,452 45,721,118 43,630,773 2,090,345 5,669,419 5,410,216 259,203
Men 367,611 343,411 41,830 25,385,651 24,104,303 1,281,348 3,147,821 2,988,934 158,887
Women 378,553 357,049 45,623 20,335,467 19,526,470 808,997 2,521,598 2,421,282 100,316
Mitchell 7,037 (X) (X) 253,227 (X) (X) 31,400 (X) (X)
Men 4,187 (X) (X) 161,927 (X) (X) 20,079 (X) (X)
Women 2,850 (X) (X) 91,301 (X) (X) 11,321 (X) (X)
Montgomery 11,555 (X) (X) 462,076 (X) (X) 57,297 (X) (X)
Men 6,255 (X) (X) 287,686 (X) (X) 35,673 (X) (X)
Women 5,299 (X) (X) 174,389 (X) (X) 21,624 (X) (X)
Moore 56,382 51,501 7,044 2,915,624 2,800,680 114,944 361,537 347,284 14,253
Men 28,036 25,649 3,901 1,728,919 1,645,440 83,479 214,386 204,035 10,351
Women 28,346 25,852 3,143 1,186,705 1,155,240 31,465 147,151 143,250 3,902
Nash 34,193 32,672 3,359 1,315,682 1,281,859 33,823 163,145 158,950 4,194
Men 18,274 (X) (X) 804,117 (X) (X) 99,710 (X) (X)
Women 15,919 (X) (X) 511,565 (X) (X) 63,434 (X) (X)
New Hanover 138,103 128,550 17,989 7,117,414 6,664,932 452,482 882,559 826,452 56,108
Men 68,829 63,512 8,994 3,871,606 3,624,607 246,999 480,079 449,451 30,628
Women 69,274 65,038 8,994 3,245,808 3,040,325 205,483 402,480 377,000 25,480
Northampton 8,563 (X) (X) 300,164 (X) (X) 37,220 (X) (X)
Men 3,359 (X) (X) 135,092 (X) (X) 16,751 (X) (X)
Women 5,204 (X) (X) 165,071 (X) (X) 20,469 (X) (X)
Onslow 117,203 111,451 10,295 4,571,044 4,410,365 160,679 566,809 546,885 19,924
Men 67,798 64,326 5,635 2,813,704 2,706,017 107,687 348,899 335,546 13,353
Women 49,405 47,125 4,660 1,757,339 1,704,348 52,991 217,910 211,339 6,571
Orange 78,148 71,959 11,920 5,243,818 4,957,088 286,730 650,233 614,679 35,555
Men 38,155 35,115 6,069 2,820,419 2,641,135 179,284 349,732 327,501 22,231
Women 39,993 36,845 5,852 2,423,399 2,315,953 107,446 300,502 287,178 13,323
Pamlico 4,695 (X) (X) 202,312 (X) (X) 25,087 (X) (X)
Men 2,647 (X) (X) 138,265 (X) (X) 17,145 (X) (X)
Women 2,049 (X) (X) 64,047 (X) (X) 7,942 (X) (X)
Pasquotank 21,779 (X) (X) 907,792 (X) (X) 112,566 (X) (X)
Men 10,156 (X) (X) 482,572 (X) (X) 59,839 (X) (X)
Women 11,623 (X) (X) 425,220 (X) (X) 52,727 (X) (X)
Pender 37,740 34,809 5,310 1,852,355 1,765,286 87,068 229,692 218,896 10,796
Men 18,701 17,506 2,384 1,103,830 1,072,750 31,080 136,875 133,021 3,854
Women 19,039 17,303 2,926 748,524 692,537 55,988 92,817 85,875 6,942
Perquimans 6,446 (X) (X) 268,312 (X) (X) 33,271 (X) (X)
Men 4,098 (X) (X) 225,315 (X) (X) 27,939 (X) (X)
Women 2,348 (X) (X) 42,998 (X) (X) 5,332 (X) (X)
Person 18,470 (X) (X) 927,591 (X) (X) 115,021 (X) (X)
Men 10,205 (X) (X) 540,405 (X) (X) 67,010 (X) (X)
Women 8,265 (X) (X) 387,186 (X) (X) 48,011 (X) (X)
Pitt 95,536 89,568 9,970 4,457,844 4,265,821 192,024 552,773 528,962 23,811
Men 48,459 44,987 5,202 2,467,829 2,342,338 125,491 306,011 290,450 15,561
Women 47,077 44,580 4,768 1,990,016 1,923,483 66,532 246,762 238,512 8,250
Polk 8,929 (X) (X) 403,652 (X) (X) 50,053 (X) (X)
Men 4,302 (X) (X) 226,835 (X) (X) 28,128 (X) (X)
Women 4,627 (X) (X) 176,816 (X) (X) 21,925 (X) (X)
Randolph 72,963 68,295 8,886 3,224,212 3,107,769 116,443 399,802 385,363 14,439
Men 38,859 35,929 5,202 1,980,175 1,893,459 86,717 245,542 234,789 10,753
Women 34,104 32,367 3,684 1,244,036 1,214,310 29,726 154,260 150,574 3,686
Richmond 21,734 (X) (X) 820,959 (X) (X) 101,799 (X) (X)
Men 11,223 (X) (X) 459,144 (X) (X) 56,934 (X) (X)
Women 10,510 (X) (X) 361,815 (X) (X) 44,865 (X) (X)
Robeson 60,499 56,590 7,586 2,224,946 2,082,556 142,390 275,893 258,237 17,656
Men 27,127 24,631 4,118 1,158,449 1,079,161 79,288 143,648 133,816 9,832
Women 33,372 31,959 3,468 1,066,497 1,003,395 63,102 132,246 124,421 7,825
Rockingham 46,147 43,868 4,118 2,020,843 1,941,783 79,059 250,585 240,781 9,803
Men 23,103 (X) (X) 1,140,969 (X) (X) 141,480 (X) (X)
Women 23,044 (X) (X) 879,874 (X) (X) 109,104 (X) (X)
Rowan 74,541 69,008 8,669 3,478,256 3,316,146 162,110 431,304 411,202 20,102
Men 40,995 38,066 4,443 2,062,998 1,972,275 90,723 255,812 244,562 11,250
Women 33,546 30,942 4,226 1,415,258 1,343,872 71,387 175,492 166,640 8,852
Rutherford 29,916 28,397 2,384 1,260,486 1,217,345 43,141 156,300 150,951 5,349
Men 14,500 (X) (X) 716,583 (X) (X) 88,856 (X) (X)
Women 15,416 (X) (X) 543,904 (X) (X) 67,444 (X) (X)
Sampson 29,805 26,769 4,010 1,181,929 1,098,906 83,024 146,559 136,264 10,295
Men 15,169 (X) (X) 656,567 (X) (X) 81,414 (X) (X)
Women 14,635 (X) (X) 525,362 (X) (X) 65,145 (X) (X)
Scotland 15,187 (X) (X) 543,009 (X) (X) 67,333 (X) (X)
Men 7,953 (X) (X) 301,036 (X) (X) 37,328 (X) (X)
Women 7,234 (X) (X) 241,973 (X) (X) 30,005 (X) (X)
Stanly 38,363 35,216 4,985 1,646,958 1,522,722 124,236 204,223 188,818 15,405
Men 18,441 (X) (X) 956,859 (X) (X) 118,651 (X) (X)
Women 19,921 (X) (X) 690,099 (X) (X) 85,572 (X) (X)
Stokes 22,207 20,255 3,143 964,119 908,182 55,937 119,551 112,615 6,936
Men 10,856 (X) (X) 538,924 (X) (X) 66,827 (X) (X)
Women 11,352 (X) (X) 425,194 (X) (X) 52,724 (X) (X)
Surry 38,119 35,624 3,901 1,619,918 1,549,526 70,392 200,870 192,141 8,729
Men 19,763 (X) (X) 944,379 (X) (X) 117,103 (X) (X)
Women 18,355 (X) (X) 675,540 (X) (X) 83,767 (X) (X)
Swain 8,354 (X) (X) 290,523 (X) (X) 36,025 (X) (X)
Men 4,282 (X) (X) 146,402 (X) (X) 18,154 (X) (X)
Women 4,072 (X) (X) 144,121 (X) (X) 17,871 (X) (X)
Transylvania 15,394 13,333 2,818 593,928 522,977 70,951 73,647 64,849 8,798
Men 8,738 (X) (X) 342,217 (X) (X) 42,435 (X) (X)
Women 6,656 (X) (X) 251,711 (X) (X) 31,212 (X) (X)
Tyrrell (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Men (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Women (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Union 128,714 117,863 18,314 7,315,990 6,916,890 399,101 907,183 857,694 49,488
Men 63,949 58,524 8,778 4,278,539 4,013,535 265,004 530,539 497,678 32,860
Women 64,765 59,339 9,536 3,037,451 2,903,355 134,097 376,644 360,016 16,628
Vance 26,613 (X) (X) 1,052,134 (X) (X) 130,465 (X) (X)
Men 11,630 (X) (X) 486,183 (X) (X) 60,287 (X) (X)
Women 14,983 (X) (X) 565,950 (X) (X) 70,178 (X) (X)
Wake 749,491 705,956 84,310 50,064,452 47,823,682 2,240,770 6,207,992 5,930,137 277,855
Men 383,893 363,156 40,746 28,946,309 27,707,574 1,238,736 3,589,342 3,435,739 153,603
Women 365,597 342,800 43,564 21,118,142 20,116,108 1,002,034 2,618,650 2,494,397 124,252
Warren 7,966 (X) (X) 319,218 (X) (X) 39,583 (X) (X)
Men 3,169 (X) (X) 138,146 (X) (X) 17,130 (X) (X)
Women 4,797 (X) (X) 181,073 (X) (X) 22,453 (X) (X)
Washington 4,899 (X) (X) 192,938 (X) (X) 23,924 (X) (X)
Men 2,857 (X) (X) 120,135 (X) (X) 14,897 (X) (X)
Women 2,042 (X) (X) 72,803 (X) (X) 9,028 (X) (X)
Watauga 25,242 23,613 3,034 956,516 873,786 82,730 118,608 108,349 10,259
Men 12,153 (X) (X) 532,839 (X) (X) 66,072 (X) (X)
Women 13,089 (X) (X) 423,677 (X) (X) 52,536 (X) (X)
Wayne 58,938 55,573 6,394 2,243,761 2,129,555 114,206 278,226 264,065 14,162
Men 30,058 27,888 3,468 1,271,551 1,196,063 75,488 157,672 148,312 9,361
Women 28,880 27,685 2,926 972,210 933,492 38,718 120,554 115,753 4,801
Wilkes 32,583 30,738 3,359 1,345,163 1,301,727 43,436 166,800 161,414 5,386
Men 15,653 (X) (X) 721,646 (X) (X) 89,484 (X) (X)
Women 16,930 (X) (X) 623,518 (X) (X) 77,316 (X) (X)
Wilson 44,073 42,443 3,901 1,811,290 1,728,616 82,674 224,600 214,348 10,252
Men 21,848 (X) (X) 1,012,199 (X) (X) 125,513 (X) (X)
Women 22,224 (X) (X) 799,091 (X) (X) 99,087 (X) (X)
Yadkin 21,666 20,255 2,601 917,637 866,042 51,595 113,787 107,389 6,398
Men 10,041 (X) (X) 452,618 (X) (X) 56,125 (X) (X)
Women 11,625 (X) (X) 465,019 (X) (X) 57,662 (X) (X)
Yancey 7,517 (X) (X) 274,455 (X) (X) 34,032 (X) (X)
Men 3,819 (X) (X) 141,386 (X) (X) 17,532 (X) (X)
Women 3,698 (X) (X) 133,069 (X) (X) 16,501 (X) (X)
Unknown 37,530 36,336 2,059 1,637,325 1,580,458 56,867 203,028 195,977 7,052
Men 18,252 (X) (X) 893,362 (X) (X) 110,777 (X) (X)
Women 19,277 (X) (X) 743,963 (X) (X) 92,251 (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $160,200 in 2023.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Number of persons with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2023
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) HI contributions b (thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
Total, North Carolina 5,921,174 5,551,089 705,836 346,908,584 327,605,330 19,303,254 10,060,349 9,500,555 559,794
Men 2,964,929 2,765,319 362,584 204,267,118 191,203,982 13,063,136 5,923,746 5,544,915 378,831
Women 2,956,245 2,785,770 343,252 142,641,466 136,401,348 6,240,118 4,136,603 3,955,639 180,963
Alamance 107,882 103,678 9,556 5,310,986 5,172,943 138,043 154,019 150,015 4,003
Men 52,511 50,058 4,723 2,879,298 2,783,103 96,195 83,500 80,710 2,790
Women 55,371 53,619 4,833 2,431,688 2,389,840 41,849 70,519 69,305 1,214
Alexander 18,185 (X) (X) 700,021 (X) (X) 20,301 (X) (X)
Men 9,705 (X) (X) 418,691 (X) (X) 12,142 (X) (X)
Women 8,479 (X) (X) 281,330 (X) (X) 8,159 (X) (X)
Alleghany 5,823 (X) (X) 322,336 (X) (X) 9,348 (X) (X)
Men 2,758 (X) (X) 210,488 (X) (X) 6,104 (X) (X)
Women 3,065 (X) (X) 111,848 (X) (X) 3,244 (X) (X)
Anson 10,931 (X) (X) 461,816 (X) (X) 13,393 (X) (X)
Men 5,210 (X) (X) 284,785 (X) (X) 8,259 (X) (X)
Women 5,721 (X) (X) 177,031 (X) (X) 5,134 (X) (X)
Ashe 13,077 11,294 2,526 558,401 525,655 32,746 16,194 15,244 950
Men 5,721 (X) (X) 300,908 (X) (X) 8,726 (X) (X)
Women 7,356 (X) (X) 257,493 (X) (X) 7,467 (X) (X)
Avery 7,560 (X) (X) 333,760 (X) (X) 9,679 (X) (X)
Men 4,393 (X) (X) 223,928 (X) (X) 6,494 (X) (X)
Women 3,167 (X) (X) 109,832 (X) (X) 3,185 (X) (X)
Beaufort 26,460 24,622 3,185 1,098,467 1,026,334 72,132 31,856 29,764 2,092
Men 12,362 (X) (X) 592,125 (X) (X) 17,172 (X) (X)
Women 14,098 (X) (X) 506,341 (X) (X) 14,684 (X) (X)
Bertie 7,458 (X) (X) 256,082 (X) (X) 7,426 (X) (X)
Men 2,861 (X) (X) 103,304 (X) (X) 2,996 (X) (X)
Women 4,597 (X) (X) 152,778 (X) (X) 4,431 (X) (X)
Bladen 14,711 (X) (X) 529,708 (X) (X) 15,362 (X) (X)
Men 6,538 (X) (X) 258,901 (X) (X) 7,508 (X) (X)
Women 8,173 (X) (X) 270,808 (X) (X) 7,853 (X) (X)
Brunswick 68,959 63,387 9,666 3,433,528 3,228,723 204,805 99,572 93,633 5,939
Men 31,670 29,099 4,174 1,875,423 1,768,212 107,211 54,387 51,278 3,109
Women 37,289 34,288 5,492 1,558,105 1,460,511 97,594 45,185 42,355 2,830
Buncombe 145,784 132,472 23,396 8,214,471 7,626,843 587,628 238,220 221,178 17,041
Men 78,051 70,204 13,291 5,057,449 4,657,123 400,326 146,666 135,057 11,609
Women 67,733 62,268 10,105 3,157,022 2,969,720 187,302 91,554 86,122 5,432
Burke 42,806 40,596 3,515 1,717,915 1,672,478 45,437 49,820 48,502 1,318
Men 22,884 (X) (X) 1,008,454 (X) (X) 29,245 (X) (X)
Women 19,921 (X) (X) 709,461 (X) (X) 20,574 (X) (X)
Cabarrus 135,466 128,402 14,279 8,505,951 8,089,057 416,894 246,673 234,583 12,090
Men 70,185 65,931 7,799 5,028,512 4,803,367 225,145 145,827 139,298 6,529
Women 65,281 62,471 6,481 3,477,439 3,285,690 191,749 100,846 95,285 5,561
Caldwell 40,354 38,154 3,735 1,833,752 1,705,158 128,594 53,179 49,450 3,729
Men 21,863 (X) (X) 1,103,814 (X) (X) 32,011 (X) (X)
Women 18,491 (X) (X) 729,938 (X) (X) 21,168 (X) (X)
Camden 5,823 (X) (X) 293,478 (X) (X) 8,511 (X) (X)
Men 3,167 (X) (X) 194,138 (X) (X) 5,630 (X) (X)
Women 2,656 (X) (X) 99,339 (X) (X) 2,881 (X) (X)
Carteret 31,159 27,268 5,712 1,582,232 1,430,218 152,013 45,885 41,476 4,408
Men 15,426 13,532 3,076 971,250 893,809 77,440 28,166 25,920 2,246
Women 15,733 13,736 2,636 610,982 536,409 74,573 17,718 15,556 2,163
Caswell 8,786 (X) (X) 324,646 (X) (X) 9,415 (X) (X)
Men 4,802 (X) (X) 194,505 (X) (X) 5,641 (X) (X)
Women 3,984 (X) (X) 130,142 (X) (X) 3,774 (X) (X)
Catawba 100,935 95,233 11,204 5,131,375 4,920,931 210,444 148,810 142,707 6,103
Men 54,452 50,771 6,920 3,234,062 3,082,641 151,420 93,788 89,397 4,391
Women 46,483 44,462 4,284 1,897,314 1,838,290 59,024 55,022 53,310 1,712
Chatham 28,503 26,047 4,503 1,685,992 1,615,935 70,056 48,894 46,862 2,032
Men 15,222 (X) (X) 1,017,261 (X) (X) 29,501 (X) (X)
Women 13,281 (X) (X) 668,731 (X) (X) 19,393 (X) (X)
Cherokee 14,200 12,616 2,307 657,070 612,330 44,740 19,055 17,758 1,297
Men 7,356 (X) (X) 364,764 (X) (X) 10,578 (X) (X)
Women 6,845 (X) (X) 292,306 (X) (X) 8,477 (X) (X)
Chowan 5,721 (X) (X) 263,096 (X) (X) 7,630 (X) (X)
Men 2,963 (X) (X) 160,189 (X) (X) 4,645 (X) (X)
Women 2,758 (X) (X) 102,907 (X) (X) 2,984 (X) (X)
Clay 4,802 (X) (X) 222,272 (X) (X) 6,446 (X) (X)
Men 2,043 (X) (X) 108,433 (X) (X) 3,145 (X) (X)
Women 2,758 (X) (X) 113,839 (X) (X) 3,301 (X) (X)
Cleveland 56,904 54,128 6,261 2,411,064 2,317,462 93,602 69,921 67,206 2,714
Men 28,605 27,268 3,295 1,322,767 1,270,745 52,021 38,360 36,852 1,509
Women 28,299 26,861 2,966 1,088,297 1,046,716 41,581 31,561 30,355 1,206
Columbus 24,519 22,893 2,197 986,220 964,924 21,296 28,600 27,983 618
Men 12,055 (X) (X) 558,435 (X) (X) 16,195 (X) (X)
Women 12,464 (X) (X) 427,785 (X) (X) 12,406 (X) (X)
Craven 56,189 51,788 6,810 2,369,514 2,267,703 101,811 68,716 65,763 2,953
Men 29,525 26,861 3,954 1,406,567 1,343,831 62,737 40,790 38,971 1,819
Women 26,664 24,927 2,856 962,946 923,872 39,074 27,925 26,792 1,133
Cumberland 184,095 174,085 19,002 8,018,385 7,494,944 523,440 232,533 217,353 15,180
Men 86,939 82,210 8,787 4,358,771 3,978,352 380,419 126,404 115,372 11,032
Women 97,156 91,875 10,215 3,659,614 3,516,593 143,021 106,129 101,981 4,148
Currituck 18,083 16,788 2,636 1,064,245 999,926 64,319 30,863 28,998 1,865
Men 9,297 (X) (X) 636,462 (X) (X) 18,457 (X) (X)
Women 8,786 (X) (X) 427,783 (X) (X) 12,406 (X) (X)
Dare 23,088 20,247 4,284 1,105,061 970,498 134,563 32,047 28,144 3,902
Men 10,318 (X) (X) 534,850 (X) (X) 15,511 (X) (X)
Women 12,770 (X) (X) 570,211 (X) (X) 16,536 (X) (X)
Davidson 77,132 72,035 8,568 3,446,676 3,247,397 199,279 99,954 94,175 5,779
Men 41,478 38,053 4,723 2,078,088 1,925,562 152,525 60,265 55,841 4,423
Women 35,654 33,983 3,844 1,368,588 1,321,835 46,754 39,689 38,333 1,356
Davie 21,147 19,535 2,966 1,200,786 1,078,855 121,931 34,823 31,287 3,536
Men 11,749 (X) (X) 726,606 (X) (X) 21,072 (X) (X)
Women 9,399 (X) (X) 474,180 (X) (X) 13,751 (X) (X)
Duplin 26,868 24,419 3,735 1,051,997 1,002,129 49,869 30,508 29,062 1,446
Men 11,749 (X) (X) 509,824 (X) (X) 14,785 (X) (X)
Women 15,120 (X) (X) 542,173 (X) (X) 15,723 (X) (X)
Durham 177,557 167,370 21,089 11,798,358 11,042,098 756,260 342,152 320,221 21,932
Men 85,203 79,768 10,215 6,286,649 5,751,713 534,936 182,313 166,800 15,513
Women 92,354 87,602 10,874 5,511,710 5,290,385 221,324 159,840 153,421 6,418
Edgecombe 17,265 (X) (X) 724,390 (X) (X) 21,007 (X) (X)
Men 7,662 (X) (X) 320,420 (X) (X) 9,292 (X) (X)
Women 9,603 (X) (X) 403,970 (X) (X) 11,715 (X) (X)
Forsyth 228,637 214,376 27,021 13,438,800 12,931,556 507,244 389,725 375,015 14,710
Men 108,291 102,966 11,753 7,406,377 7,158,181 248,197 214,785 207,587 7,198
Women 120,346 111,410 15,268 6,032,423 5,773,376 259,047 174,940 167,428 7,512
Franklin 39,639 37,137 4,833 2,310,440 2,234,957 75,482 67,003 64,814 2,189
Men 21,045 19,840 2,526 1,462,086 1,422,378 39,709 42,401 41,249 1,152
Women 18,593 17,297 2,307 848,353 812,579 35,774 24,602 23,565 1,037
Gaston 136,283 130,131 14,828 7,102,506 6,811,171 291,335 205,973 197,524 8,449
Men 67,120 63,997 6,700 4,284,952 4,073,464 211,488 124,264 118,130 6,133
Women 69,163 66,134 8,128 2,817,554 2,737,707 79,847 81,709 79,394 2,316
Gates 6,334 (X) (X) 260,397 (X) (X) 7,551 (X) (X)
Men 2,758 (X) (X) 130,551 (X) (X) 3,786 (X) (X)
Women 3,576 (X) (X) 129,846 (X) (X) 3,766 (X) (X)
Graham 4,291 (X) (X) 155,027 (X) (X) 4,496 (X) (X)
Men (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Women (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Granville 28,605 (X) (X) 1,553,466 (X) (X) 45,051 (X) (X)
Men 12,464 (X) (X) 755,304 (X) (X) 21,904 (X) (X)
Women 16,142 (X) (X) 798,162 (X) (X) 23,147 (X) (X)
Greene 6,947 (X) (X) 257,353 (X) (X) 7,463 (X) (X)
Men 3,269 (X) (X) 105,123 (X) (X) 3,049 (X) (X)
Women 3,678 (X) (X) 152,230 (X) (X) 4,415 (X) (X)
Guilford 315,883 297,095 38,444 16,512,961 15,798,929 714,032 478,876 458,169 20,707
Men 152,118 143,053 17,465 9,392,665 9,001,181 391,484 272,387 261,034 11,353
Women 163,765 154,041 20,980 7,120,296 6,797,748 322,548 206,489 197,135 9,354
Halifax 27,073 (X) (X) 975,858 (X) (X) 28,300 (X) (X)
Men 12,362 (X) (X) 509,783 (X) (X) 14,784 (X) (X)
Women 14,711 (X) (X) 466,075 (X) (X) 13,516 (X) (X)
Harnett 43,827 40,901 5,053 2,091,304 1,942,658 148,646 60,648 56,337 4,311
Men 21,147 (X) (X) 1,126,056 (X) (X) 32,656 (X) (X)
Women 22,680 (X) (X) 965,248 (X) (X) 27,992 (X) (X)
Haywood 30,444 28,285 3,954 1,189,681 1,125,952 63,729 34,501 32,653 1,848
Men 14,711 (X) (X) 651,715 (X) (X) 18,900 (X) (X)
Women 15,733 (X) (X) 537,966 (X) (X) 15,601 (X) (X)
Henderson 63,238 59,419 8,128 3,074,235 2,929,446 144,789 89,153 84,954 4,199
Men 31,261 29,099 3,954 1,715,468 1,629,463 86,005 49,749 47,254 2,494
Women 31,977 30,320 4,174 1,358,768 1,299,983 58,784 39,404 37,700 1,705
Hertford 9,501 (X) (X) 395,933 (X) (X) 11,482 (X) (X)
Men 4,189 (X) (X) 207,967 (X) (X) 6,031 (X) (X)
Women 5,312 (X) (X) 187,966 (X) (X) 5,451 (X) (X)
Hoke 19,717 (X) (X) 927,256 (X) (X) 26,890 (X) (X)
Men 8,582 (X) (X) 445,325 (X) (X) 12,914 (X) (X)
Women 11,136 (X) (X) 481,930 (X) (X) 13,976 (X) (X)
Hyde (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Men (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Women (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Iredell 114,625 107,544 13,730 7,711,094 7,330,551 380,543 223,622 212,586 11,036
Men 60,377 56,061 7,579 4,818,802 4,540,594 278,208 139,745 131,677 8,068
Women 54,248 51,483 6,151 2,892,292 2,789,957 102,335 83,876 80,909 2,968
Jackson 18,287 16,483 2,636 989,633 899,451 90,183 28,699 26,084 2,615
Men 9,603 (X) (X) 636,015 (X) (X) 18,444 (X) (X)
Women 8,684 (X) (X) 353,619 (X) (X) 10,255 (X) (X)
Johnston 100,220 95,131 9,666 5,338,045 5,145,158 192,887 154,803 149,210 5,594
Men 50,774 47,820 5,602 3,068,110 2,926,844 141,266 88,975 84,878 4,097
Women 49,446 47,311 4,064 2,269,935 2,218,314 51,621 65,828 64,331 1,497
Jones 6,640 (X) (X) 243,505 (X) (X) 7,062 (X) (X)
Men 3,065 (X) (X) 115,866 (X) (X) 3,360 (X) (X)
Women 3,576 (X) (X) 127,639 (X) (X) 3,702 (X) (X)
Lee 40,456 37,849 4,174 1,858,562 1,775,699 82,863 53,898 51,495 2,403
Men 21,863 20,451 2,087 1,077,019 1,040,903 36,116 31,234 30,186 1,047
Women 18,593 17,398 2,087 781,543 734,796 46,747 22,665 21,309 1,356
Lenoir 28,810 27,776 2,197 1,117,042 1,079,047 37,995 32,394 31,292 1,102
Men 16,448 (X) (X) 686,658 (X) (X) 19,913 (X) (X)
Women 12,362 (X) (X) 430,384 (X) (X) 12,481 (X) (X)
Lincoln 48,629 45,582 5,822 2,605,075 2,473,183 131,892 75,547 71,722 3,825
Men 22,884 21,163 2,856 1,439,164 1,348,663 90,500 41,736 39,111 2,625
Women 25,745 24,419 2,966 1,165,912 1,124,520 41,392 33,811 32,611 1,200
McDowell 22,578 (X) (X) 922,349 (X) (X) 26,748 (X) (X)
Men 12,464 (X) (X) 554,300 (X) (X) 16,075 (X) (X)
Women 10,114 (X) (X) 368,049 (X) (X) 10,673 (X) (X)
Macon 15,222 13,939 2,307 763,725 692,624 71,102 22,148 20,086 2,062
Men 7,356 (X) (X) 396,333 (X) (X) 11,494 (X) (X)
Women 7,866 (X) (X) 367,393 (X) (X) 10,654 (X) (X)
Madison 11,953 (X) (X) 545,514 (X) (X) 15,820 (X) (X)
Men 5,619 (X) (X) 269,590 (X) (X) 7,818 (X) (X)
Women 6,334 (X) (X) 275,924 (X) (X) 8,002 (X) (X)
Martin 9,910 (X) (X) 346,518 (X) (X) 10,049 (X) (X)
Men 5,210 (X) (X) 179,581 (X) (X) 5,208 (X) (X)
Women 4,699 (X) (X) 166,937 (X) (X) 4,841 (X) (X)
Mecklenburg 746,391 700,512 92,596 58,046,131 53,749,986 4,296,145 1,683,338 1,558,750 124,588
Men 367,679 343,490 45,584 35,481,253 32,143,453 3,337,800 1,028,956 932,160 96,796
Women 378,712 357,022 47,012 22,564,878 21,606,533 958,345 654,381 626,589 27,792
Mitchell 7,151 (X) (X) 257,968 (X) (X) 7,481 (X) (X)
Men 4,291 (X) (X) 166,772 (X) (X) 4,836 (X) (X)
Women 2,861 (X) (X) 91,196 (X) (X) 2,645 (X) (X)
Montgomery 11,544 (X) (X) 476,306 (X) (X) 13,813 (X) (X)
Men 6,232 (X) (X) 302,089 (X) (X) 8,761 (X) (X)
Women 5,312 (X) (X) 174,217 (X) (X) 5,052 (X) (X)
Moore 56,291 51,483 7,799 3,270,256 3,149,364 120,892 94,837 91,332 3,506
Men 27,992 25,640 4,503 2,052,636 1,962,066 90,570 59,526 56,900 2,627
Women 28,299 25,843 3,295 1,217,620 1,187,298 30,321 35,311 34,432 879
Nash 34,939 33,372 3,515 1,454,331 1,421,613 32,718 42,176 41,227 949
Men 18,389 (X) (X) 894,532 (X) (X) 25,941 (X) (X)
Women 16,550 (X) (X) 559,799 (X) (X) 16,234 (X) (X)
New Hanover 138,122 128,605 19,112 8,328,756 7,836,855 491,901 241,534 227,269 14,265
Men 68,857 63,590 9,886 4,605,403 4,328,203 277,200 133,557 125,518 8,039
Women 69,265 65,015 9,227 3,723,354 3,508,652 214,701 107,977 101,751 6,226
Northampton 8,582 (X) (X) 299,668 (X) (X) 8,690 (X) (X)
Men 3,371 (X) (X) 134,914 (X) (X) 3,913 (X) (X)
Women 5,210 (X) (X) 164,754 (X) (X) 4,778 (X) (X)
Onslow 117,281 111,410 10,764 4,618,527 4,448,546 169,982 133,937 129,008 4,929
Men 67,835 64,303 5,822 2,834,198 2,726,828 107,370 82,192 79,078 3,114
Women 49,446 47,108 4,943 1,784,329 1,721,717 62,612 51,746 49,930 1,816
Orange 78,051 71,934 14,828 7,670,428 7,024,163 646,265 222,442 203,701 18,742
Men 38,106 35,102 8,018 4,305,888 3,805,544 500,344 124,871 110,361 14,510
Women 39,945 36,832 6,810 3,364,541 3,218,619 145,921 97,572 93,340 4,232
Pamlico 4,699 (X) (X) 236,772 (X) (X) 6,866 (X) (X)
Men 2,656 (X) (X) 172,880 (X) (X) 5,014 (X) (X)
Women 2,043 (X) (X) 63,892 (X) (X) 1,853 (X) (X)
Pasquotank 21,760 (X) (X) 925,508 (X) (X) 26,840 (X) (X)
Men 10,114 (X) (X) 493,119 (X) (X) 14,300 (X) (X)
Women 11,646 (X) (X) 432,389 (X) (X) 12,539 (X) (X)
Pender 37,698 34,797 5,492 2,026,847 1,942,820 84,026 58,779 56,342 2,437
Men 18,696 17,500 2,526 1,223,777 1,193,614 30,164 35,490 34,615 875
Women 19,002 17,297 2,966 803,069 749,207 53,863 23,289 21,727 1,562
Perquimans 6,436 (X) (X) 272,722 (X) (X) 7,909 (X) (X)
Men 4,086 (X) (X) 229,939 (X) (X) 6,668 (X) (X)
Women 2,350 (X) (X) 42,782 (X) (X) 1,241 (X) (X)
Person 18,491 (X) (X) 944,040 (X) (X) 27,377 (X) (X)
Men 10,216 (X) (X) 550,146 (X) (X) 15,954 (X) (X)
Women 8,275 (X) (X) 393,895 (X) (X) 11,423 (X) (X)
Pitt 95,521 89,535 10,435 4,882,681 4,669,975 212,706 141,598 135,429 6,168
Men 48,425 44,971 5,602 2,770,207 2,621,508 148,699 80,336 76,024 4,312
Women 47,096 44,564 4,833 2,112,473 2,048,467 64,007 61,262 59,406 1,856
Polk 8,888 (X) (X) 404,052 (X) (X) 11,718 (X) (X)
Men 4,291 (X) (X) 226,250 (X) (X) 6,561 (X) (X)
Women 4,597 (X) (X) 177,802 (X) (X) 5,156 (X) (X)
Randolph 73,045 68,474 9,117 3,612,169 3,492,987 119,182 104,753 101,297 3,456
Men 38,924 36,119 5,382 2,303,613 2,213,029 90,584 66,805 64,178 2,627
Women 34,122 32,355 3,735 1,308,555 1,279,958 28,598 37,948 37,119 829
Richmond 21,760 (X) (X) 845,727 (X) (X) 24,526 (X) (X)
Men 11,238 (X) (X) 461,327 (X) (X) 13,378 (X) (X)
Women 10,523 (X) (X) 384,400 (X) (X) 11,148 (X) (X)
Robeson 60,480 56,570 7,689 2,230,511 2,089,557 140,954 64,685 60,597 4,088
Men 27,073 24,622 4,174 1,167,336 1,087,088 80,248 33,853 31,526 2,327
Women 33,407 31,948 3,515 1,063,175 1,002,468 60,706 30,832 29,072 1,760
Rockingham 46,177 43,852 4,284 2,117,242 2,009,176 108,066 61,400 58,266 3,134
Men 23,088 (X) (X) 1,186,771 (X) (X) 34,416 (X) (X)
Women 23,088 (X) (X) 930,471 (X) (X) 26,984 (X) (X)
Rowan 74,476 68,983 8,897 3,656,385 3,495,574 160,811 106,035 101,372 4,664
Men 40,967 38,053 4,613 2,193,806 2,101,672 92,134 63,620 60,948 2,672
Women 33,509 30,930 4,284 1,462,579 1,393,902 68,677 42,415 40,423 1,992
Rutherford 29,933 28,387 2,526 1,278,674 1,236,103 42,571 37,082 35,847 1,235
Men 14,507 (X) (X) 715,318 (X) (X) 20,744 (X) (X)
Women 15,426 (X) (X) 563,357 (X) (X) 16,337 (X) (X)
Sampson 29,729 26,759 4,064 1,181,134 1,101,262 79,872 34,253 31,937 2,316
Men 15,120 (X) (X) 656,313 (X) (X) 19,033 (X) (X)
Women 14,609 (X) (X) 524,821 (X) (X) 15,220 (X) (X)
Scotland 15,222 (X) (X) 550,408 (X) (X) 15,962 (X) (X)
Men 7,969 (X) (X) 308,802 (X) (X) 8,955 (X) (X)
Women 7,253 (X) (X) 241,606 (X) (X) 7,007 (X) (X)
Stanly 38,413 35,305 5,053 1,686,510 1,535,606 150,905 48,909 44,533 4,376
Men 18,491 (X) (X) 998,285 (X) (X) 28,950 (X) (X)
Women 19,921 (X) (X) 688,225 (X) (X) 19,959 (X) (X)
Stokes 22,169 20,247 3,185 1,010,926 948,831 62,094 29,317 27,516 1,801
Men 10,829 (X) (X) 578,653 (X) (X) 16,781 (X) (X)
Women 11,340 (X) (X) 432,273 (X) (X) 12,536 (X) (X)
Surry 38,106 35,611 3,954 1,663,085 1,595,364 67,720 48,229 46,266 1,964
Men 19,717 (X) (X) 975,600 (X) (X) 28,292 (X) (X)
Women 18,389 (X) (X) 687,484 (X) (X) 19,937 (X) (X)
Swain 8,377 (X) (X) 290,207 (X) (X) 8,416 (X) (X)
Men 4,291 (X) (X) 146,225 (X) (X) 4,241 (X) (X)
Women 4,086 (X) (X) 143,982 (X) (X) 4,175 (X) (X)
Transylvania 15,324 13,329 2,856 623,918 555,661 68,257 18,094 16,114 1,979
Men 8,684 (X) (X) 371,529 (X) (X) 10,774 (X) (X)
Women 6,640 (X) (X) 252,389 (X) (X) 7,319 (X) (X)
Tyrrell (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Men (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Women (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Union 128,928 118,227 19,332 8,396,857 7,831,427 565,430 243,509 227,111 16,397
Men 64,157 58,808 9,556 5,179,520 4,748,574 430,946 150,206 137,709 12,497
Women 64,770 59,419 9,776 3,217,337 3,082,853 134,484 93,303 89,403 3,900
Vance 26,868 (X) (X) 1,055,284 (X) (X) 30,603 (X) (X)
Men 11,749 (X) (X) 487,754 (X) (X) 14,145 (X) (X)
Women 15,120 (X) (X) 567,530 (X) (X) 16,458 (X) (X)
Wake 749,558 705,701 92,156 61,530,503 58,086,629 3,443,874 1,784,385 1,684,512 99,872
Men 384,025 363,025 45,694 38,103,475 35,869,022 2,234,453 1,105,001 1,040,202 64,799
Women 365,534 342,676 46,463 23,427,028 22,217,607 1,209,421 679,384 644,311 35,073
Warren 7,969 (X) (X) 338,906 (X) (X) 9,828 (X) (X)
Men 3,167 (X) (X) 155,887 (X) (X) 4,521 (X) (X)
Women 4,802 (X) (X) 183,019 (X) (X) 5,308 (X) (X)
Washington 4,904 (X) (X) 192,532 (X) (X) 5,583 (X) (X)
Men 2,861 (X) (X) 119,816 (X) (X) 3,475 (X) (X)
Women 2,043 (X) (X) 72,716 (X) (X) 2,109 (X) (X)
Watauga 25,234 23,605 3,076 1,030,989 951,399 79,590 29,899 27,591 2,308
Men 12,157 (X) (X) 609,048 (X) (X) 17,662 (X) (X)
Women 13,077 (X) (X) 421,941 (X) (X) 12,236 (X) (X)
Wayne 58,947 55,553 6,590 2,511,626 2,398,109 113,517 72,837 69,545 3,292
Men 30,035 27,878 3,625 1,514,047 1,437,777 76,269 43,907 41,696 2,212
Women 28,912 27,675 2,966 997,580 960,332 37,248 28,930 27,850 1,080
Wilkes 32,589 30,727 3,515 1,444,469 1,401,777 42,692 41,890 40,652 1,238
Men 15,631 (X) (X) 813,176 (X) (X) 23,582 (X) (X)
Women 16,959 (X) (X) 631,293 (X) (X) 18,307 (X) (X)
Wilson 44,338 42,631 4,064 1,886,036 1,784,089 101,947 54,695 51,739 2,956
Men 21,863 (X) (X) 1,047,553 (X) (X) 30,379 (X) (X)
Women 22,476 (X) (X) 838,483 (X) (X) 24,316 (X) (X)
Yadkin 21,760 20,349 2,636 959,512 898,480 61,031 27,826 26,056 1,770
Men 10,114 (X) (X) 489,615 (X) (X) 14,199 (X) (X)
Women 11,646 (X) (X) 469,897 (X) (X) 13,627 (X) (X)
Yancey 7,458 (X) (X) 272,765 (X) (X) 7,910 (X) (X)
Men 3,780 (X) (X) 140,722 (X) (X) 4,081 (X) (X)
Women 3,678 (X) (X) 132,043 (X) (X) 3,829 (X) (X)
Unknown 38,004 36,730 2,087 1,981,161 1,921,901 59,260 57,454 55,735 1,719
Men 18,491 (X) (X) 1,199,641 (X) (X) 34,790 (X) (X)
Women 19,513 (X) (X) 781,520 (X) (X) 22,664 (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
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