| | Total Personal Income (1000's), 2008 | Transfer Payments (1000's), 2008 | BEA Population, 2008 | Per Capita Income, 2008 | Per Capita Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008 | Per Capita Market Income, 2008 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008 |
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| United States | $12,225,589,000 | $1,875,588,000 | 304,374,846 | $40,166 | 100.0% | $34,004 | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | $806,346,532 | $174,667,180 | 24,878,452 | $32,411 | 80.7% | $25,391 | 74.7% |
| North Carolina | $325,953,820 | $56,850,024 | 9,247,134 | $35,249 | 87.8% | $29,101 | 85.6% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | $53,543,862 | $11,527,252 | 1,653,034 | $32,391 | 80.6% | $25,418 | 74.7% |
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| County |
| Alexander | $1,071,695 | $221,903 | 36,586 | $29,292 | 72.9% | $23,227 | 68.3% |
| Alleghany | $307,423 | $88,782 | 11,025 | $27,884 | 69.4% | $19,831 | 58.3% |
| Ashe | $726,873 | $202,205 | 25,691 | $28,293 | 70.4% | $20,422 | 60.1% |
| Avery | $495,051 | $126,459 | 17,915 | $27,633 | 68.8% | $20,574 | 60.5% |
| Buncombe | $8,020,952 | $1,565,336 | 229,373 | $34,969 | 87.1% | $28,145 | 82.8% |
| Burke | $2,650,276 | $620,388 | 89,282 | $29,684 | 73.9% | $22,736 | 66.9% |
| Caldwell | $2,246,306 | $593,181 | 79,862 | $28,127 | 70.0% | $20,700 | 60.9% |
| Cherokee | $658,814 | $249,934 | 26,561 | $24,804 | 61.8% | $15,394 | 45.3% |
| Clay | $281,838 | $84,912 | 10,301 | $27,360 | 68.1% | $19,117 | 56.2% |
| Davie | $1,496,958 | $254,607 | 41,082 | $36,438 | 90.7% | $30,241 | 88.9% |
| Forsyth | $13,238,790 | $2,121,295 | 355,140 | $37,278 | 92.8% | $31,305 | 92.1% |
| Graham | $213,815 | $70,206 | 7,980 | $26,794 | 66.7% | $17,996 | 52.9% |
| Haywood | $1,782,239 | $473,620 | 56,875 | $31,336 | 78.0% | $23,009 | 67.7% |
| Henderson | $3,675,697 | $774,913 | 102,383 | $35,901 | 89.4% | $28,333 | 83.3% |
| Jackson | $1,084,414 | $224,010 | 36,789 | $29,477 | 73.4% | $23,388 | 68.8% |
| Macon | $995,240 | $267,806 | 33,102 | $30,066 | 74.9% | $21,976 | 64.6% |
| Madison | $559,365 | $153,705 | 20,370 | $27,460 | 68.4% | $19,915 | 58.6% |
| McDowell | $1,115,788 | $313,720 | 43,912 | $25,410 | 63.3% | $18,265 | 53.7% |
| Mitchell | $406,690 | $130,681 | 15,691 | $25,919 | 64.5% | $17,590 | 51.7% |
| Polk | $771,759 | $150,605 | 19,232 | $40,129 | 99.9% | $32,298 | 95.0% |
| Rutherford | $1,755,054 | $496,897 | 63,436 | $27,667 | 68.9% | $19,833 | 58.3% |
| Stokes | $1,345,230 | $289,588 | 46,140 | $29,155 | 72.6% | $22,879 | 67.3% |
| Surry | $2,157,272 | $547,807 | 72,388 | $29,802 | 74.2% | $22,234 | 65.4% |
| Swain | $358,488 | $111,112 | 13,377 | $26,799 | 66.7% | $18,493 | 54.4% |
| Transylvania | $1,018,379 | $256,006 | 30,155 | $33,771 | 84.1% | $25,282 | 74.3% |
| Watauga | $1,455,676 | $227,105 | 45,421 | $32,049 | 79.8% | $27,049 | 79.5% |
| Wilkes | $2,105,303 | $510,977 | 66,725 | $31,552 | 78.6% | $23,894 | 70.3% |
| Yadkin | $1,105,639 | $253,419 | 37,701 | $29,327 | 73.0% | $22,605 | 66.5% |
| Yancey | $442,838 | $146,073 | 18,539 | $23,887 | 59.5% | $16,008 | 47.1% |
