These counties are the wealthiest in North Carolina. Do you live in one of them?

Kimberly Cataudella
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Some of North Carolina’s wealthiest counties are in the Triangle.

Financial tech company SmartAsset published a story recently that shows the richest counties among the state’s 100. The top three are in the Triangle.

The study used data from property values, investment income and median income.

Find the top five below, and read the full study at smartasset.com/investing/asset-allocation-calculator#northcarolina.

No. 1 Orange County, NC

  • Median income: $79,205

  • Median home value: $456,878

  • Investment income: $63,645

No. 2 Wake County, NC

  • Median income: $88,471

  • Median home value: $463,222

  • Investment income: $41,155

No. 3 Chatham County, NC

  • Median income: $76,791

  • Median home value: $528,211

  • Investment income: $39,115

No. 4 Dare County, NC

  • Median income: $69,500

  • Median home value: $547,928

  • Investment income: $29,348

No. 5 Union County, NC

  • Median income: $88,465

  • Median home value: $419,476

  • Investment income: $30,910

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  • Median income: $60,516

  • Median home value: $259,411

  • Investment income: $26,814

Here are the next five richest counties, including another Triangle spot:

No. 6 Currituck County

  • Median income: $79,416

  • Median home value: $506,956

  • Investment income: $14,619

No. 7 Mecklenburg County

  • Median income: $73,124

  • Median home value: $397,105

  • Investment income: $56,835

No. 8 New Hanover County

  • Median income: $62,362

  • Median home value: $400,840

  • Investment income: $52,347

No. 9 Buncombe County

  • Median income: $59,699

  • Median home value: $445,516

  • Investment income: $41,393

No. 10 Durham County

  • Median income: $67,000

  • Median home value: $385,969

  • Investment income: $33,213

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