County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 88 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | Camden County | 88 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Union County | 85 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Currituck County | 84 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Cabarrus County | 82 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Iredell County | 82 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Johnston County | 79 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | New Hanover County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Lincoln County | 74 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Chatham County | 73 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Pender County | 73 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Forsyth County | 66 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Davie County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Harnett County | 64 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Brunswick County | 64 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Guilford County | 63 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Henderson County | 63 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Alamance County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Gaston County | 61 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Franklin County | 61 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Moore County | 61 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Perquimans County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Rowan County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Buncombe County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Dare County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Carteret County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Catawba County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Transylvania County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Orange County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Davidson County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Macon County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Madison County | 53 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Stanly County | 53 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Craven County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Stokes County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Person County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Clay County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Polk County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Cleveland County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Lee County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Nash County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Yadkin County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Haywood County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Jones County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Ashe County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Randolph County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Wayne County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Pasquotank County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Gates County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Pitt County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | Mitchell County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | Pamlico County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 53 | Avery County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 54 | Greene County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 55 | Vance County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 56 | Surry County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 57 | Cherokee County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 58 | Wilson County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 59 | Caldwell County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 60 | Rockingham County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 61 | Granville County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 62 | Graham County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 63 | Yancey County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 64 | Onslow County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 65 | Chowan County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 66 | Rutherford County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 67 | Beaufort County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 68 | Jackson County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 69 | Duplin County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 70 | Alexander County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 71 | Alleghany County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 72 | Burke County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 73 | Wilkes County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 74 | Watauga County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 75 | Hoke County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 76 | Cumberland County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 77 | Sampson County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 78 | Montgomery County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 79 | Warren County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 80 | Anson County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 81 | McDowell County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 82 | Caswell County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 83 | Edgecombe County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 84 | Lenoir County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 85 | Tyrrell County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 86 | Columbus County | 26 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 87 | Martin County | 26 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 88 | Robeson County | 21 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 89 | Northampton County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 90 | Richmond County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |