State profile
North Carolina FIPS 37
Population
10,367,022
Median household income
$60,516
Nonfarm employment
5,126,800
Business establishments
258,169
Every figure above traces to a primary source · view data sources & methodology
State Highlights
Largest employer sector
Health care and social assistance
641,503 employees
Business concentration
15.0%
of private employment in Health care and social assistance
Home prices, 1 year
+2.4%
FHFA
Federal outlays per capita
$8,529.45
USASpending.gov
Economy & Labor
Total nonfarm employment
BLS Current Employment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted · persons · 20 months available
· latest observation: August 2026
Employment ratio
49.9%
employed ÷ population
Unemployed population (ACS)
273,629
Vs. July
▲ 45,100
Business density
25.1 per 1,000
establishments per capita
Leading Industries
Leading industries by employment
Ranked by private-sector employment, same measure as the Business & Industry tab · see the full breakdown there
1
Health care and social assistance
641,503 employees
2
Retail trade
535,341 employees
3
Accommodation and food services
477,208 employees
4
Manufacturing
472,162 employees
5
Professional, scientific, and technical services
316,460 employees
Leading Public Companies
Top 5 by latest reported revenue
SEC EDGAR / XBRL Company Facts · see the full listing on the Public Companies tab
$113.10B
LOWES COMPANIES INC · LOW
$86.29B
$37.44B
NUCOR CORP · NUE
$32.49B
IQVIA HOLDINGS INC. · IQV
$16.31B
Population & People
Homeownership rate
65.9%
2.66M of 4.03M occupied homes are owner-occupied
Population by age
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimate (table B01001) · reconciles to total population
Housing & Real Estate
Median home value
$197,500
Median gross rent
$988 / month
Vacancy rate
13.7%
Total housing units
4.67M
Owner-occupied homes
2.66M
Renter-occupied homes
1.37M
Home prices, 1 year
+2.4%
Home prices, 5 years
+51.4%
Latest FHFA period
2026 Q2
ACS: 2021 ACS 5-year · FHFA: 2026 Q2
ACS housing estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau — median home value reflects owner-reported value, not a current sale price. House-price changes are from the FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index, a measure of price appreciation over time, not a home-value estimate.
Federal Spending
Total federal outlays
$87.63B
Outlays per capita
$8,529.45
Total prime award value
$113.93B
Source: USASpending.gov · specific reporting period not published in this dataset
Business establishments
258,169
Private-sector employment
4,279,425
Annual payroll
$259.73B
Avg. employees / establishment
16.6
derived: employment ÷ establishments
Census County Business Patterns · reference year 2023 State Ledger collected this data Sep 19, 2026, 12:10 UTC — not the measurement period.
Industry breakdown
Ranked by private-sector employment · NAICS 2-digit sectors as published (merged groups such as 31-33 kept intact)
62Health care and social assistance
641,503 employees
27,809 establishments ·
$39.28B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 3
Fortrea Holdings Inc. (FTRE)
· LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. (LH)
· Lumexa Imaging Holdings, Inc. (LMRI)
44-45Retail trade
535,341 employees
35,534 establishments ·
$18.36B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 4
ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC (AAP)
· CATO CORP (CATO)
· INGLES MARKETS INC (IMKTA)
· LOWES COMPANIES INC (LOW)
72Accommodation and food services
477,208 employees
24,293 establishments ·
$10.91B payroll
31-33Manufacturing
472,162 employees
8,664 establishments ·
$30.10B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 32
374Water Inc. (SCWO)
· ADAPTIN BIO, INC. (APTN)
· ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB)
· BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC (BCRX)
· Bioventus Inc. (BVS)
· cbdMD, Inc. (YCBD)
· Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (COKE)
· COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP (CMCO)
· CULP INC (CULP)
· DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (XRAY)
·+22 more
54Professional, scientific, and technical services
316,460 employees
28,189 establishments ·
$28.40B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 3
ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS)
· IQVIA HOLDINGS INC. (IQV)
· Simulations Plus, Inc. (SLP)
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
297,304 employees
14,976 establishments ·
$13.97B payroll
23Construction
249,407 employees
28,390 establishments ·
$17.09B payroll
52Finance and insurance
221,722 employees
13,591 establishments ·
$25.54B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 17
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (BAC)
· Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF)
· Enact Holdings, Inc. (ACT)
· FIRST BANCORP /NC/ (FBNC)
· First Carolina Financial Services, Inc. (FCBM)
· FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ (FCNCA)
· HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. (HIW)
· HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (HTB)
· INVESTORS TITLE CO (ITIC)
· James River Group Holdings, Inc. (JRVR)
·+7 more
42Wholesale trade
209,564 employees
11,177 establishments ·
$18.72B payroll
48-49Transportation and warehousing
181,260 employees
7,782 establishments ·
$9.83B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 2
AIR T INC (AIRT)
· OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC. (ODFL)
81Other services (except public administration)
171,955 employees
26,271 establishments ·
$6.45B payroll
55Management of companies and enterprises
131,584 employees
1,697 establishments ·
$14.94B payroll
61Educational services
111,428 employees
3,467 establishments ·
$5.70B payroll
51Information
94,965 employees
4,150 establishments ·
$10.47B payroll
71Arts, entertainment, and recreation
71,277 employees
4,517 establishments ·
$2.89B payroll
53Real estate and rental and leasing
66,043 employees
15,796 establishments ·
$4.07B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 1
ALPHA MODUS HOLDINGS, INC. (AMOD)
22Utilities
21,116 employees
606 establishments ·
$2.43B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 1
Duke Energy CORP (DUK)
11Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
5,135 employees
788 establishments ·
$261.86M payroll
21Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
3,581 employees
199 establishments ·
$293.57M payroll
99Industries not classified
410 employees
273 establishments ·
$12.79M payroll
Public-company links use SEC-to-NAICS sector mappings and may not cover every company headquartered here.
Publicly traded companies in the State Ledger SEC dataset headquartered in North Carolina.
The dataset is still expanding and is not yet a complete listing of every public company in the state.
Public companies listed
106
Companies showing market data
89
Eligible ticker coverage
61.8%
Latest session
Oct 9, 2026
Coverage is based on eligible SEC ticker symbols and may differ from the number of companies listed.
$54.31
+1.34%
Revenue$113.10B
Net income$30.51B
Assets$3.41T
$186.07
-1.45%
Revenue$86.29B
Net income$6.65B
Assets$54.14B
$207.73
+0.61%
Revenue$37.44B
Net income$4.73B
Assets$73.68B
NUCOR CORP NUE
$250.27
+1.77%
Revenue$32.49B
Net income$1.74B
Assets$35.10B
$259.82
+0.28%
Revenue$16.31B
Net income$1.36B
Assets$29.94B
$60.36
-1.69%
Revenue$15.15B
Net income$118.70M
Assets$5.97B
$312.15
-0.66%
Revenue$13.95B
Net income$876.50M
Assets$18.39B
$2,069.08
+0.13%
Revenue$9.54B
Net income$2.21B
Assets$229.70B
$42.30
-0.38%
Revenue$8.60B
Net income$44.00M
Assets$11.83B
$78.74
+0.94%
Revenue$7.65B
Net income$581.40M
Assets$18.30B
$196.24
+2.22%
Revenue$7.23B
Net income$570.58M
Assets$4.30B
$48.53
-0.86%
Revenue$6.77B
Net income$433.00M
Assets$241.80B
$478.18
-0.77%
Revenue$6.15B
Net income$1.14B
Assets$18.71B
RXO, Inc. RXO
$29.05
+0.45%
Revenue$5.74B
Net income-$100.00M
Assets$3.28B
INGLES MARKETS INC IMKTA
$85.66
+0.16%
Revenue$5.33B
Net income$83.59M
Assets$2.57B
ALBEMARLE CORP ALB
$101.20
-0.91%
Revenue$5.14B
Net income-$510.63M
Assets$16.37B
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. XRAY
$8.84
+1.84%
Revenue$3.68B
Net income-$598.00M
Assets$5.43B
Qorvo, Inc. QRVO
$114.25
+1.80%
Revenue$3.68B
Net income$338.99M
Assets$5.83B
$512.97
+1.00%
Revenue$3.50B
Net income$484.23M
Assets$5.22B
$1.56
-10.63%
Revenue$3.21B
Net income-$621.21M
Assets$2.10B
Magnera Corp MAGN
$11.51
-1.16%
Revenue$3.20B
Net income-$159.00M
Assets$3.99B
$65.58
-0.95%
Revenue$3.15B
Net income$227.45M
Assets$2.58B
$11.40
0.00%
Revenue$3.10B
Net income-$1.60B
Assets$7.80B
Vontier Corp VNT
$32.24
+0.11%
Revenue$3.08B
Net income—
Assets$4.37B
$20.85
+2.41%
Revenue$2.72B
Net income-$986.20M
Assets$2.72B
$169.52
+0.53%
Revenue$2.27B
Net income$244.00M
Assets$3.60B
Ralliant Corp RAL
$73.23
+1.95%
Revenue$2.07B
Net income-$1.22B
Assets$3.82B
$11.72
-0.42%
Revenue$1.86B
Net income$131.07M
Assets$4.16B
Krispy Kreme, Inc. DNUT
$2.96
-1.66%
Revenue$1.52B
Net income-$515.77M
Assets$2.59B
EXTREME NETWORKS INC EXTR
$24.20
+0.12%
Revenue$1.28B
Net income$42.12M
Assets$1.18B
$45.98
-1.44%
Revenue$1.24B
Net income$674.24M
Assets$6.89B
$16.01
+0.19%
Revenue$1.19B
Net income-$229.54M
Assets$4.78B
$11.34
-0.79%
Revenue$1.12B
Net income$151.57M
Assets$3.15B
LendingTree, Inc. TREE
$25.19
-0.69%
Revenue$1.12B
Net income$151.31M
Assets$855.69M
$29.03
-0.58%
Revenue$806.11M
Net income$157.25M
Assets$6.27B
Bandwidth Inc. BAND
$53.24
+2.46%
Revenue$753.82M
Net income-$12.91M
Assets$1.05B
$3.63
+0.55%
Revenue$687.61M
Net income$47.43M
Assets$4.86B
CATO CORP CATO
$2.46
+4.68%
Revenue$653.81M
Net income-$5.91M
Assets$421.42M
$29.54
-0.46%
Revenue$647.71M
Net income$41.02M
Assets$462.65M
nCino, Inc. NCNO
$19.73
+0.25%
Revenue$594.78M
Net income$5.18M
Assets$1.65B
Bioventus Inc. BVS
$13.09
+3.07%
Revenue$568.09M
Net income$22.73M
Assets$683.56M
$43.39
-0.57%
Revenue$546.06M
Net income-$4.39M
Assets$342.00M
UNIFI INC UFI
$6.09
-1.30%
Revenue$531.30M
Net income-$24.56M
Assets$386.43M
NN INC NNBR
$3.95
-1.50%
Revenue$422.21M
Net income-$34.00M
Assets$440.78M
Fathom Holdings Inc. FTHM
$0.21
-1.23%
Revenue$420.48M
Net income-$20.31M
Assets$78.04M
FLYEXCLUSIVE INC. FLYX
$1.37
+3.79%
Revenue$375.88M
Net income-$17.59M
Assets$440.00M
AIR T INC AIRT
$30.98
+2.28%
Revenue$327.09M
Net income$77.98M
Assets$409.12M
$35.90
0.00%
Revenue$282.00M
Net income$9.62M
Assets$178.31M
INVESTORS TITLE CO ITIC
$298.87
+1.87%
Revenue$272.76M
Net income$35.18M
Assets$363.14M
CULP INC CULP
$3.66
+0.83%
Revenue$203.48M
Net income—
Assets$111.99M
Liquidia Corp LQDA
$27.39
-2.27%
Revenue$158.32M
Net income-$68.92M
Assets$327.93M
NextBoat Inc. NXB
$2.00
-1.96%
Revenue$119.87M
Net income-$1.87M
Assets$48.42M
$18.50
0.00%
Revenue$79.18M
Net income-$64.72M
Assets$131.94M
FIRST BANCORP /NC/ FBNC
$59.22
-0.94%
Revenue$67.62M
Net income$111.05M
Assets$12.67B
$10.71
+0.33%
Revenue$44.64M
Net income-$9.74M
Assets$70.55M
$6.71
+4.35%
Revenue$34.26M
Net income-$45.72M
Assets$154.42M
ACCESS Newswire Inc. ACCS
$4.59
-1.82%
Revenue$22.62M
Net income$4.29M
Assets$41.99M
cbdMD, Inc. YCBD
$0.38
-1.36%
Revenue$19.19M
Net income-$2.04M
Assets$10.42M
Satellogic Inc. SATL
$5.16
+1.57%
Revenue$17.71M
Net income-$4.78M
Assets$151.30M
$20.59
-2.09%
Revenue$16.80M
Net income-$43.32M
Assets$130.40M
$4.64
+4.27%
Revenue$14.20M
Net income-$49.59M
Assets$50.24M
Revenue$4.42M
Net income-$2.57M
Assets$6.39M
FG Nexus Inc. FGNX
$7.86
+3.01%
Revenue$2.41M
Net income-$68.51M
Assets$163.84M
Humacyte, Inc. HUMA
$0.40
-9.54%
Revenue$2.04M
Net income-$40.83M
Assets$116.37M
Revenue$1.05M
Net income-$342.7K
Assets$68.1K
Revenue$688.9K
Net income-$1.49M
Assets$229.5K
Innovaro, Inc. INNI
Revenue$530.8K
Net income-$9.99M
Assets$8.47M
374Water Inc. SCWO
$2.54
-2.31%
Revenue$215.0K
Net income-$20.98M
Assets$11.41M
$2.20
-5.79%
Revenue$7.1K
Net income-$8.02M
Assets$815.8K
$1.88
+0.27%
Revenue$0
Net income-$52.60M
Assets$104.23M
$31.00
+2.80%
Revenue$0
Net income-$26.97M
Assets$89.90M
ADAPTIN BIO, INC. APTN
Revenue—
Net income-$5.17M
Assets$619.2K
Revenue—
Net income-$196.9K
Assets$14.2K
Barings BDC, Inc. BBDC
$8.52
-0.12%
Revenue—
Net income$101.92M
Assets$2.64B
$18.73
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
$16.35
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
$8.56
+3.32%
Revenue—
Net income$263.86M
Assets$514.16M
$21.09
-15.88%
Revenue—
Net income$22.69M
Assets$394.59M
$0.20
+4.98%
Latest financials unavailable
Duke Energy CORP DUK
$116.66
-0.15%
Revenue—
Net income$4.97B
Assets$195.74B
$1.95
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
Enpro Inc. NPO
$311.40
+1.10%
Revenue—
Net income$40.50M
Assets$2.66B
$12.78
-0.16%
Latest financials unavailable
Guerrilla RF, Inc. GUER
Revenue—
Net income-$6.99M
Assets$19.50M
$45.80
-1.05%
Revenue—
Net income$64.36M
Assets$4.55B
Immunovant, Inc. IMVT
$30.47
+0.61%
Revenue—
Net income-$505.61M
Assets$957.01M
Latest financials unavailable
$34.52
+0.26%
Revenue—
Net income$105.87M
Assets$15.13B
$10.56
+1.88%
Latest financials unavailable
$181.96
+0.17%
Revenue—
Net income$1.02B
Assets$5.47B
$44.40
+1.54%
Revenue—
Net income$19.83M
Assets$1.70B
PROKIDNEY CORP. PROK
$1.75
+4.49%
Revenue—
Net income-$68.99M
Assets$335.57M
Revenue—
Net income$14.57M
Assets$1.69B
SPAR Group, Inc. SGRP
$0.28
0.00%
Revenue—
Net income-$24.63M
Assets$44.06M
$9.37
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
$24.90
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
$23.23
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
Latest financials unavailable
$23.17
+0.78%
Latest financials unavailable
$24.27
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
TANGER INC. SKT
$35.08
+1.34%
Latest financials unavailable
$3.28
-3.39%
Revenue—
Net income-$28.02M
Assets$302.98M
$46.13
-0.13%
Revenue—
Net income$5.31B
Assets$547.54B
Revenue—
Net income$10.79M
Assets$1.20B
Vogenx, Inc. VOGX
$19.08
+8.41%
Latest financials unavailable
WOLFSPEED, INC. WOLF
$30.57
-1.45%
Revenue—
Net income—
Assets$3.00B
No companies match that search.
Showing top 10 of 106 companies by latest annual revenue
Sources: SEC EDGAR submissions (company information) · SEC XBRL Company Facts (financials) State Ledger collected this data Sep 19, 2026, 15:11 UTC — fiscal year above reflects each company's own reporting period, not this collection time. Market data: Alpaca via IEX, latest completed session stored by State Ledger. See the Markets & Economy page for the full non-SIP coverage disclosure and national market activity.
Education Summary
High school graduate+
89.04%
population 25+
Bachelor’s degree+
33.02%
population 25+
Public K-12 enrollment
1,541,722
2,716 schools
Student/teacher ratio
15.4 : 1
K-12 public schools
Educational Attainment
Attainment among population 25 and older
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · 2021 ACS 5-year · 7,084,876 people
K-12 Education
Public schools
2,716
Teachers (FTE)
99,980
Graduation rate
86.00%
class of 2022
Per-pupil spending
$10,519
2021
Average teacher salary
$53,644
2022
National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics · reference year 2023
Higher Education
College enrollment
553,180
Degree-granting institutions
133
Avg. published tuition, public 4-yr
$7,327
Public
75
Private nonprofit
49
Private for-profit
9
National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics · reference year 2023
Schools & Institutions
A G Cox Middle
Regular School
865 enrolled
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des
Regular School
377 enrolled
A L Brown High
Regular School
1,741 enrolled
A L Stanback Middle
Regular School
646 enrolled
A T Allen Elementary
Regular School
632 enrolled
A&T Four Middle College
Regular School
154 enrolled
A.C.E. Academy
Regular School
419 enrolled
Abbotts Creek Elementary
Regular School
801 enrolled
Aberdeen Elementary
Regular School
629 enrolled
ABSS Early College at ACC
Regular School
221 enrolled
Academy at Smith
Regular School
223 enrolled
Achievement Charter Academy
Regular School
158 enrolled
Acme Delco Elementary
Regular School
310 enrolled
Adams Elementary
Regular School
525 enrolled
AdVance Academy
Alternative School
208 enrolled
Aggie Academy
Regular School
70 enrolled
Agriculture and Science Early College
Regular School
269 enrolled
Ahoskie Elementary
Regular School
228 enrolled
Alamance Community School
Regular School
532 enrolled
Alamance Elementary
Regular School
516 enrolled
Showing 1–20 of 2,715
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Common Core of Data (K-12) / IPEDS (higher education) State Ledger collected this directory Sep 21, 2026, 19:14 UTC — reference year above reflects NCES's own collection period, not this collection time.