1997 IMPACT OF U.S. RESIDENT TRAVEL ON NORTH CAROLINA
ALPHABETICAL BY COUNTY--PERCENTAGE OF  ANNUAL AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES
County 1997
Annual Average Employment
Tourism
Employment
Annual Wages
Paid
Tourism
Wages
ALAMANCE
60,797
1.89%
$ 1,446,458,567.00
1.06%
ALEXANDER
9,873
1.32%
$ 214,939,326.00
0.94%
ALLEGHANY
4,116
4.13%
$ 73,447,989.00
3.50%
ANSON
9,088
1.10%
$ 198,671,344.00
0.69%
ASHE
7,484
3.74%
$ 147,447,332.00
2.52%
AVERY
6,656
20.73%
$ 118,815,015.00
15.42%
BEAUFORT
18,785
2.40%
$ 415,181,215.00
1.58%
BERTIE
7,288
0.82%
$ 129,689,389.00
0.71%
BLADEN
13,233
1.36%
$ 247,355,718.00
1.07%
BRUNSWICK
19,895
17.59%
$ 474,688,181.00
8.92%
BUNCOMBE
102,720
7.09%
$ 2,540,916,179.00
3.84%
BURKE
37,552
1.52%
$ 860,594,839.00
0.89%
CABARRUS
49,275
4.79%
$ 1,298,052,765.00
2.52%
CALDWELL
33,530
1.31%
$ 712,146,172.00
0.89%
CAMDEN
1,345
0.74%
$ 26,584,221.00
0.68%
CARTERET
21,060
17.71%
$ 383,912,296.00
11.67%
CASWELL
3,660
1.09%
$ 73,565,672.00
0.82%
CATAWBA
94,620
2.34%
$ 2,351,501,343.00
1.30%
CHATHAM
15,762
0.89%
$ 352,897,184.00
0.58%
CHEROKEE
8,552
2.92%
$ 168,219,324.00
2.07%
CHOWAN
5,365
2.80%
$ 110,218,669.00
1.91%
CLAY
1,533
3.91%
$ 28,837,224.00
3.40%
CLEVELAND
38,445
2.03%
$ 918,781,588.00
1.15%
COLUMBUS
18,929
1.74%
$ 432,496,262.00
1.06%
CRAVEN
37,648
2.68%
$ 929,225,892.00
1.64%
CUMBERLAND
101,918
3.80%
$ 2,399,737,853.00
2.26%
CURRITUCK
3,381
19.23%
$ 62,847,253.00
12.70%
DARE
15,183
55.59%
$ 273,129,957.00
34.45%
DAVIDSON
49,220
1.97%
$ 1,150,154,250.00
1.18%
DAVIE
10,798
2.59%
$ 238,595,946.00
1.67%
DUPLIN
20,298
0.89%
$ 413,671,200.00
0.63%
DURHAM
153,581
4.58%
$ 5,858,845,099.00
1.41%
EDGECOMBE
24,021
1.25%
$ 556,818,800.00
0.78%
FORSYTH
172,724
3.24%
$ 5,159,276,510.00
1.45%
FRANKLIN
9,482
1.27%
$ 214,238,722.00
0.76%
GASTON
81,500
1.87%
$ 2,021,582,229.00
1.02%
GATES
1,625
1.23%
$ 31,861,069.00
1.19%
GRAHAM
2,274
9.23%
$ 44,716,465.00
5.86%
GRANVILLE
18,349
1.36%
$ 459,794,961.00
0.72%
GREENE
3,880
0.77%
$ 77,679,489.00
0.53%
GUILFORD
268,437
4.56%
$ 7,629,445,105.00
2.66%
HALIFAX
19,588
2.40%
$ 418,260,392.00
1.52%
HARNETT
22,660
2.25%
$ 479,622,632.00
1.37%
HAYWOOD
17,471
8.53%
$ 402,862,140.00
4.76%
HENDERSON
31,559
6.21%
$ 781,795,341.00
3.38%
HERTFORD
8,888
2.14%
$ 169,000,043.00
1.49%
HOKE
7,536
0.93%
$ 161,643,899.00
0.53%
HYDE
2,019
15.35%
$ 35,283,341.00
10.09%
IREDELL
51,424
2.70%
$ 1,286,175,272.00
1.44%
JACKSON
11,349
5.99%
$ 232,304,588.00
4.00%
JOHNSTON
32,427
2.78%
$ 708,855,376.00
1.59%
JONES
1,820
1.65%
$ 35,832,698.00
1.06%
LEE
27,487
2.15%
$ 660,747,084.00
1.20%
LENOIR
31,307
1.98%
$ 704,517,610.00
1.28%
LINCOLN
18,306
1.91%
$ 429,708,904.00
1.23%
MCDOWELL
17,988
1.83%
$ 402,908,728.00
1.09%
MACON
9,754
12.30%
$ 193,007,583.00
8.89%
MADISON
3,691
7.32%
$ 76,948,905.00
4.90%
MARTIN
10,443
2.20%
$ 270,573,842.00
1.08%
MECKLENBURG
453,665
8.80%
$ 15,587,179,776.00
6.06%
MITCHELL
6,020
3.49%
$ 118,896,770.00
2.40%
MONTGOMERY
11,383
0.88%
$ 230,321,558.00
0.80%
MOORE
28,862
15.00%
$ 649,932,827.00
8.05%
NASH
41,796
6.22%
$ 1,075,774,512.00
2.87%
NEW-HANOVER
79,544
5.83%
$ 1,993,944,538.00
3.09%
NORTHAMPTON
5,009
1.40%
$ 106,101,123.00
1.23%
ONSLOW
36,992
3.65%
$ 700,419,316.00
2.94%
ORANGE
52,337
3.02%
$ 1,520,710,310.00
1.28%
PAMLICO
2,750
3.27%
$ 47,859,697.00
3.34%
PASQUOTANK
13,986
3.00%
$ 296,034,508.00
1.77%
PENDER
8,020
8.35%
$ 155,022,292.00
5.63%
PERQUIMANS
18,234
0.33%
$ 31,249,611.00
3.20%
PERSON
13,280
1.66%
$ 315,061,587.00
0.92%
PITT
60,090
3.05%
$ 1,483,059,310.00
1.69%
POLK
4,126
4.85%
$ 77,957,319.00
3.30%
RANDOLPH
47,847
1.76%
$ 1,061,865,205.00
1.09%
RICHMOND
16,087
2.61%
$ 333,845,863.00
1.68%
ROBESON
43,537
2.46%
$ 883,116,302.00
1.47%
ROCKINGHAM
34,813
1.67%
$ 812,837,298.00
0.96%
ROWAN
46,117
2.45%
$ 1,167,272,679.00
1.27%
RUTHERFORD
25,977
3.50%
$ 584,139,855.00
2.01%
SAMPSON
18,169
1.49%
$ 384,436,161.00
0.98%
SCOTLAND
18,018
1.89%
$ 435,251,403.00
1.00%
STANLY
21,183
1.84%
$ 473,445,448.00
1.17%
STOKES
7,423
1.89%
$ 151,735,541.00
1.36%
SURRY
37,607
1.65%
$ 725,957,236.00
1.17%
SWAIN
5,522
13.94%
$ 99,220,438.00
9.68%
TRANSYLVANIA
10,076
7.84%
$ 267,146,405.00
4.01%
TYRRELL
843
2.37%
$ 14,125,734.00
2.12%
UNION
41,232
1.67%
$ 1,041,151,231.00
0.88%
VANCE
18,629
2.15%
$ 375,444,523.00
1.45%
WAKE
341,062
5.10%
$ 10,021,923,642.00
3.52%
WARREN
4,217
3.32%
$ 76,131,721.00
3.02%
WASHINGTON
3,404
2.94%
$ 65,284,312.00
2.07%
WATAUGA
19,010
12.78%
$ 374,071,295.00
8.31%
WAYNE
43,808
2.15%
$ 966,013,633.00
1.29%
WILKES
26,421
2.16%
$ 588,229,856.00
1.29%
WILSON
36,087
2.11%
$ 895,468,786.00
1.09%
YADKIN
9,787
3.68%
$ 212,379,340.00
2.02%
YANCEY

STATE TOTALS
4,512

3,637,417
4.88%

4.69%
$ 88,060,751.00

$96,995,298,481
3.88%

2.9%