1997 IMPACT OF U.S. RESIDENT TRAVEL ON NORTH CAROLINA
ALPHABETICAL BY COUNTY--PERCENTAGE OF GROSS RETAIL SALES
County 1997
Gross Retail Sales
Tourism % of Gross Retail Sales
ALAMANCE
$ 1,492,400,210.00
5.72%
ALEXANDER
$ 155,213,543.00
7.67%
ALLEGHANY
$ 60,537,042.00
19.82%
ANSON
$ 131,597,247.00
7.42%
ASHE
$ 171,393,926.00
13.01%
AVERY
$ 170,942,184.00
38.62%
BEAUFORT
$ 427,569,648.00
9.83%
BERTIE
$ 73,076,608.00
10.15%
BLADEN
$ 218,329,881.00
9.78%
BRUNSWICK
$ 622,388,899.00
31.26%
BUNCOMBE
$ 2,898,787,793.00
13.07%
BURKE
$ 643,082,018.00
7.22%
CABARRUS
$ 1,169,358,665.00
10.33%
CALDWELL
$ 614,078,905.00
5.88%
CAMDEN
$ 21,365,329.00
6.23%
CARTERET
$ 709,585,946.00
29.42%
CASWELL
$ 57,286,821.00
8.08%
CATAWBA
$ 2,063,388,671.00
7.14%
CHATHAM
$ 356,621,337.00
3.92%
CHEROKEE
$ 266,723,100.00
7.46%
CHOWAN
$ 105,938,650.00
11.37%
CLAY
$ 45,866,072.00
15.74%
CLEVELAND
$ 1,026,730,443.00
6.06%
COLUMBUS
$ 453,271,155.00
7.05%
CRAVEN
$ 779,300,424.00
8.49%
CUMBERLAND
$ 2,856,078,115.00
8.22%
CURRITUCK
$ 164,118,401.00
24.87%
DARE
$ 715,814,512.00
55.25%
DAVIDSON
$ 1,151,387,794.00
6.93%
DAVIE
$ 226,378,134.00
8.40%
DUPLIN
$ 466,786,062.00
4.02%
DURHAM
$ 2,725,363,856.00
12.86%
EDGECOMBE
$ 462,524,490.00
5.87%
FORSYTH
$ 5,050,243,839.00
7.51%
FRANKLIN
$ 234,631,704.00
4.87%
GASTON
$ 1,934,127,601.00
5.87%
GATES
$ 50,811,116.00
7.12%
GRAHAM
$ 36,297,821.00
37.88%
GRANVILLE
$ 282,825,908.00
7.84%
GREENE
$ 76,973,053.00
4.40%
GUILFORD
$ 7,937,677,671.00
8.80%
HALIFAX
$ 527,559,324.00
8.34%
HARNETT
$ 526,804,314.00
7.11%
HAYWOOD
$ 565,693,092.00
14.68%
HENDERSON
$ 854,905,153.00
15.00%
HERTFORD
$ 240,295,407.00
6.91%
HOKE
$ 93,831,091.00
6.16%
HYDE
$ 35,468,047.00
46.69%
IREDELL
$ 1,492,321,508.00
6.75%
JACKSON
$ 248,406,040.00
18.90%
JOHNSTON
$ 1,030,242,090.00
5.94%
JONES
$ 28,255,097.00
8.35%
LEE
$ 651,221,398.00
5.86%
LENOIR
$ 790,546,346.00
5.67%
LINCOLN
$ 427,870,766.00
6.51%
MCDOWELL
$ 334,951,823.00
7.81%
MACON
$ 308,573,213.00
26.43%
MADISON
$ 67,308,376.00
23.98%
MARTIN
$ 217,163,657.00
7.82%
MECKLENBURG
$ 14,852,941,641.00
15.21%
MITCHELL
$ 124,902,428.00
12.50%
MONTGOMERY
$ 196,366,862.00
7.47%
MOORE
$ 795,673,319.00
24.63%
NASH
$ 1,425,316,454.00
9.59%
NEW-HANOVER
$ 2,762,887,038.00
8.77%
NORTHAMPTON
$ 67,082,769.00
13.42%
ONSLOW
$ 1,026,603,091.00
8.87%
ORANGE
$ 931,514,384.00
9.79%
PAMLICO
$ 62,396,297.00
17.49%
PASQUOTANK
$ 394,963,889.00
7.36%
PENDER
$ 208,115,573.00
20.94%
PERQUIMANS
$ 45,331,792.00
14.80%
PERSON
$ 287,503,211.00
6.56%
PITT
$ 1,592,360,670.00
7.01%
POLK
$ 91,310,019.00
15.62%
RANDOLPH
$ 906,154,426.00
6.93%
RICHMOND
$ 381,905,718.00
7.08%
ROBESON
$ 900,460,173.00
8.28%
ROCKINGHAM
$ 642,614,504.00
6.57%
ROWAN
$ 968,458,626.00
7.84%
RUTHERFORD
$ 485,052,444.00
15.31%
SAMPSON
$ 482,633,054.00
5.04%
SCOTLAND
$ 324,108,916.00
7.10%
STANLY
$ 517,133,339.00
7.24%
STOKES
$ 159,069,038.00
8.52%
SURRY
$ 830,503,517.00
5.99%
SWAIN
$ 657,839,111.00
6.07%
TRANSYLVANIA
$ 217,179,575.00
23.07%
TYRRELL
$ 18,710,108.00
13.31%
UNION
$ 1,101,800,756.00
4.69%
VANCE
$ 460,598,164.00
7.10%
WAKE
$ 9,669,935,586.00
9.77%
WARREN
$ 65,701,175.00
24.35%
WASHINGTON
$ 92,794,737.00
9.50%
WATAUGA
$ 567,525,090.00
21.26%
WAYNE
$ 1,115,541,703.00
7.07%
WILKES
$ 519,815,298.00
8.57%
WILSON
$ 903,786,400.00
6.13%
YADKIN
$ 200,617,390.00
10.66%
YANCEY
$ 96,968,349.00
17.24%
STATE TOTALS
$ 112,057,953,222.00
9.03%