SOUTHEAST.

SOUTHEAST POPULATION (in 000s) COUNTY 1989 1999 [*] 2009 [*] Bladen 28.8 31.0 34.3 Brunswick 49.7 70.7 99.6 Columbus 49.7 53.0 57.2 Cumberland 272.7 286.3 306.2 Hoke 22.7 31.2 40.9 New Hanover 118.8 153.1 194.4 Pender 28.1 40.8 57.3 Richmond 44.6 46.4 48.9 Robeson 104.7 116.7 130.3 Sampson 47.4 53.0 59.6 Scotland 33.6 36.0 38.9 REGION 800.9 918.4 1,067.7 NORTH CAROLINA 6,555.6 7,660.2 9,061.0 PER-CAPITA INCOME (in 000s) COUNTY 1989 1999 [*] 2009 [*] Bladen $11.8 $22.4 $36.9 Brunswick 12.9 17.8 20.4 Columbus 12.1 20.3 30.4 Cumberland 12.7 22.0 34.3 Hoke 10.1 13.4 16.6 New Hanover 16.1 25.4 34.7 Pender 13.0 19.3 26.3 Richmond 12.3 17.8 25.9 Robeson 10.6 17.5 25.9 Sampson 13.4 24.4 42.9 Scotland 12.1 19.8 30.2 REGION 12.8 21.0 30.8 NORTH CAROLINA 15.9 24.9 36.1 EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR Agriculture 7,162 Construction 19,928 Finance/insurance/ real estate 11,869 Government 70,355 Manufacturing 72,089 Retail/Wholesale 82,361 Services 67,580 Transportation/utilities/ communications 13,000 Source: N.C. Department of Commerce, 1997 data...