Southeast.

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SOUTHEAST POPULATION (in 000s) COUNTY 1980 1990 2000 Bladen 30.5 28.7 32.3 Brunswick 35.8 51.0 73.1 Columbus 51.0 49.6 54.7 Cumberland 247.2 274.7 303.0 Hoke 20.4 22.9 33.6 New Hanover 103.5 120.3 160.3 Pender 22.3 28.9 41.1 Richmond 45.2 44.5 46.6 Robeson 101.6 105.2 123.3 Sampson 49.7 47.3 60.2 Scotland 32.3 33.8 36.0 REGION 739.3 806.7 964.2 NORTH CAROLINA 5,880.1 6,632.4 8,049.3 Source: N.C. Office of state Budget and Management PER-CAPITA INCOME (in 000s) COUNTY 1980 1990 1999 Bladen $6.2 $12.5 $19.7 Brunswick 6.8 14.1 20.2 Columbus 6.4 13.2 19.8 Cumberland 7.9 15.1 25.3 Hoke 5.4 11.4 13.6 New Hanover 8.6 17.8 27.7 Pender 6.8 14.0 17.6 Richmond 6.6 13.6 20.0 Robeson 5.8 11.6 17.4 Sampson 6.7 15.3 19.8 Scotland 7.2 13.1 20.2 REGION 7.2 14.5 22.3 NORTH CAROLINA 8.2 17.4 26.4 Source: U.S Bureau of Economic Analysis EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR Agriculture/mining 7,718 Construction 20,050 Finance/insurance/ real estate 11,771 Government 76,876 Manufacturing 64,089 Retail/wholesale 86,868 Services 78,974 Transportation 14,001 Source: Employment Security Commission, 2000 Note...