Editing Hertford County, North Carolina (section)

==Economy==
Hertford County benefits from a larger industrial presence than some of its neighboring counties.<ref name= medlin/> Several large employers are located in Hertford County, including a privately run [[Federal Bureau of Prisons|federal prison]], [[Chowan University]], a [[Nucor]] steel mill, several [[Perdue Farms|Perdue]] poultry processing facilities, an [[aluminum]] extrusion facility in [[Winton, North Carolina|Winton]], and a lumber-processing facility in [[Ahoskie, North Carolina|Ahoskie]]. These industries, combined with a typical range of local retail, restaurant and service businesses, combine to give Hertford County one of the lowest unemployment rates in [[Northeastern North Carolina]]. The larger area has historically lagged behind the rest of the state in terms of economic development.