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Poverty Rate in North Carolina, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in North Carolina, ranked. The highest is Robeson County at 27.2% and the lowest is Camden County at 6.1%.

North Carolina: 13.0% · United States: 12.5% · median county in North Carolina: 14.5%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Robeson County27.2%
2Scotland County25.8%
3Watauga County25.5%
4Richmond County25.2%
5Washington County24.1%
6Hertford County22.9%
7Halifax County22.8%
8Hyde County22.2%
9Bladen County22.0%
10Lenoir County22.0%
11Sampson County21.8%
12Anson County21.7%
13Edgecombe County21.7%
14Northampton County21.1%
15Warren County21.1%
16Greene County21.0%
17Duplin County20.5%
18Martin County20.4%
19Pitt County19.8%
20Vance County19.8%
21Wilson County19.8%
22Chowan County19.1%
23Swain County19.1%
24Tyrrell County18.7%
25Caswell County18.6%
26Jones County18.4%
27Columbus County18.2%
28Jackson County18.0%
29Beaufort County17.8%
30Person County17.5%
31Wayne County17.3%
32Hoke County17.1%
33Rutherford County16.8%
34Surry County16.8%
35Cumberland County16.7%
36Wilkes County16.7%
37Cleveland County16.6%
38Lee County16.5%
39Rockingham County16.3%
40Bertie County16.1%
41Alleghany County16.0%
42Rowan County16.0%
43Burke County15.6%
44Montgomery County15.4%
45Granville County15.2%
46Pamlico County15.2%
47Stanly County15.2%
48Yancey County15.2%
49McDowell County14.8%
50Guilford County14.6%
51Forsyth County14.5%
52Randolph County14.5%
53Polk County14.0%
54Yadkin County14.0%
55Craven County13.7%
56Harnett County13.7%
57Ashe County13.5%
58Gaston County13.5%
59Alamance County13.4%
60Caldwell County13.4%
61Transylvania County13.2%
62Haywood County13.1%
63Clay County12.9%
64Mitchell County12.9%
65Davidson County12.8%
66Catawba County12.7%
67Alexander County12.6%
68Orange County12.5%
69Cherokee County12.4%
70New Hanover County12.3%
71Madison County12.1%
72Buncombe County11.8%
73Nash County11.8%
74Henderson County11.6%
75Macon County11.6%
76Onslow County11.6%
77Durham County11.5%
78Lincoln County11.2%
79Stokes County11.2%
80Franklin County11.1%
81Chatham County11.0%
82Pasquotank County11.0%
83Johnston County10.6%
84Mecklenburg County10.4%
85Avery County10.2%
86Carteret County10.1%
87Moore County10.1%
88Iredell County10.0%
89Perquimans County9.8%
90Pender County9.7%
91Davie County9.4%
92Gates County9.4%
93Cabarrus County9.3%
94Brunswick County9.2%
95Wake County8.1%
96Union County7.7%
97Currituck County7.5%
98Graham County6.7%
99Dare County6.6%
100Camden County6.1%

Small populations produce wide margins: Camden County is 6.1% with a margin of error of ±2.8%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

North Carolina ranks 18th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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