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Highest poverty rate, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.2%+4.4 pts
02Scotland County, NCNC33,32225.8%+5.2 pts
03Watauga County, NCNC54,78625.5%+7.5 pts
04Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.2%+5.7 pts
05Washington County, NCNC10,63824.1%+2.3 pts
06Hertford County, NCNC19,01522.9%+4.6 pts
07Halifax County, NCNC46,53422.8%−1.1 pts
08Hyde County, NCNC4,55422.2%+6.7 pts
09Bladen County, NCNC30,00722.0%+1.0 pts
10Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.0%+5.4 pts
11Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.8%+4.3 pts
12Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12121.7%+2.1 pts
13Anson County, NCNC21,75821.7%+4.0 pts
14Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.1%−0.1 pts
15Warren County, NCNC18,89821.1%+1.7 pts
16Greene County, NCNC20,70021.0%+0.8 pts
17Duplin County, NCNC51,57120.5%+1.0 pts
18Martin County, NCNC21,60120.4%+0.2 pts
19Pitt County, NCNC182,93619.8%−0.5 pts
20Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.8%+1.3 pts
21Vance County, NCNC42,63819.8%−0.7 pts
22Swain County, NCNC14,02419.1%+0.8 pts
23Chowan County, NCNC14,08219.1%+1.5 pts
24Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53718.7%−4.6 pts
25Caswell County, NCNC22,56318.6%+4.2 pts
26Jones County, NCNC9,57518.4%+1.5 pts
27Columbus County, NCNC50,48718.2%−4.5 pts
28Jackson County, NCNC45,03918.0%+2.9 pts
29Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.8%−1.6 pts
30Person County, NCNC40,63617.5%+5.5 pts
31Wayne County, NCNC122,27817.3%+3.5 pts
32Hoke County, NCNC56,93917.1%−0.6 pts
33Surry County, NCNC72,28716.8%+4.4 pts
34Rutherford County, NCNC65,74516.8%+2.8 pts
35Wilkes County, NCNC66,23316.7%+4.9 pts
36Cumberland County, NCNC338,47316.7%+3.9 pts
37Cleveland County, NCNC103,32516.6%+3.3 pts
38Lee County, NCNC70,25816.5%+3.6 pts
39Rockingham County, NCNC94,19516.3%+3.5 pts
40Bertie County, NCNC17,08616.1%−7.3 pts
41Rowan County, NCNC155,09616.0%+5.4 pts
42Alleghany County, NCNC11,47916.0%−1.2 pts
43Burke County, NCNC88,65515.6%+4.9 pts
44Montgomery County, NCNC26,40315.4%+0.1 pts
45Stanly County, NCNC68,83015.2%+4.5 pts
46Granville County, NCNC61,42115.2%+3.5 pts
47Yancey County, NCNC19,08415.2%−0.6 pts
48Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.2%−0.2 pts
49McDowell County, NCNC45,19814.8%+3.2 pts
50Guilford County, NCNC562,23414.6%+4.0 pts
51Forsyth County, NCNC401,71814.5%+3.5 pts
52Randolph County, NCNC149,51614.5%+5.3 pts
53Polk County, NCNC20,53314.0%+3.9 pts
54Yadkin County, NCNC38,32514.0%+4.0 pts
55Harnett County, NCNC150,13713.7%−1.2 pts
56Craven County, NCNC105,02513.7%+0.6 pts
57Gaston County, NCNC246,55813.5%+2.7 pts
58Ashe County, NCNC27,51413.5%+0.0 pts
59Caldwell County, NCNC81,10513.4%+2.7 pts
60Alamance County, NCNC186,17713.4%+2.2 pts
61Transylvania County, NCNC34,21113.2%+3.7 pts
62Haywood County, NCNC63,36913.1%+1.6 pts
63Mitchell County, NCNC15,06212.9%−0.9 pts
64Clay County, NCNC12,23912.9%+1.4 pts
65Davidson County, NCNC180,18212.8%+2.8 pts
66Catawba County, NCNC170,17212.7%+3.7 pts
67Alexander County, NCNC36,95812.6%+4.1 pts
68Orange County, NCNC152,49812.5%−1.7 pts
69Cherokee County, NCNC30,83012.4%−3.0 pts
70New Hanover County, NCNC245,95912.3%−0.8 pts
71Madison County, NCNC22,55312.1%−3.3 pts
72Nash County, NCNC99,36511.8%−1.6 pts
73Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.8%+0.4 pts
74Macon County, NCNC39,23211.6%−1.0 pts
75Onslow County, NCNC217,17511.6%−1.3 pts
76Henderson County, NCNC122,37511.6%+1.8 pts
77Durham County, NCNC347,24011.5%−1.9 pts
78Lincoln County, NCNC98,65411.2%+2.1 pts
79Stokes County, NCNC46,12611.2%+2.1 pts
80Franklin County, NCNC82,03711.1%−1.5 pts
81Chatham County, NCNC85,11111.0%+1.3 pts
82Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20111.0%−7.4 pts
83Johnston County, NCNC256,44810.6%−2.2 pts
84Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310.4%+1.2 pts
85Avery County, NCNC18,11010.2%−5.1 pts
86Moore County, NCNC110,61910.1%−1.3 pts
87Carteret County, NCNC70,46910.1%−0.6 pts
88Iredell County, NCNC211,79810.0%+1.9 pts
89Perquimans County, NCNC13,4909.8%−8.1 pts
90Pender County, NCNC72,1119.7%−3.9 pts
91Gates County, NCNC10,2349.4%−7.6 pts
92Davie County, NCNC45,8559.4%+0.8 pts
93Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7259.3%+2.2 pts
94Brunswick County, NCNC174,7029.2%−3.3 pts
95Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.1%+0.3 pts
96Union County, NCNC267,6747.7%−0.5 pts
97Currituck County, NCNC33,1587.5%−3.2 pts
98Graham County, NCNC8,1906.7%−12.8 pts
99Dare County, NCNC38,2456.6%−1.4 pts
100Camden County, NCNC11,3156.1%−3.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES