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Highest poverty rate, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Halifax County, NCNC46,53423.9%−1.7 pts

02Bertie County, NCNC17,08623.5%−2.5 pts

03Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53723.3%−1.7 pts

04Robeson County, NCNC119,94122.8%−1.3 pts

05Columbus County, NCNC50,48722.7%−1.2 pts

06Washington County, NCNC10,63821.8%+1.3 pts

07Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.3%−2.3 pts

08Bladen County, NCNC30,00721.0%−1.0 pts

09Scotland County, NCNC33,32220.6%+2.0 pts

10Vance County, NCNC42,63820.5%+0.9 pts

11Pitt County, NCNC182,93620.3%−1.7 pts

12Greene County, NCNC20,70020.2%+1.1 pts

13Martin County, NCNC21,60120.2%−2.1 pts

14Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12119.6%−1.3 pts

15Richmond County, NCNC42,04119.6%+2.8 pts

16Graham County, NCNC8,19019.5%−5.4 pts

17Beaufort County, NCNC44,67019.5%−0.0 pts

18Warren County, NCNC18,89819.4%−8.8 pts

19Duplin County, NCNC51,57119.4%+0.3 pts

20Wilson County, NCNC81,15018.5%−1.3 pts

21Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20118.4%−1.3 pts

22Hertford County, NCNC19,01518.3%−6.6 pts

23Swain County, NCNC14,02418.3%−9.3 pts

24Perquimans County, NCNC13,49017.9%−3.6 pts

25Watauga County, NCNC54,78617.9%−3.6 pts

26Anson County, NCNC21,75817.8%+0.1 pts

27Hoke County, NCNC56,93917.7%−3.4 pts

28Chowan County, NCNC14,08217.6%−0.1 pts

29Sampson County, NCNC61,50417.6%−3.1 pts

30Alleghany County, NCNC11,47917.2%−2.9 pts

31Gates County, NCNC10,23417.0%+1.3 pts

32Jones County, NCNC9,57516.9%−3.3 pts

33Lenoir County, NCNC55,83716.6%−3.5 pts

34Yancey County, NCNC19,08415.8%−2.9 pts

35Hyde County, NCNC4,55415.4%−8.6 pts

36Madison County, NCNC22,55315.4%−5.0 pts

37Montgomery County, NCNC26,40315.4%+0.9 pts

38Cherokee County, NCNC30,83015.3%−5.1 pts

39Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.3%−3.6 pts

40Avery County, NCNC18,11015.3%+0.7 pts

41Jackson County, NCNC45,03915.1%−1.6 pts

42Harnett County, NCNC150,13714.9%−2.6 pts

43Caswell County, NCNC22,56314.4%−1.8 pts

44Orange County, NCNC152,49814.1%+0.2 pts

45Rutherford County, NCNC65,74513.9%+1.6 pts

46Wayne County, NCNC122,27813.8%−1.4 pts

47Mitchell County, NCNC15,06213.8%−2.1 pts

48Pender County, NCNC72,11113.6%−3.6 pts

49Ashe County, NCNC27,51413.5%−5.0 pts

50Nash County, NCNC99,36513.4%−0.1 pts

51Durham County, NCNC347,24013.4%+1.5 pts

52Cleveland County, NCNC103,32513.3%+2.3 pts

53Craven County, NCNC105,02513.1%−0.5 pts

54New Hanover County, NCNC245,95913.1%−1.0 pts

55Onslow County, NCNC217,17512.9%+0.8 pts

56Lee County, NCNC70,25812.8%−1.8 pts

57Johnston County, NCNC256,44812.8%−1.4 pts

58Rockingham County, NCNC94,19512.8%+0.6 pts

59Cumberland County, NCNC338,47312.8%−1.6 pts

60Macon County, NCNC39,23212.6%−3.9 pts

61Franklin County, NCNC82,03712.6%−1.9 pts

62Brunswick County, NCNC174,70212.6%−2.8 pts

63Surry County, NCNC72,28712.4%+1.0 pts

64Person County, NCNC40,63612.0%−1.0 pts

65Wilkes County, NCNC66,23311.9%−1.5 pts

66Granville County, NCNC61,42111.7%−1.8 pts

67McDowell County, NCNC45,19811.6%+0.2 pts

68Haywood County, NCNC63,36911.5%−1.2 pts

69Clay County, NCNC12,23911.4%−6.5 pts

70Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.4%+0.0 pts

71Moore County, NCNC110,61911.4%+0.3 pts

72Alamance County, NCNC186,17711.1%+2.3 pts

73Forsyth County, NCNC401,71811.0%+0.5 pts

74Gaston County, NCNC246,55810.9%+0.3 pts

75Stanly County, NCNC68,83010.7%−0.3 pts

76Carteret County, NCNC70,46910.7%−0.9 pts

77Caldwell County, NCNC81,10510.7%−0.1 pts

78Currituck County, NCNC33,15810.7%+0.6 pts

79Burke County, NCNC88,65510.7%+0.6 pts

80Rowan County, NCNC155,09610.6%+1.1 pts

81Guilford County, NCNC562,23410.6%+0.5 pts

82Polk County, NCNC20,53310.1%+0.4 pts

83Davidson County, NCNC180,18210.1%+0.2 pts

84Camden County, NCNC11,31510.1%−6.0 pts

85Yadkin County, NCNC38,32510.0%−2.0 pts

86Chatham County, NCNC85,1119.7%+0.1 pts

87Henderson County, NCNC122,3759.7%−0.8 pts

88Transylvania County, NCNC34,2119.5%−4.0 pts

89Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3839.2%−0.4 pts

90Lincoln County, NCNC98,6549.2%−0.4 pts

91Randolph County, NCNC149,5169.1%+0.8 pts

92Catawba County, NCNC170,1729.1%+2.0 pts

93Stokes County, NCNC46,1269.1%−0.7 pts

94Davie County, NCNC45,8558.6%+0.2 pts

95Alexander County, NCNC36,9588.5%−1.4 pts

96Iredell County, NCNC211,7988.2%−1.2 pts

97Union County, NCNC267,6748.1%−0.3 pts

98Dare County, NCNC38,2458.0%−0.2 pts

99Wake County, NCNC1,257,2357.8%−0.6 pts

100Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.1%−1.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS