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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%−7%

02Bertie County, NCNC17,08623.5%−9%

03Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53723.3%−7%

04Robeson County, NCNC119,94122.8%−5%

05Columbus County, NCNC50,48722.7%−5%

06Washington County, NCNC10,63821.8%+7%

07Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.3%−10%

08Bladen County, NCNC30,00721.0%−4%

09Scotland County, NCNC33,32220.6%+11%

10Vance County, NCNC42,63820.5%+5%

11Pitt County, NCNC182,93620.3%−8%

12Greene County, NCNC20,70020.2%+6%

13Martin County, NCNC21,60120.2%−9%

14Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12119.6%−6%

15Richmond County, NCNC42,04119.6%+17%

16Graham County, NCNC8,19019.5%−22%

17Beaufort County, NCNC44,67019.5%−0%

18Warren County, NCNC18,89819.4%−31%

19Duplin County, NCNC51,57119.4%+2%

20Wilson County, NCNC81,15018.5%−6%

21Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20118.4%−7%

22Hertford County, NCNC19,01518.3%−27%

23Swain County, NCNC14,02418.3%−34%

24Perquimans County, NCNC13,49017.9%−17%

25Watauga County, NCNC54,78617.9%−17%

26Anson County, NCNC21,75817.8%+1%

27Hoke County, NCNC56,93917.7%−16%

28Chowan County, NCNC14,08217.6%−1%

29Sampson County, NCNC61,50417.6%−15%

30Alleghany County, NCNC11,47917.2%−14%

31Gates County, NCNC10,23417.0%+8%

32Jones County, NCNC9,57516.9%−16%

33Lenoir County, NCNC55,83716.6%−17%

34Yancey County, NCNC19,08415.8%−15%

35Hyde County, NCNC4,55415.4%−36%

36Madison County, NCNC22,55315.4%−24%

37Montgomery County, NCNC26,40315.4%+7%

38Cherokee County, NCNC30,83015.3%−25%

39Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.3%−19%

40Avery County, NCNC18,11015.3%+5%

41Jackson County, NCNC45,03915.1%−9%

42Harnett County, NCNC150,13714.9%−15%

43Caswell County, NCNC22,56314.4%−11%

44Orange County, NCNC152,49814.1%+2%

45Rutherford County, NCNC65,74513.9%+13%

46Wayne County, NCNC122,27813.8%−9%

47Mitchell County, NCNC15,06213.8%−13%

48Pender County, NCNC72,11113.6%−21%

49Ashe County, NCNC27,51413.5%−27%

50Nash County, NCNC99,36513.4%−1%

51Durham County, NCNC347,24013.4%+12%

52Cleveland County, NCNC103,32513.3%+21%

53Craven County, NCNC105,02513.1%−4%

54New Hanover County, NCNC245,95913.1%−7%

55Onslow County, NCNC217,17512.9%+6%

56Lee County, NCNC70,25812.8%−12%

57Johnston County, NCNC256,44812.8%−10%

58Rockingham County, NCNC94,19512.8%+5%

59Cumberland County, NCNC338,47312.8%−11%

60Macon County, NCNC39,23212.6%−24%

61Franklin County, NCNC82,03712.6%−13%

62Brunswick County, NCNC174,70212.6%−18%

63Surry County, NCNC72,28712.4%+9%

64Person County, NCNC40,63612.0%−7%

65Wilkes County, NCNC66,23311.9%−11%

66Granville County, NCNC61,42111.7%−13%

67McDowell County, NCNC45,19811.6%+1%

68Haywood County, NCNC63,36911.5%−10%

69Clay County, NCNC12,23911.4%−36%

70Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.4%+0%

71Moore County, NCNC110,61911.4%+3%

72Alamance County, NCNC186,17711.1%+25%

73Forsyth County, NCNC401,71811.0%+5%

74Gaston County, NCNC246,55810.9%+3%

75Stanly County, NCNC68,83010.7%−3%

76Carteret County, NCNC70,46910.7%−8%

77Caldwell County, NCNC81,10510.7%−1%

78Currituck County, NCNC33,15810.7%+6%

79Burke County, NCNC88,65510.7%+5%

80Rowan County, NCNC155,09610.6%+12%

81Guilford County, NCNC562,23410.6%+5%

82Polk County, NCNC20,53310.1%+5%

83Davidson County, NCNC180,18210.1%+2%

84Camden County, NCNC11,31510.1%−37%

85Yadkin County, NCNC38,32510.0%−17%

86Chatham County, NCNC85,1119.7%+1%

87Henderson County, NCNC122,3759.7%−7%

88Transylvania County, NCNC34,2119.5%−30%

89Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3839.2%−4%

90Lincoln County, NCNC98,6549.2%−5%

91Randolph County, NCNC149,5169.1%+10%

92Catawba County, NCNC170,1729.1%+28%

93Stokes County, NCNC46,1269.1%−8%

94Davie County, NCNC45,8558.6%+3%

95Alexander County, NCNC36,9588.5%−14%

96Iredell County, NCNC211,7988.2%−13%

97Union County, NCNC267,6748.1%−4%

98Dare County, NCNC38,2458.0%−3%

99Wake County, NCNC1,257,2357.8%−7%

100Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.1%−13%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS