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Highest poverty rate, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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 2000

01Robeson County, NCNC119,94130.2%+33%

02Scotland County, NCNC33,32229.5%+44%

03Vance County, NCNC42,63827.5%+34%

04Warren County, NCNC18,89827.0%+39%

05Alleghany County, NCNC11,47926.2%+53%

06Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.2%+29%

07Washington County, NCNC10,63824.8%+14%

08Watauga County, NCNC54,78624.8%+38%

09Bladen County, NCNC30,00724.1%+15%

10Hertford County, NCNC19,01524.1%+31%

11Pitt County, NCNC182,93623.9%+17%

12Halifax County, NCNC46,53423.8%−0%

13Duplin County, NCNC51,57123.7%+22%

14Martin County, NCNC21,60123.4%+16%

15Bertie County, NCNC17,08623.3%−1%

16Montgomery County, NCNC26,40323.2%+51%

17Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.7%+37%

18Swain County, NCNC14,02422.4%+22%

19Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12122.3%+14%

20Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53721.9%−6%

21Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.7%+2%

22Caswell County, NCNC22,56321.7%+50%

23Clay County, NCNC12,23921.4%+87%

24Columbus County, NCNC50,48721.4%−6%

25Hoke County, NCNC56,93921.2%+20%

26Wilson County, NCNC81,15021.0%+14%

27Rutherford County, NCNC65,74520.7%+49%

28Anson County, NCNC21,75820.5%+15%

29Gates County, NCNC10,23420.5%+20%

30Jackson County, NCNC45,03920.4%+35%

31Sampson County, NCNC61,50420.4%+16%

32Hyde County, NCNC4,55420.4%+32%

33Graham County, NCNC8,19019.5%+0%

34Cleveland County, NCNC103,32519.4%+46%

35Wilkes County, NCNC66,23319.2%+62%

36Wayne County, NCNC122,27818.6%+34%

37Greene County, NCNC20,70018.4%−9%

38Yancey County, NCNC19,08418.1%+15%

39Avery County, NCNC18,11018.1%+18%

40Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20118.1%−2%

41Perquimans County, NCNC13,49018.0%+0%

42McDowell County, NCNC45,19817.9%+54%

43Ashe County, NCNC27,51417.8%+33%

44Chowan County, NCNC14,08217.4%−1%

45Burke County, NCNC88,65517.3%+62%

46Randolph County, NCNC149,51617.2%+88%

47Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.2%−12%

48Madison County, NCNC22,55316.9%+10%

49Macon County, NCNC39,23216.9%+34%

50Surry County, NCNC72,28716.9%+36%

51Jones County, NCNC9,57516.8%−1%

52Mitchell County, NCNC15,06216.8%+21%

53Gaston County, NCNC246,55816.6%+53%

54Cumberland County, NCNC338,47316.6%+30%

55Harnett County, NCNC150,13716.5%+11%

56Orange County, NCNC152,49816.3%+16%

57Alamance County, NCNC186,17716.3%+46%

58Rowan County, NCNC155,09616.3%+53%

59Caldwell County, NCNC81,10516.2%+51%

60Durham County, NCNC347,24016.1%+21%

61Person County, NCNC40,63616.0%+34%

62Craven County, NCNC105,02516.0%+22%

63Guilford County, NCNC562,23415.9%+50%

64Rockingham County, NCNC94,19515.6%+22%

65New Hanover County, NCNC245,95915.4%+18%

66Forsyth County, NCNC401,71815.3%+38%

67Johnston County, NCNC256,44815.1%+18%

68Alexander County, NCNC36,95815.0%+77%

69Franklin County, NCNC82,03715.0%+19%

70Lee County, NCNC70,25815.0%+17%

71Pender County, NCNC72,11114.8%+9%

72Buncombe County, NCNC277,41714.7%+28%

73Yadkin County, NCNC38,32514.7%+47%

74Davidson County, NCNC180,18214.5%+44%

75Nash County, NCNC99,36514.1%+5%

76Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114.0%+48%

77Lincoln County, NCNC98,65413.8%+51%

78Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.8%+7%

79Brunswick County, NCNC174,70213.5%+8%

80Cherokee County, NCNC30,83013.2%−14%

81Moore County, NCNC110,61912.9%+14%

82Polk County, NCNC20,53312.9%+28%

83Henderson County, NCNC122,37512.7%+31%

84Stanly County, NCNC68,83012.7%+19%

85Catawba County, NCNC170,17212.5%+38%

86Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38312.5%+36%

87Iredell County, NCNC211,79812.4%+52%

88Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.3%+7%

89Stokes County, NCNC46,12612.2%+35%

90Carteret County, NCNC70,46912.2%+14%

91Chatham County, NCNC85,11112.2%+26%

92Davie County, NCNC45,85512.2%+41%

93Granville County, NCNC61,42111.9%+2%

94Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72511.3%+59%

95Pamlico County, NCNC12,75810.7%−30%

96Dare County, NCNC38,24510.5%+31%

97Wake County, NCNC1,257,2359.7%+24%

98Camden County, NCNC11,3159.3%−7%

99Union County, NCNC267,6748.5%+5%

100Currituck County, NCNC33,1588.5%−21%

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