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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Robeson County, NCNC119,94130.2%+7.4 pts
02Scotland County, NCNC33,32229.5%+8.9 pts
03Vance County, NCNC42,63827.5%+7.0 pts
04Warren County, NCNC18,89827.0%+7.5 pts
05Alleghany County, NCNC11,47926.2%+9.0 pts
06Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.2%+5.6 pts
07Washington County, NCNC10,63824.8%+3.0 pts
08Watauga County, NCNC54,78624.8%+6.8 pts
09Bladen County, NCNC30,00724.1%+3.1 pts
10Hertford County, NCNC19,01524.1%+5.7 pts
11Pitt County, NCNC182,93623.9%+3.5 pts
12Halifax County, NCNC46,53423.8%−0.1 pts
13Duplin County, NCNC51,57123.7%+4.2 pts
14Martin County, NCNC21,60123.4%+3.2 pts
15Bertie County, NCNC17,08623.3%−0.2 pts
16Montgomery County, NCNC26,40323.2%+7.8 pts
17Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.7%+6.2 pts
18Swain County, NCNC14,02422.4%+4.0 pts
19Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12122.3%+2.7 pts
20Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53721.9%−1.4 pts
21Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.7%+0.5 pts
22Caswell County, NCNC22,56321.7%+7.3 pts
23Clay County, NCNC12,23921.4%+10.0 pts
24Columbus County, NCNC50,48721.4%−1.3 pts
25Hoke County, NCNC56,93921.2%+3.5 pts
26Wilson County, NCNC81,15021.0%+2.5 pts
27Rutherford County, NCNC65,74520.7%+6.8 pts
28Anson County, NCNC21,75820.5%+2.7 pts
29Gates County, NCNC10,23420.5%+3.4 pts
30Jackson County, NCNC45,03920.4%+5.3 pts
31Sampson County, NCNC61,50420.4%+2.9 pts
32Hyde County, NCNC4,55420.4%+5.0 pts
33Graham County, NCNC8,19019.5%+0.0 pts
34Cleveland County, NCNC103,32519.4%+6.1 pts
35Wilkes County, NCNC66,23319.2%+7.4 pts
36Wayne County, NCNC122,27818.6%+4.8 pts
37Greene County, NCNC20,70018.4%−1.8 pts
38Yancey County, NCNC19,08418.1%+2.4 pts
39Avery County, NCNC18,11018.1%+2.8 pts
40Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20118.1%−0.3 pts
41Perquimans County, NCNC13,49018.0%+0.1 pts
42McDowell County, NCNC45,19817.9%+6.3 pts
43Ashe County, NCNC27,51417.8%+4.4 pts
44Chowan County, NCNC14,08217.4%−0.2 pts
45Burke County, NCNC88,65517.3%+6.7 pts
46Randolph County, NCNC149,51617.2%+8.1 pts
47Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.2%−2.3 pts
48Madison County, NCNC22,55316.9%+1.5 pts
49Macon County, NCNC39,23216.9%+4.2 pts
50Surry County, NCNC72,28716.9%+4.4 pts
51Jones County, NCNC9,57516.8%−0.1 pts
52Mitchell County, NCNC15,06216.8%+3.0 pts
53Gaston County, NCNC246,55816.6%+5.8 pts
54Cumberland County, NCNC338,47316.6%+3.8 pts
55Harnett County, NCNC150,13716.5%+1.6 pts
56Orange County, NCNC152,49816.3%+2.2 pts
57Alamance County, NCNC186,17716.3%+5.1 pts
58Rowan County, NCNC155,09616.3%+5.7 pts
59Caldwell County, NCNC81,10516.2%+5.5 pts
60Durham County, NCNC347,24016.1%+2.8 pts
61Person County, NCNC40,63616.0%+4.0 pts
62Craven County, NCNC105,02516.0%+2.9 pts
63Guilford County, NCNC562,23415.9%+5.3 pts
64Rockingham County, NCNC94,19515.6%+2.8 pts
65New Hanover County, NCNC245,95915.4%+2.3 pts
66Forsyth County, NCNC401,71815.3%+4.2 pts
67Johnston County, NCNC256,44815.1%+2.2 pts
68Alexander County, NCNC36,95815.0%+6.6 pts
69Franklin County, NCNC82,03715.0%+2.4 pts
70Lee County, NCNC70,25815.0%+2.1 pts
71Pender County, NCNC72,11114.8%+1.2 pts
72Buncombe County, NCNC277,41714.7%+3.3 pts
73Yadkin County, NCNC38,32514.7%+4.7 pts
74Davidson County, NCNC180,18214.5%+4.5 pts
75Nash County, NCNC99,36514.1%+0.6 pts
76Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114.0%+4.5 pts
77Lincoln County, NCNC98,65413.8%+4.6 pts
78Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.8%+0.9 pts
79Brunswick County, NCNC174,70213.5%+1.0 pts
80Cherokee County, NCNC30,83013.2%−2.1 pts
81Moore County, NCNC110,61912.9%+1.6 pts
82Polk County, NCNC20,53312.9%+2.9 pts
83Henderson County, NCNC122,37512.7%+3.0 pts
84Stanly County, NCNC68,83012.7%+2.0 pts
85Catawba County, NCNC170,17212.5%+3.4 pts
86Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38312.5%+3.3 pts
87Iredell County, NCNC211,79812.4%+4.3 pts
88Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.3%+0.8 pts
89Stokes County, NCNC46,12612.2%+3.2 pts
90Carteret County, NCNC70,46912.2%+1.5 pts
91Chatham County, NCNC85,11112.2%+2.5 pts
92Davie County, NCNC45,85512.2%+3.6 pts
93Granville County, NCNC61,42111.9%+0.2 pts
94Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72511.3%+4.2 pts
95Pamlico County, NCNC12,75810.7%−4.6 pts
96Dare County, NCNC38,24510.5%+2.5 pts
97Wake County, NCNC1,257,2359.7%+1.9 pts
98Camden County, NCNC11,3159.3%−0.7 pts
99Union County, NCNC267,6748.5%+0.4 pts
100Currituck County, NCNC33,1588.5%−2.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS