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Highest poverty rate, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Washington County, NCNC10,63827.3%+5.6 pts
02Scotland County, NCNC33,32227.3%+6.7 pts
03Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.1%+4.2 pts
04Halifax County, NCNC46,53425.6%+1.7 pts
05Bertie County, NCNC17,08625.0%+1.5 pts
06Watauga County, NCNC54,78624.5%+6.5 pts
07Bladen County, NCNC30,00724.3%+3.4 pts
08Jones County, NCNC9,57523.5%+6.5 pts
09Alleghany County, NCNC11,47922.6%+5.5 pts
10Richmond County, NCNC42,04122.4%+2.8 pts
11Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12122.3%+2.7 pts
12Columbus County, NCNC50,48722.1%−0.6 pts
13Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.0%+5.4 pts
14Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.7%+4.1 pts
15Hyde County, NCNC4,55421.6%+6.2 pts
16Greene County, NCNC20,70021.2%+1.0 pts
17Warren County, NCNC18,89820.9%+1.5 pts
18Pitt County, NCNC182,93620.8%+0.5 pts
19Hertford County, NCNC19,01520.5%+2.1 pts
20Martin County, NCNC21,60120.4%+0.3 pts
21Northampton County, NCNC16,49120.1%−1.2 pts
22Vance County, NCNC42,63820.0%−0.5 pts
23Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.9%+1.5 pts
24Chowan County, NCNC14,08219.6%+2.0 pts
25Cleveland County, NCNC103,32519.1%+5.9 pts
26Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53718.9%−4.4 pts
27Anson County, NCNC21,75818.8%+1.0 pts
28Cumberland County, NCNC338,47318.7%+6.0 pts
29Wayne County, NCNC122,27818.7%+4.9 pts
30Hoke County, NCNC56,93918.6%+0.9 pts
31Burke County, NCNC88,65518.5%+7.9 pts
32Duplin County, NCNC51,57118.2%−1.3 pts
33Jackson County, NCNC45,03918.0%+2.9 pts
34Rockingham County, NCNC94,19517.9%+5.1 pts
35Cherokee County, NCNC30,83017.8%+2.5 pts
36Rutherford County, NCNC65,74517.8%+3.9 pts
37Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.8%−1.7 pts
38Swain County, NCNC14,02417.0%−1.3 pts
39Montgomery County, NCNC26,40316.9%+1.5 pts
40Surry County, NCNC72,28716.4%+4.0 pts
41Wilkes County, NCNC66,23316.4%+4.6 pts
42Lee County, NCNC70,25816.3%+3.5 pts
43Person County, NCNC40,63616.3%+4.3 pts
44Rowan County, NCNC155,09616.2%+5.6 pts
45Caswell County, NCNC22,56316.2%+1.8 pts
46Macon County, NCNC39,23216.0%+3.4 pts
47Forsyth County, NCNC401,71815.8%+4.8 pts
48Harnett County, NCNC150,13715.8%+0.9 pts
49Nash County, NCNC99,36515.8%+2.3 pts
50McDowell County, NCNC45,19815.6%+4.0 pts
51Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.5%+0.1 pts
52Alamance County, NCNC186,17715.4%+4.3 pts
53Guilford County, NCNC562,23415.3%+4.7 pts
54Davidson County, NCNC180,18215.2%+5.1 pts
55Ashe County, NCNC27,51414.8%+1.4 pts
56Yancey County, NCNC19,08414.7%−1.1 pts
57New Hanover County, NCNC245,95914.6%+1.6 pts
58Randolph County, NCNC149,51614.6%+5.5 pts
59Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114.4%+5.0 pts
60Craven County, NCNC105,02514.3%+1.3 pts
61Madison County, NCNC22,55314.3%−1.1 pts
62Granville County, NCNC61,42114.2%+2.5 pts
63Yadkin County, NCNC38,32514.1%+4.1 pts
64Pender County, NCNC72,11114.0%+0.5 pts
65Caldwell County, NCNC81,10514.0%+3.3 pts
66Graham County, NCNC8,19014.0%−5.5 pts
67Davie County, NCNC45,85513.7%+5.1 pts
68Stokes County, NCNC46,12613.6%+4.6 pts
69Gaston County, NCNC246,55813.6%+2.8 pts
70Clay County, NCNC12,23913.5%+2.1 pts
71Durham County, NCNC347,24013.5%+0.1 pts
72Avery County, NCNC18,11013.1%−2.1 pts
73Gates County, NCNC10,23413.0%−4.0 pts
74Onslow County, NCNC217,17512.4%−0.5 pts
75Orange County, NCNC152,49812.4%−1.7 pts
76Catawba County, NCNC170,17212.4%+3.3 pts
77Mitchell County, NCNC15,06212.4%−1.5 pts
78Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20112.3%−6.1 pts
79Alexander County, NCNC36,95812.3%+3.8 pts
80Johnston County, NCNC256,44812.2%−0.6 pts
81Stanly County, NCNC68,83012.2%+1.5 pts
82Lincoln County, NCNC98,65412.2%+3.0 pts
83Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.2%+0.7 pts
84Perquimans County, NCNC13,49012.1%−5.8 pts
85Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.5%+0.1 pts
86Franklin County, NCNC82,03711.4%−1.2 pts
87Brunswick County, NCNC174,70211.1%−1.5 pts
88Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310.9%+1.7 pts
89Chatham County, NCNC85,11110.7%+1.0 pts
90Moore County, NCNC110,61910.5%−0.8 pts
91Henderson County, NCNC122,37510.5%+0.8 pts
92Polk County, NCNC20,53310.0%−0.0 pts
93Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.8%+1.6 pts
94Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7259.6%+2.6 pts
95Carteret County, NCNC70,4699.2%−1.5 pts
96Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.5%+0.7 pts
97Dare County, NCNC38,2458.2%+0.2 pts
98Currituck County, NCNC33,1588.2%−2.5 pts
99Union County, NCNC267,6747.4%−0.7 pts
100Camden County, NCNC11,3156.4%−3.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS