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Lowest poverty rate, North Carolina cities · 2010

North Carolina cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 170 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Westport, NCNC5,9150.7%−4.6 pts

02Weddington, NCNC14,5171.5%+0.0 pts

03Marvin, NCNC7,0401.5%−0.3 pts

04Carolina Shores, NCNC5,5401.5%−3.4 pts

05Porters Neck, NCNC7,6541.9%–

06St. James, NCNC7,3182.0%+2.0 pts

07Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,5662.6%−0.8 pts

08Apex, NCNC80,4192.7%+0.8 pts

09Oak Ridge, NCNC7,8962.8%−1.0 pts

10Whispering Pines, NCNC5,5053.1%+1.9 pts

11Stallings, NCNC17,7603.2%−1.8 pts

12Morrisville, NCNC32,4663.4%−1.2 pts

13Unionville, NCNC7,3223.4%−1.9 pts

14Holly Springs, NCNC50,2883.7%−1.1 pts

15Harrisburg, NCNC20,7424.1%+2.7 pts

16Cornelius, NCNC35,0944.6%+0.2 pts

17Garner, NCNC41,5624.8%−2.0 pts

18Cary, NCNC183,5825.0%+1.6 pts

19Moyock, NCNC5,6845.0%–

20Knightdale, NCNC23,1445.1%+0.4 pts

21King, NCNC7,9775.4%+1.4 pts

22Summerfield, NCNC11,3275.5%+1.6 pts

23Clemmons, NCNC22,8085.6%+2.0 pts

24Pinehurst, NCNC18,6705.6%+2.8 pts

25Huntersville, NCNC68,5355.7%+2.6 pts

26Matthews, NCNC32,7695.7%+1.7 pts

27Indian Trail, NCNC44,3035.8%−0.0 pts

28Ogden, NCNC8,2495.8%+0.0 pts

29Midway, NCNC5,1045.9%–

30Northchase, NCNC5,8966.2%–

31Nashville, NCNC5,9116.3%−4.2 pts

32Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,6376.5%+0.7 pts

33Half Moon, NCNC7,3786.8%−0.9 pts

34Walkertown, NCNC6,1206.9%+2.0 pts

35Surf City, NCNC5,1427.4%−8.0 pts

36Mills River, NCNC7,5047.4%–

37Wake Forest, NCNC58,1477.5%−1.3 pts

38Silver Lake, NCNC6,5637.6%−1.4 pts

39Locust, NCNC6,1207.8%+3.7 pts

40Mint Hill, NCNC29,4767.8%+3.0 pts

41Lewisville, NCNC14,4218.0%+5.5 pts

42Oak Island, NCNC9,3378.1%+0.1 pts

43Cramerton, NCNC5,7138.2%+3.3 pts

44Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,1658.2%−0.7 pts

45Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,7318.3%+0.0 pts

46Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,5368.3%−2.8 pts

47Murraysville, NCNC16,3398.4%−1.3 pts

48Waxhaw, NCNC23,1408.5%+4.2 pts

49Davidson, NCNC16,6628.8%+2.8 pts

50Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,4948.9%+1.8 pts

51Midland, NCNC5,1519.2%–

52Fletcher, NCNC8,3739.2%+1.9 pts

53Mooresville, NCNC55,8429.6%+2.4 pts

54Winterville, NCNC10,9739.6%−2.0 pts

55Trinity, NCNC7,2749.7%+1.1 pts

56Archdale, NCNC12,2549.7%+4.0 pts

57Etowah, NCNC7,96810.1%+4.2 pts

58Shallotte, NCNC5,33510.2%+2.2 pts

59Rolesville, NCNC12,83910.4%−2.1 pts

60Kernersville, NCNC29,12810.5%+2.0 pts

61Gibsonville, NCNC9,87610.5%+1.6 pts

62Belmont, NCNC16,41510.8%+1.2 pts

63Black Mountain, NCNC8,49110.9%+0.8 pts

64Kings Grant, NCNC9,00311.0%+4.3 pts

65Leland, NCNC35,73111.2%−7.6 pts

66Conover, NCNC8,93811.3%−0.8 pts

67Stokesdale, NCNC6,13311.5%+6.2 pts

68Brevard, NCNC8,09811.5%+0.7 pts

69Piney Green, NCNC14,07811.7%+1.2 pts

70Concord, NCNC114,59811.7%+3.6 pts

71Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87512.0%+2.4 pts

72Creedmoor, NCNC5,04612.4%+0.9 pts

73Southern Pines, NCNC17,35712.4%−2.2 pts

74Hope Mills, NCNC18,32412.8%+4.9 pts

75Clayton, NCNC32,63313.1%+1.7 pts

76Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64913.2%–

77Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87013.3%+3.9 pts

78St. Stephens, NCNC9,45713.3%+6.2 pts

79Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28713.8%+3.3 pts

80Jacksonville, NCNC72,73213.8%−0.3 pts

81Charlotte, NCNC964,78413.9%+3.3 pts

82Cherryville, NCNC6,52314.1%+5.0 pts

83Hampstead, NCNC9,29214.2%–

84Mount Holly, NCNC19,03314.4%+3.5 pts

85Raleigh, NCNC506,30614.6%+3.1 pts

86Havelock, NCNC17,43014.6%+6.0 pts

87Angier, NCNC9,41014.7%−1.6 pts

88Pineville, NCNC11,85114.7%+8.2 pts

89Wendell, NCNC19,68714.8%+2.2 pts

90Newton, NCNC13,82214.9%+2.8 pts

91Graham, NCNC20,13115.1%+0.2 pts

92Mocksville, NCNC6,28215.2%+2.6 pts

93Fayetteville, NCNC209,12016.1%+1.3 pts

94Butner, NCNC8,11216.3%+11.0 pts

95Long View, NCNC5,38716.3%+1.0 pts

96Carrboro, NCNC20,96216.3%−2.7 pts

97Aberdeen, NCNC10,06616.7%+3.0 pts

98Morehead City, NCNC10,43416.8%+2.2 pts

99Kannapolis, NCNC61,70817.3%+6.7 pts

100Hickory, NCNC45,97517.4%+6.1 pts

101Swannanoa, NCNC6,90117.6%+6.2 pts

102Dallas, NCNC6,39217.8%−1.4 pts

103Durham, NCNC305,56117.9%+2.9 pts

104Mebane, NCNC21,95217.9%+6.1 pts

105Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90817.9%−6.2 pts

106Greensboro, NCNC308,66718.1%+5.9 pts

107Albemarle, NCNC17,76918.3%+2.6 pts

108Bessemer City, NCNC5,83418.4%+6.5 pts

109Sawmills, NCNC5,10518.4%+9.6 pts

110Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38618.6%−0.2 pts

111Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11718.9%−0.3 pts

112Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12019.0%−1.1 pts

113High Point, NCNC120,57119.2%+6.0 pts

114Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27119.3%+4.1 pts

115Monroe, NCNC42,64419.7%+2.4 pts

116Hillsborough, NCNC9,77819.8%+7.3 pts

117Elon, NCNC11,36619.9%–

118Oxford, NCNC8,98520.2%−1.1 pts

119Asheville, NCNC93,52320.5%+5.0 pts

120Reidsville, NCNC14,69220.6%+5.5 pts

121Tarboro, NCNC10,97920.6%+5.3 pts

122Wadesboro, NCNC5,03520.9%−4.3 pts

123Gastonia, NCNC87,06720.9%+5.9 pts

124Pittsboro, NCNC5,05421.1%+2.8 pts

125Mount Airy, NCNC10,68221.1%+1.2 pts

126Burlington, NCNC61,49621.3%+7.6 pts

127Sanford, NCNC34,13821.3%+4.2 pts

128Smithfield, NCNC13,11421.4%+0.8 pts

129Hamlet, NCNC5,87021.4%−0.8 pts

130Lenoir, NCNC18,37221.6%+7.3 pts

131Waynesville, NCNC11,00621.7%+6.2 pts

132Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56522.2%+0.6 pts

133Hendersonville, NCNC15,86722.2%+5.5 pts

134Wilmington, NCNC126,80922.4%+2.8 pts

135Salisbury, NCNC36,87922.4%+6.4 pts

136Ayden, NCNC5,26322.6%−3.6 pts

137Spring Lake, NCNC11,25222.8%−0.9 pts

138Statesville, NCNC32,18122.9%+6.8 pts

139Goldsboro, NCNC35,01223.5%+4.3 pts

140Marion, NCNC7,44023.6%+6.4 pts

141Woodfin, NCNC8,22923.7%+2.2 pts

142Lincolnton, NCNC12,46523.8%+6.4 pts

143New Bern, NCNC34,72424.1%+4.7 pts

144Eden, NCNC15,50024.4%+7.2 pts

145Siler City, NCNC8,15524.5%+9.8 pts

146Dunn, NCNC8,81424.5%+1.0 pts

147Clinton, NCNC8,46625.1%+1.8 pts

148Washington, NCNC9,91025.3%−3.4 pts

149Wilson, NCNC49,57225.4%+3.8 pts

150Shelby, NCNC23,30925.4%+7.7 pts

151Lexington, NCNC20,23826.4%+5.1 pts

152Morganton, NCNC17,84926.9%+13.4 pts

153Thomasville, NCNC27,73327.3%+11.1 pts

154Zebulon, NCNC11,93327.4%+11.4 pts

155Asheboro, NCNC27,99027.6%+11.9 pts

156Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62228.1%+0.8 pts

157Lillington, NCNC5,04028.5%+8.1 pts

158East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32329.1%+8.5 pts

159Lumberton, NCNC18,95529.9%+4.0 pts

160Greenville, NCNC96,44330.3%+4.2 pts

161Henderson, NCNC15,01333.3%+5.1 pts

162Kinston, NCNC19,70534.1%+11.1 pts

163Selma, NCNC7,40634.8%+4.8 pts

164Cullowhee, NCNC7,97336.1%−5.4 pts

165Rockingham, NCNC8,81536.1%+15.7 pts

166Laurinburg, NCNC14,58236.3%+12.6 pts

167Roxboro, NCNC8,38036.7%+19.8 pts

168Williamston, NCNC5,08637.4%+8.4 pts

169Forest City, NCNC7,41038.5%+19.3 pts

170Boone, NCNC19,92948.9%+11.9 pts

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