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Lowest poverty rate, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 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

01Camden County, NCNC11,3156.1%−39%

02Dare County, NCNC38,2456.6%−18%

03Graham County, NCNC8,1906.7%−66%

04Currituck County, NCNC33,1587.5%−30%

05Union County, NCNC267,6747.7%−6%

06Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.1%+4%

07Brunswick County, NCNC174,7029.2%−27%

08Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7259.3%+31%

09Davie County, NCNC45,8559.4%+9%

10Gates County, NCNC10,2349.4%−45%

11Pender County, NCNC72,1119.7%−28%

12Perquimans County, NCNC13,4909.8%−45%

13Iredell County, NCNC211,79810.0%+23%

14Carteret County, NCNC70,46910.1%−6%

15Moore County, NCNC110,61910.1%−11%

16Avery County, NCNC18,11010.2%−33%

17Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310.4%+13%

18Johnston County, NCNC256,44810.6%−17%

19Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20111.0%−40%

20Chatham County, NCNC85,11111.0%+14%

21Franklin County, NCNC82,03711.1%−12%

22Stokes County, NCNC46,12611.2%+23%

23Lincoln County, NCNC98,65411.2%+23%

24Durham County, NCNC347,24011.5%−14%

25Henderson County, NCNC122,37511.6%+19%

26Onslow County, NCNC217,17511.6%−10%

27Macon County, NCNC39,23211.6%−8%

28Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.8%+3%

29Nash County, NCNC99,36511.8%−12%

30Madison County, NCNC22,55312.1%−21%

31New Hanover County, NCNC245,95912.3%−6%

32Cherokee County, NCNC30,83012.4%−19%

33Orange County, NCNC152,49812.5%−12%

34Alexander County, NCNC36,95812.6%+48%

35Catawba County, NCNC170,17212.7%+40%

36Davidson County, NCNC180,18212.8%+28%

37Clay County, NCNC12,23912.9%+13%

38Mitchell County, NCNC15,06212.9%−7%

39Haywood County, NCNC63,36913.1%+14%

40Transylvania County, NCNC34,21113.2%+39%

41Alamance County, NCNC186,17713.4%+20%

42Caldwell County, NCNC81,10513.4%+25%

43Ashe County, NCNC27,51413.5%+0%

44Gaston County, NCNC246,55813.5%+24%

45Craven County, NCNC105,02513.7%+5%

46Harnett County, NCNC150,13713.7%−8%

47Yadkin County, NCNC38,32514.0%+40%

48Polk County, NCNC20,53314.0%+39%

49Randolph County, NCNC149,51614.5%+58%

50Forsyth County, NCNC401,71814.5%+31%

51Guilford County, NCNC562,23414.6%+38%

52McDowell County, NCNC45,19814.8%+28%

53Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.2%−1%

54Yancey County, NCNC19,08415.2%−4%

55Granville County, NCNC61,42115.2%+30%

56Stanly County, NCNC68,83015.2%+42%

57Montgomery County, NCNC26,40315.4%+1%

58Burke County, NCNC88,65515.6%+46%

59Alleghany County, NCNC11,47916.0%−7%

60Rowan County, NCNC155,09616.0%+51%

61Bertie County, NCNC17,08616.1%−31%

62Rockingham County, NCNC94,19516.3%+27%

63Lee County, NCNC70,25816.5%+28%

64Cleveland County, NCNC103,32516.6%+25%

65Cumberland County, NCNC338,47316.7%+31%

66Wilkes County, NCNC66,23316.7%+41%

67Rutherford County, NCNC65,74516.8%+20%

68Surry County, NCNC72,28716.8%+35%

69Hoke County, NCNC56,93917.1%−3%

70Wayne County, NCNC122,27817.3%+25%

71Person County, NCNC40,63617.5%+46%

72Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.8%−8%

73Jackson County, NCNC45,03918.0%+19%

74Columbus County, NCNC50,48718.2%−20%

75Jones County, NCNC9,57518.4%+9%

76Caswell County, NCNC22,56318.6%+29%

77Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53718.7%−20%

78Chowan County, NCNC14,08219.1%+8%

79Swain County, NCNC14,02419.1%+4%

80Vance County, NCNC42,63819.8%−3%

81Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.8%+7%

82Pitt County, NCNC182,93619.8%−2%

83Martin County, NCNC21,60120.4%+1%

84Duplin County, NCNC51,57120.5%+5%

85Greene County, NCNC20,70021.0%+4%

86Warren County, NCNC18,89821.1%+9%

87Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.1%−1%

88Anson County, NCNC21,75821.7%+22%

89Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12121.7%+11%

90Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.8%+24%

91Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.0%+32%

92Bladen County, NCNC30,00722.0%+5%

93Hyde County, NCNC4,55422.2%+44%

94Halifax County, NCNC46,53422.8%−5%

95Hertford County, NCNC19,01522.9%+25%

96Washington County, NCNC10,63824.1%+11%

97Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.2%+29%

98Watauga County, NCNC54,78625.5%+42%

99Scotland County, NCNC33,32225.8%+26%

100Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.2%+19%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES