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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. The median across all 100 is 14.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bertie County, NC, up 35 places to #61.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Camden County, NCNC11,3156.1%−3.9 pts
02▲2Dare County, NCNC38,2456.6%−1.4 pts
03▲32Graham County, NCNC8,1906.7%−12.8 pts
04▼1Currituck County, NCNC33,1587.5%−3.2 pts
05▼3Union County, NCNC267,6747.7%−0.5 pts
06▼1Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.1%+0.3 pts
07▲7Brunswick County, NCNC174,7029.2%−3.3 pts
08▼1Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7259.3%+2.2 pts
09▲25Davie County, NCNC45,8559.4%+0.8 pts
10▲18Gates County, NCNC10,2349.4%−7.6 pts
11▲26Pender County, NCNC72,1119.7%−3.9 pts
12▲5Perquimans County, NCNC13,4909.8%−8.1 pts
13▼5Iredell County, NCNC211,79810.0%+1.9 pts
14▼8Carteret County, NCNC70,46910.1%−0.6 pts
15▼4Moore County, NCNC110,61910.1%−1.3 pts
16▲13Avery County, NCNC18,11010.2%−5.1 pts
17▼4Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310.4%+1.2 pts
18▲3Johnston County, NCNC256,44810.6%−2.2 pts
19▲4Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20111.0%−7.4 pts
20▼8Chatham County, NCNC85,11111.0%+1.3 pts
21▼6Franklin County, NCNC82,03711.1%−1.5 pts
22▲11Stokes County, NCNC46,12611.2%+2.1 pts
23▼4Lincoln County, NCNC98,65411.2%+2.1 pts
24▲6Durham County, NCNC347,24011.5%−1.9 pts
25▼15Henderson County, NCNC122,37511.6%+1.8 pts
26▲1Onslow County, NCNC217,17511.6%−1.3 pts
27▲28Macon County, NCNC39,23211.6%−1.0 pts
28▼12Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.8%+0.4 pts
29▲23Nash County, NCNC99,36511.8%−1.6 pts
30▲10Madison County, NCNC22,55312.1%−3.3 pts
31▲13New Hanover County, NCNC245,95912.3%−0.8 pts
32▲34Cherokee County, NCNC30,83012.4%−3.0 pts
33▼7Orange County, NCNC152,49812.5%−1.7 pts
34▼12Alexander County, NCNC36,95812.6%+4.1 pts
35▼10Catawba County, NCNC170,17212.7%+3.7 pts
36▲11Davidson County, NCNC180,18212.8%+2.8 pts
37▼6Clay County, NCNC12,23912.9%+1.4 pts
38▼14Mitchell County, NCNC15,06212.9%−0.9 pts
39▼21Haywood County, NCNC63,36913.1%+1.6 pts
40▲2Transylvania County, NCNC34,21113.2%+3.7 pts
41▲8Alamance County, NCNC186,17713.4%+2.2 pts
42▼6Caldwell County, NCNC81,10513.4%+2.7 pts
43▲3Ashe County, NCNC27,51413.5%0.0 pts
44▼12Gaston County, NCNC246,55813.5%+2.7 pts
45▼4Craven County, NCNC105,02513.7%+0.6 pts
46▲7Harnett County, NCNC150,13713.7%−1.2 pts
47▼9Yadkin County, NCNC38,32514.0%+4.0 pts
48▼39Polk County, NCNC20,53314.0%+3.9 pts
49▼6Randolph County, NCNC149,51614.5%+5.3 pts
50▲4Forsyth County, NCNC401,71814.5%+3.5 pts
51▼3Guilford County, NCNC562,23414.6%+4.0 pts
52▼1McDowell County, NCNC45,19814.8%+3.2 pts
53▼3Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.2%−0.2 pts
54▼9Yancey County, NCNC19,08415.2%−0.6 pts
55▼16Granville County, NCNC61,42115.2%+3.5 pts
56▼36Stanly County, NCNC68,83015.2%+4.5 pts
57▲5Montgomery County, NCNC26,40315.4%+0.1 pts
58▲12Burke County, NCNC88,65515.6%+4.9 pts
59▲33Alleghany County, NCNC11,47916.0%−1.2 pts
60▼3Rowan County, NCNC155,09616.0%+5.4 pts
61▲35Bertie County, NCNC17,08616.1%−7.3 pts
62▲5Rockingham County, NCNC94,19516.3%+3.5 pts
63▼4Lee County, NCNC70,25816.5%+3.6 pts
64▲12Cleveland County, NCNC103,32516.6%+3.3 pts
65▲8Cumberland County, NCNC338,47316.7%+3.9 pts
66▼6Wilkes County, NCNC66,23316.7%+4.9 pts
67▼2Rutherford County, NCNC65,74516.8%+2.8 pts
68▼7Surry County, NCNC72,28716.8%+4.4 pts
69▲2Hoke County, NCNC56,93917.1%−0.6 pts
70▲2Wayne County, NCNC122,27817.3%+3.5 pts
71▼13Person County, NCNC40,63617.5%+5.5 pts
72▼8Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.8%−1.6 pts
73▼5Jackson County, NCNC45,03918.0%+2.9 pts
74▲15Columbus County, NCNC50,48718.2%−4.5 pts
75▲18Jones County, NCNC9,57518.4%+1.5 pts
76▼20Caswell County, NCNC22,56318.6%+4.2 pts
77▼2Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53718.7%−4.6 pts
78▼1Chowan County, NCNC14,08219.1%+1.5 pts
79▼16Swain County, NCNC14,02419.1%+0.8 pts
80▼1Vance County, NCNC42,63819.8%−0.7 pts
81▼3Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.8%+1.3 pts
82▲1Pitt County, NCNC182,93619.8%−0.5 pts
83▼2Martin County, NCNC21,60120.4%+0.2 pts
84▼15Duplin County, NCNC51,57120.5%+1.0 pts
85Greene County, NCNC20,70021.0%+0.8 pts
86▼2Warren County, NCNC18,89821.1%+1.7 pts
87▼7Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.1%−0.1 pts
88▼14Anson County, NCNC21,75821.7%+4.0 pts
89▲1Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12121.7%+2.1 pts
90▼3Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.8%+4.3 pts
91▼3Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.0%+5.4 pts
92▲2Bladen County, NCNC30,00722.0%+1.0 pts
93▼7Hyde County, NCNC4,55422.2%+6.7 pts
94▲3Halifax County, NCNC46,53422.8%−1.1 pts
95▼13Hertford County, NCNC19,01522.9%+4.6 pts
96▲4Washington County, NCNC10,63824.1%+2.3 pts
97▼6Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.2%+5.7 pts
98▼3Watauga County, NCNC54,78625.5%+7.5 pts
99Scotland County, NCNC33,32225.8%+5.2 pts
100▼2Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.2%+4.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES