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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%−3.9 pts

02Dare County, NCNC38,2456.6%−1.4 pts

03Graham County, NCNC8,1906.7%−12.8 pts

04Currituck County, NCNC33,1587.5%−3.2 pts

05Union County, NCNC267,6747.7%−0.5 pts

06Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.1%+0.3 pts

07Brunswick County, NCNC174,7029.2%−3.3 pts

08Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7259.3%+2.2 pts

09Davie County, NCNC45,8559.4%+0.8 pts

10Gates County, NCNC10,2349.4%−7.6 pts

11Pender County, NCNC72,1119.7%−3.9 pts

12Perquimans County, NCNC13,4909.8%−8.1 pts

13Iredell County, NCNC211,79810.0%+1.9 pts

14Carteret County, NCNC70,46910.1%−0.6 pts

15Moore County, NCNC110,61910.1%−1.3 pts

16Avery County, NCNC18,11010.2%−5.1 pts

17Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310.4%+1.2 pts

18Johnston County, NCNC256,44810.6%−2.2 pts

19Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20111.0%−7.4 pts

20Chatham County, NCNC85,11111.0%+1.3 pts

21Franklin County, NCNC82,03711.1%−1.5 pts

22Stokes County, NCNC46,12611.2%+2.1 pts

23Lincoln County, NCNC98,65411.2%+2.1 pts

24Durham County, NCNC347,24011.5%−1.9 pts

25Henderson County, NCNC122,37511.6%+1.8 pts

26Onslow County, NCNC217,17511.6%−1.3 pts

27Macon County, NCNC39,23211.6%−1.0 pts

28Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.8%+0.4 pts

29Nash County, NCNC99,36511.8%−1.6 pts

30Madison County, NCNC22,55312.1%−3.3 pts

31New Hanover County, NCNC245,95912.3%−0.8 pts

32Cherokee County, NCNC30,83012.4%−3.0 pts

33Orange County, NCNC152,49812.5%−1.7 pts

34Alexander County, NCNC36,95812.6%+4.1 pts

35Catawba County, NCNC170,17212.7%+3.7 pts

36Davidson County, NCNC180,18212.8%+2.8 pts

37Clay County, NCNC12,23912.9%+1.4 pts

38Mitchell County, NCNC15,06212.9%−0.9 pts

39Haywood County, NCNC63,36913.1%+1.6 pts

40Transylvania County, NCNC34,21113.2%+3.7 pts

41Alamance County, NCNC186,17713.4%+2.2 pts

42Caldwell County, NCNC81,10513.4%+2.7 pts

43Ashe County, NCNC27,51413.5%+0.0 pts

44Gaston County, NCNC246,55813.5%+2.7 pts

45Craven County, NCNC105,02513.7%+0.6 pts

46Harnett County, NCNC150,13713.7%−1.2 pts

47Yadkin County, NCNC38,32514.0%+4.0 pts

48Polk County, NCNC20,53314.0%+3.9 pts

49Randolph County, NCNC149,51614.5%+5.3 pts

50Forsyth County, NCNC401,71814.5%+3.5 pts

51Guilford County, NCNC562,23414.6%+4.0 pts

52McDowell County, NCNC45,19814.8%+3.2 pts

53Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.2%−0.2 pts

54Yancey County, NCNC19,08415.2%−0.6 pts

55Granville County, NCNC61,42115.2%+3.5 pts

56Stanly County, NCNC68,83015.2%+4.5 pts

57Montgomery County, NCNC26,40315.4%+0.1 pts

58Burke County, NCNC88,65515.6%+4.9 pts

59Alleghany County, NCNC11,47916.0%−1.2 pts

60Rowan County, NCNC155,09616.0%+5.4 pts

61Bertie County, NCNC17,08616.1%−7.3 pts

62Rockingham County, NCNC94,19516.3%+3.5 pts

63Lee County, NCNC70,25816.5%+3.6 pts

64Cleveland County, NCNC103,32516.6%+3.3 pts

65Cumberland County, NCNC338,47316.7%+3.9 pts

66Wilkes County, NCNC66,23316.7%+4.9 pts

67Rutherford County, NCNC65,74516.8%+2.8 pts

68Surry County, NCNC72,28716.8%+4.4 pts

69Hoke County, NCNC56,93917.1%−0.6 pts

70Wayne County, NCNC122,27817.3%+3.5 pts

71Person County, NCNC40,63617.5%+5.5 pts

72Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.8%−1.6 pts

73Jackson County, NCNC45,03918.0%+2.9 pts

74Columbus County, NCNC50,48718.2%−4.5 pts

75Jones County, NCNC9,57518.4%+1.5 pts

76Caswell County, NCNC22,56318.6%+4.2 pts

77Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53718.7%−4.6 pts

78Chowan County, NCNC14,08219.1%+1.5 pts

79Swain County, NCNC14,02419.1%+0.8 pts

80Vance County, NCNC42,63819.8%−0.7 pts

81Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.8%+1.3 pts

82Pitt County, NCNC182,93619.8%−0.5 pts

83Martin County, NCNC21,60120.4%+0.2 pts

84Duplin County, NCNC51,57120.5%+1.0 pts

85Greene County, NCNC20,70021.0%+0.8 pts

86Warren County, NCNC18,89821.1%+1.7 pts

87Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.1%−0.1 pts

88Anson County, NCNC21,75821.7%+4.0 pts

89Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12121.7%+2.1 pts

90Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.8%+4.3 pts

91Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.0%+5.4 pts

92Bladen County, NCNC30,00722.0%+1.0 pts

93Hyde County, NCNC4,55422.2%+6.7 pts

94Halifax County, NCNC46,53422.8%−1.1 pts

95Hertford County, NCNC19,01522.9%+4.6 pts

96Washington County, NCNC10,63824.1%+2.3 pts

97Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.2%+5.7 pts

98Watauga County, NCNC54,78625.5%+7.5 pts

99Scotland County, NCNC33,32225.8%+5.2 pts

100Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.2%+4.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES