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Lowest poverty rate, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01Catawba County, NCNC170,1727.1%−22%

02Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7258.1%+15%

03Dare County, NCNC38,2458.3%+3%

04Randolph County, NCNC149,5168.3%−9%

05Davie County, NCNC45,8558.4%−3%

06Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.4%+7%

07Union County, NCNC267,6748.4%+4%

08Alamance County, NCNC186,1778.9%−20%

09Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.4%+15%

10Rowan County, NCNC155,0969.4%−11%

11Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3839.6%+4%

12Lincoln County, NCNC98,6549.6%+5%

13Polk County, NCNC20,5339.6%−4%

14Chatham County, NCNC85,1119.7%−1%

15Stokes County, NCNC46,1269.8%+8%

16Davidson County, NCNC180,1829.8%−2%

17Alexander County, NCNC36,9589.8%+16%

18Currituck County, NCNC33,15810.1%−6%

19Guilford County, NCNC562,23410.1%−5%

20Burke County, NCNC88,65510.1%−5%

21Henderson County, NCNC122,37510.5%+8%

22Forsyth County, NCNC401,71810.5%−5%

23Gaston County, NCNC246,55810.6%−2%

24Caldwell County, NCNC81,10510.8%+1%

25Cleveland County, NCNC103,32511.0%−17%

26Stanly County, NCNC68,83011.0%+3%

27Moore County, NCNC110,61911.1%−3%

28Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.4%−0%

29Surry County, NCNC72,28711.4%−8%

30McDowell County, NCNC45,19811.4%−1%

31Carteret County, NCNC70,46911.6%+8%

32Durham County, NCNC347,24011.9%−11%

33Yadkin County, NCNC38,32512.0%+20%

34Onslow County, NCNC217,17512.1%−6%

35Rockingham County, NCNC94,19512.2%−5%

36Rutherford County, NCNC65,74512.3%−12%

37Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.7%+11%

38Person County, NCNC40,63613.0%+8%

39Wilkes County, NCNC66,23313.3%+12%

40Granville County, NCNC61,42113.5%+15%

41Transylvania County, NCNC34,21113.5%+42%

42Nash County, NCNC99,36513.6%+1%

43Craven County, NCNC105,02513.6%+4%

44Orange County, NCNC152,49813.9%−2%

45New Hanover County, NCNC245,95914.0%+7%

46Johnston County, NCNC256,44814.3%+11%

47Montgomery County, NCNC26,40314.4%−6%

48Cumberland County, NCNC338,47314.4%+13%

49Franklin County, NCNC82,03714.5%+15%

50Avery County, NCNC18,11014.6%−5%

51Lee County, NCNC70,25814.7%+14%

52Wayne County, NCNC122,27815.2%+10%

53Brunswick County, NCNC174,70215.4%+23%

54Gates County, NCNC10,23415.7%−8%

55Mitchell County, NCNC15,06216.0%+15%

56Camden County, NCNC11,31516.1%+60%

57Caswell County, NCNC22,56316.2%+12%

58Macon County, NCNC39,23216.5%+31%

59Jackson County, NCNC45,03916.7%+10%

60Richmond County, NCNC42,04116.8%−14%

61Pender County, NCNC72,11117.2%+27%

62Harnett County, NCNC150,13717.5%+17%

63Anson County, NCNC21,75817.6%−1%

64Chowan County, NCNC14,08217.7%+1%

65Clay County, NCNC12,23917.9%+57%

66Ashe County, NCNC27,51418.4%+37%

67Scotland County, NCNC33,32218.6%−10%

68Yancey County, NCNC19,08418.7%+18%

69Pamlico County, NCNC12,75818.9%+23%

70Greene County, NCNC20,70019.1%−6%

71Duplin County, NCNC51,57119.1%−2%

72Beaufort County, NCNC44,67019.5%+0%

73Vance County, NCNC42,63819.6%−4%

74Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.7%+7%

75Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20119.7%+7%

76Lenoir County, NCNC55,83720.0%+21%

77Alleghany County, NCNC11,47920.1%+17%

78Jones County, NCNC9,57520.2%+20%

79Madison County, NCNC22,55320.4%+32%

80Cherokee County, NCNC30,83020.4%+33%

81Washington County, NCNC10,63820.4%−6%

82Sampson County, NCNC61,50420.7%+18%

83Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12120.9%+7%

84Hoke County, NCNC56,93921.1%+19%

85Watauga County, NCNC54,78621.5%+20%

86Perquimans County, NCNC13,49021.5%+20%

87Bladen County, NCNC30,00721.9%+5%

88Pitt County, NCNC182,93622.1%+8%

89Martin County, NCNC21,60122.3%+10%

90Northampton County, NCNC16,49123.6%+11%

91Columbus County, NCNC50,48724.0%+5%

92Hyde County, NCNC4,55424.0%+55%

93Robeson County, NCNC119,94124.1%+6%

94Graham County, NCNC8,19024.9%+28%

95Hertford County, NCNC19,01525.0%+36%

96Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53725.0%+7%

97Halifax County, NCNC46,53425.6%+7%

98Bertie County, NCNC17,08625.9%+10%

99Swain County, NCNC14,02427.6%+51%

100Warren County, NCNC18,89828.2%+45%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES