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Lowest poverty rate, North Carolina counties · 2000

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

01Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.1%+0%

02Wake County, NCNC1,257,2357.8%+0%

03Dare County, NCNC38,2458.0%+0%

04Union County, NCNC267,6748.1%+0%

05Iredell County, NCNC211,7988.2%+0%

06Alexander County, NCNC36,9588.5%+0%

07Davie County, NCNC45,8558.6%+0%

08Stokes County, NCNC46,1269.1%+0%

09Catawba County, NCNC170,1729.1%+0%

10Randolph County, NCNC149,5169.1%+0%

11Lincoln County, NCNC98,6549.2%+0%

12Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3839.2%+0%

13Transylvania County, NCNC34,2119.5%+0%

14Henderson County, NCNC122,3759.7%+0%

15Chatham County, NCNC85,1119.7%+0%

16Yadkin County, NCNC38,32510.0%+0%

17Camden County, NCNC11,31510.1%+0%

18Davidson County, NCNC180,18210.1%+0%

19Polk County, NCNC20,53310.1%+0%

20Guilford County, NCNC562,23410.6%+0%

21Rowan County, NCNC155,09610.6%+0%

22Burke County, NCNC88,65510.7%+0%

23Currituck County, NCNC33,15810.7%+0%

24Caldwell County, NCNC81,10510.7%+0%

25Carteret County, NCNC70,46910.7%+0%

26Stanly County, NCNC68,83010.7%+0%

27Gaston County, NCNC246,55810.9%+0%

28Forsyth County, NCNC401,71811.0%+0%

29Alamance County, NCNC186,17711.1%+0%

30Moore County, NCNC110,61911.4%+0%

31Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.4%+0%

32Clay County, NCNC12,23911.4%+0%

33Haywood County, NCNC63,36911.5%+0%

34McDowell County, NCNC45,19811.6%+0%

35Granville County, NCNC61,42111.7%+0%

36Wilkes County, NCNC66,23311.9%+0%

37Person County, NCNC40,63612.0%+0%

38Surry County, NCNC72,28712.4%+0%

39Brunswick County, NCNC174,70212.6%+0%

40Franklin County, NCNC82,03712.6%+0%

41Macon County, NCNC39,23212.6%+0%

42Cumberland County, NCNC338,47312.8%+0%

43Rockingham County, NCNC94,19512.8%+0%

44Johnston County, NCNC256,44812.8%+0%

45Lee County, NCNC70,25812.8%+0%

46Onslow County, NCNC217,17512.9%+0%

47New Hanover County, NCNC245,95913.1%+0%

48Craven County, NCNC105,02513.1%+0%

49Cleveland County, NCNC103,32513.3%+0%

50Durham County, NCNC347,24013.4%+0%

51Nash County, NCNC99,36513.4%+0%

52Ashe County, NCNC27,51413.5%+0%

53Pender County, NCNC72,11113.6%+0%

54Mitchell County, NCNC15,06213.8%+0%

55Wayne County, NCNC122,27813.8%+0%

56Rutherford County, NCNC65,74513.9%+0%

57Orange County, NCNC152,49814.1%+0%

58Caswell County, NCNC22,56314.4%+0%

59Harnett County, NCNC150,13714.9%+0%

60Jackson County, NCNC45,03915.1%+0%

61Avery County, NCNC18,11015.3%+0%

62Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.3%+0%

63Cherokee County, NCNC30,83015.3%+0%

64Montgomery County, NCNC26,40315.4%+0%

65Madison County, NCNC22,55315.4%+0%

66Hyde County, NCNC4,55415.4%+0%

67Yancey County, NCNC19,08415.8%+0%

68Lenoir County, NCNC55,83716.6%+0%

69Jones County, NCNC9,57516.9%+0%

70Gates County, NCNC10,23417.0%+0%

71Alleghany County, NCNC11,47917.2%+0%

72Sampson County, NCNC61,50417.6%+0%

73Chowan County, NCNC14,08217.6%+0%

74Hoke County, NCNC56,93917.7%+0%

75Anson County, NCNC21,75817.8%+0%

76Watauga County, NCNC54,78617.9%+0%

77Perquimans County, NCNC13,49017.9%+0%

78Swain County, NCNC14,02418.3%+0%

79Hertford County, NCNC19,01518.3%+0%

80Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20118.4%+0%

81Wilson County, NCNC81,15018.5%+0%

82Duplin County, NCNC51,57119.4%+0%

83Warren County, NCNC18,89819.4%+0%

84Beaufort County, NCNC44,67019.5%+0%

85Graham County, NCNC8,19019.5%+0%

86Richmond County, NCNC42,04119.6%+0%

87Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12119.6%+0%

88Martin County, NCNC21,60120.2%+0%

89Greene County, NCNC20,70020.2%+0%

90Pitt County, NCNC182,93620.3%+0%

91Vance County, NCNC42,63820.5%+0%

92Scotland County, NCNC33,32220.6%+0%

93Bladen County, NCNC30,00721.0%+0%

94Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.3%+0%

95Washington County, NCNC10,63821.8%+0%

96Columbus County, NCNC50,48722.7%+0%

97Robeson County, NCNC119,94122.8%+0%

98Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53723.3%+0%

99Bertie County, NCNC17,08623.5%+0%

100Halifax County, NCNC46,53423.9%+0%

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