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Lowest poverty rate, North Carolina counties · 2010

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

01Currituck County, NCNC33,1588.5%−21%

02Union County, NCNC267,6748.5%+5%

03Camden County, NCNC11,3159.3%−7%

04Wake County, NCNC1,257,2359.7%+24%

05Dare County, NCNC38,24510.5%+31%

06Pamlico County, NCNC12,75810.7%−30%

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72511.3%+59%

08Granville County, NCNC61,42111.9%+2%

09Davie County, NCNC45,85512.2%+41%

10Chatham County, NCNC85,11112.2%+26%

11Carteret County, NCNC70,46912.2%+14%

12Stokes County, NCNC46,12612.2%+35%

13Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.3%+7%

14Iredell County, NCNC211,79812.4%+52%

15Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38312.5%+36%

16Catawba County, NCNC170,17212.5%+38%

17Stanly County, NCNC68,83012.7%+19%

18Henderson County, NCNC122,37512.7%+31%

19Polk County, NCNC20,53312.9%+28%

20Moore County, NCNC110,61912.9%+14%

21Cherokee County, NCNC30,83013.2%−14%

22Brunswick County, NCNC174,70213.5%+8%

23Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.8%+7%

24Lincoln County, NCNC98,65413.8%+51%

25Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114.0%+48%

26Nash County, NCNC99,36514.1%+5%

27Davidson County, NCNC180,18214.5%+44%

28Yadkin County, NCNC38,32514.7%+47%

29Buncombe County, NCNC277,41714.7%+28%

30Pender County, NCNC72,11114.8%+9%

31Lee County, NCNC70,25815.0%+17%

32Franklin County, NCNC82,03715.0%+19%

33Alexander County, NCNC36,95815.0%+77%

34Johnston County, NCNC256,44815.1%+18%

35Forsyth County, NCNC401,71815.3%+38%

36New Hanover County, NCNC245,95915.4%+18%

37Rockingham County, NCNC94,19515.6%+22%

38Guilford County, NCNC562,23415.9%+50%

39Craven County, NCNC105,02516.0%+22%

40Person County, NCNC40,63616.0%+34%

41Durham County, NCNC347,24016.1%+21%

42Caldwell County, NCNC81,10516.2%+51%

43Rowan County, NCNC155,09616.3%+53%

44Alamance County, NCNC186,17716.3%+46%

45Orange County, NCNC152,49816.3%+16%

46Harnett County, NCNC150,13716.5%+11%

47Cumberland County, NCNC338,47316.6%+30%

48Gaston County, NCNC246,55816.6%+53%

49Mitchell County, NCNC15,06216.8%+21%

50Jones County, NCNC9,57516.8%−1%

51Surry County, NCNC72,28716.9%+36%

52Macon County, NCNC39,23216.9%+34%

53Madison County, NCNC22,55316.9%+10%

54Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.2%−12%

55Randolph County, NCNC149,51617.2%+88%

56Burke County, NCNC88,65517.3%+62%

57Chowan County, NCNC14,08217.4%−1%

58Ashe County, NCNC27,51417.8%+33%

59McDowell County, NCNC45,19817.9%+54%

60Perquimans County, NCNC13,49018.0%+0%

61Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20118.1%−2%

62Avery County, NCNC18,11018.1%+18%

63Yancey County, NCNC19,08418.1%+15%

64Greene County, NCNC20,70018.4%−9%

65Wayne County, NCNC122,27818.6%+34%

66Wilkes County, NCNC66,23319.2%+62%

67Cleveland County, NCNC103,32519.4%+46%

68Graham County, NCNC8,19019.5%+0%

69Hyde County, NCNC4,55420.4%+32%

70Sampson County, NCNC61,50420.4%+16%

71Jackson County, NCNC45,03920.4%+35%

72Gates County, NCNC10,23420.5%+20%

73Anson County, NCNC21,75820.5%+15%

74Rutherford County, NCNC65,74520.7%+49%

75Wilson County, NCNC81,15021.0%+14%

76Hoke County, NCNC56,93921.2%+20%

77Columbus County, NCNC50,48721.4%−6%

78Clay County, NCNC12,23921.4%+87%

79Caswell County, NCNC22,56321.7%+50%

80Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.7%+2%

81Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53721.9%−6%

82Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12122.3%+14%

83Swain County, NCNC14,02422.4%+22%

84Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.7%+37%

85Montgomery County, NCNC26,40323.2%+51%

86Bertie County, NCNC17,08623.3%−1%

87Martin County, NCNC21,60123.4%+16%

88Duplin County, NCNC51,57123.7%+22%

89Halifax County, NCNC46,53423.8%−0%

90Pitt County, NCNC182,93623.9%+17%

91Hertford County, NCNC19,01524.1%+31%

92Bladen County, NCNC30,00724.1%+15%

93Watauga County, NCNC54,78624.8%+38%

94Washington County, NCNC10,63824.8%+14%

95Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.2%+29%

96Alleghany County, NCNC11,47926.2%+53%

97Warren County, NCNC18,89827.0%+39%

98Vance County, NCNC42,63827.5%+34%

99Scotland County, NCNC33,32229.5%+44%

100Robeson County, NCNC119,94130.2%+33%

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