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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 (2010 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Currituck County, NCNC33,1588.5%−2.2 pts
02Union County, NCNC267,6748.5%+0.4 pts
03Camden County, NCNC11,3159.3%−0.7 pts
04Wake County, NCNC1,257,2359.7%+1.9 pts
05Dare County, NCNC38,24510.5%+2.5 pts
06Pamlico County, NCNC12,75810.7%−4.6 pts
07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72511.3%+4.2 pts
08Granville County, NCNC61,42111.9%+0.2 pts
09Davie County, NCNC45,85512.2%+3.6 pts
10Chatham County, NCNC85,11112.2%+2.5 pts
11Carteret County, NCNC70,46912.2%+1.5 pts
12Stokes County, NCNC46,12612.2%+3.2 pts
13Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.3%+0.8 pts
14Iredell County, NCNC211,79812.4%+4.3 pts
15Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38312.5%+3.3 pts
16Catawba County, NCNC170,17212.5%+3.4 pts
17Stanly County, NCNC68,83012.7%+2.0 pts
18Henderson County, NCNC122,37512.7%+3.0 pts
19Polk County, NCNC20,53312.9%+2.9 pts
20Moore County, NCNC110,61912.9%+1.6 pts
21Cherokee County, NCNC30,83013.2%−2.1 pts
22Brunswick County, NCNC174,70213.5%+1.0 pts
23Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.8%+0.9 pts
24Lincoln County, NCNC98,65413.8%+4.6 pts
25Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114.0%+4.5 pts
26Nash County, NCNC99,36514.1%+0.6 pts
27Davidson County, NCNC180,18214.5%+4.5 pts
28Yadkin County, NCNC38,32514.7%+4.7 pts
29Buncombe County, NCNC277,41714.7%+3.3 pts
30Pender County, NCNC72,11114.8%+1.2 pts
31Lee County, NCNC70,25815.0%+2.1 pts
32Franklin County, NCNC82,03715.0%+2.4 pts
33Alexander County, NCNC36,95815.0%+6.6 pts
34Johnston County, NCNC256,44815.1%+2.2 pts
35Forsyth County, NCNC401,71815.3%+4.2 pts
36New Hanover County, NCNC245,95915.4%+2.3 pts
37Rockingham County, NCNC94,19515.6%+2.8 pts
38Guilford County, NCNC562,23415.9%+5.3 pts
39Craven County, NCNC105,02516.0%+2.9 pts
40Person County, NCNC40,63616.0%+4.0 pts
41Durham County, NCNC347,24016.1%+2.8 pts
42Caldwell County, NCNC81,10516.2%+5.5 pts
43Rowan County, NCNC155,09616.3%+5.7 pts
44Alamance County, NCNC186,17716.3%+5.1 pts
45Orange County, NCNC152,49816.3%+2.2 pts
46Harnett County, NCNC150,13716.5%+1.6 pts
47Cumberland County, NCNC338,47316.6%+3.8 pts
48Gaston County, NCNC246,55816.6%+5.8 pts
49Mitchell County, NCNC15,06216.8%+3.0 pts
50Jones County, NCNC9,57516.8%−0.1 pts
51Surry County, NCNC72,28716.9%+4.4 pts
52Macon County, NCNC39,23216.9%+4.2 pts
53Madison County, NCNC22,55316.9%+1.5 pts
54Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.2%−2.3 pts
55Randolph County, NCNC149,51617.2%+8.1 pts
56Burke County, NCNC88,65517.3%+6.7 pts
57Chowan County, NCNC14,08217.4%−0.2 pts
58Ashe County, NCNC27,51417.8%+4.4 pts
59McDowell County, NCNC45,19817.9%+6.3 pts
60Perquimans County, NCNC13,49018.0%+0.1 pts
61Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20118.1%−0.3 pts
62Avery County, NCNC18,11018.1%+2.8 pts
63Yancey County, NCNC19,08418.1%+2.4 pts
64Greene County, NCNC20,70018.4%−1.8 pts
65Wayne County, NCNC122,27818.6%+4.8 pts
66Wilkes County, NCNC66,23319.2%+7.4 pts
67Cleveland County, NCNC103,32519.4%+6.1 pts
68Graham County, NCNC8,19019.5%+0.0 pts
69Hyde County, NCNC4,55420.4%+5.0 pts
70Sampson County, NCNC61,50420.4%+2.9 pts
71Jackson County, NCNC45,03920.4%+5.3 pts
72Gates County, NCNC10,23420.5%+3.4 pts
73Anson County, NCNC21,75820.5%+2.7 pts
74Rutherford County, NCNC65,74520.7%+6.8 pts
75Wilson County, NCNC81,15021.0%+2.5 pts
76Hoke County, NCNC56,93921.2%+3.5 pts
77Columbus County, NCNC50,48721.4%−1.3 pts
78Clay County, NCNC12,23921.4%+10.0 pts
79Caswell County, NCNC22,56321.7%+7.3 pts
80Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.7%+0.5 pts
81Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53721.9%−1.4 pts
82Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12122.3%+2.7 pts
83Swain County, NCNC14,02422.4%+4.0 pts
84Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.7%+6.2 pts
85Montgomery County, NCNC26,40323.2%+7.8 pts
86Bertie County, NCNC17,08623.3%−0.2 pts
87Martin County, NCNC21,60123.4%+3.2 pts
88Duplin County, NCNC51,57123.7%+4.2 pts
89Halifax County, NCNC46,53423.8%−0.1 pts
90Pitt County, NCNC182,93623.9%+3.5 pts
91Hertford County, NCNC19,01524.1%+5.7 pts
92Bladen County, NCNC30,00724.1%+3.1 pts
93Watauga County, NCNC54,78624.8%+6.8 pts
94Washington County, NCNC10,63824.8%+3.0 pts
95Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.2%+5.6 pts
96Alleghany County, NCNC11,47926.2%+9.0 pts
97Warren County, NCNC18,89827.0%+7.5 pts
98Vance County, NCNC42,63827.5%+7.0 pts
99Scotland County, NCNC33,32229.5%+8.9 pts
100Robeson County, NCNC119,94130.2%+7.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS