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Lowest poverty rate, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Camden County, NCNC11,3156.4%−3.7 pts
02Union County, NCNC267,6747.4%−0.7 pts
03Currituck County, NCNC33,1588.2%−2.5 pts
04Dare County, NCNC38,2458.2%+0.2 pts
05Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.5%+0.7 pts
06Carteret County, NCNC70,4699.2%−1.5 pts
07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7259.6%+2.6 pts
08Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.8%+1.6 pts
09Polk County, NCNC20,53310.0%−0.0 pts
10Henderson County, NCNC122,37510.5%+0.8 pts
11Moore County, NCNC110,61910.5%−0.8 pts
12Chatham County, NCNC85,11110.7%+1.0 pts
13Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310.9%+1.7 pts
14Brunswick County, NCNC174,70211.1%−1.5 pts
15Franklin County, NCNC82,03711.4%−1.2 pts
16Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.5%+0.1 pts
17Perquimans County, NCNC13,49012.1%−5.8 pts
18Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.2%+0.7 pts
19Lincoln County, NCNC98,65412.2%+3.0 pts
20Stanly County, NCNC68,83012.2%+1.5 pts
21Johnston County, NCNC256,44812.2%−0.6 pts
22Alexander County, NCNC36,95812.3%+3.8 pts
23Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20112.3%−6.1 pts
24Mitchell County, NCNC15,06212.4%−1.5 pts
25Catawba County, NCNC170,17212.4%+3.3 pts
26Orange County, NCNC152,49812.4%−1.7 pts
27Onslow County, NCNC217,17512.4%−0.5 pts
28Gates County, NCNC10,23413.0%−4.0 pts
29Avery County, NCNC18,11013.1%−2.1 pts
30Durham County, NCNC347,24013.5%+0.1 pts
31Clay County, NCNC12,23913.5%+2.1 pts
32Gaston County, NCNC246,55813.6%+2.8 pts
33Stokes County, NCNC46,12613.6%+4.6 pts
34Davie County, NCNC45,85513.7%+5.1 pts
35Graham County, NCNC8,19014.0%−5.5 pts
36Caldwell County, NCNC81,10514.0%+3.3 pts
37Pender County, NCNC72,11114.0%+0.5 pts
38Yadkin County, NCNC38,32514.1%+4.1 pts
39Granville County, NCNC61,42114.2%+2.5 pts
40Madison County, NCNC22,55314.3%−1.1 pts
41Craven County, NCNC105,02514.3%+1.3 pts
42Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114.4%+5.0 pts
43Randolph County, NCNC149,51614.6%+5.5 pts
44New Hanover County, NCNC245,95914.6%+1.6 pts
45Yancey County, NCNC19,08414.7%−1.1 pts
46Ashe County, NCNC27,51414.8%+1.4 pts
47Davidson County, NCNC180,18215.2%+5.1 pts
48Guilford County, NCNC562,23415.3%+4.7 pts
49Alamance County, NCNC186,17715.4%+4.3 pts
50Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.5%+0.1 pts
51McDowell County, NCNC45,19815.6%+4.0 pts
52Nash County, NCNC99,36515.8%+2.3 pts
53Harnett County, NCNC150,13715.8%+0.9 pts
54Forsyth County, NCNC401,71815.8%+4.8 pts
55Macon County, NCNC39,23216.0%+3.4 pts
56Caswell County, NCNC22,56316.2%+1.8 pts
57Rowan County, NCNC155,09616.2%+5.6 pts
58Person County, NCNC40,63616.3%+4.3 pts
59Lee County, NCNC70,25816.3%+3.5 pts
60Wilkes County, NCNC66,23316.4%+4.6 pts
61Surry County, NCNC72,28716.4%+4.0 pts
62Montgomery County, NCNC26,40316.9%+1.5 pts
63Swain County, NCNC14,02417.0%−1.3 pts
64Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.8%−1.7 pts
65Rutherford County, NCNC65,74517.8%+3.9 pts
66Cherokee County, NCNC30,83017.8%+2.5 pts
67Rockingham County, NCNC94,19517.9%+5.1 pts
68Jackson County, NCNC45,03918.0%+2.9 pts
69Duplin County, NCNC51,57118.2%−1.3 pts
70Burke County, NCNC88,65518.5%+7.9 pts
71Hoke County, NCNC56,93918.6%+0.9 pts
72Wayne County, NCNC122,27818.7%+4.9 pts
73Cumberland County, NCNC338,47318.7%+6.0 pts
74Anson County, NCNC21,75818.8%+1.0 pts
75Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53718.9%−4.4 pts
76Cleveland County, NCNC103,32519.1%+5.9 pts
77Chowan County, NCNC14,08219.6%+2.0 pts
78Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.9%+1.5 pts
79Vance County, NCNC42,63820.0%−0.5 pts
80Northampton County, NCNC16,49120.1%−1.2 pts
81Martin County, NCNC21,60120.4%+0.3 pts
82Hertford County, NCNC19,01520.5%+2.1 pts
83Pitt County, NCNC182,93620.8%+0.5 pts
84Warren County, NCNC18,89820.9%+1.5 pts
85Greene County, NCNC20,70021.2%+1.0 pts
86Hyde County, NCNC4,55421.6%+6.2 pts
87Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.7%+4.1 pts
88Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.0%+5.4 pts
89Columbus County, NCNC50,48722.1%−0.6 pts
90Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12122.3%+2.7 pts
91Richmond County, NCNC42,04122.4%+2.8 pts
92Alleghany County, NCNC11,47922.6%+5.5 pts
93Jones County, NCNC9,57523.5%+6.5 pts
94Bladen County, NCNC30,00724.3%+3.4 pts
95Watauga County, NCNC54,78624.5%+6.5 pts
96Bertie County, NCNC17,08625.0%+1.5 pts
97Halifax County, NCNC46,53425.6%+1.7 pts
98Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.1%+4.2 pts
99Scotland County, NCNC33,32227.3%+6.7 pts
100Washington County, NCNC10,63827.3%+5.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS