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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 (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

01Camden County, NCNC11,3156.4%−37%

02Union County, NCNC267,6747.4%−9%

03Currituck County, NCNC33,1588.2%−23%

04Dare County, NCNC38,2458.2%+2%

05Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.5%+9%

06Carteret County, NCNC70,4699.2%−14%

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7259.6%+36%

08Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.8%+20%

09Polk County, NCNC20,53310.0%−0%

10Henderson County, NCNC122,37510.5%+8%

11Moore County, NCNC110,61910.5%−7%

12Chatham County, NCNC85,11110.7%+10%

13Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310.9%+18%

14Brunswick County, NCNC174,70211.1%−12%

15Franklin County, NCNC82,03711.4%−9%

16Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.5%+1%

17Perquimans County, NCNC13,49012.1%−32%

18Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.2%+6%

19Lincoln County, NCNC98,65412.2%+33%

20Stanly County, NCNC68,83012.2%+14%

21Johnston County, NCNC256,44812.2%−5%

22Alexander County, NCNC36,95812.3%+45%

23Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20112.3%−33%

24Mitchell County, NCNC15,06212.4%−11%

25Catawba County, NCNC170,17212.4%+36%

26Orange County, NCNC152,49812.4%−12%

27Onslow County, NCNC217,17512.4%−4%

28Gates County, NCNC10,23413.0%−24%

29Avery County, NCNC18,11013.1%−14%

30Durham County, NCNC347,24013.5%+1%

31Clay County, NCNC12,23913.5%+18%

32Gaston County, NCNC246,55813.6%+25%

33Stokes County, NCNC46,12613.6%+50%

34Davie County, NCNC45,85513.7%+60%

35Graham County, NCNC8,19014.0%−28%

36Caldwell County, NCNC81,10514.0%+31%

37Pender County, NCNC72,11114.0%+3%

38Yadkin County, NCNC38,32514.1%+42%

39Granville County, NCNC61,42114.2%+22%

40Madison County, NCNC22,55314.3%−7%

41Craven County, NCNC105,02514.3%+10%

42Transylvania County, NCNC34,21114.4%+52%

43Randolph County, NCNC149,51614.6%+60%

44New Hanover County, NCNC245,95914.6%+12%

45Yancey County, NCNC19,08414.7%−7%

46Ashe County, NCNC27,51414.8%+10%

47Davidson County, NCNC180,18215.2%+50%

48Guilford County, NCNC562,23415.3%+44%

49Alamance County, NCNC186,17715.4%+38%

50Pamlico County, NCNC12,75815.5%+1%

51McDowell County, NCNC45,19815.6%+34%

52Nash County, NCNC99,36515.8%+17%

53Harnett County, NCNC150,13715.8%+6%

54Forsyth County, NCNC401,71815.8%+43%

55Macon County, NCNC39,23216.0%+27%

56Caswell County, NCNC22,56316.2%+12%

57Rowan County, NCNC155,09616.2%+53%

58Person County, NCNC40,63616.3%+36%

59Lee County, NCNC70,25816.3%+27%

60Wilkes County, NCNC66,23316.4%+39%

61Surry County, NCNC72,28716.4%+32%

62Montgomery County, NCNC26,40316.9%+10%

63Swain County, NCNC14,02417.0%−7%

64Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.8%−9%

65Rutherford County, NCNC65,74517.8%+28%

66Cherokee County, NCNC30,83017.8%+16%

67Rockingham County, NCNC94,19517.9%+40%

68Jackson County, NCNC45,03918.0%+19%

69Duplin County, NCNC51,57118.2%−6%

70Burke County, NCNC88,65518.5%+74%

71Hoke County, NCNC56,93918.6%+5%

72Wayne County, NCNC122,27818.7%+35%

73Cumberland County, NCNC338,47318.7%+47%

74Anson County, NCNC21,75818.8%+6%

75Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53718.9%−19%

76Cleveland County, NCNC103,32519.1%+44%

77Chowan County, NCNC14,08219.6%+11%

78Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.9%+8%

79Vance County, NCNC42,63820.0%−2%

80Northampton County, NCNC16,49120.1%−5%

81Martin County, NCNC21,60120.4%+1%

82Hertford County, NCNC19,01520.5%+12%

83Pitt County, NCNC182,93620.8%+2%

84Warren County, NCNC18,89820.9%+7%

85Greene County, NCNC20,70021.2%+5%

86Hyde County, NCNC4,55421.6%+40%

87Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.7%+24%

88Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.0%+33%

89Columbus County, NCNC50,48722.1%−3%

90Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12122.3%+14%

91Richmond County, NCNC42,04122.4%+14%

92Alleghany County, NCNC11,47922.6%+32%

93Jones County, NCNC9,57523.5%+39%

94Bladen County, NCNC30,00724.3%+16%

95Watauga County, NCNC54,78624.5%+37%

96Bertie County, NCNC17,08625.0%+7%

97Halifax County, NCNC46,53425.6%+7%

98Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.1%+19%

99Scotland County, NCNC33,32227.3%+33%

100Washington County, NCNC10,63827.3%+26%

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