Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 9.2 | 254,486 | 36 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.8 | 7,273,175 | N/A |
| Alamance County | Urban | 9.7 | 4,389 | 1,714 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 8.8 | 852 | 1,481 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 9.0 | 298 | 1,534 |
| Anson County | Urban | 17.2 | 845 | 2,847 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 9.2 | 767 | 1,590 |
| Avery County | Rural | 6.4 | 285 | 755 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 13.1 | 1,742 | 2,413 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 9.4 | 443 | 1,642 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 18.7 | 1,388 | 2,937 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 6.2 | 3,014 | 673 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 6.4 | 3,992 | 755 |
| Burke County | Urban | 11.5 | 2,809 | 2,134 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 6.8 | 4,173 | 856 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 10.8 | 2,344 | 1,977 |
| Camden County | Urban | 6.6 | 199 | 809 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 6.8 | 1,381 | 856 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 14.0 | 807 | 2,552 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 8.5 | 3,819 | 1,385 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 9.5 | 2,208 | 1,661 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 7.2 | 612 | 991 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 16.8 | 697 | 2,825 |
| Clay County | Rural | 7.3 | 218 | 1,021 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 12.2 | 3,209 | 2,278 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 15.2 | 1,922 | 2,702 |
| Craven County | Rural | 10.0 | 2,749 | 1,787 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 13.3 | 10,783 | 2,441 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 5.3 | 463 | 438 |
| Dare County | Rural | 3.9 | 421 | 159 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 9.9 | 4,626 | 1,758 |
| Davie County | Urban | 7.2 | 860 | 991 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 15.0 | 2,089 | 2,678 |
| Durham County | Urban | 7.6 | 5,948 | 1,114 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 18.9 | 2,398 | 2,947 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 10.1 | 9,939 | 1,815 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 8.1 | 1,652 | 1,260 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 10.0 | 6,144 | 1,787 |
| Gates County | Urban | 7.1 | 195 | 951 |
| Graham County | Rural | 3.9 | 83 | 159 |
| Granville County | Rural | 11.9 | 1,920 | 2,221 |
| Greene County | Rural | 14.4 | 613 | 2,597 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 10.3 | 13,849 | 1,869 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 17.8 | 2,207 | 2,883 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 10.6 | 3,660 | 1,936 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 9.0 | 1,586 | 1,534 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 8.8 | 3,057 | 1,481 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 15.8 | 795 | 2,754 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 13.6 | 1,799 | 2,494 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 19.0 | 237 | 2,953 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 7.8 | 4,202 | 1,185 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 9.8 | 1,023 | 1,742 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 7.6 | 4,677 | 1,114 |
| Jones County | Rural | 15.0 | 416 | 2,678 |
| Lee County | Rural | 13.0 | 2,257 | 2,402 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 17.0 | 2,415 | 2,835 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 8.6 | 2,327 | 1,425 |
| Macon County | Rural | 6.2 | 694 | 673 |
| Madison County | Urban | 9.2 | 498 | 1,590 |
| Martin County | Rural | 15.4 | 928 | 2,719 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 9.9 | 1,255 | 1,758 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 7.4 | 20,033 | 1,052 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 9.7 | 403 | 1,714 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 11.5 | 877 | 2,134 |
| Moore County | Urban | 6.3 | 1,842 | 716 |
| Nash County | Urban | 8.1 | 2,030 | 1,260 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 7.5 | 4,312 | 1,081 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 15.7 | 722 | 2,746 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 9.3 | 4,957 | 1,617 |
| Orange County | Urban | 5.1 | 1,699 | 389 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 10.5 | 347 | 1,910 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 8.1 | 867 | 1,260 |
| Pender County | Urban | 6.6 | 1,119 | 809 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 6.1 | 242 | 653 |
| Person County | Urban | 12.4 | 1,340 | 2,311 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 11.7 | 4,881 | 2,184 |
| Polk County | Rural | 10.6 | 601 | 1,936 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 10.8 | 4,173 | 1,977 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 20.2 | 2,201 | 2,996 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 21.2 | 5,956 | 3,026 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 12.4 | 3,126 | 2,311 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 12.6 | 5,023 | 2,341 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 13.1 | 2,216 | 2,413 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 15.0 | 2,211 | 2,678 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 21.7 | 1,751 | 3,040 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 10.9 | 1,815 | 2,009 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 7.5 | 907 | 1,081 |
| Surry County | Rural | 13.3 | 2,640 | 2,441 |
| Swain County | Rural | 13.5 | 558 | 2,473 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 8.9 | 821 | 1,501 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 13.7 | 149 | 2,508 |
| Union County | Urban | 5.6 | 3,705 | 522 |
| Vance County | Rural | 14.4 | 1,459 | 2,597 |
| Wake County | Urban | 5.1 | 15,141 | 389 |
| Warren County | Rural | 14.6 | 756 | 2,622 |
| Washington County | Rural | 23.3 | 681 | 3,076 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 9.0 | 979 | 1,534 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 12.2 | 3,879 | 2,278 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 13.0 | 2,446 | 2,402 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 14.3 | 3,033 | 2,585 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 9.0 | 933 | 1,534 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 8.5 | 477 | 1,385 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 2:30 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.