Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 20.1 | 65,780,589 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 21.6 | 2,255,727 | 39 of 52 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 17.6 | 199,689 | 792 |
| Wake County | Urban | 13.4 | 155,234 | 262 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 23.2 | 121,586 | 1,664 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 23.4 | 88,825 | 1,696 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 26.4 | 84,702 | 2,115 |
| Durham County | Urban | 19.0 | 60,808 | 998 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 20.4 | 54,582 | 1,199 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 23.1 | 53,373 | 1,644 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 29.8 | 50,919 | 2,483 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 20.8 | 47,734 | 1,264 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 41.3 | 46,790 | 3,052 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 23.2 | 43,213 | 1,664 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 18.0 | 41,722 | 837 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 22.8 | 39,082 | 1,606 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 22.9 | 39,075 | 1,615 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 16.5 | 38,635 | 609 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 24.6 | 35,611 | 1,871 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 30.2 | 34,927 | 2,523 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 23.6 | 34,392 | 1,725 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 20.8 | 33,360 | 1,264 |
| Union County | Urban | 13.2 | 32,666 | 250 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 16.4 | 31,868 | 595 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 22.7 | 30,912 | 1,591 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 27.3 | 26,980 | 2,232 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 33.3 | 25,954 | 2,752 |
| Orange County | Urban | 18.5 | 25,601 | 923 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 16.4 | 24,718 | 595 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 20.3 | 23,775 | 1,183 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 26.0 | 23,405 | 2,060 |
| Craven County | Rural | 22.2 | 21,773 | 1,501 |
| Burke County | Urban | 25.1 | 21,425 | 1,936 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 25.6 | 20,344 | 1,995 |
| Nash County | Urban | 21.4 | 20,188 | 1,369 |
| Surry County | Rural | 28.6 | 20,115 | 2,385 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 36.6 | 19,752 | 2,931 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 32.2 | 18,776 | 2,682 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 29.1 | 18,502 | 2,436 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 19.7 | 18,105 | 1,103 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 27.5 | 17,776 | 2,253 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 35.4 | 17,227 | 2,875 |
| Lee County | Rural | 26.4 | 17,069 | 2,115 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 36.3 | 16,816 | 2,921 |
| Moore County | Urban | 16.0 | 16,495 | 537 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 38.0 | 15,710 | 2,982 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 32.8 | 15,707 | 2,724 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 31.7 | 15,516 | 2,651 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 24.2 | 15,190 | 1,813 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 20.7 | 15,108 | 1,252 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 19.0 | 15,098 | 998 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 31.1 | 14,877 | 2,601 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 27.9 | 14,792 | 2,305 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 23.4 | 14,443 | 1,696 |
| Granville County | Rural | 24.1 | 13,732 | 1,799 |
| Vance County | Rural | 30.2 | 12,668 | 2,523 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 38.5 | 12,040 | 3,000 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 27.3 | 11,983 | 2,232 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 17.2 | 11,667 | 721 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 25.9 | 11,290 | 2,045 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 28.2 | 11,151 | 2,338 |
| Pender County | Urban | 16.7 | 10,747 | 651 |
| Person County | Urban | 26.9 | 10,547 | 2,178 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 34.6 | 10,106 | 2,837 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 22.2 | 9,855 | 1,501 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 26.2 | 9,721 | 2,088 |
| Macon County | Rural | 24.1 | 9,044 | 1,799 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 22.4 | 8,568 | 1,547 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 22.0 | 7,620 | 1,453 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 24.6 | 7,208 | 1,871 |
| Davie County | Urban | 16.2 | 7,087 | 565 |
| Anson County | Urban | 33.4 | 6,890 | 2,759 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 26.6 | 6,724 | 2,143 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 20.5 | 6,695 | 1,216 |
| Martin County | Rural | 30.2 | 6,428 | 2,523 |
| Warren County | Rural | 34.9 | 6,335 | 2,852 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 34.2 | 6,242 | 2,811 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 23.0 | 6,132 | 1,632 |
| Greene County | Rural | 32.8 | 5,903 | 2,724 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 27.4 | 5,735 | 2,241 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 32.3 | 5,302 | 2,691 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 32.1 | 5,026 | 2,672 |
| Madison County | Urban | 23.1 | 4,844 | 1,644 |
| Dare County | Rural | 12.7 | 4,788 | 216 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 22.9 | 4,284 | 1,615 |
| Washington County | Rural | 40.8 | 4,280 | 3,046 |
| Polk County | Rural | 21.3 | 4,175 | 1,353 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 29.5 | 4,011 | 2,465 |
| Swain County | Rural | 29.2 | 3,979 | 2,445 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 13.0 | 3,956 | 237 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 30.6 | 3,392 | 2,564 |
| Avery County | Rural | 21.7 | 3,336 | 1,414 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 22.6 | 3,296 | 1,579 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 25.1 | 2,914 | 1,936 |
| Jones County | Rural | 30.5 | 2,805 | 2,556 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 19.4 | 2,570 | 1,063 |
| Clay County | Rural | 20.8 | 2,344 | 1,264 |
| Gates County | Urban | 20.1 | 2,054 | 1,154 |
| Graham County | Rural | 22.9 | 1,817 | 1,615 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 31.4 | 1,228 | 2,630 |
| Camden County | Urban | 11.3 | 1,227 | 130 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 34.6 | 1,039 | 2,837 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 1:44 pm.
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.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.