Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Food Access: Food Insecurity
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2023 Feeding America
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 15.0 |
| United States | N/A | 14.3 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 21.9 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 21.5 |
| Washington County | Rural | 20.9 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 20.3 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 20.1 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 19.9 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 19.7 |
| Warren County | Rural | 19.3 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 19.0 |
| Anson County | Urban | 18.8 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 18.6 |
| Jones County | Rural | 18.4 |
| Swain County | Rural | 18.4 |
| Vance County | Rural | 18.4 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 18.4 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 18.3 |
| Greene County | Rural | 18.2 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 17.9 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 17.9 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 17.9 |
| Martin County | Rural | 17.9 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 17.8 |
| Burke County | Urban | 17.7 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 17.6 |
| Surry County | Rural | 17.5 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 17.2 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 17.2 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 17.2 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 17.2 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 17.2 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 17.1 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 17.1 |
| Lee County | Rural | 17.1 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 17.1 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 17.1 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 17.0 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 17.0 |
| Person County | Urban | 17.0 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 17.0 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 16.9 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 16.9 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 16.9 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 16.8 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 16.6 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 16.6 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 16.3 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 16.3 |
| Polk County | Rural | 16.3 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 16.3 |
| Clay County | Rural | 16.2 |
| Macon County | Rural | 16.2 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 16.2 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 16.2 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 16.1 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 16.1 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 16.1 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 16.0 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 15.8 |
| Graham County | Rural | 15.7 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 15.7 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 15.7 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 15.6 |
| Nash County | Urban | 15.6 |
| Craven County | Rural | 15.5 |
| Madison County | Urban | 15.5 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 15.5 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 15.4 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 15.3 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 15.2 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 15.1 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 15.1 |
| Avery County | Rural | 15.1 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 15.1 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 15.0 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 15.0 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 14.9 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 14.9 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 14.8 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 14.6 |
| Davie County | Urban | 14.2 |
| Granville County | Rural | 14.2 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 14.2 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 13.9 |
| Durham County | Urban | 13.8 |
| Gates County | Urban | 13.8 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 13.8 |
| Pender County | Urban | 13.8 |
| Moore County | Urban | 13.7 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 13.5 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 13.5 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 13.2 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 13.2 |
| Orange County | Urban | 13.0 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 12.8 |
| Dare County | Rural | 12.8 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 12.5 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 12.0 |
| Wake County | Urban | 12.0 |
| Camden County | Urban | 11.7 |
| Union County | Urban | 11.1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 8:08 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: Food insecurity data provided by the Feeding America: Map the Meal Gap.
For more information about Food Access: Food Insecurity, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.