Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 9.4 | 252,513 | 37 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| Scotland County | Rural | 23.2 | 1,820 | 3,069 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 22.4 | 6,223 | 3,056 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 21.0 | 2,254 | 3,014 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 20.7 | 2,641 | 3,005 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 19.0 | 2,441 | 2,952 |
| Washington County | Rural | 18.5 | 498 | 2,928 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 17.5 | 711 | 2,882 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 17.4 | 1,201 | 2,871 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 17.4 | 2,367 | 2,871 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 17.3 | 220 | 2,862 |
| Warren County | Rural | 17.0 | 851 | 2,836 |
| Jones County | Rural | 16.9 | 427 | 2,831 |
| Anson County | Urban | 16.4 | 818 | 2,784 |
| Greene County | Rural | 16.4 | 683 | 2,784 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 15.9 | 1,974 | 2,740 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 15.5 | 3,185 | 2,700 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 15.2 | 703 | 2,664 |
| Martin County | Rural | 14.9 | 867 | 2,637 |
| Swain County | Rural | 14.3 | 560 | 2,574 |
| Vance County | Rural | 14.2 | 1,432 | 2,563 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 14.1 | 729 | 2,551 |
| Person County | Urban | 13.8 | 1,497 | 2,525 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 13.7 | 10,944 | 2,510 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 13.6 | 1,996 | 2,494 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 13.3 | 2,268 | 2,455 |
| Surry County | Rural | 13.3 | 2,599 | 2,455 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 13.2 | 3,354 | 2,441 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 13.2 | 3,342 | 2,441 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 13.1 | 1,593 | 2,423 |
| Lee County | Rural | 13.1 | 2,267 | 2,423 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 12.9 | 572 | 2,386 |
| Burke County | Urban | 12.9 | 3,188 | 2,386 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 12.8 | 1,655 | 2,374 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 12.8 | 927 | 2,374 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 12.5 | 1,657 | 2,318 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 12.5 | 126 | 2,318 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 12.4 | 2,277 | 2,298 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 12.2 | 4,728 | 2,277 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 12.2 | 3,780 | 2,277 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 11.6 | 4,789 | 2,163 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 11.5 | 671 | 2,148 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 11.2 | 4,283 | 2,077 |
| Granville County | Rural | 11.1 | 1,721 | 2,047 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 11.0 | 3,698 | 2,031 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 10.8 | 14,476 | 1,985 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 10.6 | 5,001 | 1,933 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 10.4 | 4,572 | 1,894 |
| Craven County | Rural | 10.4 | 2,825 | 1,894 |
| Nash County | Urban | 10.4 | 2,589 | 1,894 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 10.4 | 1,690 | 1,894 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 10.3 | 1,045 | 1,873 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 10.1 | 2,189 | 1,830 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 9.9 | 9,508 | 1,792 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 9.9 | 5,129 | 1,792 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 9.8 | 322 | 1,777 |
| Polk County | Rural | 9.7 | 528 | 1,757 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 9.4 | 757 | 1,665 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 9.4 | 5,732 | 1,665 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 9.3 | 781 | 1,646 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,179 | 1,613 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 9.2 | 1,133 | 1,613 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 9.1 | 3,104 | 1,580 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 8.8 | 2,011 | 1,489 |
| Macon County | Rural | 8.7 | 983 | 1,453 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 8.7 | 354 | 1,453 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 8.7 | 819 | 1,453 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 8.6 | 3,792 | 1,424 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 8.5 | 474 | 1,400 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 8.3 | 798 | 1,320 |
| Durham County | Urban | 8.1 | 6,253 | 1,265 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 8.1 | 4,882 | 1,265 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 8.1 | 817 | 1,265 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 8.0 | 262 | 1,231 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 7.9 | 1,360 | 1,205 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 7.9 | 852 | 1,205 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 7.7 | 289 | 1,144 |
| Davie County | Urban | 7.6 | 898 | 1,110 |
| Madison County | Urban | 7.6 | 417 | 1,110 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 7.5 | 20,009 | 1,082 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 7.3 | 3,840 | 1,022 |
| Gates County | Urban | 7.2 | 190 | 988 |
| Avery County | Rural | 7.1 | 304 | 964 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 7.1 | 1,417 | 964 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 7.0 | 4,011 | 929 |
| Pender County | Urban | 7.0 | 1,131 | 929 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 6.8 | 1,348 | 865 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 6.8 | 1,762 | 865 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 6.7 | 4,160 | 833 |
| Clay County | Rural | 6.6 | 196 | 807 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 6.5 | 688 | 777 |
| Graham County | Rural | 6.4 | 130 | 755 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 6.3 | 3,694 | 721 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 6.2 | 2,780 | 691 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 5.8 | 489 | 589 |
| Moore County | Urban | 5.8 | 1,636 | 589 |
| Union County | Urban | 5.7 | 3,743 | 561 |
| Orange County | Urban | 5.4 | 1,835 | 476 |
| Camden County | Urban | 5.0 | 149 | 384 |
| Wake County | Urban | 4.9 | 14,125 | 358 |
| Dare County | Rural | 4.8 | 518 | 332 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 2:10 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 2:10 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.