Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 9.7 | 254,609 | 37 of 52 |
| United States | 8.9 | 7,181,779 | N/A |
| Hyde County | 25.0 | 363 | 3,087 |
| Halifax County | 22.1 | 2,819 | 3,040 |
| Scotland County | 21.6 | 1,663 | 3,028 |
| Robeson County | 20.8 | 5,732 | 3,005 |
| Bertie County | 19.9 | 843 | 2,973 |
| Bladen County | 19.7 | 1,390 | 2,966 |
| Richmond County | 19.4 | 1,981 | 2,957 |
| Edgecombe County | 19.4 | 2,543 | 2,954 |
| Chowan County | 19.0 | 743 | 2,934 |
| Lenoir County | 18.8 | 2,578 | 2,925 |
| Columbus County | 17.9 | 2,245 | 2,881 |
| Martin County | 17.1 | 1,027 | 2,835 |
| Washington County | 16.7 | 425 | 2,809 |
| Northampton County | 15.6 | 709 | 2,711 |
| Jones County | 15.3 | 365 | 2,678 |
| Warren County | 15.2 | 730 | 2,666 |
| Anson County | 15.0 | 737 | 2,648 |
| Alleghany County | 14.7 | 467 | 2,623 |
| Hertford County | 14.7 | 734 | 2,622 |
| Cleveland County | 14.6 | 3,547 | 2,609 |
| Cumberland County | 14.4 | 11,125 | 2,588 |
| Hoke County | 14.3 | 1,662 | 2,575 |
| Wayne County | 14.2 | 4,379 | 2,571 |
| Greene County | 14.1 | 583 | 2,553 |
| Beaufort County | 13.9 | 1,722 | 2,536 |
| Vance County | 13.9 | 1,444 | 2,529 |
| Person County | 13.8 | 1,455 | 2,516 |
| Sampson County | 13.7 | 2,039 | 2,505 |
| Rockingham County | 13.7 | 3,389 | 2,502 |
| Caswell County | 13.5 | 793 | 2,479 |
| Tyrrell County | 13.5 | 130 | 2,477 |
| Wilson County | 13.4 | 2,753 | 2,462 |
| Rowan County | 13.2 | 4,990 | 2,445 |
| Pitt County | 12.9 | 5,333 | 2,401 |
| Duplin County | 12.8 | 1,703 | 2,384 |
| Wilkes County | 12.7 | 2,325 | 2,357 |
| Swain County | 12.6 | 485 | 2,352 |
| Rutherford County | 12.4 | 2,077 | 2,292 |
| Burke County | 12.4 | 2,857 | 2,288 |
| Lee County | 12.2 | 2,056 | 2,250 |
| Jackson County | 12.1 | 1,202 | 2,235 |
| Stokes County | 12.1 | 1,480 | 2,233 |
| Onslow County | 11.7 | 5,768 | 2,150 |
| Surry County | 11.6 | 2,252 | 2,136 |
| Granville County | 11.5 | 1,719 | 2,114 |
| Randolph County | 11.5 | 4,383 | 2,104 |
| Macon County | 11.2 | 1,180 | 2,057 |
| Harnett County | 11.1 | 3,572 | 2,036 |
| Alamance County | 11.0 | 4,717 | 2,013 |
| Cherokee County | 11.0 | 867 | 2,001 |
| Nash County | 10.9 | 2,666 | 1,980 |
| Davidson County | 10.9 | 5,061 | 1,975 |
| Perquimans County | 10.8 | 433 | 1,962 |
| Forsyth County | 10.8 | 10,006 | 1,954 |
| Guilford County | 10.6 | 13,854 | 1,900 |
| Caldwell County | 10.6 | 2,264 | 1,896 |
| Craven County | 10.4 | 2,778 | 1,876 |
| Graham County | 10.4 | 210 | 1,875 |
| Gates County | 10.4 | 277 | 1,868 |
| Yadkin County | 10.0 | 1,016 | 1,764 |
| Haywood County | 10.0 | 1,683 | 1,758 |
| Montgomery County | 9.8 | 612 | 1,719 |
| Davie County | 9.8 | 1,092 | 1,716 |
| Gaston County | 9.5 | 5,491 | 1,631 |
| Avery County | 9.4 | 411 | 1,618 |
| Yancey County | 9.3 | 478 | 1,596 |
| Pasquotank County | 9.3 | 941 | 1,590 |
| Stanly County | 9.2 | 1,519 | 1,571 |
| Catawba County | 9.0 | 3,836 | 1,500 |
| McDowell County | 8.8 | 1,157 | 1,460 |
| Pamlico County | 8.8 | 280 | 1,456 |
| Ashe County | 8.8 | 693 | 1,447 |
| Durham County | 8.7 | 6,626 | 1,424 |
| Johnston County | 8.7 | 4,844 | 1,421 |
| Transylvania County | 8.7 | 827 | 1,417 |
| Lincoln County | 8.5 | 2,055 | 1,360 |
| Franklin County | 8.2 | 1,561 | 1,290 |
| Mitchell County | 8.1 | 333 | 1,247 |
| Pender County | 8.1 | 1,213 | 1,241 |
| Alexander County | 8.0 | 787 | 1,219 |
| Clay County | 7.9 | 262 | 1,179 |
| Iredell County | 7.9 | 4,013 | 1,175 |
| Chatham County | 7.9 | 1,656 | 1,168 |
| Henderson County | 7.7 | 2,498 | 1,115 |
| Mecklenburg County | 7.7 | 20,180 | 1,112 |
| Watauga County | 7.7 | 828 | 1,098 |
| New Hanover County | 7.4 | 3,998 | 1,037 |
| Madison County | 7.0 | 373 | 930 |
| Carteret County | 6.7 | 1,289 | 840 |
| Cabarrus County | 6.6 | 3,645 | 823 |
| Brunswick County | 6.5 | 2,626 | 790 |
| Polk County | 6.2 | 324 | 680 |
| Buncombe County | 6.1 | 3,692 | 648 |
| Currituck County | 5.7 | 452 | 545 |
| Moore County | 5.7 | 1,503 | 541 |
| Wake County | 5.3 | 14,738 | 471 |
| Union County | 5.3 | 3,319 | 459 |
| Orange County | 4.8 | 1,600 | 351 |
| Camden County | 4.5 | 135 | 293 |
| Dare County | 3.8 | 393 | 184 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/01/2023 3:53 pm.
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 10/01/2023 3:53 pm.
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.