Demographics Table
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 9.5 | 252,021 | 37 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.8 | 7,151,167 | N/A |
| Hyde County | Rural | 25.6 | 340 | 3,105 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 21.5 | 1,637 | 3,028 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 20.6 | 5,717 | 3,002 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 20.5 | 1,430 | 2,998 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 20.3 | 2,604 | 2,994 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 19.2 | 2,530 | 2,955 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 19.0 | 1,983 | 2,942 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 18.9 | 2,566 | 2,932 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 18.1 | 2,203 | 2,895 |
| Washington County | Rural | 17.8 | 497 | 2,877 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 17.6 | 712 | 2,867 |
| Martin County | Rural | 17.0 | 1,001 | 2,832 |
| Warren County | Rural | 16.6 | 802 | 2,794 |
| Greene County | Rural | 16.4 | 700 | 2,781 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 15.4 | 656 | 2,687 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 14.9 | 3,758 | 2,641 |
| Anson County | Urban | 14.8 | 715 | 2,634 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 14.7 | 2,193 | 2,621 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 14.5 | 2,921 | 2,599 |
| Swain County | Rural | 14.4 | 550 | 2,597 |
| Jones County | Rural | 14.4 | 352 | 2,588 |
| Vance County | Rural | 14.2 | 1,489 | 2,568 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 14.2 | 3,545 | 2,566 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 14.1 | 11,074 | 2,553 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 14.1 | 1,948 | 2,548 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 13.6 | 627 | 2,487 |
| Surry County | Rural | 13.6 | 2,619 | 2,483 |
| Lee County | Rural | 13.3 | 2,253 | 2,447 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 13.3 | 4,111 | 2,443 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 12.8 | 2,193 | 2,385 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 12.8 | 653 | 2,376 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 12.8 | 1,525 | 2,369 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 12.6 | 832 | 2,333 |
| Person County | Urban | 12.6 | 1,355 | 2,330 |
| Burke County | Urban | 12.5 | 2,994 | 2,320 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 12.5 | 2,246 | 2,310 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 12.4 | 4,691 | 2,298 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 12.2 | 1,545 | 2,262 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 12.0 | 386 | 2,239 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 12.0 | 961 | 2,221 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 11.9 | 4,813 | 2,215 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 11.7 | 691 | 2,168 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 11.4 | 4,323 | 2,105 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 11.3 | 439 | 2,097 |
| Granville County | Rural | 11.3 | 1,718 | 2,084 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 11.1 | 1,126 | 2,043 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 11.0 | 102 | 2,024 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 11.0 | 5,598 | 2,008 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 10.9 | 3,580 | 2,005 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 10.9 | 14,487 | 2,001 |
| Gates County | Urban | 10.8 | 290 | 1,973 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 10.8 | 5,055 | 1,964 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 10.6 | 2,275 | 1,926 |
| Nash County | Urban | 10.5 | 2,587 | 1,910 |
| Craven County | Rural | 10.5 | 2,818 | 1,902 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 10.5 | 4,536 | 1,894 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 10.3 | 9,773 | 1,864 |
| Graham County | Rural | 10.2 | 206 | 1,845 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 10.1 | 813 | 1,820 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 9.9 | 1,259 | 1,757 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 9.8 | 1,202 | 1,726 |
| Macon County | Rural | 9.6 | 1,006 | 1,681 |
| Davie County | Urban | 9.5 | 1,056 | 1,664 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 9.3 | 4,042 | 1,607 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,557 | 1,600 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,478 | 1,583 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 9.2 | 295 | 1,582 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 9.0 | 476 | 1,542 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 8.9 | 911 | 1,521 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 8.6 | 5,117 | 1,424 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 8.6 | 2,874 | 1,422 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 8.4 | 869 | 1,368 |
| Avery County | Rural | 8.2 | 356 | 1,292 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 8.1 | 334 | 1,272 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 8.1 | 786 | 1,261 |
| Durham County | Urban | 8.0 | 6,087 | 1,249 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 8.0 | 1,732 | 1,229 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 7.9 | 745 | 1,216 |
| Madison County | Urban | 7.9 | 431 | 1,191 |
| Pender County | Urban | 7.8 | 1,239 | 1,173 |
| Clay County | Rural | 7.7 | 231 | 1,148 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 7.6 | 20,124 | 1,121 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 7.6 | 3,944 | 1,120 |
| Polk County | Rural | 7.6 | 405 | 1,110 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 7.4 | 4,289 | 1,063 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 7.2 | 3,997 | 998 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 7.1 | 1,784 | 963 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 7.1 | 1,371 | 958 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 7.0 | 756 | 931 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 6.8 | 567 | 883 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 6.7 | 4,075 | 824 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 6.2 | 1,207 | 705 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 6.1 | 3,425 | 663 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 5.9 | 2,505 | 608 |
| Moore County | Urban | 5.8 | 1,613 | 584 |
| Camden County | Urban | 5.8 | 177 | 575 |
| Orange County | Urban | 5.2 | 1,739 | 447 |
| Wake County | Urban | 5.0 | 14,206 | 402 |
| Union County | Urban | 5.0 | 3,230 | 400 |
| Dare County | Rural | 3.7 | 380 | 163 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/09/2024 9:09 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 10/09/2024 9:09 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.