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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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(of 3143 counties)
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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 03/28/2024 10:15 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.

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