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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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People (Below Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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North Carolina 13.7 1,379,672 38 of 52
United States 12.6 40,661,636 N/A
Tyrrell County 16.7 449 2,215
Camden County 6.2 646 152
Hyde County 24.2 1,023 2,924
Graham County 13.4 1,067 1,553
Gates County 13.9 1,457 1,681
Clay County 14.2 1,549 1,737
Pamlico County 14.3 1,653 1,756
Perquimans County 13.1 1,688 1,481
Polk County 9.5 1,824 642
Mitchell County 13.0 1,889 1,450
Jones County 20.8 1,929 2,708
Avery County 13.3 1,947 1,535
Currituck County 8.3 2,274 430
Alleghany County 21.5 2,321 2,761
Dare County 6.8 2,483 209
Swain County 18.7 2,614 2,504
Washington County 24.2 2,675 2,927
Yancey County 14.7 2,686 1,846
Madison County 13.8 2,811 1,661
Chowan County 22.0 2,975 2,797
Warren County 19.4 3,511 2,580
Northampton County 20.8 3,575 2,702
Ashe County 14.0 3,675 1,691
Caswell County 17.1 3,698 2,279
Anson County 18.3 3,822 2,461
Montgomery County 15.6 3,877 2,022
Greene County 21.4 3,884 2,754
Bertie County 24.0 4,035 2,920
Alexander County 11.5 4,056 1,106
Hertford County 20.8 4,114 2,700
Transylvania County 13.1 4,187 1,482
Martin County 19.8 4,326 2,620
Cherokee County 16.9 4,757 2,249
Pasquotank County 13.1 4,926 1,484
Davie County 12.6 5,317 1,369
Yadkin County 15.4 5,685 1,998
Macon County 16.3 5,925 2,153
McDowell County 13.8 6,011 1,664
Stokes County 14.8 6,486 1,857
Carteret County 9.7 6,493 697
Person County 18.3 7,078 2,464
Bladen County 24.6 7,300 2,938
Pender County 12.5 7,354 1,351
Franklin County 11.3 7,480 1,051
Haywood County 12.4 7,541 1,315
Jackson County 19.2 7,551 2,570
Chatham County 10.5 7,810 871
Stanly County 13.3 8,037 1,546
Vance County 19.4 8,208 2,592
Beaufort County 18.7 8,290 2,505
Granville County 14.4 8,327 1,781
Scotland County 26.1 8,429 3,000
Duplin County 18.2 8,958 2,440
Hoke County 17.9 9,060 2,398
Lincoln County 10.7 9,082 919
Lee County 15.1 9,290 1,935
Moore County 9.7 9,398 681
Columbus County 21.0 10,245 2,721
Richmond County 25.0 10,484 2,953
Caldwell County 13.4 10,658 1,558
Edgecombe County 22.8 11,164 2,853
Watauga County 23.2 11,203 2,877
Wilkes County 17.3 11,293 2,318
Rutherford County 18.2 11,572 2,453
Surry County 16.6 11,691 2,196
Henderson County 10.4 11,856 849
Sampson County 21.4 12,543 2,755
Halifax County 26.2 12,615 3,010
Lenoir County 23.3 12,650 2,884
Brunswick County 10.2 13,576 804
Craven County 14.2 13,598 1,732
Nash County 14.7 13,630 1,841
Wilson County 18.9 14,610 2,530
Burke County 18.1 15,490 2,435
Rockingham County 18.2 16,265 2,451
Union County 7.2 16,712 258
Orange County 12.6 17,024 1,367
Cleveland County 18.3 17,794 2,467
Iredell County 9.8 17,801 708
Harnett County 14.9 19,394 1,892
Catawba County 12.8 20,118 1,424
Cabarrus County 9.4 20,594 615
Wayne County 18.6 21,389 2,496
Randolph County 15.1 21,467 1,924
Alamance County 14.4 23,671 1,777
Rowan County 16.8 23,768 2,224
Onslow County 13.3 23,993 1,541
Davidson County 14.5 24,111 1,804
Johnston County 12.5 26,252 1,364
Buncombe County 10.9 28,397 966
Gaston County 13.1 29,172 1,492
New Hanover County 13.6 29,750 1,619
Robeson County 27.3 31,458 3,033
Pitt County 20.7 33,838 2,693
Durham County 13.2 40,371 1,507
Cumberland County 18.0 57,149 2,418
Forsyth County 15.6 57,871 2,032
Guilford County 14.5 75,142 1,809
Wake County 8.5 93,182 455
Mecklenburg County 10.6 114,598 888
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/26/2024 4:15 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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