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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
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People (Below Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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United States N/A 12.5 40,521,584 N/A
North Carolina N/A 13.3 1,357,418 37 of 52
Mecklenburg County Urban 10.5 115,796 889
Wake County Urban 8.2 90,909 410
Guilford County Urban 15.1 78,085 1,925
Forsyth County Urban 15.2 56,760 1,952
Cumberland County Urban 17.6 55,872 2,367
Durham County Urban 12.3 38,202 1,303
Pitt County Urban 20.0 32,978 2,638
Robeson County Rural 27.1 30,923 3,028
Buncombe County Urban 11.2 29,543 1,051
New Hanover County Urban 12.7 28,197 1,409
Gaston County Urban 12.4 27,965 1,354
Alamance County Urban 14.2 23,763 1,757
Rowan County Urban 16.4 23,443 2,171
Davidson County Urban 13.9 23,343 1,693
Onslow County Urban 12.8 23,314 1,418
Johnston County Urban 10.7 23,185 915
Randolph County Urban 14.7 21,016 1,857
Catawba County Urban 13.0 20,605 1,491
Wayne County Urban 17.9 20,581 2,417
Harnett County Rural 14.4 18,893 1,788
Cabarrus County Urban 8.4 18,865 452
Cleveland County Rural 18.4 17,926 2,471
Iredell County Urban 9.4 17,505 648
Rockingham County Urban 18.8 16,806 2,520
Orange County Urban 12.3 16,503 1,306
Union County Urban 6.8 16,125 196
Wilson County Rural 20.4 15,714 2,673
Burke County Urban 17.0 14,453 2,282
Nash County Urban 14.5 13,523 1,822
Craven County Rural 14.0 13,507 1,718
Henderson County Urban 11.4 13,087 1,083
Sampson County Rural 22.3 12,959 2,828
Surry County Rural 17.9 12,615 2,418
Brunswick County Urban 9.1 12,578 575
Watauga County Rural 24.9 12,190 2,970
Lenoir County Rural 22.4 12,093 2,838
Rutherford County Rural 18.4 11,655 2,470
Halifax County Rural 23.9 11,347 2,930
Wilkes County Rural 17.1 11,148 2,318
Edgecombe County Urban 22.0 10,652 2,811
Caldwell County Urban 13.3 10,551 1,531
Columbus County Rural 21.1 10,149 2,740
Lee County Rural 16.0 9,934 2,090
Richmond County Rural 23.0 9,631 2,883
Moore County Urban 9.5 9,380 661
Duplin County Rural 18.5 9,024 2,488
Hoke County Urban 17.3 8,840 2,334
Stanly County Rural 13.8 8,369 1,665
Scotland County Rural 26.1 8,360 3,002
Granville County Rural 14.4 8,245 1,784
Lincoln County Urban 9.3 8,062 616
Chatham County Urban 10.4 7,877 853
Vance County Rural 18.7 7,862 2,507
Beaufort County Rural 17.1 7,524 2,302
Jackson County Rural 19.3 7,476 2,578
Haywood County Rural 12.1 7,440 1,266
Bladen County Rural 24.4 7,188 2,951
Pender County Urban 11.7 7,050 1,162
Person County Urban 17.2 6,665 2,328
Franklin County Urban 9.7 6,614 720
Carteret County Rural 9.7 6,489 707
McDowell County Rural 14.9 6,463 1,899
Macon County Rural 15.4 5,661 1,988
Stokes County Urban 12.0 5,281 1,247
Yadkin County Urban 13.8 5,102 1,673
Davie County Urban 11.6 4,958 1,142
Cherokee County Rural 16.7 4,770 2,240
Martin County Rural 20.5 4,425 2,684
Pasquotank County Rural 11.6 4,370 1,135
Transylvania County Rural 13.4 4,305 1,567
Alexander County Urban 12.2 4,295 1,299
Montgomery County Rural 16.2 4,035 2,132
Greene County Rural 22.6 4,016 2,851
Hertford County Rural 20.3 3,959 2,663
Anson County Urban 19.3 3,913 2,579
Warren County Rural 21.2 3,819 2,752
Ashe County Rural 14.1 3,734 1,728
Bertie County Rural 21.4 3,500 2,763
Caswell County Rural 15.4 3,288 1,992
Northampton County Rural 18.7 3,132 2,499
Chowan County Rural 20.9 2,837 2,715
Yancey County Rural 15.3 2,811 1,962
Swain County Rural 19.8 2,747 2,622
Madison County Urban 12.5 2,566 1,377
Currituck County Urban 8.5 2,409 463
Dare County Rural 6.5 2,398 148
Washington County Rural 21.6 2,354 2,775
Alleghany County Rural 19.5 2,127 2,598
Polk County Rural 11.0 2,116 993
Mitchell County Rural 13.4 1,959 1,570
Perquimans County Rural 13.3 1,724 1,547
Avery County Rural 11.2 1,653 1,045
Jones County Rural 17.7 1,622 2,386
Pamlico County Rural 13.8 1,588 1,674
Clay County Rural 13.5 1,493 1,595
Gates County Urban 14.3 1,482 1,779
Hyde County Rural 29.9 1,209 3,084
Graham County Rural 11.3 894 1,063
Camden County Urban 5.9 619 98
Tyrrell County Rural 16.0 430 2,089
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/09/2024 9:33 pm.

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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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