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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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(of 3143 counties)
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United States N/A 12.4 40,390,045 N/A
North Carolina N/A 13.2 1,355,827 36 of 52
Mecklenburg County Urban 10.4 115,896 869
Wake County Urban 7.9 89,566 339
Guilford County Urban 15.2 79,108 1,979
Forsyth County Urban 14.7 55,308 1,887
Cumberland County Urban 17.2 54,794 2,305
Durham County Urban 12.0 38,013 1,249
Robeson County Rural 28.8 32,642 3,066
Pitt County Urban 19.4 32,225 2,608
Buncombe County Urban 11.8 31,202 1,213
Gaston County Urban 12.8 29,054 1,452
New Hanover County Urban 12.4 27,891 1,348
Johnston County Urban 11.2 25,065 1,065
Alamance County Urban 14.1 23,943 1,752
Davidson County Urban 13.8 23,367 1,681
Rowan County Urban 15.8 22,881 2,080
Onslow County Urban 11.7 21,794 1,180
Randolph County Urban 14.8 21,205 1,910
Cabarrus County Urban 8.9 20,450 550
Catawba County Urban 12.8 20,376 1,452
Wayne County Urban 16.9 19,436 2,255
Harnett County Rural 14.5 19,368 1,844
Union County Urban 7.7 18,530 304
Iredell County Urban 9.1 17,271 581
Cleveland County Rural 17.2 16,925 2,305
Orange County Urban 12.4 16,892 1,348
Wilson County Rural 21.0 16,226 2,745
Burke County Urban 17.9 15,326 2,418
Rockingham County Urban 16.8 15,086 2,236
Brunswick County Urban 9.4 13,570 645
Henderson County Urban 11.7 13,536 1,180
Craven County Rural 13.9 13,368 1,708
Nash County Urban 14.0 13,116 1,728
Lenoir County Rural 22.5 12,100 2,864
Watauga County Rural 24.7 12,005 2,965
Halifax County Rural 25.2 11,826 2,988
Sampson County Rural 20.2 11,727 2,669
Surry County Rural 16.7 11,724 2,219
Rutherford County Rural 17.6 11,196 2,369
Wilkes County Rural 16.4 10,623 2,175
Edgecombe County Urban 21.9 10,516 2,815
Richmond County Rural 25.2 10,478 2,988
Caldwell County Urban 12.7 10,087 1,435
Moore County Urban 10.0 10,077 772
Lee County Rural 15.5 9,787 2,037
Hoke County Urban 17.4 9,011 2,337
Columbus County Rural 18.8 9,006 2,536
Stanly County Rural 14.2 8,765 1,779
Duplin County Rural 17.9 8,708 2,418
Scotland County Rural 26.6 8,544 3,020
Chatham County Urban 10.5 8,111 896
Lincoln County Urban 9.0 8,097 566
Granville County Rural 14.1 8,020 1,752
Vance County Rural 19.0 7,936 2,568
Beaufort County Rural 18.0 7,931 2,433
Jackson County Rural 19.3 7,575 2,595
Person County Urban 18.4 7,182 2,485
Franklin County Urban 10.1 7,118 807
Haywood County Rural 11.3 6,960 1,088
Carteret County Rural 10.0 6,781 772
Pender County Urban 10.7 6,641 937
Bladen County Rural 21.2 6,207 2,764
McDowell County Rural 14.0 6,057 1,728
Macon County Rural 14.4 5,337 1,824
Stokes County Urban 12.0 5,280 1,249
Yadkin County Urban 13.6 5,050 1,641
Transylvania County Rural 14.2 4,576 1,779
Davie County Urban 10.0 4,310 772
Anson County Urban 21.2 4,235 2,764
Cherokee County Rural 14.6 4,218 1,867
Alexander County Urban 12.1 4,204 1,275
Martin County Rural 19.6 4,186 2,627
Montgomery County Rural 16.1 4,027 2,126
Warren County Rural 22.2 4,004 2,841
Hertford County Rural 21.4 3,986 2,782
Greene County Rural 22.4 3,968 2,855
Pasquotank County Rural 10.0 3,827 772
Ashe County Rural 14.1 3,724 1,752
Caswell County Rural 15.7 3,325 2,066
Northampton County Rural 20.0 3,311 2,654
Bertie County Rural 19.8 3,152 2,642
Swain County Rural 21.1 2,890 2,753
Dare County Rural 7.5 2,817 277
Chowan County Rural 20.5 2,790 2,697
Yancey County Rural 14.9 2,763 1,928
Polk County Rural 13.7 2,643 1,663
Washington County Rural 24.7 2,631 2,965
Madison County Urban 11.4 2,378 1,109
Currituck County Urban 7.6 2,248 290
Jones County Rural 21.3 1,942 2,774
Alleghany County Rural 17.4 1,907 2,337
Mitchell County Rural 13.0 1,889 1,503
Avery County Rural 11.0 1,641 1,010
Clay County Rural 13.5 1,516 1,622
Perquimans County Rural 11.4 1,494 1,109
Pamlico County Rural 12.4 1,414 1,348
Gates County Urban 11.8 1,212 1,213
Hyde County Rural 22.4 898 2,855
Graham County Rural 8.7 686 501
Tyrrell County Rural 20.8 585 2,723
Camden County Urban 5.0 537 41
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/09/2025 10:20 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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