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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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United States 12.6 40,661,636 N/A
North Carolina 13.7 1,379,672 38 of 52
Mecklenburg County 10.6 114,598 888
Wake County 8.5 93,182 455
Guilford County 14.5 75,142 1,809
Forsyth County 15.6 57,871 2,032
Cumberland County 18.0 57,149 2,418
Durham County 13.2 40,371 1,507
Pitt County 20.7 33,838 2,693
Robeson County 27.3 31,458 3,033
New Hanover County 13.6 29,750 1,619
Gaston County 13.1 29,172 1,492
Buncombe County 10.9 28,397 966
Johnston County 12.5 26,252 1,364
Davidson County 14.5 24,111 1,804
Onslow County 13.3 23,993 1,541
Rowan County 16.8 23,768 2,224
Alamance County 14.4 23,671 1,777
Randolph County 15.1 21,467 1,924
Wayne County 18.6 21,389 2,496
Cabarrus County 9.4 20,594 615
Catawba County 12.8 20,118 1,424
Harnett County 14.9 19,394 1,892
Iredell County 9.8 17,801 708
Cleveland County 18.3 17,794 2,467
Orange County 12.6 17,024 1,367
Union County 7.2 16,712 258
Rockingham County 18.2 16,265 2,451
Burke County 18.1 15,490 2,435
Wilson County 18.9 14,610 2,530
Nash County 14.7 13,630 1,841
Craven County 14.2 13,598 1,732
Brunswick County 10.2 13,576 804
Lenoir County 23.3 12,650 2,884
Halifax County 26.2 12,615 3,010
Sampson County 21.4 12,543 2,755
Henderson County 10.4 11,856 849
Surry County 16.6 11,691 2,196
Rutherford County 18.2 11,572 2,453
Wilkes County 17.3 11,293 2,318
Watauga County 23.2 11,203 2,877
Edgecombe County 22.8 11,164 2,853
Caldwell County 13.4 10,658 1,558
Richmond County 25.0 10,484 2,953
Columbus County 21.0 10,245 2,721
Moore County 9.7 9,398 681
Lee County 15.1 9,290 1,935
Lincoln County 10.7 9,082 919
Hoke County 17.9 9,060 2,398
Duplin County 18.2 8,958 2,440
Scotland County 26.1 8,429 3,000
Granville County 14.4 8,327 1,781
Beaufort County 18.7 8,290 2,505
Vance County 19.4 8,208 2,592
Stanly County 13.3 8,037 1,546
Chatham County 10.5 7,810 871
Jackson County 19.2 7,551 2,570
Haywood County 12.4 7,541 1,315
Franklin County 11.3 7,480 1,051
Pender County 12.5 7,354 1,351
Bladen County 24.6 7,300 2,938
Person County 18.3 7,078 2,464
Carteret County 9.7 6,493 697
Stokes County 14.8 6,486 1,857
McDowell County 13.8 6,011 1,664
Macon County 16.3 5,925 2,153
Yadkin County 15.4 5,685 1,998
Davie County 12.6 5,317 1,369
Pasquotank County 13.1 4,926 1,484
Cherokee County 16.9 4,757 2,249
Martin County 19.8 4,326 2,620
Transylvania County 13.1 4,187 1,482
Hertford County 20.8 4,114 2,700
Alexander County 11.5 4,056 1,106
Bertie County 24.0 4,035 2,920
Greene County 21.4 3,884 2,754
Montgomery County 15.6 3,877 2,022
Anson County 18.3 3,822 2,461
Caswell County 17.1 3,698 2,279
Ashe County 14.0 3,675 1,691
Northampton County 20.8 3,575 2,702
Warren County 19.4 3,511 2,580
Chowan County 22.0 2,975 2,797
Madison County 13.8 2,811 1,661
Yancey County 14.7 2,686 1,846
Washington County 24.2 2,675 2,927
Swain County 18.7 2,614 2,504
Dare County 6.8 2,483 209
Alleghany County 21.5 2,321 2,761
Currituck County 8.3 2,274 430
Avery County 13.3 1,947 1,535
Jones County 20.8 1,929 2,708
Mitchell County 13.0 1,889 1,450
Polk County 9.5 1,824 642
Perquimans County 13.1 1,688 1,481
Pamlico County 14.3 1,653 1,756
Clay County 14.2 1,549 1,737
Gates County 13.9 1,457 1,681
Graham County 13.4 1,067 1,553
Hyde County 24.2 1,023 2,924
Camden County 6.2 646 152
Tyrrell County 16.7 449 2,215
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/19/2024 8:22 am.
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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