Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3146 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 14.7 | 1,467,591 | 37 of 52 |
| United States | 13.4 | 42,510,843 | N/A |
| Robeson County | 27.7 | 35,706 | 3,015 |
| Scotland County | 27.3 | 8,897 | 3,004 |
| Halifax County | 25.8 | 12,864 | 2,963 |
| Watauga County | 25.3 | 12,415 | 2,941 |
| Richmond County | 25.2 | 10,935 | 2,931 |
| Jones County | 24.5 | 2,333 | 2,910 |
| Hyde County | 24.3 | 1,125 | 2,897 |
| Bladen County | 24.3 | 8,008 | 2,896 |
| Edgecombe County | 23.7 | 12,317 | 2,859 |
| Alleghany County | 23.4 | 2,552 | 2,842 |
| Lenoir County | 23.2 | 12,836 | 2,822 |
| Bertie County | 23.2 | 4,181 | 2,819 |
| Pitt County | 22.9 | 39,314 | 2,809 |
| Greene County | 22.9 | 4,255 | 2,803 |
| Columbus County | 22.8 | 12,101 | 2,802 |
| Tyrrell County | 22.5 | 749 | 2,777 |
| Washington County | 22.3 | 2,612 | 2,759 |
| Hertford County | 21.9 | 4,786 | 2,725 |
| Duplin County | 21.2 | 12,375 | 2,681 |
| Sampson County | 20.9 | 13,059 | 2,652 |
| Vance County | 20.8 | 9,138 | 2,648 |
| Northampton County | 20.7 | 3,941 | 2,631 |
| Cleveland County | 20.4 | 19,391 | 2,596 |
| Hoke County | 20.4 | 10,605 | 2,594 |
| Wilson County | 20.3 | 16,217 | 2,590 |
| Wayne County | 20.2 | 24,383 | 2,581 |
| Warren County | 19.8 | 3,751 | 2,541 |
| Martin County | 19.7 | 4,463 | 2,539 |
| Anson County | 19.5 | 4,499 | 2,513 |
| Jackson County | 18.7 | 7,296 | 2,398 |
| Beaufort County | 18.6 | 8,689 | 2,390 |
| Cumberland County | 18.4 | 58,132 | 2,344 |
| Rockingham County | 18.1 | 16,267 | 2,314 |
| Caswell County | 18.1 | 3,928 | 2,304 |
| Burke County | 18.1 | 15,784 | 2,302 |
| Rutherford County | 17.9 | 11,712 | 2,276 |
| Montgomery County | 17.7 | 4,621 | 2,245 |
| Wilkes County | 17.7 | 11,929 | 2,244 |
| Swain County | 17.5 | 2,455 | 2,212 |
| Graham County | 17.1 | 1,428 | 2,143 |
| Forsyth County | 16.8 | 61,366 | 2,104 |
| McDowell County | 16.8 | 7,402 | 2,088 |
| Cherokee County | 16.7 | 4,593 | 2,067 |
| Surry County | 16.4 | 11,651 | 2,028 |
| Yancey County | 16.4 | 2,883 | 2,016 |
| Madison County | 16.4 | 3,342 | 2,011 |
| Ashe County | 16.3 | 4,317 | 2,002 |
| Alamance County | 16.1 | 25,621 | 1,969 |
| Lee County | 16.1 | 9,565 | 1,964 |
| Person County | 16.1 | 6,237 | 1,958 |
| New Hanover County | 16.0 | 35,410 | 1,946 |
| Chowan County | 16.0 | 2,207 | 1,938 |
| Rowan County | 15.9 | 21,660 | 1,932 |
| Guilford County | 15.8 | 80,528 | 1,909 |
| Harnett County | 15.8 | 20,331 | 1,906 |
| Pasquotank County | 15.7 | 5,800 | 1,893 |
| Macon County | 15.4 | 5,323 | 1,847 |
| Davidson County | 15.4 | 25,091 | 1,843 |
| Yadkin County | 15.4 | 5,731 | 1,835 |
| Craven County | 15.2 | 14,773 | 1,806 |
| Randolph County | 15.2 | 21,457 | 1,799 |
| Durham County | 15.2 | 45,221 | 1,794 |
| Nash County | 15.2 | 13,944 | 1,789 |
| Perquimans County | 15.1 | 2,008 | 1,781 |
| Caldwell County | 15.1 | 12,196 | 1,776 |
| Avery County | 15.1 | 2,123 | 1,771 |
| Gaston County | 14.5 | 31,210 | 1,616 |
| Transylvania County | 14.3 | 4,679 | 1,601 |
| Granville County | 14.3 | 8,031 | 1,594 |
| Pender County | 14.1 | 8,334 | 1,562 |
| Davie County | 13.9 | 5,835 | 1,517 |
| Clay County | 13.9 | 1,513 | 1,501 |
| Stokes County | 13.8 | 6,229 | 1,484 |
| Orange County | 13.7 | 18,266 | 1,468 |
| Alexander County | 13.6 | 4,870 | 1,446 |
| Gates County | 13.5 | 1,548 | 1,423 |
| Haywood County | 13.4 | 8,087 | 1,406 |
| Catawba County | 13.2 | 20,460 | 1,358 |
| Onslow County | 13.2 | 23,065 | 1,357 |
| Franklin County | 13.2 | 8,523 | 1,347 |
| Mitchell County | 13.0 | 1,886 | 1,306 |
| Stanly County | 12.9 | 7,659 | 1,286 |
| Pamlico County | 12.6 | 1,509 | 1,239 |
| Johnston County | 12.5 | 24,414 | 1,223 |
| Buncombe County | 12.2 | 30,542 | 1,142 |
| Lincoln County | 12.1 | 9,916 | 1,111 |
| Brunswick County | 11.8 | 15,402 | 1,042 |
| Mecklenburg County | 11.6 | 122,537 | 990 |
| Moore County | 11.3 | 10,878 | 935 |
| Henderson County | 10.9 | 12,408 | 858 |
| Iredell County | 10.9 | 18,982 | 857 |
| Carteret County | 10.7 | 7,238 | 805 |
| Cabarrus County | 10.2 | 20,920 | 713 |
| Chatham County | 10.2 | 7,169 | 700 |
| Polk County | 9.8 | 1,992 | 625 |
| Currituck County | 9.5 | 2,479 | 556 |
| Camden County | 9.2 | 969 | 510 |
| Wake County | 9.1 | 95,198 | 486 |
| Dare County | 9.0 | 3,230 | 457 |
| Union County | 8.2 | 18,784 | 343 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2023 10:55 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.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2023 10:55 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.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.