Demographics Table
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
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 13.2 | 1,355,827 | 36 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
| Robeson County | Rural | 28.8 | 32,642 | 3,066 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 26.6 | 8,544 | 3,020 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 25.2 | 11,826 | 2,988 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 25.2 | 10,478 | 2,988 |
| Washington County | Rural | 24.7 | 2,631 | 2,965 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 24.7 | 12,005 | 2,965 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 22.5 | 12,100 | 2,864 |
| Greene County | Rural | 22.4 | 3,968 | 2,855 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 22.4 | 898 | 2,855 |
| Warren County | Rural | 22.2 | 4,004 | 2,841 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 21.9 | 10,516 | 2,815 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 21.4 | 3,986 | 2,782 |
| Jones County | Rural | 21.3 | 1,942 | 2,774 |
| Anson County | Urban | 21.2 | 4,235 | 2,764 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 21.2 | 6,207 | 2,764 |
| Swain County | Rural | 21.1 | 2,890 | 2,753 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 21.0 | 16,226 | 2,745 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 20.8 | 585 | 2,723 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 20.5 | 2,790 | 2,697 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 20.2 | 11,727 | 2,669 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 20.0 | 3,311 | 2,654 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 19.8 | 3,152 | 2,642 |
| Martin County | Rural | 19.6 | 4,186 | 2,627 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 19.4 | 32,225 | 2,608 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 19.3 | 7,575 | 2,595 |
| Vance County | Rural | 19.0 | 7,936 | 2,568 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 18.8 | 9,006 | 2,536 |
| Person County | Urban | 18.4 | 7,182 | 2,485 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 18.0 | 7,931 | 2,433 |
| Burke County | Urban | 17.9 | 15,326 | 2,418 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 17.9 | 8,708 | 2,418 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 17.6 | 11,196 | 2,369 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 17.4 | 1,907 | 2,337 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 17.4 | 9,011 | 2,337 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 17.2 | 16,925 | 2,305 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 17.2 | 54,794 | 2,305 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 16.9 | 19,436 | 2,255 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 16.8 | 15,086 | 2,236 |
| Surry County | Rural | 16.7 | 11,724 | 2,219 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 16.4 | 10,623 | 2,175 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 16.1 | 4,027 | 2,126 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 15.8 | 22,881 | 2,080 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 15.7 | 3,325 | 2,066 |
| Lee County | Rural | 15.5 | 9,787 | 2,037 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 15.2 | 79,108 | 1,979 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 14.9 | 2,763 | 1,928 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 14.8 | 21,205 | 1,910 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 14.7 | 55,308 | 1,887 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 14.6 | 4,218 | 1,867 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 14.5 | 19,368 | 1,844 |
| Macon County | Rural | 14.4 | 5,337 | 1,824 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 14.2 | 8,765 | 1,779 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 14.2 | 4,576 | 1,779 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 14.1 | 23,943 | 1,752 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 14.1 | 3,724 | 1,752 |
| Granville County | Rural | 14.1 | 8,020 | 1,752 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 14.0 | 6,057 | 1,728 |
| Nash County | Urban | 14.0 | 13,116 | 1,728 |
| Craven County | Rural | 13.9 | 13,368 | 1,708 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 13.8 | 23,367 | 1,681 |
| Polk County | Rural | 13.7 | 2,643 | 1,663 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 13.6 | 5,050 | 1,641 |
| Clay County | Rural | 13.5 | 1,516 | 1,622 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 13.0 | 1,889 | 1,503 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 12.8 | 20,376 | 1,452 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 12.8 | 29,054 | 1,452 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 12.7 | 10,087 | 1,435 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 12.4 | 27,891 | 1,348 |
| Orange County | Urban | 12.4 | 16,892 | 1,348 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 12.4 | 1,414 | 1,348 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 12.1 | 4,204 | 1,275 |
| Durham County | Urban | 12.0 | 38,013 | 1,249 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 12.0 | 5,280 | 1,249 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 11.8 | 31,202 | 1,213 |
| Gates County | Urban | 11.8 | 1,212 | 1,213 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 11.7 | 13,536 | 1,180 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 11.7 | 21,794 | 1,180 |
| Madison County | Urban | 11.4 | 2,378 | 1,109 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 11.4 | 1,494 | 1,109 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 11.3 | 6,960 | 1,088 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 11.2 | 25,065 | 1,065 |
| Avery County | Rural | 11.0 | 1,641 | 1,010 |
| Pender County | Urban | 10.7 | 6,641 | 937 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 10.5 | 8,111 | 896 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 10.4 | 115,896 | 869 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 10.1 | 7,118 | 807 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 10.0 | 6,781 | 772 |
| Davie County | Urban | 10.0 | 4,310 | 772 |
| Moore County | Urban | 10.0 | 10,077 | 772 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 10.0 | 3,827 | 772 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 9.4 | 13,570 | 645 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 9.1 | 17,271 | 581 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 9.0 | 8,097 | 566 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 8.9 | 20,450 | 550 |
| Graham County | Rural | 8.7 | 686 | 501 |
| Wake County | Urban | 7.9 | 89,566 | 339 |
| Union County | Urban | 7.7 | 18,530 | 304 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 7.6 | 2,248 | 290 |
| Dare County | Rural | 7.5 | 2,817 | 277 |
| Camden County | Urban | 5.0 | 537 | 41 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/08/2025 6:33 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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/08/2025 6:33 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.