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Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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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Value (Percent)
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People (<150% Of Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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United States N/A 20.2 65,652,285 N/A
North Carolina N/A 22.0 2,267,562 39 of 52
Mecklenburg County Urban 18.1 201,308 834
Wake County Urban 13.5 152,085 275
Guilford County Urban 23.9 124,344 1,753
Forsyth County Urban 24.1 90,576 1,777
Cumberland County Urban 27.5 87,638 2,226
Durham County Urban 19.8 62,685 1,092
Buncombe County Urban 21.2 56,224 1,307
Gaston County Urban 22.8 51,826 1,569
Robeson County Rural 43.3 49,091 3,075
Pitt County Urban 29.3 48,710 2,426
New Hanover County Urban 21.3 48,016 1,325
Onslow County Urban 23.6 43,876 1,710
Johnston County Urban 18.9 42,409 961
Davidson County Urban 24.0 40,631 1,764
Alamance County Urban 22.8 38,506 1,569
Cabarrus County Urban 16.2 37,203 565
Randolph County Urban 25.6 36,817 1,989
Rowan County Urban 25.2 36,471 1,929
Wayne County Urban 29.5 33,870 2,447
Catawba County Urban 21.1 33,552 1,287
Union County Urban 13.1 31,613 236
Harnett County Rural 23.5 31,358 1,696
Iredell County Urban 15.3 29,062 453
Wilson County Rural 35.5 27,433 2,875
Cleveland County Rural 27.8 27,251 2,263
Orange County Urban 18.2 24,734 848
Brunswick County Urban 17.0 24,583 680
Henderson County Urban 20.7 23,977 1,230
Burke County Urban 27.8 23,756 2,263
Rockingham County Urban 26.4 23,629 2,087
Nash County Urban 24.2 22,574 1,792
Craven County Rural 22.7 21,865 1,554
Surry County Rural 28.8 20,259 2,379
Lenoir County Rural 37.3 20,069 2,949
Caldwell County Urban 25.0 19,879 1,906
Rutherford County Rural 30.3 19,248 2,527
Halifax County Rural 38.0 17,866 2,975
Sampson County Rural 30.8 17,829 2,558
Wilkes County Rural 27.4 17,738 2,210
Watauga County Rural 34.8 16,908 2,848
Moore County Urban 16.1 16,279 551
Richmond County Rural 38.4 15,987 2,983
Edgecombe County Urban 33.1 15,890 2,712
Lee County Rural 25.0 15,843 1,906
Columbus County Rural 31.8 15,254 2,628
Lincoln County Urban 17.0 15,206 680
Chatham County Urban 19.2 14,853 1,005
Duplin County Rural 30.0 14,613 2,496
Stanly County Rural 23.7 14,580 1,729
Franklin County Urban 20.5 14,437 1,198
Hoke County Urban 27.2 14,114 2,185
Haywood County Rural 22.0 13,563 1,435
Vance County Rural 32.0 13,388 2,646
Granville County Rural 23.1 13,173 1,629
Scotland County Rural 40.4 12,977 3,032
Beaufort County Rural 27.5 12,124 2,226
Carteret County Rural 17.0 11,448 680
Pender County Urban 18.4 11,411 878
Jackson County Rural 28.9 11,321 2,386
McDowell County Rural 25.5 11,035 1,980
Stokes County Urban 22.8 10,076 1,569
Person County Urban 25.7 9,990 2,010
Macon County Rural 26.6 9,864 2,112
Bladen County Rural 32.4 9,463 2,667
Yadkin County Urban 25.2 9,317 1,929
Cherokee County Rural 28.1 8,102 2,297
Pasquotank County Rural 21.2 8,089 1,307
Alexander County Urban 21.6 7,526 1,372
Davie County Urban 16.6 7,159 615
Anson County Urban 35.7 7,122 2,882
Montgomery County Rural 28.4 7,102 2,332
Transylvania County Rural 21.1 6,796 1,287
Hertford County Rural 36.1 6,723 2,899
Ashe County Rural 25.3 6,711 1,949
Warren County Rural 37.0 6,658 2,937
Martin County Rural 29.7 6,326 2,470
Greene County Rural 33.3 5,903 2,732
Dare County Rural 14.8 5,530 383
Bertie County Rural 33.6 5,351 2,752
Northampton County Rural 32.2 5,340 2,657
Caswell County Rural 24.6 5,196 1,862
Yancey County Rural 25.6 4,738 1,989
Madison County Urban 21.4 4,444 1,342
Swain County Rural 31.7 4,349 2,622
Chowan County Rural 31.5 4,275 2,602
Polk County Rural 21.8 4,221 1,399
Washington County Rural 38.4 4,091 2,983
Avery County Rural 24.9 3,732 1,896
Alleghany County Rural 33.0 3,615 2,709
Currituck County Urban 11.9 3,506 154
Jones County Rural 33.8 3,086 2,776
Mitchell County Rural 20.5 2,989 1,198
Perquimans County Rural 21.8 2,865 1,399
Clay County Rural 23.1 2,598 1,629
Pamlico County Rural 22.2 2,534 1,469
Gates County Urban 23.6 2,420 1,710
Graham County Rural 17.8 1,400 796
Hyde County Rural 34.6 1,386 2,835
Camden County Urban 10.4 1,111 88
Tyrrell County Rural 31.8 893 2,628
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/13/2025 9:13 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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