Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3146 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 24.5 | 2,447,468 | 38 of 52 |
| United States | 22.0 | 69,762,719 | N/A |
| Robeson County | 42.5 | 54,845 | 3,032 |
| Halifax County | 39.9 | 19,872 | 2,968 |
| Richmond County | 39.4 | 17,114 | 2,957 |
| Scotland County | 39.3 | 12,821 | 2,955 |
| Jones County | 38.3 | 3,648 | 2,919 |
| Edgecombe County | 37.9 | 19,655 | 2,900 |
| Alleghany County | 37.8 | 4,123 | 2,899 |
| Duplin County | 37.5 | 21,903 | 2,885 |
| Vance County | 37.2 | 16,291 | 2,867 |
| Columbus County | 37.0 | 19,628 | 2,861 |
| Bladen County | 36.1 | 11,876 | 2,818 |
| Lenoir County | 36.0 | 19,940 | 2,811 |
| Watauga County | 35.5 | 17,371 | 2,780 |
| Tyrrell County | 35.1 | 1,169 | 2,759 |
| Warren County | 35.1 | 6,655 | 2,757 |
| Hertford County | 34.9 | 7,612 | 2,735 |
| Northampton County | 34.7 | 6,613 | 2,718 |
| Bertie County | 34.3 | 6,195 | 2,694 |
| Hyde County | 34.0 | 1,572 | 2,675 |
| Martin County | 33.6 | 7,588 | 2,654 |
| Greene County | 33.6 | 6,246 | 2,653 |
| Washington County | 33.5 | 3,926 | 2,644 |
| Swain County | 33.3 | 4,687 | 2,632 |
| Wilson County | 33.1 | 26,449 | 2,618 |
| Sampson County | 32.8 | 20,516 | 2,596 |
| Anson County | 32.6 | 7,535 | 2,579 |
| Wayne County | 32.3 | 38,861 | 2,536 |
| Cleveland County | 32.0 | 30,495 | 2,508 |
| Pitt County | 31.7 | 54,272 | 2,487 |
| Rutherford County | 31.5 | 20,561 | 2,471 |
| Beaufort County | 31.2 | 14,560 | 2,433 |
| Surry County | 30.7 | 21,807 | 2,380 |
| Avery County | 29.9 | 4,197 | 2,285 |
| Cumberland County | 29.8 | 94,390 | 2,280 |
| Wilkes County | 29.6 | 19,938 | 2,259 |
| Graham County | 29.5 | 2,470 | 2,251 |
| Burke County | 29.4 | 25,662 | 2,241 |
| Jackson County | 29.3 | 11,450 | 2,234 |
| Hoke County | 29.2 | 15,229 | 2,223 |
| Lee County | 29.2 | 17,335 | 2,215 |
| Cherokee County | 29.0 | 8,004 | 2,197 |
| Rockingham County | 28.9 | 25,875 | 2,181 |
| Yancey County | 28.5 | 5,022 | 2,145 |
| Yadkin County | 28.0 | 10,428 | 2,087 |
| Chowan County | 28.0 | 3,863 | 2,083 |
| Randolph County | 27.9 | 39,400 | 2,072 |
| McDowell County | 27.8 | 12,274 | 2,063 |
| Caldwell County | 27.7 | 22,335 | 2,047 |
| Pamlico County | 27.5 | 3,292 | 2,011 |
| Montgomery County | 27.5 | 7,171 | 2,008 |
| Alamance County | 27.4 | 43,538 | 2,001 |
| Rowan County | 27.3 | 37,187 | 1,996 |
| Davidson County | 27.2 | 44,374 | 1,977 |
| Harnett County | 27.0 | 34,705 | 1,945 |
| Forsyth County | 26.7 | 97,241 | 1,890 |
| Pasquotank County | 26.7 | 9,850 | 1,888 |
| Nash County | 26.4 | 24,273 | 1,856 |
| Caswell County | 26.0 | 5,648 | 1,801 |
| Madison County | 25.7 | 5,251 | 1,757 |
| Person County | 25.7 | 9,964 | 1,752 |
| Guilford County | 25.7 | 130,766 | 1,747 |
| Perquimans County | 25.6 | 3,401 | 1,739 |
| Gaston County | 25.6 | 55,355 | 1,738 |
| Mitchell County | 25.6 | 3,727 | 1,733 |
| Macon County | 25.6 | 8,829 | 1,732 |
| Transylvania County | 25.2 | 8,225 | 1,680 |
| Onslow County | 25.1 | 43,878 | 1,676 |
| New Hanover County | 25.0 | 55,323 | 1,658 |
| Craven County | 24.9 | 24,173 | 1,636 |
| Ashe County | 24.9 | 6,597 | 1,633 |
| Clay County | 24.8 | 2,709 | 1,626 |
| Franklin County | 24.0 | 15,547 | 1,505 |
| Granville County | 23.7 | 13,328 | 1,466 |
| Alexander County | 23.6 | 8,449 | 1,451 |
| Durham County | 23.5 | 70,188 | 1,446 |
| Stanly County | 23.5 | 14,018 | 1,442 |
| Catawba County | 23.5 | 36,376 | 1,431 |
| Stokes County | 23.3 | 10,532 | 1,395 |
| Buncombe County | 23.0 | 57,584 | 1,351 |
| Pender County | 22.8 | 13,455 | 1,320 |
| Gates County | 22.1 | 2,539 | 1,222 |
| Johnston County | 22.1 | 43,086 | 1,218 |
| Haywood County | 22.1 | 13,302 | 1,209 |
| Polk County | 20.7 | 4,194 | 1,016 |
| Moore County | 20.1 | 19,268 | 926 |
| Mecklenburg County | 20.0 | 211,856 | 913 |
| Orange County | 20.0 | 26,670 | 912 |
| Lincoln County | 20.0 | 16,403 | 908 |
| Davie County | 20.0 | 8,379 | 905 |
| Carteret County | 19.3 | 13,067 | 817 |
| Iredell County | 19.1 | 33,263 | 797 |
| Henderson County | 19.1 | 21,680 | 793 |
| Brunswick County | 19.0 | 24,874 | 784 |
| Chatham County | 19.0 | 13,401 | 779 |
| Camden County | 18.4 | 1,942 | 688 |
| Cabarrus County | 18.0 | 36,924 | 631 |
| Dare County | 17.2 | 6,199 | 530 |
| Currituck County | 16.8 | 4,399 | 476 |
| Wake County | 15.5 | 162,077 | 340 |
| Union County | 15.2 | 34,713 | 326 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/22/2022 9:30 am.
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.
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 05/22/2022 9:30 am.
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.
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.