Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 22.9 | 2,315,283 | 39 of 52 |
| United States | 20.7 | 66,751,967 | N/A |
| Robeson County | 40.8 | 47,112 | 3,024 |
| Halifax County | 40.4 | 19,438 | 3,016 |
| Scotland County | 40.3 | 13,041 | 3,013 |
| Bertie County | 38.2 | 6,404 | 2,961 |
| Alleghany County | 37.6 | 4,067 | 2,943 |
| Lenoir County | 37.1 | 20,176 | 2,928 |
| Richmond County | 36.6 | 15,368 | 2,905 |
| Hertford County | 36.2 | 7,152 | 2,882 |
| Edgecombe County | 36.0 | 17,618 | 2,870 |
| Columbus County | 35.6 | 17,357 | 2,852 |
| Warren County | 35.4 | 6,432 | 2,838 |
| Bladen County | 35.1 | 10,443 | 2,817 |
| Washington County | 35.1 | 3,877 | 2,815 |
| Wilson County | 34.9 | 27,064 | 2,809 |
| Northampton County | 34.4 | 5,905 | 2,769 |
| Jones County | 34.1 | 3,157 | 2,753 |
| Vance County | 33.7 | 14,213 | 2,737 |
| Anson County | 33.4 | 6,982 | 2,718 |
| Greene County | 33.0 | 6,001 | 2,681 |
| Chowan County | 33.0 | 4,464 | 2,676 |
| Duplin County | 32.8 | 16,190 | 2,658 |
| Sampson County | 32.3 | 18,923 | 2,625 |
| Watauga County | 32.2 | 15,589 | 2,619 |
| Hyde County | 32.0 | 1,353 | 2,599 |
| Swain County | 31.0 | 4,342 | 2,528 |
| Martin County | 31.0 | 6,781 | 2,522 |
| Rutherford County | 30.7 | 19,452 | 2,500 |
| Cherokee County | 30.5 | 8,583 | 2,486 |
| Cleveland County | 30.2 | 29,351 | 2,456 |
| Wayne County | 30.2 | 34,733 | 2,452 |
| Pitt County | 30.1 | 49,204 | 2,438 |
| Jackson County | 29.9 | 11,719 | 2,417 |
| Tyrrell County | 29.8 | 801 | 2,412 |
| Burke County | 29.8 | 25,480 | 2,410 |
| Surry County | 28.8 | 20,295 | 2,323 |
| Beaufort County | 28.7 | 12,738 | 2,317 |
| Cumberland County | 28.7 | 90,919 | 2,314 |
| Wilkes County | 28.0 | 18,272 | 2,227 |
| Macon County | 27.9 | 10,110 | 2,217 |
| Rockingham County | 27.7 | 24,680 | 2,191 |
| Montgomery County | 27.6 | 6,874 | 2,183 |
| Rowan County | 27.5 | 38,999 | 2,171 |
| Yadkin County | 26.6 | 9,796 | 2,062 |
| Avery County | 26.2 | 3,840 | 2,022 |
| Caldwell County | 26.1 | 20,777 | 2,012 |
| Hoke County | 26.0 | 13,140 | 1,982 |
| Davidson County | 25.9 | 42,948 | 1,971 |
| Randolph County | 25.6 | 36,397 | 1,934 |
| Person County | 25.6 | 9,886 | 1,927 |
| Onslow County | 25.5 | 45,987 | 1,922 |
| Lee County | 25.5 | 15,629 | 1,919 |
| Yancey County | 25.4 | 4,621 | 1,899 |
| Nash County | 25.3 | 23,481 | 1,894 |
| Forsyth County | 25.1 | 92,996 | 1,857 |
| Madison County | 25.0 | 5,084 | 1,838 |
| Clay County | 25.0 | 2,731 | 1,837 |
| Pamlico County | 24.9 | 2,888 | 1,820 |
| Harnett County | 24.8 | 32,214 | 1,808 |
| Stokes County | 24.8 | 10,890 | 1,800 |
| Craven County | 24.7 | 23,769 | 1,794 |
| Gates County | 24.6 | 2,579 | 1,774 |
| McDowell County | 24.6 | 10,675 | 1,767 |
| Caswell County | 24.6 | 5,307 | 1,766 |
| Granville County | 24.5 | 14,227 | 1,763 |
| Alamance County | 24.4 | 40,301 | 1,745 |
| Ashe County | 24.3 | 6,394 | 1,719 |
| Guilford County | 23.9 | 123,639 | 1,673 |
| Gaston County | 23.9 | 53,173 | 1,671 |
| Haywood County | 23.8 | 14,519 | 1,659 |
| Mitchell County | 23.6 | 3,436 | 1,627 |
| Perquimans County | 23.0 | 2,971 | 1,555 |
| Stanly County | 22.8 | 13,773 | 1,520 |
| New Hanover County | 22.4 | 48,961 | 1,448 |
| Franklin County | 22.4 | 14,787 | 1,440 |
| Catawba County | 22.1 | 34,628 | 1,385 |
| Graham County | 21.6 | 1,727 | 1,326 |
| Johnston County | 21.4 | 44,850 | 1,291 |
| Durham County | 21.4 | 65,446 | 1,278 |
| Pasquotank County | 21.1 | 7,949 | 1,251 |
| Transylvania County | 21.1 | 6,757 | 1,250 |
| Buncombe County | 21.0 | 54,654 | 1,224 |
| Pender County | 20.6 | 12,115 | 1,167 |
| Alexander County | 20.0 | 7,023 | 1,062 |
| Davie County | 19.4 | 8,219 | 990 |
| Chatham County | 19.4 | 14,402 | 984 |
| Henderson County | 19.1 | 21,877 | 945 |
| Mecklenburg County | 18.5 | 200,671 | 848 |
| Orange County | 18.4 | 24,918 | 829 |
| Polk County | 18.3 | 3,509 | 818 |
| Lincoln County | 18.2 | 15,467 | 805 |
| Brunswick County | 17.6 | 23,345 | 700 |
| Carteret County | 17.4 | 11,612 | 680 |
| Iredell County | 17.0 | 31,050 | 632 |
| Moore County | 16.8 | 16,321 | 610 |
| Cabarrus County | 16.4 | 36,069 | 561 |
| Camden County | 15.0 | 1,551 | 385 |
| Dare County | 14.5 | 5,270 | 335 |
| Wake County | 14.4 | 157,168 | 330 |
| Union County | 13.7 | 31,831 | 278 |
| Currituck County | 12.3 | 3,379 | 178 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/07/2023 1:11 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 06/07/2023 1:11 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.