Demographics Table
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
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 22.0 | 2,267,562 | 39 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.2 | 65,652,285 | N/A |
| Robeson County | Rural | 43.3 | 49,091 | 3,075 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 40.4 | 12,977 | 3,032 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 38.4 | 15,987 | 2,983 |
| Washington County | Rural | 38.4 | 4,091 | 2,983 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 38.0 | 17,866 | 2,975 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 37.3 | 20,069 | 2,949 |
| Warren County | Rural | 37.0 | 6,658 | 2,937 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 36.1 | 6,723 | 2,899 |
| Anson County | Urban | 35.7 | 7,122 | 2,882 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 35.5 | 27,433 | 2,875 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 34.8 | 16,908 | 2,848 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 34.6 | 1,386 | 2,835 |
| Jones County | Rural | 33.8 | 3,086 | 2,776 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 33.6 | 5,351 | 2,752 |
| Greene County | Rural | 33.3 | 5,903 | 2,732 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 33.1 | 15,890 | 2,712 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 33.0 | 3,615 | 2,709 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 32.4 | 9,463 | 2,667 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 32.2 | 5,340 | 2,657 |
| Vance County | Rural | 32.0 | 13,388 | 2,646 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 31.8 | 15,254 | 2,628 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 31.8 | 893 | 2,628 |
| Swain County | Rural | 31.7 | 4,349 | 2,622 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 31.5 | 4,275 | 2,602 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 30.8 | 17,829 | 2,558 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 30.3 | 19,248 | 2,527 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 30.0 | 14,613 | 2,496 |
| Martin County | Rural | 29.7 | 6,326 | 2,470 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 29.5 | 33,870 | 2,447 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 29.3 | 48,710 | 2,426 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 28.9 | 11,321 | 2,386 |
| Surry County | Rural | 28.8 | 20,259 | 2,379 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 28.4 | 7,102 | 2,332 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 28.1 | 8,102 | 2,297 |
| Burke County | Urban | 27.8 | 23,756 | 2,263 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 27.8 | 27,251 | 2,263 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 27.5 | 12,124 | 2,226 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 27.5 | 87,638 | 2,226 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 27.4 | 17,738 | 2,210 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 27.2 | 14,114 | 2,185 |
| Macon County | Rural | 26.6 | 9,864 | 2,112 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 26.4 | 23,629 | 2,087 |
| Person County | Urban | 25.7 | 9,990 | 2,010 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 25.6 | 36,817 | 1,989 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 25.6 | 4,738 | 1,989 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 25.5 | 11,035 | 1,980 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 25.3 | 6,711 | 1,949 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 25.2 | 36,471 | 1,929 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 25.2 | 9,317 | 1,929 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 25.0 | 19,879 | 1,906 |
| Lee County | Rural | 25.0 | 15,843 | 1,906 |
| Avery County | Rural | 24.9 | 3,732 | 1,896 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 24.6 | 5,196 | 1,862 |
| Nash County | Urban | 24.2 | 22,574 | 1,792 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 24.1 | 90,576 | 1,777 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 24.0 | 40,631 | 1,764 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 23.9 | 124,344 | 1,753 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 23.7 | 14,580 | 1,729 |
| Gates County | Urban | 23.6 | 2,420 | 1,710 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 23.6 | 43,876 | 1,710 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 23.5 | 31,358 | 1,696 |
| Clay County | Rural | 23.1 | 2,598 | 1,629 |
| Granville County | Rural | 23.1 | 13,173 | 1,629 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 22.8 | 38,506 | 1,569 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 22.8 | 51,826 | 1,569 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 22.8 | 10,076 | 1,569 |
| Craven County | Rural | 22.7 | 21,865 | 1,554 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 22.2 | 2,534 | 1,469 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 22.0 | 13,563 | 1,435 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 21.8 | 2,865 | 1,399 |
| Polk County | Rural | 21.8 | 4,221 | 1,399 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 21.6 | 7,526 | 1,372 |
| Madison County | Urban | 21.4 | 4,444 | 1,342 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 21.3 | 48,016 | 1,325 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 21.2 | 56,224 | 1,307 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 21.2 | 8,089 | 1,307 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 21.1 | 33,552 | 1,287 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 21.1 | 6,796 | 1,287 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 20.7 | 23,977 | 1,230 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 20.5 | 14,437 | 1,198 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 20.5 | 2,989 | 1,198 |
| Durham County | Urban | 19.8 | 62,685 | 1,092 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 19.2 | 14,853 | 1,005 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 18.9 | 42,409 | 961 |
| Pender County | Urban | 18.4 | 11,411 | 878 |
| Orange County | Urban | 18.2 | 24,734 | 848 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 18.1 | 201,308 | 834 |
| Graham County | Rural | 17.8 | 1,400 | 796 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 17.0 | 24,583 | 680 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 17.0 | 11,448 | 680 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 17.0 | 15,206 | 680 |
| Davie County | Urban | 16.6 | 7,159 | 615 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 16.2 | 37,203 | 565 |
| Moore County | Urban | 16.1 | 16,279 | 551 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 15.3 | 29,062 | 453 |
| Dare County | Rural | 14.8 | 5,530 | 383 |
| Wake County | Urban | 13.5 | 152,085 | 275 |
| Union County | Urban | 13.1 | 31,613 | 236 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 11.9 | 3,506 | 154 |
| Camden County | Urban | 10.4 | 1,111 | 88 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 9:01 pm.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 9:01 pm.
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.