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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
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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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 20.7 66,751,967 N/A
North Carolina 22.9 2,315,283 39 of 52
Currituck County 12.3 3,379 178
Union County 13.7 31,831 278
Wake County 14.4 157,168 330
Dare County 14.5 5,270 335
Camden County 15.0 1,551 385
Cabarrus County 16.4 36,069 561
Moore County 16.8 16,321 610
Iredell County 17.0 31,050 632
Carteret County 17.4 11,612 680
Brunswick County 17.6 23,345 700
Lincoln County 18.2 15,467 805
Polk County 18.3 3,509 818
Orange County 18.4 24,918 829
Mecklenburg County 18.5 200,671 848
Henderson County 19.1 21,877 945
Chatham County 19.4 14,402 984
Davie County 19.4 8,219 990
Alexander County 20.0 7,023 1,062
Pender County 20.6 12,115 1,167
Buncombe County 21.0 54,654 1,224
Transylvania County 21.1 6,757 1,250
Pasquotank County 21.1 7,949 1,251
Durham County 21.4 65,446 1,278
Johnston County 21.4 44,850 1,291
Graham County 21.6 1,727 1,326
Catawba County 22.1 34,628 1,385
Franklin County 22.4 14,787 1,440
New Hanover County 22.4 48,961 1,448
Stanly County 22.8 13,773 1,520
Perquimans County 23.0 2,971 1,555
Mitchell County 23.6 3,436 1,627
Haywood County 23.8 14,519 1,659
Gaston County 23.9 53,173 1,671
Guilford County 23.9 123,639 1,673
Ashe County 24.3 6,394 1,719
Alamance County 24.4 40,301 1,745
Granville County 24.5 14,227 1,763
Caswell County 24.6 5,307 1,766
McDowell County 24.6 10,675 1,767
Gates County 24.6 2,579 1,774
Craven County 24.7 23,769 1,794
Stokes County 24.8 10,890 1,800
Harnett County 24.8 32,214 1,808
Pamlico County 24.9 2,888 1,820
Clay County 25.0 2,731 1,837
Madison County 25.0 5,084 1,838
Forsyth County 25.1 92,996 1,857
Nash County 25.3 23,481 1,894
Yancey County 25.4 4,621 1,899
Lee County 25.5 15,629 1,919
Onslow County 25.5 45,987 1,922
Person County 25.6 9,886 1,927
Randolph County 25.6 36,397 1,934
Davidson County 25.9 42,948 1,971
Hoke County 26.0 13,140 1,982
Caldwell County 26.1 20,777 2,012
Avery County 26.2 3,840 2,022
Yadkin County 26.6 9,796 2,062
Rowan County 27.5 38,999 2,171
Montgomery County 27.6 6,874 2,183
Rockingham County 27.7 24,680 2,191
Macon County 27.9 10,110 2,217
Wilkes County 28.0 18,272 2,227
Cumberland County 28.7 90,919 2,314
Beaufort County 28.7 12,738 2,317
Surry County 28.8 20,295 2,323
Burke County 29.8 25,480 2,410
Tyrrell County 29.8 801 2,412
Jackson County 29.9 11,719 2,417
Pitt County 30.1 49,204 2,438
Wayne County 30.2 34,733 2,452
Cleveland County 30.2 29,351 2,456
Cherokee County 30.5 8,583 2,486
Rutherford County 30.7 19,452 2,500
Martin County 31.0 6,781 2,522
Swain County 31.0 4,342 2,528
Hyde County 32.0 1,353 2,599
Watauga County 32.2 15,589 2,619
Sampson County 32.3 18,923 2,625
Duplin County 32.8 16,190 2,658
Chowan County 33.0 4,464 2,676
Greene County 33.0 6,001 2,681
Anson County 33.4 6,982 2,718
Vance County 33.7 14,213 2,737
Jones County 34.1 3,157 2,753
Northampton County 34.4 5,905 2,769
Wilson County 34.9 27,064 2,809
Washington County 35.1 3,877 2,815
Bladen County 35.1 10,443 2,817
Warren County 35.4 6,432 2,838
Columbus County 35.6 17,357 2,852
Edgecombe County 36.0 17,618 2,870
Hertford County 36.2 7,152 2,882
Richmond County 36.6 15,368 2,905
Lenoir County 37.1 20,176 2,928
Alleghany County 37.6 4,067 2,943
Bertie County 38.2 6,404 2,961
Scotland County 40.3 13,041 3,013
Halifax County 40.4 19,438 3,016
Robeson County 40.8 47,112 3,024
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2024 12:44 pm.
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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