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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
2018-2022 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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North Carolina N/A 22.4 2,282,732 40 of 52
United States N/A 20.5 66,233,791 N/A
Robeson County Rural 41.9 47,830 3,052
Scotland County Rural 40.2 12,865 3,018
Warren County Rural 38.6 6,934 2,971
Halifax County Rural 38.1 18,137 2,960
Hyde County Rural 37.0 1,494 2,924
Lenoir County Rural 36.9 19,927 2,921
Richmond County Rural 36.7 15,373 2,910
Columbus County Rural 35.9 17,254 2,872
Bertie County Rural 35.8 5,845 2,867
Edgecombe County Urban 35.5 17,162 2,860
Hertford County Rural 35.4 6,898 2,848
Bladen County Rural 35.0 10,310 2,831
Wilson County Rural 35.0 27,004 2,829
Washington County Rural 35.0 3,808 2,827
Anson County Urban 34.8 7,033 2,815
Watauga County Rural 34.5 16,895 2,795
Alleghany County Rural 34.0 3,702 2,766
Greene County Rural 33.0 5,872 2,696
Northampton County Rural 32.3 5,409 2,649
Sampson County Rural 31.9 18,558 2,616
Chowan County Rural 31.8 4,327 2,612
Duplin County Rural 31.6 15,394 2,600
Vance County Rural 30.8 12,929 2,532
Jones County Rural 30.7 2,807 2,519
Rutherford County Rural 30.0 19,036 2,459
Martin County Rural 30.0 6,464 2,453
Swain County Rural 30.0 4,156 2,451
Pitt County Urban 29.9 49,280 2,446
Wayne County Urban 29.9 34,316 2,443
Cherokee County Rural 29.8 8,492 2,435
Cleveland County Rural 29.6 28,849 2,412
Surry County Rural 29.3 20,576 2,387
Jackson County Rural 29.2 11,283 2,385
Rockingham County Urban 28.5 25,443 2,313
Wilkes County Rural 28.3 18,402 2,292
Burke County Urban 28.2 24,028 2,278
Cumberland County Urban 28.1 89,351 2,270
Beaufort County Rural 27.6 12,168 2,204
Macon County Rural 27.4 10,055 2,184
Montgomery County Rural 27.1 6,753 2,151
Lee County Rural 27.0 16,800 2,141
McDowell County Rural 26.5 11,469 2,071
Rowan County Urban 26.1 37,260 2,021
Caldwell County Urban 26.0 20,719 2,016
Yadkin County Urban 26.0 9,603 2,011
Avery County Rural 25.8 3,796 1,976
Hoke County Urban 25.8 13,179 1,975
Yancey County Rural 25.7 4,735 1,969
Tyrrell County Rural 25.7 692 1,967
Randolph County Urban 25.3 36,049 1,887
Pamlico County Rural 25.1 2,879 1,866
Onslow County Urban 25.0 45,659 1,851
Forsyth County Urban 24.9 93,034 1,847
Davidson County Urban 24.8 41,616 1,834
Person County Urban 24.8 9,615 1,833
Harnett County Rural 24.7 32,433 1,812
Ashe County Rural 24.5 6,489 1,800
Nash County Urban 24.5 22,802 1,799
Guilford County Urban 24.1 124,609 1,737
Craven County Rural 24.0 23,082 1,728
Gates County Urban 24.0 2,481 1,720
Stanly County Rural 23.9 14,530 1,716
Granville County Rural 23.7 13,612 1,684
Alamance County Urban 23.5 39,261 1,647
Caswell County Rural 23.4 4,994 1,637
Haywood County Rural 23.4 14,364 1,628
Clay County Rural 23.3 2,582 1,617
Madison County Urban 22.8 4,690 1,538
Perquimans County Rural 22.5 2,912 1,493
Gaston County Urban 22.3 50,203 1,462
Catawba County Urban 22.2 35,009 1,439
Stokes County Urban 21.9 9,646 1,413
Alexander County Urban 21.5 7,547 1,336
New Hanover County Urban 21.4 47,578 1,319
Buncombe County Urban 21.2 55,807 1,285
Graham County Rural 21.2 1,680 1,284
Pasquotank County Rural 21.1 7,938 1,258
Mitchell County Rural 20.9 3,052 1,229
Franklin County Urban 20.6 14,012 1,191
Transylvania County Rural 20.5 6,607 1,188
Durham County Urban 20.1 62,721 1,137
Henderson County Urban 19.7 22,664 1,056
Polk County Rural 19.6 3,764 1,030
Chatham County Urban 19.4 14,704 1,000
Johnston County Urban 19.3 41,806 989
Pender County Urban 18.8 11,342 920
Mecklenburg County Urban 18.3 201,035 842
Davie County Urban 18.0 7,688 790
Orange County Urban 18.0 24,134 781
Carteret County Rural 16.8 11,309 635
Cabarrus County Urban 16.5 36,903 587
Moore County Urban 16.4 16,280 586
Iredell County Urban 16.3 30,327 568
Brunswick County Urban 16.3 22,619 567
Lincoln County Urban 15.9 13,800 508
Wake County Urban 13.9 153,792 295
Currituck County Urban 13.8 3,926 293
Dare County Rural 13.2 4,872 236
Camden County Urban 13.0 1,367 227
Union County Urban 12.8 30,235 209
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/09/2024 5:31 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.

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