Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Poverty Rate By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 9, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Mecklenburg County, NC was 10.57%.

By Race: The Some Other Race Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Mecklenburg County, NC (23.54%), followed by American Indian & Alaska Native Alone (19.59%), and Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone (14.62%). The racial group with the lowest poverty rate was White Alone (6.64%).

By Ethnicity: The poverty rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (19.08%), and that of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was (5.84%).

The charts and tables below shows the poverty rate by race and ethnicity in Mecklenburg County, NC.

Note: Missing racial or ethnicity groups means there was not enough information for an estimate.

You can also see similar information for other North Carolina counties, North Carolina cities and places, and for North Carolina.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Black Alone
Two or More Races
Asian Alone
White Alone
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
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Race Poverty Rate (%)
Some Other Race Alone 23.54
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 19.59
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 14.62
Black Alone 13.95
Two or More Races 12.03
Asian Alone 9.53
White Alone 6.64
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Poverty Rate (%)
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 19.08
Non-Hispanic White Alone 5.84