Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in North Carolina was 9.54%. Among all North Carolina counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Watauga County (22.04%), followed by Jones County (18.48%), and Richmond County (17.93%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Union County (4.97%), Wake County (5.4%), and Chatham County (5.55%).
The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in North Carolina.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watauga County | 22.04 |
| 2 | Jones County | 18.48 |
| 3 | Richmond County | 17.93 |
| 4 | Chowan County | 17.39 |
| 5 | Hyde County | 17.35 |
| 6 | Alleghany County | 16.85 |
| 6 | Swain County | 16.85 |
| 7 | Cherokee County | 16.47 |
| 8 | Robeson County | 16.34 |
| 9 | Wilkes County | 15.67 |
| 10 | Jackson County | 15.59 |
| 11 | Burke County | 15.57 |
| 12 | Surry County | 15.34 |
| 13 | Rutherford County | 15.13 |
| 14 | Columbus County | 15.07 |
| 15 | Cleveland County | 14.87 |
| 16 | Bladen County | 14.84 |
| 17 | Scotland County | 14.72 |
| 18 | Pitt County | 14.63 |
| 19 | Macon County | 14.48 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 14.12 |
| 21 | Rockingham County | 13.95 |
| 22 | Lenoir County | 13.79 |
| 23 | Madison County | 13.64 |
| 24 | Stokes County | 13.36 |
| 25 | Yancey County | 13.27 |
| 26 | Sampson County | 13.10 |
| 27 | Ashe County | 13.06 |
| 28 | Caswell County | 12.99 |
| 29 | Clay County | 12.65 |
| 30 | Harnett County | 12.48 |
| 30 | Transylvania County | 12.48 |
| 31 | Avery County | 12.44 |
| 32 | McDowell County | 12.40 |
| 33 | Edgecombe County | 12.33 |
| 34 | Davidson County | 12.20 |
| 35 | Cumberland County | 12.18 |
| 36 | Randolph County | 12.08 |
| 36 | Rowan County | 12.08 |
| 37 | Duplin County | 11.96 |
| 38 | Northampton County | 11.89 |
| 39 | Greene County | 11.75 |
| 40 | Graham County | 11.74 |
| 41 | Haywood County | 11.72 |
| 42 | Caldwell County | 11.68 |
| 42 | Yadkin County | 11.68 |
| 43 | Martin County | 11.52 |
| 44 | Mitchell County | 11.51 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 11.49 |
| 46 | Warren County | 11.42 |
| 47 | Person County | 11.26 |
| 48 | Gaston County | 11.18 |
| 48 | Vance County | 11.18 |
| 48 | Wayne County | 11.18 |
| 49 | Hertford County | 11.15 |
| 50 | Beaufort County | 11.14 |
| 51 | Hoke County | 11.00 |
| 52 | Lee County | 10.86 |
| 53 | Orange County | 10.63 |
| 54 | Onslow County | 10.61 |
| 55 | Pamlico County | 10.54 |
| 56 | New Hanover County | 10.40 |
| 57 | Davie County | 10.19 |
| 58 | Tyrrell County | 10.18 |
| 59 | Alamance County | 10.14 |
| 60 | Bertie County | 10.07 |
| 61 | Lincoln County | 9.80 |
| 62 | Polk County | 9.68 |
| 63 | Stanly County | 9.65 |
| 64 | Catawba County | 9.51 |
| 65 | Anson County | 9.30 |
| 66 | Alexander County | 9.20 |
| 67 | Granville County | 8.95 |
| 68 | Nash County | 8.92 |
| 69 | Buncombe County | 8.85 |
| 70 | Carteret County | 8.76 |
| 71 | Craven County | 8.69 |
| 72 | Brunswick County | 8.59 |
| 72 | Washington County | 8.59 |
| 73 | Forsyth County | 8.49 |
| 73 | Gates County | 8.49 |
| 74 | Henderson County | 8.08 |
| 75 | Guilford County | 8.06 |
| 76 | Wilson County | 8.00 |
| 77 | Franklin County | 7.83 |
| 78 | Johnston County | 7.39 |
| 79 | Iredell County | 7.38 |
| 80 | Moore County | 7.36 |
| 81 | Pender County | 7.33 |
| 82 | Currituck County | 7.30 |
| 83 | Camden County | 7.28 |
| 84 | Pasquotank County | 6.99 |
| 85 | Cabarrus County | 6.95 |
| 86 | Perquimans County | 6.33 |
| 87 | Durham County | 6.32 |
| 88 | Mecklenburg County | 5.84 |
| 89 | Dare County | 5.57 |
| 90 | Chatham County | 5.55 |
| 91 | Wake County | 5.40 |