Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group in North Carolina was 23.95%. Among all North Carolina counties, the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Beaufort County (95%), followed by Polk County (85.71%), and Lee County (82.28%). On the other hand, the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Alexander County (0%), Alleghany County (0%), and Bertie County (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties where the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial 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.

Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Racial Group in 2021
Beaufort County
Polk County
Lee County
Wilson County
Currituck County
Martin County
Chatham County
Vance County
Hertford County
Person County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Beaufort County 95.00
2 Polk County 85.71
3 Lee County 82.28
4 Wilson County 66.67
5 Currituck County 64.71
6 Martin County 64.10
7 Chatham County 63.64
8 Vance County 50.65
9 Hertford County 49.80
10 Person County 49.39
11 Lenoir County 49.35
12 Richmond County 48.98
13 Cabarrus County 46.36
14 Davidson County 45.71
15 Granville County 44.58
16 Madison County 44.07
17 Craven County 40.39
18 Yancey County 40.00
19 Halifax County 36.31
20 Pender County 36.00
21 Pasquotank County 34.92
22 Avery County 33.93
23 Pitt County 32.97
24 Caldwell County 32.26
25 Burke County 30.75
26 New Hanover County 29.70
27 Hoke County 28.89
28 Stokes County 27.63
29 Cumberland County 27.20
30 Robeson County 26.34
31 Rutherford County 25.56
32 Catawba County 25.42
32 Scotland County 25.42
33 Guilford County 24.09
34 Forsyth County 23.86
35 Surry County 23.59
36 Jackson County 23.07
37 Sampson County 22.72
38 Harnett County 22.11
39 Randolph County 20.70
40 Mitchell County 20.29
41 Stanly County 19.65
42 Columbus County 19.62
43 Mecklenburg County 19.59
44 Bladen County 19.29
45 Haywood County 18.97
46 Anson County 18.87
47 Warren County 18.76
48 Swain County 18.33
49 Union County 16.45
50 Buncombe County 16.25
51 Nash County 15.90
52 Jones County 15.71
53 McDowell County 15.60
54 Wilkes County 15.57
55 Alamance County 15.35
56 Davie County 15.11
57 Onslow County 14.69
58 Cherokee County 14.50
59 Gaston County 14.45
60 Henderson County 13.87
61 Cleveland County 13.68
62 Caswell County 12.50
63 Iredell County 12.41
64 Watauga County 12.32
65 Wake County 11.27
66 Orange County 10.98
67 Greene County 10.53
68 Macon County 10.16
69 Brunswick County 10.02
70 Franklin County 8.97
71 Moore County 7.57
72 Rowan County 7.48
73 Graham County 7.42
74 Carteret County 6.91
75 Durham County 6.65
76 Ashe County 5.26
77 Johnston County 5.03
78 Yadkin County 4.20
79 Duplin County 4.02
80 Wayne County 3.95
81 Rockingham County 3.90
82 Alexander County 0.00
82 Alleghany County 0.00
82 Bertie County 0.00
82 Chowan County 0.00
82 Clay County 0.00
82 Dare County 0.00
82 Edgecombe County 0.00
82 Gates County 0.00
82 Lincoln County 0.00
82 Montgomery County 0.00
82 Northampton County 0.00
82 Pamlico County 0.00
82 Perquimans County 0.00
82 Transylvania County 0.00
82 Washington County 0.00