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