Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Asian Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Asian Alone racial group in North Carolina was 9.55%. Among all North Carolina counties, the Asian Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Lenoir County (72.75%), followed by Perquimans County (68.35%), and Swain County (59.76%). On the other hand, the Asian Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Anson County (0%), Bertie County (0%), and Bladen County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties where the Asian 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lenoir County | 72.75 |
| 2 | Perquimans County | 68.35 |
| 3 | Swain County | 59.76 |
| 4 | Watauga County | 46.59 |
| 5 | Warren County | 40.45 |
| 6 | Jackson County | 38.92 |
| 7 | Alexander County | 38.39 |
| 8 | Pender County | 34.83 |
| 9 | Surry County | 33.33 |
| 10 | Edgecombe County | 31.62 |
| 11 | Craven County | 30.94 |
| 12 | Yancey County | 29.69 |
| 13 | Sampson County | 29.35 |
| 14 | Beaufort County | 28.77 |
| 15 | Madison County | 28.57 |
| 16 | Chowan County | 27.12 |
| 17 | Richmond County | 20.29 |
| 18 | Rockingham County | 18.91 |
| 19 | Alamance County | 18.74 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 18.55 |
| 21 | Currituck County | 18.28 |
| 22 | Rutherford County | 18.15 |
| 23 | Columbus County | 17.89 |
| 24 | Davidson County | 16.62 |
| 25 | Mitchell County | 15.63 |
| 26 | Burke County | 15.40 |
| 27 | Durham County | 15.29 |
| 28 | Harnett County | 14.91 |
| 29 | Hertford County | 14.82 |
| 30 | Cumberland County | 14.19 |
| 31 | Guilford County | 14.09 |
| 32 | Granville County | 13.68 |
| 33 | Rowan County | 13.32 |
| 34 | Avery County | 12.70 |
| 35 | Orange County | 12.50 |
| 36 | Haywood County | 12.39 |
| 37 | Wilson County | 12.24 |
| 38 | Catawba County | 11.21 |
| 39 | Pitt County | 10.99 |
| 40 | Moore County | 10.43 |
| 40 | Onslow County | 10.43 |
| 41 | Mecklenburg County | 9.53 |
| 42 | New Hanover County | 9.11 |
| 43 | Brunswick County | 8.73 |
| 44 | Caldwell County | 8.33 |
| 45 | Buncombe County | 8.20 |
| 46 | Forsyth County | 7.98 |
| 47 | Cleveland County | 7.83 |
| 48 | Wayne County | 7.18 |
| 49 | Union County | 7.15 |
| 50 | Martin County | 6.99 |
| 51 | Montgomery County | 6.45 |
| 52 | Wake County | 6.36 |
| 53 | Scotland County | 6.31 |
| 54 | Duplin County | 5.53 |
| 55 | Polk County | 5.26 |
| 56 | Franklin County | 5.08 |
| 57 | Carteret County | 4.96 |
| 58 | Robeson County | 4.11 |
| 59 | Alleghany County | 4.08 |
| 60 | Johnston County | 4.07 |
| 61 | Hoke County | 3.51 |
| 62 | Halifax County | 3.24 |
| 63 | Gaston County | 3.12 |
| 64 | Henderson County | 2.71 |
| 65 | Macon County | 2.70 |
| 66 | Jones County | 2.48 |
| 67 | Iredell County | 1.80 |
| 68 | Lincoln County | 1.25 |
| 69 | Chatham County | 0.98 |
| 70 | Stanly County | 0.87 |
| 71 | Ashe County | 0.76 |
| 72 | Cabarrus County | 0.54 |
| 73 | Cherokee County | 0.49 |
| 74 | Anson County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Bertie County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Bladen County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Camden County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Caswell County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Clay County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Dare County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Davie County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Gates County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Lee County | 0.00 |
| 74 | McDowell County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Nash County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Northampton County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Pamlico County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Pasquotank County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Person County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Stokes County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Transylvania County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Tyrrell County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Vance County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Washington County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Wilkes County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Yadkin County | 0.00 |