Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Some Other Race Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Some Other Race Alone racial group in North Carolina was 24.17%. Among all North Carolina counties, the Some Other Race Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Avery County (87.3%), followed by Swain County (85.42%), and Northampton County (76.54%). On the other hand, the Some Other Race Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Alleghany County (0%), Anson County (0%), and Camden County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties where the Some Other Race 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 | Avery County | 87.30 |
| 2 | Swain County | 85.42 |
| 3 | Northampton County | 76.54 |
| 4 | Bertie County | 67.82 |
| 5 | Haywood County | 66.47 |
| 6 | Person County | 65.58 |
| 7 | Graham County | 59.83 |
| 8 | Rockingham County | 57.65 |
| 9 | Madison County | 47.98 |
| 10 | Burke County | 46.41 |
| 11 | Watauga County | 45.87 |
| 12 | Montgomery County | 44.28 |
| 13 | Yadkin County | 43.01 |
| 14 | Cherokee County | 41.84 |
| 15 | Robeson County | 41.66 |
| 16 | Halifax County | 41.23 |
| 17 | Scotland County | 40.11 |
| 18 | Pender County | 39.83 |
| 19 | Greene County | 39.67 |
| 20 | Washington County | 39.47 |
| 21 | Wilson County | 38.93 |
| 22 | Stokes County | 38.55 |
| 23 | Johnston County | 37.59 |
| 24 | Beaufort County | 36.40 |
| 25 | Catawba County | 36.10 |
| 26 | Edgecombe County | 33.43 |
| 27 | Bladen County | 33.11 |
| 28 | Jackson County | 32.08 |
| 29 | Henderson County | 31.30 |
| 30 | Wilkes County | 30.10 |
| 31 | Wayne County | 30.00 |
| 32 | Chatham County | 29.96 |
| 33 | Currituck County | 28.94 |
| 34 | Pitt County | 28.87 |
| 35 | Caldwell County | 28.86 |
| 36 | Hoke County | 28.01 |
| 37 | McDowell County | 27.72 |
| 38 | Guilford County | 27.62 |
| 39 | Randolph County | 27.56 |
| 40 | Lenoir County | 27.28 |
| 41 | Cabarrus County | 26.54 |
| 42 | Rowan County | 26.44 |
| 43 | Macon County | 25.59 |
| 44 | Davie County | 25.47 |
| 45 | Nash County | 25.37 |
| 46 | Ashe County | 24.71 |
| 47 | Forsyth County | 24.38 |
| 48 | Buncombe County | 24.13 |
| 49 | Mecklenburg County | 23.54 |
| 50 | Cleveland County | 22.73 |
| 51 | Sampson County | 22.69 |
| 52 | Mitchell County | 22.37 |
| 53 | Cumberland County | 21.67 |
| 54 | Rutherford County | 20.93 |
| 55 | Gaston County | 19.83 |
| 56 | Davidson County | 19.78 |
| 57 | Wake County | 19.48 |
| 58 | Durham County | 18.82 |
| 59 | Onslow County | 18.11 |
| 60 | Warren County | 18.05 |
| 61 | Iredell County | 17.58 |
| 62 | Franklin County | 17.29 |
| 63 | Harnett County | 17.23 |
| 64 | Surry County | 16.62 |
| 65 | Vance County | 16.54 |
| 66 | Union County | 16.43 |
| 67 | Pamlico County | 16.42 |
| 68 | Lee County | 16.37 |
| 69 | Brunswick County | 16.17 |
| 70 | Orange County | 15.76 |
| 71 | Duplin County | 15.68 |
| 72 | Moore County | 15.42 |
| 73 | Granville County | 15.10 |
| 74 | Alamance County | 15.07 |
| 75 | Transylvania County | 14.58 |
| 76 | Hertford County | 13.95 |
| 77 | Pasquotank County | 11.65 |
| 78 | Dare County | 11.27 |
| 79 | Richmond County | 10.68 |
| 80 | Craven County | 9.84 |
| 81 | Columbus County | 9.44 |
| 82 | New Hanover County | 9.36 |
| 83 | Stanly County | 7.61 |
| 84 | Alexander County | 7.00 |
| 85 | Caswell County | 4.65 |
| 86 | Carteret County | 4.51 |
| 87 | Lincoln County | 3.91 |
| 88 | Jones County | 2.90 |
| 89 | Yancey County | 0.36 |
| 90 | Alleghany County | 0.00 |
| 90 | Anson County | 0.00 |
| 90 | Camden County | 0.00 |
| 90 | Chowan County | 0.00 |
| 90 | Gates County | 0.00 |
| 90 | Hyde County | 0.00 |
| 90 | Martin County | 0.00 |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 0.00 |
| 90 | Polk County | 0.00 |
| 90 | Tyrrell County | 0.00 |