Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Two Or More Races racial group in North Carolina was 18.55%. Among all North Carolina counties, the Two Or More Races racial group had the highest poverty rate in Tyrrell County (72.06%), followed by Martin County (68.71%), and Yancey County (56.41%). On the other hand, the Two Or More Races racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Gates County (0%), Avery County (1.79%), and Camden County (2.42%).
The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties where the Two Or More Races 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 | Tyrrell County | 72.06 |
| 2 | Martin County | 68.71 |
| 3 | Yancey County | 56.41 |
| 4 | Hyde County | 48.51 |
| 5 | Macon County | 47.78 |
| 6 | Yadkin County | 46.36 |
| 7 | Jackson County | 46.03 |
| 8 | McDowell County | 44.64 |
| 9 | Montgomery County | 43.14 |
| 10 | Swain County | 41.50 |
| 11 | Richmond County | 41.27 |
| 12 | Henderson County | 39.99 |
| 13 | Alexander County | 39.76 |
| 14 | Hertford County | 38.72 |
| 15 | Person County | 38.49 |
| 16 | Lenoir County | 37.75 |
| 17 | Caswell County | 37.65 |
| 18 | Pasquotank County | 37.54 |
| 19 | Rowan County | 34.87 |
| 20 | Columbus County | 34.03 |
| 21 | Alleghany County | 32.91 |
| 22 | Rockingham County | 32.45 |
| 22 | Rutherford County | 32.45 |
| 23 | Wilson County | 32.44 |
| 24 | Duplin County | 31.78 |
| 25 | Graham County | 31.48 |
| 26 | Burke County | 29.99 |
| 27 | Scotland County | 29.83 |
| 28 | Beaufort County | 28.59 |
| 29 | Wilkes County | 27.99 |
| 30 | Warren County | 27.84 |
| 31 | Watauga County | 27.62 |
| 32 | Stokes County | 26.96 |
| 33 | Sampson County | 26.31 |
| 34 | Stanly County | 24.68 |
| 35 | Gaston County | 24.59 |
| 36 | Forsyth County | 24.30 |
| 37 | Chatham County | 23.57 |
| 38 | Randolph County | 23.29 |
| 39 | Greene County | 22.78 |
| 40 | Buncombe County | 21.87 |
| 41 | Franklin County | 21.86 |
| 42 | Johnston County | 21.77 |
| 43 | Mitchell County | 21.47 |
| 44 | Granville County | 21.46 |
| 45 | Alamance County | 21.10 |
| 46 | Brunswick County | 20.81 |
| 47 | Anson County | 20.78 |
| 48 | Cumberland County | 20.61 |
| 49 | Hoke County | 20.15 |
| 50 | Craven County | 20.07 |
| 51 | Durham County | 20.01 |
| 52 | Northampton County | 19.80 |
| 53 | Carteret County | 19.19 |
| 54 | Caldwell County | 19.15 |
| 55 | Halifax County | 18.90 |
| 56 | Davidson County | 18.45 |
| 57 | Davie County | 18.38 |
| 58 | Onslow County | 18.33 |
| 59 | Iredell County | 17.64 |
| 60 | New Hanover County | 17.18 |
| 61 | Moore County | 17.17 |
| 62 | Robeson County | 16.65 |
| 63 | Guilford County | 16.64 |
| 64 | Jones County | 16.49 |
| 65 | Pitt County | 16.42 |
| 66 | Pamlico County | 16.41 |
| 67 | Cleveland County | 15.43 |
| 68 | Harnett County | 15.27 |
| 69 | Ashe County | 15.26 |
| 70 | Wayne County | 14.99 |
| 71 | Bladen County | 14.83 |
| 72 | Clay County | 14.04 |
| 73 | Cabarrus County | 13.92 |
| 74 | Lincoln County | 13.91 |
| 75 | Currituck County | 13.67 |
| 76 | Edgecombe County | 13.53 |
| 77 | Orange County | 13.40 |
| 78 | Lee County | 12.89 |
| 79 | Wake County | 12.46 |
| 80 | Surry County | 12.38 |
| 81 | Pender County | 12.16 |
| 82 | Mecklenburg County | 12.03 |
| 83 | Catawba County | 11.25 |
| 84 | Nash County | 10.24 |
| 85 | Haywood County | 9.99 |
| 86 | Union County | 9.72 |
| 87 | Cherokee County | 9.03 |
| 88 | Polk County | 8.87 |
| 89 | Chowan County | 8.50 |
| 90 | Washington County | 6.44 |
| 91 | Dare County | 6.38 |
| 92 | Vance County | 5.57 |
| 93 | Bertie County | 4.91 |
| 94 | Madison County | 4.85 |
| 95 | Transylvania County | 4.39 |
| 96 | Perquimans County | 3.87 |
| 97 | Camden County | 2.42 |
| 98 | Avery County | 1.79 |
| 99 | Gates County | 0.00 |