Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in North Carolina was 10.41%. Among all North Carolina counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Watauga County (22.24%), followed by Alleghany County (20.3%), and Robeson County (18.95%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Union County (5.35%), Dare County (5.65%), and Wake County (6.09%).
The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties where the White 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 | Watauga County | 22.24 |
| 2 | Alleghany County | 20.30 |
| 3 | Robeson County | 18.95 |
| 4 | Jones County | 18.48 |
| 5 | Richmond County | 17.91 |
| 6 | Chowan County | 17.26 |
| 7 | Cherokee County | 16.94 |
| 8 | Greene County | 16.63 |
| 9 | Columbus County | 16.61 |
| 10 | Wilkes County | 16.55 |
| 11 | Sampson County | 16.10 |
| 12 | Swain County | 16.05 |
| 13 | Surry County | 15.97 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 15.81 |
| 15 | Burke County | 15.76 |
| 16 | Hyde County | 15.57 |
| 17 | Bladen County | 15.53 |
| 18 | Lenoir County | 15.38 |
| 19 | Duplin County | 15.35 |
| 20 | Cleveland County | 15.19 |
| 21 | Macon County | 15.10 |
| 22 | Rutherford County | 15.07 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 15.01 |
| 24 | Pitt County | 14.69 |
| 25 | Scotland County | 14.63 |
| 26 | Rockingham County | 14.33 |
| 27 | Caswell County | 14.29 |
| 28 | Halifax County | 14.16 |
| 29 | Ashe County | 13.95 |
| 30 | Stokes County | 13.91 |
| 31 | Rowan County | 13.83 |
| 32 | Edgecombe County | 13.69 |
| 33 | Yancey County | 13.61 |
| 34 | Davidson County | 13.57 |
| 35 | Madison County | 13.55 |
| 36 | Clay County | 13.49 |
| 37 | Beaufort County | 13.29 |
| 38 | Yadkin County | 13.20 |
| 39 | Martin County | 13.03 |
| 40 | Cumberland County | 12.87 |
| 40 | Harnett County | 12.87 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 12.79 |
| 42 | Avery County | 12.61 |
| 43 | Hoke County | 12.57 |
| 44 | Vance County | 12.52 |
| 45 | Transylvania County | 12.49 |
| 46 | Lee County | 12.48 |
| 47 | Mitchell County | 12.47 |
| 48 | Northampton County | 12.43 |
| 49 | McDowell County | 12.29 |
| 50 | Graham County | 12.09 |
| 51 | Warren County | 11.97 |
| 52 | Caldwell County | 11.74 |
| 53 | Haywood County | 11.69 |
| 54 | Davie County | 11.66 |
| 55 | Orange County | 11.57 |
| 56 | Gaston County | 11.56 |
| 56 | Hertford County | 11.56 |
| 57 | Person County | 11.55 |
| 58 | Tyrrell County | 11.53 |
| 59 | Forsyth County | 11.51 |
| 60 | Montgomery County | 11.49 |
| 61 | Alamance County | 11.43 |
| 62 | Pamlico County | 11.22 |
| 63 | Onslow County | 10.75 |
| 64 | New Hanover County | 10.65 |
| 65 | Catawba County | 10.27 |
| 66 | Craven County | 10.21 |
| 67 | Lincoln County | 10.00 |
| 68 | Bertie County | 9.90 |
| 68 | Polk County | 9.90 |
| 69 | Anson County | 9.82 |
| 70 | Stanly County | 9.81 |
| 71 | Alexander County | 9.73 |
| 72 | Buncombe County | 9.68 |
| 73 | Nash County | 9.50 |
| 74 | Johnston County | 9.30 |
| 75 | Guilford County | 9.28 |
| 76 | Durham County | 9.27 |
| 77 | Brunswick County | 9.20 |
| 78 | Carteret County | 9.05 |
| 79 | Granville County | 8.88 |
| 80 | Washington County | 8.60 |
| 81 | Wilson County | 8.58 |
| 82 | Franklin County | 8.52 |
| 83 | Henderson County | 8.51 |
| 84 | Gates County | 8.45 |
| 85 | Pender County | 8.28 |
| 86 | Iredell County | 8.16 |
| 87 | Moore County | 7.90 |
| 88 | Cabarrus County | 7.54 |
| 89 | Pasquotank County | 7.30 |
| 90 | Currituck County | 7.24 |
| 91 | Camden County | 7.11 |
| 92 | Mecklenburg County | 6.64 |
| 93 | Chatham County | 6.40 |
| 94 | Perquimans County | 6.21 |
| 95 | Wake County | 6.09 |
| 96 | Dare County | 5.65 |
| 97 | Union County | 5.35 |