Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on December 6, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for North Carolina was 13.67%. Among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest poverty rate (27.27%), followed by Halifax County (26.24%), and Scotland County (26.08%). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest poverty rate: Camden County (6.24%), Dare County (6.81%), and Union County (7.18%).
The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
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Related Topics: North Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Robeson County | 27.27 |
| 2 | Halifax County | 26.24 |
| 3 | Scotland County | 26.08 |
| 4 | Richmond County | 24.95 |
| 5 | Bladen County | 24.55 |
| 6 | Washington County | 24.22 |
| 7 | Hyde County | 24.16 |
| 8 | Bertie County | 24.05 |
| 9 | Lenoir County | 23.27 |
| 10 | Watauga County | 23.16 |
| 11 | Edgecombe County | 22.82 |
| 12 | Chowan County | 21.96 |
| 13 | Alleghany County | 21.46 |
| 14 | Sampson County | 21.40 |
| 15 | Greene County | 21.38 |
| 16 | Columbus County | 21.03 |
| 17 | Jones County | 20.85 |
| 18 | Hertford County | 20.80 |
| 18 | Northampton County | 20.80 |
| 19 | Pitt County | 20.68 |
| 20 | Martin County | 19.77 |
| 21 | Vance County | 19.45 |
| 22 | Warren County | 19.35 |
| 23 | Jackson County | 19.25 |
| 24 | Wilson County | 18.86 |
| 25 | Beaufort County | 18.70 |
| 26 | Swain County | 18.69 |
| 27 | Wayne County | 18.60 |
| 28 | Cleveland County | 18.34 |
| 29 | Person County | 18.32 |
| 30 | Anson County | 18.29 |
| 31 | Rutherford County | 18.24 |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 18.23 |
| 33 | Duplin County | 18.16 |
| 34 | Burke County | 18.12 |
| 35 | Cumberland County | 18.04 |
| 36 | Hoke County | 17.89 |
| 37 | Wilkes County | 17.32 |
| 38 | Caswell County | 17.11 |
| 39 | Cherokee County | 16.88 |
| 40 | Rowan County | 16.75 |
| 41 | Tyrrell County | 16.72 |
| 42 | Surry County | 16.58 |
| 43 | Macon County | 16.35 |
| 44 | Forsyth County | 15.65 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 15.58 |
| 46 | Yadkin County | 15.42 |
| 47 | Lee County | 15.14 |
| 48 | Randolph County | 15.11 |
| 49 | Harnett County | 14.95 |
| 50 | Stokes County | 14.77 |
| 51 | Yancey County | 14.74 |
| 52 | Nash County | 14.71 |
| 53 | Guilford County | 14.53 |
| 54 | Davidson County | 14.52 |
| 55 | Granville County | 14.37 |
| 56 | Alamance County | 14.36 |
| 57 | Pamlico County | 14.25 |
| 58 | Clay County | 14.17 |
| 59 | Craven County | 14.16 |
| 60 | Ashe County | 13.96 |
| 61 | Gates County | 13.92 |
| 62 | McDowell County | 13.83 |
| 63 | Madison County | 13.82 |
| 64 | New Hanover County | 13.61 |
| 65 | Caldwell County | 13.40 |
| 66 | Graham County | 13.37 |
| 67 | Stanly County | 13.32 |
| 68 | Avery County | 13.30 |
| 68 | Onslow County | 13.30 |
| 69 | Durham County | 13.18 |
| 70 | Gaston County | 13.11 |
| 71 | Pasquotank County | 13.09 |
| 71 | Perquimans County | 13.09 |
| 71 | Transylvania County | 13.09 |
| 72 | Mitchell County | 12.97 |
| 73 | Catawba County | 12.82 |
| 74 | Davie County | 12.57 |
| 75 | Orange County | 12.56 |
| 76 | Johnston County | 12.55 |
| 77 | Pender County | 12.51 |
| 78 | Haywood County | 12.37 |
| 79 | Alexander County | 11.55 |
| 80 | Franklin County | 11.31 |
| 81 | Buncombe County | 10.90 |
| 82 | Lincoln County | 10.70 |
| 83 | Mecklenburg County | 10.57 |
| 84 | Chatham County | 10.51 |
| 85 | Henderson County | 10.36 |
| 86 | Brunswick County | 10.21 |
| 87 | Iredell County | 9.77 |
| 88 | Carteret County | 9.74 |
| 89 | Moore County | 9.69 |
| 90 | Polk County | 9.52 |
| 91 | Cabarrus County | 9.39 |
| 92 | Wake County | 8.53 |
| 93 | Currituck County | 8.31 |
| 94 | Union County | 7.18 |
| 95 | Dare County | 6.81 |
| 96 | Camden County | 6.24 |