Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group in North Carolina was 23.37%. Among all North Carolina counties, the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Martin County (74.37%), followed by Clay County (59.77%), and Graham County (56.01%). On the other hand, the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Camden County (0.87%), Jones County (1.38%), and Chowan County (3.52%).

The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties where the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

You can see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in North Carolina.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races Ethnicity Group in 2021
Martin County
Clay County
Graham County
Alleghany County
Person County
Jackson County
Bertie County
Yadkin County
Northampton County
Caswell County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Martin County 74.37
2 Clay County 59.77
3 Graham County 56.01
4 Alleghany County 55.21
5 Person County 51.30
6 Jackson County 46.33
7 Bertie County 44.19
8 Yadkin County 43.52
9 Northampton County 42.68
10 Caswell County 42.28
11 Bladen County 40.68
12 Rockingham County 40.53
13 Robeson County 40.41
14 Greene County 40.15
15 Rowan County 39.33
16 Hertford County 39.10
17 Pender County 36.99
18 Beaufort County 36.40
19 Wilkes County 36.27
20 Mitchell County 35.41
21 Macon County 35.32
22 Lenoir County 34.91
23 Wilson County 34.44
24 Watauga County 34.37
25 Burke County 33.34
26 Cherokee County 33.14
27 Wayne County 32.97
28 Columbus County 32.26
29 Davie County 32.03
30 Johnston County 31.90
31 Ashe County 31.84
32 Scotland County 31.69
33 Forsyth County 31.60
34 Stokes County 30.71
35 McDowell County 30.32
36 Edgecombe County 29.77
37 Catawba County 29.36
38 Yancey County 29.01
39 Sampson County 28.92
40 Davidson County 28.89
41 Buncombe County 28.58
42 Craven County 28.24
43 Hoke County 28.14
44 Pasquotank County 27.73
45 Duplin County 27.49
46 Chatham County 26.86
47 Henderson County 26.42
48 Washington County 26.29
49 Cleveland County 25.35
50 Randolph County 25.33
51 Durham County 25.24
52 Moore County 25.20
53 Brunswick County 25.05
54 Haywood County 24.32
55 Halifax County 24.22
56 Montgomery County 24.04
57 Guilford County 23.72
58 Avery County 23.46
58 Pamlico County 23.46
59 Pitt County 23.43
60 Caldwell County 22.95
61 Gaston County 22.82
62 Franklin County 20.93
63 Alamance County 20.77
64 Cumberland County 19.86
65 Tyrrell County 19.85
66 Iredell County 19.65
67 Surry County 19.30
68 Mecklenburg County 19.08
69 Lee County 18.82
70 Rutherford County 18.70
71 Hyde County 18.46
72 Vance County 18.25
73 Richmond County 18.23
74 Orange County 18.13
75 Nash County 18.12
76 Wake County 17.42
77 Alexander County 17.18
78 Cabarrus County 17.14
79 Swain County 16.72
80 Harnett County 16.68
81 New Hanover County 16.50
82 Warren County 15.97
83 Onslow County 15.64
84 Carteret County 14.74
85 Dare County 14.71
86 Polk County 13.32
87 Union County 13.07
88 Perquimans County 12.37
89 Granville County 11.94
90 Stanly County 11.56
91 Currituck County 10.67
92 Anson County 10.25
93 Lincoln County 8.58
94 Transylvania County 6.08
95 Gates County 5.60
96 Madison County 5.22
97 Chowan County 3.52
98 Jones County 1.38
99 Camden County 0.87