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Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Mitchell County

Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Mitchell County was 12.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 63rd highest of 100 counties in 2024.

202412.9%
Change on 2023-0 pts
Rank63rd of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high13.42022
Series low12.92024

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Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Mitchell County, 2021 to 2024

12.91313.113.213.313.420212022202320242021: 13 %2022: 13.4 %2023: 13 %2024: 12.9 %12.81313.213.4202120242021: 13 %2022: 13.4 %2023: 13 %2024: 12.9 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Period%
202412.9
202313
202213.4
202113

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2024
Mitchell County12.9
North Carolina13
United States12.5

Mitchell County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 13.4 %Alexander County: 12.6 %Alleghany County: 16 %Anson County: 21.7 %Ashe County: 13.5 %Avery County: 10.2 %Beaufort County: 17.8 %Bertie County: 16.1 %Bladen County: 22 %Brunswick County: 9.2 %Buncombe County: 11.8 %Burke County: 15.6 %Cabarrus County: 9.3 %Caldwell County: 13.4 %Camden County: 6.1 %Carteret County: 10.1 %Caswell County: 18.6 %Catawba County: 12.7 %Chatham County: 11.1 %Cherokee County: 12.4 %Chowan County: 19.1 %Clay County: 12.9 %Cleveland County: 16.6 %Columbus County: 18.2 %Craven County: 13.7 %Cumberland County: 16.7 %Currituck County: 7.5 %Dare County: 6.6 %Davidson County: 12.9 %Davie County: 9.4 %Duplin County: 20.5 %Durham County: 11.5 %Edgecombe County: 21.7 %Forsyth County: 14.5 %Franklin County: 11.1 %Gaston County: 13.5 %Gates County: 9.4 %Graham County: 6.7 %Granville County: 15.2 %Greene County: 21.1 %Guilford County: 14.6 %Halifax County: 22.8 %Harnett County: 13.8 %Haywood County: 13.1 %Henderson County: 11.6 %Hertford County: 22.9 %Hoke County: 17.1 %Hyde County: 22.2 %Iredell County: 10 %Jackson County: 18 %Johnston County: 10.6 %Jones County: 18.4 %Lee County: 16.5 %Lenoir County: 22 %Lincoln County: 11.3 %McDowell County: 14.8 %Macon County: 11.6 %Madison County: 12.1 %Martin County: 20.4 %Mecklenburg County: 10.4 %Mitchell County: 12.9 %Montgomery County: 15.4 %Moore County: 10.1 %Nash County: 11.8 %New Hanover County: 12.3 %Northampton County: 21.1 %Onslow County: 11.6 %Orange County: 12.5 %Pamlico County: 15.2 %Pasquotank County: 11 %Pender County: 9.7 %Perquimans County: 9.8 %Person County: 17.5 %Pitt County: 19.8 %Polk County: 14 %Randolph County: 14.5 %Richmond County: 25.2 %Robeson County: 27.2 %Rockingham County: 16.3 %Rowan County: 16 %Rutherford County: 16.8 %Sampson County: 21.8 %Scotland County: 25.8 %Stanly County: 15.3 %Stokes County: 11.2 %Surry County: 16.8 %Swain County: 19.1 %Transylvania County: 13.2 %Tyrrell County: 18.7 %Union County: 7.7 %Vance County: 19.8 %Wake County: 8.1 %Warren County: 21.1 %Washington County: 24.1 %Watauga County: 25.5 %Wayne County: 17.3 %Wilkes County: 16.7 %Wilson County: 19.8 %Yadkin County: 14 %Yancey County: 15.2 %
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Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024, %. Mitchell County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), Mitchell County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), Mitchell County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/poverty-rate-acs/mitchell-county-north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), Mitchell County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/poverty-rate-acs/mitchell-county-north-carolina.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), Mitchell County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/poverty-rate-acs/mitchell-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Mitchell County?

Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Mitchell County was 12.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 63rd highest of 100 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Mitchell County?

13.4% in 2022, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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