# Counties in North Carolina by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 100 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/north-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Scotland County | 34.7 |
| 2 | Northampton County | 34.5 |
| 3 | Washington County | 32.4 |
| 4 | Richmond County | 31.9 |
| 5 | Robeson County | 30.8 |
| 6 | Duplin County | 30.5 |
| 7 | Edgecombe County | 30.4 |
| 8 | Hertford County | 30.1 |
| 9 | Wayne County | 29.6 |
| 10 | Martin County | 28.4 |
| 11 | Bladen County | 28.2 |
| 12 | Warren County | 27.8 |
| 13 | Jones County | 27.7 |
| 13 | Wilson County | 27.7 |
| 15 | Lenoir County | 27.6 |
| 16 | Halifax County | 26.8 |
| 17 | Vance County | 26.6 |
| 18 | Sampson County | 26.5 |
| 19 | Hyde County | 26.4 |
| 20 | Anson County | 26 |
| 21 | Columbus County | 25.6 |
| 22 | Bertie County | 25.4 |
| 23 | Tyrrell County | 25.2 |
| 24 | Chowan County | 24.8 |
| 25 | Greene County | 24.5 |
| 25 | Rockingham County | 24.5 |
| 27 | Ashe County | 24.4 |
| 28 | Alleghany County | 24 |
| 29 | Beaufort County | 23.9 |
| 29 | Cherokee County | 23.9 |
| 29 | Surry County | 23.9 |
| 32 | Caswell County | 23.6 |
| 32 | Pamlico County | 23.6 |
| 34 | Hoke County | 23 |
| 34 | Montgomery County | 23 |
| 36 | Graham County | 22.3 |
| 37 | Cumberland County | 22.2 |
| 37 | Perquimans County | 22.2 |
| 39 | Burke County | 22.1 |
| 40 | Swain County | 22 |
| 41 | Pasquotank County | 21.8 |
| 42 | Pitt County | 21.7 |
| 43 | Cleveland County | 21.6 |
| 44 | Jackson County | 21 |
| 45 | McDowell County | 20.9 |
| 46 | Rutherford County | 20.4 |
| 47 | Wilkes County | 20.3 |
| 48 | Avery County | 19.9 |
| 48 | Macon County | 19.9 |
| 48 | Person County | 19.9 |
| 51 | Yancey County | 19.8 |
| 52 | Madison County | 19.3 |
| 53 | Clay County | 19.1 |
| 53 | Mitchell County | 19.1 |
| 53 | Yadkin County | 19.1 |
| 56 | Guilford County | 18.6 |
| 56 | Lee County | 18.6 |
| 56 | Rowan County | 18.6 |
| 59 | Haywood County | 18.4 |
| 59 | Nash County | 18.4 |
| 61 | Caldwell County | 18.3 |
| 61 | Granville County | 18.3 |
| 63 | Alamance County | 18.2 |
| 64 | Polk County | 18.1 |
| 65 | Gates County | 17.5 |
| 66 | Catawba County | 16.9 |
| 66 | Transylvania County | 16.9 |
| 68 | Craven County | 16.6 |
| 68 | Forsyth County | 16.6 |
| 70 | Randolph County | 16.5 |
| 71 | Brunswick County | 16.2 |
| 72 | Gaston County | 15.9 |
| 72 | Stanly County | 15.9 |
| 74 | Buncombe County | 15.7 |
| 74 | Durham County | 15.7 |
| 76 | Franklin County | 15.2 |
| 77 | Stokes County | 15.1 |
| 78 | Alexander County | 15 |
| 79 | Davidson County | 14.8 |
| 79 | Onslow County | 14.8 |
| 81 | Henderson County | 14.7 |
| 82 | Harnett County | 14.3 |
| 82 | Mecklenburg County | 14.3 |
| 84 | New Hanover County | 14 |
| 85 | Johnston County | 13.4 |
| 85 | Moore County | 13.4 |
| 87 | Carteret County | 13.2 |
| 88 | Davie County | 13 |
| 88 | Watauga County | 13 |
| 90 | Lincoln County | 12.5 |
| 91 | Pender County | 12.3 |
| 92 | Dare County | 11.9 |
| 93 | Iredell County | 11.8 |
| 94 | Chatham County | 10.8 |
| 95 | Currituck County | 10.4 |
| 96 | Cabarrus County | 10.2 |
| 97 | Wake County | 10.1 |
| 98 | Orange County | 9.1 |
| 98 | Union County | 9.1 |
| 100 | Camden County | 7.8 |