# Counties in North Carolina by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/north-carolina-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/north-carolina-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Robeson County | 23.7 |
| 2 | Hertford County | 22.9 |
| 2 | Scotland County | 22.9 |
| 4 | Northampton County | 22.5 |
| 5 | Richmond County | 21.5 |
| 6 | Anson County | 21.3 |
| 7 | Duplin County | 21.1 |
| 7 | Edgecombe County | 21.1 |
| 9 | Watauga County | 20.8 |
| 10 | Hyde County | 20.7 |
| 11 | Bladen County | 20.6 |
| 12 | Bertie County | 20.1 |
| 12 | Warren County | 20.1 |
| 14 | Greene County | 19.9 |
| 14 | Washington County | 19.9 |
| 16 | Pitt County | 19.8 |
| 17 | Martin County | 19.7 |
| 18 | Tyrrell County | 19.5 |
| 19 | Columbus County | 19.3 |
| 19 | Wayne County | 19.3 |
| 21 | Lenoir County | 19.1 |
| 21 | Sampson County | 19.1 |
| 23 | Halifax County | 18.8 |
| 24 | Vance County | 18.1 |
| 25 | Pamlico County | 17.6 |
| 25 | Wilson County | 17.6 |
| 27 | Jones County | 17.3 |
| 28 | Rockingham County | 17.2 |
| 29 | Jackson County | 16.9 |
| 30 | Caswell County | 16.8 |
| 31 | Surry County | 16.7 |
| 32 | Cumberland County | 16.5 |
| 33 | Graham County | 16.4 |
| 34 | Cleveland County | 16.3 |
| 35 | Hoke County | 16.2 |
| 36 | Beaufort County | 16.1 |
| 37 | Montgomery County | 16 |
| 38 | Chowan County | 15.9 |
| 39 | Avery County | 15.8 |
| 40 | Swain County | 15.6 |
| 41 | Ashe County | 15.5 |
| 41 | McDowell County | 15.5 |
| 43 | Cherokee County | 15.4 |
| 44 | Pasquotank County | 15.3 |
| 44 | Wilkes County | 15.3 |
| 46 | Alleghany County | 15.1 |
| 47 | Madison County | 14.9 |
| 48 | Rutherford County | 14.8 |
| 49 | Yadkin County | 14.5 |
| 49 | Yancey County | 14.5 |
| 51 | Gates County | 14.3 |
| 51 | Person County | 14.3 |
| 53 | Rowan County | 14.1 |
| 54 | Burke County | 14 |
| 54 | Caldwell County | 14 |
| 56 | Alamance County | 13.8 |
| 56 | Perquimans County | 13.8 |
| 58 | Haywood County | 13.6 |
| 59 | Granville County | 13.5 |
| 59 | Guilford County | 13.5 |
| 59 | Lee County | 13.5 |
| 59 | Mitchell County | 13.5 |
| 63 | Forsyth County | 13.3 |
| 64 | Harnett County | 13.2 |
| 65 | Catawba County | 13 |
| 66 | Craven County | 12.7 |
| 67 | Franklin County | 12.6 |
| 67 | Stanly County | 12.6 |
| 69 | Nash County | 12.5 |
| 69 | Randolph County | 12.5 |
| 71 | Buncombe County | 12.4 |
| 71 | Gaston County | 12.4 |
| 71 | Orange County | 12.4 |
| 74 | Polk County | 12.3 |
| 75 | Alexander County | 12.2 |
| 75 | Macon County | 12.2 |
| 77 | Transylvania County | 12 |
| 78 | Stokes County | 11.8 |
| 79 | New Hanover County | 11.7 |
| 80 | Clay County | 11.5 |
| 80 | Onslow County | 11.5 |
| 82 | Durham County | 11.3 |
| 83 | Davidson County | 11.2 |
| 84 | Moore County | 10.9 |
| 85 | Mecklenburg County | 10.6 |
| 86 | Davie County | 10.4 |
| 86 | Pender County | 10.4 |
| 88 | Henderson County | 9.8 |
| 89 | Lincoln County | 9.7 |
| 90 | Iredell County | 9.6 |
| 90 | Johnston County | 9.6 |
| 92 | Carteret County | 9.5 |
| 93 | Brunswick County | 9 |
| 94 | Chatham County | 8.7 |
| 95 | Wake County | 8.6 |
| 96 | Cabarrus County | 8.5 |
| 97 | Dare County | 8.4 |
| 98 | Currituck County | 8.1 |
| 99 | Union County | 7.6 |
| 100 | Camden County | 7.5 |