# Cities in North Carolina by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Source: 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Boone, NC | 51.2 |
| 2 | Laurinburg, NC | 31.1 |
| 3 | Lumberton, NC | 30.8 |
| 4 | Kinston, NC | 27.9 |
| 5 | Lexington, NC | 27.8 |
| 6 | Smithfield, NC | 27.4 |
| 7 | Henderson, NC | 27.3 |
| 8 | Mount Airy, NC | 26.9 |
| 9 | Salisbury, NC | 26.3 |
| 10 | Morganton, NC | 25.7 |
| 11 | Albemarle, NC | 24.9 |
| 12 | Greenville, NC | 24.7 |
| 13 | Wilson, NC | 23 |
| 14 | Kings Mountain, NC | 23 |
| 15 | Goldsboro, NC | 22.8 |
| 16 | Lincolnton, NC | 22.7 |
| 17 | Sanford, NC | 22 |
| 18 | Reidsville, NC | 21.1 |
| 19 | Statesville, NC | 20.4 |
| 20 | Elon, NC | 20 |
| 21 | Asheboro, NC | 19.7 |
| 22 | Rocky Mount, NC | 19.7 |
| 23 | Eden, NC | 19.2 |
| 24 | Chapel Hill, NC | 18.6 |
| 25 | Tarboro, NC | 18.5 |
| 26 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 18.4 |
| 27 | Morehead City, NC | 18.1 |
| 28 | Winston-Salem, NC | 17.7 |
| 29 | Fayetteville, NC | 17.7 |
| 30 | Spring Lake, NC | 17.7 |
| 31 | Shelby, NC | 17.6 |
| 32 | New Bern, NC | 17.3 |
| 33 | Hickory, NC | 17.1 |
| 34 | Greensboro, NC | 17 |
| 35 | Graham, NC | 16.8 |
| 36 | Burlington, NC | 16.4 |
| 37 | Gastonia, NC | 16.3 |
| 38 | Thomasville, NC | 16.3 |
| 39 | Wilmington, NC | 16 |
| 40 | Waynesville, NC | 15.9 |
| 41 | High Point, NC | 15.7 |
| 42 | Lenoir, NC | 14.6 |
| 43 | Hendersonville, NC | 14.6 |
| 44 | Havelock, NC | 14.3 |
| 45 | Asheville, NC | 14.3 |
| 46 | Hope Mills, NC | 14.1 |
| 47 | Pineville, NC | 13.8 |
| 48 | Monroe, NC | 13.3 |
| 49 | Elizabeth City, NC | 13.3 |
| 50 | Jacksonville, NC | 12.7 |
| 51 | Kernersville, NC | 12.6 |
| 52 | Kannapolis, NC | 12.6 |
| 53 | Carrboro, NC | 12.2 |
| 54 | Newton, NC | 12 |
| 55 | Raleigh, NC | 11.9 |
| 56 | Durham, NC | 11.7 |
| 57 | Charlotte, NC | 11.7 |
| 58 | Aberdeen, NC | 10.5 |
| 59 | Lewisville, NC | 10.2 |
| 60 | Winterville, NC | 9.8 |
| 61 | Concord, NC | 9.6 |
| 62 | Southern Pines, NC | 9.6 |
| 63 | Zebulon, NC | 9 |
| 64 | Garner, NC | 8.4 |
| 65 | Mint Hill, NC | 8.4 |
| 66 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 8.2 |
| 67 | Mount Holly, NC | 8.2 |
| 68 | Belmont, NC | 7.9 |
| 69 | Mooresville, NC | 7.3 |
| 70 | Mebane, NC | 7.2 |
| 71 | Summerfield, NC | 7.1 |
| 72 | Davidson, NC | 7 |
| 73 | Clemmons, NC | 6.5 |
| 74 | Leland, NC | 6.1 |
| 75 | Clayton, NC | 5.9 |
| 76 | Cary, NC | 5.7 |
| 77 | Cornelius, NC | 5.4 |
| 78 | Indian Trail, NC | 5.4 |
| 79 | Knightdale, NC | 5.3 |
| 80 | Archdale, NC | 5.2 |
| 81 | Holly Springs, NC | 4.8 |
| 82 | Stallings, NC | 4.8 |
| 83 | Waxhaw, NC | 4.5 |
| 84 | Wake Forest, NC | 4.5 |
| 85 | Pinehurst, NC | 4.3 |
| 86 | Weddington, NC | 4 |
| 87 | Harrisburg, NC | 3.8 |
| 88 | Matthews, NC | 3.7 |
| 89 | Wendell, NC | 3.2 |
| 90 | Morrisville, NC | 3.1 |
| 91 | Huntersville, NC | 3.1 |
| 92 | Apex, NC | 2.3 |
| 93 | Rolesville, NC | 1.1 |