Highest poverty rate in North Carolina

North Carolina counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of North Carolina by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Robeson County leads at 28.8%.

Among cities & places, Shannon leads at 100.0%.

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Robeson County	28.8%
2	Scotland County	26.6%
3	Richmond County	25.2%
4	Halifax County	25.2%
5	Washington County	24.7%
6	Watauga County	24.7%
7	Lenoir County	22.5%
8	Hyde County	22.4%
9	Greene County	22.4%
10	Warren County	22.2%
11	Edgecombe County	21.9%
12	Hertford County	21.4%
13	Jones County	21.3%
14	Bladen County	21.2%
15	Anson County	21.2%
16	Swain County	21.1%
17	Wilson County	21.0%
18	Tyrrell County	20.8%
19	Chowan County	20.5%
20	Sampson County	20.2%
21	Northampton County	20.0%
22	Bertie County	19.8%
23	Martin County	19.6%
24	Pitt County	19.4%
25	Jackson County	19.3%
26	Vance County	19.0%
27	Columbus County	18.8%
28	Person County	18.4%
29	Beaufort County	18.0%
30	Burke County	17.9%
31	Duplin County	17.9%
32	Rutherford County	17.6%
33	Alleghany County	17.4%
34	Hoke County	17.4%
35	Cleveland County	17.2%
36	Cumberland County	17.2%
37	Wayne County	16.9%
38	Rockingham County	16.8%
39	Surry County	16.7%
40	Wilkes County	16.4%
41	Montgomery County	16.1%
42	Rowan County	15.8%
43	Caswell County	15.7%
44	Lee County	15.5%
45	Guilford County	15.2%
46	Yancey County	14.9%
47	Randolph County	14.8%
48	Forsyth County	14.7%
49	Cherokee County	14.6%
50	Harnett County	14.5%
51	Macon County	14.4%
52	Stanly County	14.2%
53	Transylvania County	14.2%
54	Alamance County	14.1%
55	Granville County	14.1%
56	Ashe County	14.1%
57	Nash County	14.0%
58	McDowell County	14.0%
59	Craven County	13.9%
60	Davidson County	13.8%
61	Polk County	13.7%
62	Yadkin County	13.6%
63	Clay County	13.5%
64	Mitchell County	13.0%
65	Catawba County	12.8%
66	Gaston County	12.8%
67	Caldwell County	12.7%
68	Orange County	12.4%
69	New Hanover County	12.4%
70	Pamlico County	12.4%
71	Alexander County	12.1%
72	Durham County	12.0%
73	Stokes County	12.0%
74	Gates County	11.8%
75	Buncombe County	11.8%
76	Onslow County	11.7%
77	Henderson County	11.7%
78	Madison County	11.4%
79	Perquimans County	11.4%
80	Haywood County	11.3%
81	Johnston County	11.2%
82	Avery County	11.0%
83	Pender County	10.7%
84	Chatham County	10.5%
85	Mecklenburg County	10.4%
86	Franklin County	10.1%
87	Carteret County	10.0%
88	Pasquotank County	10.0%
89	Davie County	10.0%
90	Moore County	10.0%
91	Brunswick County	9.4%
92	Iredell County	9.1%
93	Lincoln County	9.0%
94	Cabarrus County	8.9%
95	Graham County	8.7%
96	Wake County	7.9%
97	Union County	7.7%
98	Currituck County	7.6%
99	Dare County	7.5%
100	Camden County	5.0%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Shannon	100.0%
2	Old Hundred	79.2%
3	Conetoe	73.0%
4	Smithtown	70.2%
5	South Weldon	68.8%
6	Maury	68.5%
7	McFarlan	64.5%
8	Silver City	58.3%
9	Brunswick	57.7%
10	Chowan Beach	55.8%
11	Fountain	53.6%
12	Ramseur	53.3%
13	Boone	52.1%
14	Cullowhee	51.3%
15	Cordova	51.2%
16	Chadbourn	50.8%
17	Bridgeton	50.4%
18	Bonnetsville	50.0%
19	Gibson	49.3%
20	Middleburg	48.6%
21	Clarkton	48.2%
22	Roper	47.8%
23	Scotland Neck	47.7%
24	Belhaven	45.5%
25	Buies Creek	45.5%
26	Falcon	44.2%
27	Pembroke	43.7%
28	Maxton	43.1%
29	Morven	41.5%
30	Barker Heights	41.3%
31	South Henderson	41.1%
32	Laurel Hill	40.9%
33	Hoffman	40.7%
34	Tabor City	40.5%
35	Faison	40.3%
36	Dobbins Heights	40.2%
37	Brogden	39.9%
38	Red Springs	39.1%
39	St. Pauls	38.9%
40	Greenevers	38.8%
41	Rocky Point	37.8%
42	Dublin	37.8%
43	Norman	37.7%
44	Hiddenite	37.5%
45	Roseboro	37.5%
46	Love Valley	37.4%
47	Biscoe	37.4%
48	Louisburg	37.1%
49	Castalia	36.8%
50	Robbinsville	36.7%
51	Hightsville	35.8%
52	Murfreesboro	35.8%
53	Arrowhead Beach	35.8%
54	Edenton	35.7%
55	Magnolia	35.6%
56	Elrod	35.5%
57	Sandyfield	35.3%
58	Columbia	35.3%
59	Snow Hill	35.2%
60	Engelhard	35.2%
61	Kelford	34.7%
62	Plymouth	34.5%
63	Yanceyville	34.3%
64	Chocowinity	34.2%
65	Elizabethtown	34.1%
66	Parmele	34.0%
67	Rockingham	33.8%
68	Randleman	33.8%
69	Roxboro	33.7%
70	Wilson's Mills	33.6%
71	Forest City	33.6%
72	East Rockingham	33.3%
73	Rowland	33.3%
74	Dover	33.2%
75	Pinnacle	33.2%
76	Robbins	33.1%
77	Benson	32.9%
78	Evergreen	32.5%
79	Fallston	32.4%
80	Fairplains	32.4%
81	Pink Hill	32.1%
82	Seaboard	32.1%
83	Laurinburg	32.0%
84	Fremont	31.9%
85	Skippers Corner	31.6%
86	Fairmont	31.5%
87	Rennert	31.4%
88	Smithfield	31.4%
89	Grifton	31.3%
90	Creswell	31.2%
91	Fair Bluff	31.0%
92	Lumberton	31.0%
93	Conway	30.9%
94	Vanceboro	30.9%
95	Enfield	30.7%
96	Williamston	30.6%
97	Vann Crossroads	30.4%
98	Wadesboro	30.0%
99	Morganton	29.9%
100	Momeyer	29.9%

Highest poverty rate in North Carolina

Counties

Cities & places

Nationwide

Other rankings in North Carolina

Browse