Lowest 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 lowest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Camden County leads at 5.0%.

Among cities & places, Aquadale leads at 0.0%.

Counties

Top 100.

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

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Aquadale	0.0%
2	Avery Creek	0.0%
3	Bennett	0.0%
4	Blue Clay Farms	0.0%
5	Bowdens	0.0%
6	Bunnlevel	0.0%
7	Butters	0.0%
8	Carolina Meadows	0.0%
9	Cashiers	0.0%
10	Centerville	0.0%
11	Crossnore	0.0%
12	Crouse	0.0%
13	Deercroft	0.0%
14	Delco	0.0%
15	Dellview	0.0%
16	Dundarrach	0.0%
17	Efland	0.0%
18	Fontana Dam	0.0%
19	Gatesville	0.0%
20	Glenwood	0.0%
21	Graingers	0.0%
22	Grandfather Village	0.0%
23	Gulf	0.0%
24	Hobucken	0.0%
25	Iron Station	0.0%
26	Jackson Springs	0.0%
27	Keener	0.0%
28	Lake Santeetlah	0.0%
29	Linville	0.0%
30	Lowgap	0.0%
31	Milwaukee	0.0%
32	Montreat	0.0%
33	New Hope	0.0%
34	Pinetown	0.0%
35	Potters Hill	0.0%
36	Rex	0.0%
37	Roberdel	0.0%
38	Salvo	0.0%
39	Seven Springs	0.0%
40	Severn	0.0%
41	South Mills	0.0%
42	Speed	0.0%
43	Spivey's Corner	0.0%
44	Stokes	0.0%
45	Sunbury	0.0%
46	Valle Crucis	0.0%
47	Waves	0.0%
48	Goldston	0.3%
49	Briar Chapel	0.5%
50	Danbury	0.6%
51	Cypress Landing	0.7%
52	Governors Club	0.7%
53	Southern Shores	0.8%
54	Hatteras	0.8%
55	Holly Ridge	0.8%
56	Rolesville	0.9%
57	Camden	0.9%
58	Alexis	0.9%
59	Bear Grass	1.1%
60	Trent Woods	1.2%
61	Royal Pines	1.3%
62	Westport	1.6%
63	Blowing Rock	1.8%
64	Moncure	1.8%
65	Foxfire	1.8%
66	Denver	1.9%
67	Leggett	2.0%
68	Mills River	2.0%
69	Powellsville	2.1%
70	Faith	2.2%
71	Porters Neck	2.3%
72	Caswell Beach	2.3%
73	Rougemont	2.3%
74	Gloucester	2.3%
75	Biltmore Forest	2.4%
76	Cherry Branch	2.4%
77	Bermuda Run	2.5%
78	Lake Norman of Iredell	2.6%
79	Nags Head	2.6%
80	Pine Knoll Shores	2.6%
81	Stem	2.6%
82	Apex	2.6%
83	Northlakes	2.7%
84	Oak Ridge	2.7%
85	Boiling Springs	2.8%
86	Bayshore	2.8%
87	Fairview	2.8%
88	Brandywine Bay	2.8%
89	Red Oak	2.8%
90	Millingport	2.9%
91	Ruffin	2.9%
92	Wake Forest	2.9%
93	Woodlawn	3.0%
94	Carolina Shores	3.0%
95	Lattimore	3.1%
96	Bogue	3.1%
97	Como	3.1%
98	Indian Beach	3.2%
99	Lowesville	3.2%
100	Whitsett	3.2%

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