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North Carolina Cities by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 459 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Poverty Rate ↑
1 Briar Chapel CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
2 New Hope CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
3 Millers Creek CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
4 Bermuda Run town, North Carolina 0.0%
5 Cypress Landing CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
6 Denver CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
7 Carolina Shores town, North Carolina 0.0%
8 Governors Club CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
9 Bayshore CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
10 Red Oak town, North Carolina 0.0%
11 Efland CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
12 Porters Neck CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
13 River Bend town, North Carolina 0.0%
14 Hays CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
15 Camden CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
16 Southern Shores town, North Carolina 0.0%
17 Wrightsville Beach town, North Carolina 0.0%
18 Nags Head town, North Carolina 0.0%
19 Holly Ridge town, North Carolina 0.0%
20 Westport CDP, North Carolina 0.5%
21 Fairview town, North Carolina 0.6%
22 Troutman town, North Carolina 0.6%
23 Ranlo town, North Carolina 0.6%
24 Boiling Spring Lakes city, North Carolina 0.7%
25 Trent Woods town, North Carolina 0.8%
26 Rolesville town, North Carolina 0.8%
27 Mills River town, North Carolina 0.8%
28 Jamestown town, North Carolina 1.0%
29 Pinebluff town, North Carolina 1.1%
30 Faith town, North Carolina 1.1%
31 Oak Ridge town, North Carolina 1.3%
32 Boiling Springs town, North Carolina 1.3%
33 Kitty Hawk town, North Carolina 1.4%
34 Wallburg town, North Carolina 1.4%
35 Myrtle Grove CDP, North Carolina 1.5%
36 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP, North Carolina 1.6%
37 Pine Knoll Shores town, North Carolina 1.6%
38 Stem town, North Carolina 1.7%
39 Emma CDP, North Carolina 1.7%
40 Wake Forest town, North Carolina 1.7%
41 Apex town, North Carolina 1.7%
42 Foxfire village, North Carolina 1.8%
43 Pinehurst village, North Carolina 1.8%
44 Royal Pines CDP, North Carolina 1.9%
45 Black Mountain town, North Carolina 1.9%
46 Northlakes CDP, North Carolina 2.0%
47 Rural Hall town, North Carolina 2.0%
48 Bethlehem CDP, North Carolina 2.1%
49 Brandywine Bay CDP, North Carolina 2.1%
50 Lake Park village, North Carolina 2.1%
51 Mars Hill town, North Carolina 2.2%
52 Huntersville town, North Carolina 2.3%
53 Newport town, North Carolina 2.3%
54 Stanley town, North Carolina 2.4%
55 Biltmore Forest town, North Carolina 2.4%
56 Fearrington Village CDP, North Carolina 2.5%
57 Southport city, North Carolina 2.6%
58 Wesley Chapel village, North Carolina 2.7%
59 Holly Springs town, North Carolina 2.7%
60 Rockwell town, North Carolina 2.8%
61 Emerald Isle town, North Carolina 2.8%
62 Garner town, North Carolina 2.9%
63 Walkertown town, North Carolina 2.9%
64 Cramerton town, North Carolina 2.9%
65 Pumpkin Center CDP, North Carolina 3.0%
66 Stallings town, North Carolina 3.0%
67 Lake Junaluska CDP, North Carolina 3.1%
68 Ogden CDP, North Carolina 3.1%
69 Kure Beach town, North Carolina 3.1%
70 Murraysville CDP, North Carolina 3.1%
71 Granite Quarry town, North Carolina 3.1%
72 Buxton CDP, North Carolina 3.2%
73 Midway town, North Carolina 3.2%
74 Stony Point CDP, North Carolina 3.2%
75 Long View town, North Carolina 3.3%
76 Harrisburg town, North Carolina 3.3%
77 Harkers Island CDP, North Carolina 3.3%
78 Wendell town, North Carolina 3.3%
79 Weaverville town, North Carolina 3.3%
80 Dobson town, North Carolina 3.4%
81 Lowesville CDP, North Carolina 3.4%
82 Balfour CDP, North Carolina 3.4%
83 Sunset Beach town, North Carolina 3.5%
84 Holden Beach town, North Carolina 3.5%
85 Cherry Branch CDP, North Carolina 3.5%
86 Cary town, North Carolina 3.5%
87 Matthews town, North Carolina 3.6%
88 Belmont city, North Carolina 3.6%
89 King city, North Carolina 3.6%
90 Brices Creek CDP, North Carolina 3.8%
91 Cornelius town, North Carolina 3.8%
92 Waxhaw town, North Carolina 3.8%
93 Stedman town, North Carolina 3.8%
94 Lake Waccamaw town, North Carolina 3.9%
95 Fairfield Harbour CDP, North Carolina 3.9%
96 Lake Norman of Catawba CDP, North Carolina 3.9%
97 Hillsborough town, North Carolina 4.0%
98 Valley Hill CDP, North Carolina 4.0%
99 Middlesex town, North Carolina 4.0%
100 Weddington town, North Carolina 4.1%