Poverty Rate in Dare County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dare County Compares
National Distribution
Where Dare County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Dare County: 6.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #161 | Houston County, MN | 6.6% |
| #162 | Richland County, MT | 6.6% |
| #163 | St. Croix County, WI | 6.6% |
| #164 | Dare County, NC | 6.6% |
| #165 | Blaine County, ID | 6.6% |
| #166 | Augusta County, VA | 6.6% |
| #167 | Beaver County, UT | 6.6% |
Poverty Rate in Dare County, North Carolina
Dare County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 6.6%, which ranks #164 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 47.4% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within North Carolina, Dare County ranks #2 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 95th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.