Poverty Rate in Durham County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Durham County Compares
National Distribution
Where Durham County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Durham County: 11.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,134 | Gilchrist County, FL | 11.5% |
| #1,135 | Todd County, MN | 11.5% |
| #1,136 | Scott County, IA | 11.5% |
| #1,137 | Durham County, NC | 11.5% |
| #1,138 | Montrose County, CO | 11.5% |
| #1,139 | Pawnee County, KS | 11.5% |
| #1,140 | Wyoming County, PA | 11.5% |
Poverty Rate in Durham County, North Carolina
Durham County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 11.5%, which ranks #1,137 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.7% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within North Carolina, Durham County ranks #24 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 65th 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.