Poverty Rate in Gaston County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
13.5% +7.3% vs nat'l
Rank #1,646 of 3,222
49th percentile

How Gaston County Compares

Gaston County
13.5%
North Carolina Average
13.5%
Rank #44 of 100 in state
National
12.6%
7.3% above

National Distribution

Where Gaston County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Gaston County: 13.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,643 Robertson County, TX 13.5%
#1,644 Cameron County, PA 13.5%
#1,645 Maries County, MO 13.5%
#1,646 Gaston County, NC 13.5%
#1,647 Greene County, PA 13.5%
#1,648 Webster County, KY 13.5%
#1,649 Mineral County, MT 13.5%
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Poverty Rate in Gaston County, North Carolina

Gaston County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 13.5%, which ranks #1,646 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.3% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within North Carolina, Gaston County ranks #44 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 49th 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.