Poverty Rate in Lee County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
16.5% +30.8% vs nat'l
Rank #2,209 of 3,222
31th percentile

How Lee County Compares

Lee County
16.5%
North Carolina Average
16.5%
Rank #63 of 100 in state
National
12.6%
30.8% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Lee County: 16.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,206 Hamilton County, TX 16.5%
#2,207 Grayson County, VA 16.5%
#2,208 Pointe Coupee Parish, LA 16.5%
#2,209 Lee County, NC 16.5%
#2,210 Mercer County, WV 16.5%
#2,211 Edwards County, IL 16.5%
#2,212 Choctaw County, AL 16.5%
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Poverty Rate in Lee County, North Carolina

Lee County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 16.5%, which ranks #2,209 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 30.8% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within North Carolina, Lee County ranks #63 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 31th 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.