Poverty Rate in Macon County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
11.6% −7.9% vs nat'l
Rank #1,163 of 3,222
64th percentile

How Macon County Compares

Macon County
11.6%
North Carolina Average
11.6%
Rank #27 of 100 in state
National
12.6%
7.9% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Macon County: 11.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,160 Shelby County, OH 11.6%
#1,161 Oglethorpe County, GA 11.6%
#1,162 Crawford County, GA 11.6%
#1,163 Macon County, NC 11.6%
#1,164 Grant County, MN 11.6%
#1,165 Skagit County, WA 11.6%
#1,166 Palo Alto County, IA 11.6%
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Poverty Rate in Macon County, North Carolina

Macon County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 11.6%, which ranks #1,163 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.9% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within North Carolina, Macon County ranks #27 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 64th 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.