Poverty Rate in Madison County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
12.1% −3.8% vs nat'l
Rank #1,303 of 3,222
60th percentile

How Madison County Compares

Madison County
12.1%
North Carolina Average
12.1%
Rank #30 of 100 in state
National
12.6%
3.8% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Madison County: 12.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,300 Columbia County, NY 12.1%
#1,301 Barnes County, ND 12.1%
#1,302 Wayne County, PA 12.1%
#1,303 Madison County, NC 12.1%
#1,304 Pottawattamie County, IA 12.1%
#1,305 Pulaski County, IN 12.1%
#1,306 Franklin County, MA 12.1%
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Poverty Rate in Madison County, North Carolina

Madison County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 12.1%, which ranks #1,303 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 3.8% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within North Carolina, Madison County ranks #30 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 60th 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.