Poverty Rate in New Hanover County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
12.3% −2.4% vs nat'l
Rank #1,347 of 3,222
58th percentile

How New Hanover County Compares

New Hanover County
12.3%
North Carolina Average
12.3%
Rank #31 of 100 in state
National
12.6%
2.4% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ New Hanover County: 12.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,344 St. Lucie County, FL 12.3%
#1,345 Wallace County, KS 12.3%
#1,346 McMullen County, TX 12.3%
#1,347 New Hanover County, NC 12.3%
#1,348 Newton County, GA 12.3%
#1,349 Jackson County, IN 12.3%
#1,350 Treasure County, MT 12.3%
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Poverty Rate in New Hanover County, North Carolina

New Hanover County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 12.3%, which ranks #1,347 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 2.4% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within North Carolina, New Hanover County ranks #31 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 58th 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.