Poverty Rate in Orange County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Orange County Compares
National Distribution
Where Orange County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Orange County: 12.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,392 | Walton County, FL | 12.5% |
| #1,393 | Nelson County, VA | 12.5% |
| #1,394 | Wadena County, MN | 12.5% |
| #1,395 | Orange County, NC | 12.5% |
| #1,396 | Emery County, UT | 12.5% |
| #1,397 | Sacramento County, CA | 12.5% |
| #1,398 | Wood County, TX | 12.5% |
Poverty Rate in Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 12.5%, which ranks #1,395 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 1.0% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within North Carolina, Orange County ranks #33 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 57th 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.