Poverty Rate in Person County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Person County Compares
National Distribution
Where Person County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Person County: 17.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,376 | Wilbarger County, TX | 17.5% |
| #2,377 | Polk County, TX | 17.5% |
| #2,378 | Clinton County, KY | 17.5% |
| #2,379 | Person County, NC | 17.5% |
| #2,380 | Appanoose County, IA | 17.5% |
| #2,381 | Grant County, OK | 17.5% |
| #2,382 | Lafayette County, FL | 17.5% |
Poverty Rate in Person County, North Carolina
Person County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 17.5%, which ranks #2,379 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 38.8% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within North Carolina, Person County ranks #71 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 26th 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.