Poverty Rate in Surry County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Surry County Compares
National Distribution
Where Surry County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Surry County: 16.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,265 | Yoakum County, TX | 16.8% |
| #2,266 | Prentiss County, MS | 16.8% |
| #2,267 | Briscoe County, TX | 16.8% |
| #2,268 | Surry County, NC | 16.8% |
| #2,269 | Fayette County, PA | 16.8% |
| #2,270 | Marshall County, WV | 16.8% |
| #2,271 | Smyth County, VA | 16.8% |
Poverty Rate in Surry County, North Carolina
Surry County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 16.8%, which ranks #2,268 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 33.5% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within North Carolina, Surry County ranks #68 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 30th 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.