Poverty Rate in Union County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Union County Compares
National Distribution
Where Union County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Union County: 7.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #312 | Fremont County, IA | 7.7% |
| #313 | Millard County, UT | 7.7% |
| #314 | Banner County, NE | 7.7% |
| #315 | Union County, NC | 7.7% |
| #316 | Fluvanna County, VA | 7.7% |
| #317 | Summit County, CO | 7.7% |
| #318 | Island County, WA | 7.7% |
Poverty Rate in Union County, North Carolina
Union County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 7.7%, which ranks #315 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 39.0% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within North Carolina, Union County ranks #5 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 90th 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.