Poverty Rate in Vance County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Vance County Compares
National Distribution
Where Vance County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Vance County: 19.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,649 | Hickory County, MO | 19.8% |
| #2,650 | Covington County, MS | 19.8% |
| #2,651 | Johnson County, AR | 19.8% |
| #2,652 | Vance County, NC | 19.8% |
| #2,653 | Wilson County, NC | 19.8% |
| #2,654 | Texas County, MO | 19.8% |
| #2,655 | Golden Valley County, ND | 19.8% |
Poverty Rate in Vance County, North Carolina
Vance County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 19.8%, which ranks #2,652 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 57.1% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within North Carolina, Vance County ranks #80 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 18th 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.