Poverty Rate in Yancey County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Yancey County Compares
National Distribution
Where Yancey County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Yancey County: 15.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,971 | Keweenaw County, MI | 15.2% |
| #1,972 | McCracken County, KY | 15.2% |
| #1,973 | Bernalillo County, NM | 15.2% |
| #1,974 | Yancey County, NC | 15.2% |
| #1,975 | Hawkins County, TN | 15.2% |
| #1,976 | Granville County, NC | 15.2% |
| #1,977 | Sanpete County, UT | 15.2% |
Poverty Rate in Yancey County, North Carolina
Yancey County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 15.2%, which ranks #1,974 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 20.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within North Carolina, Yancey County ranks #54 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 39th 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.