Poverty Rate in Alexander County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.6%
Rank #1,412/3,222 · #34 in NC
56th
Alexander 12.6%
NC 13.0% -3.5%
US 12.6% -0.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Alexander County's poverty rate of 12.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Alexander County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,409 | Glascock County, GA | 12.6% |
| #1,410 | Dade County, MO | 12.6% |
| #1,411 | Toole County, MT | 12.6% |
| #1,412 | Alexander County, NC | 12.6% |
| #1,413 | Pontotoc County, OK | 12.6% |
| #1,414 | Clearwater County, MN | 12.6% |
| #1,415 | Gasconade County, MO | 12.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Alexander County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 12.6%, ranking #1,412 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #34 of 100. This places it in the 56th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.