Poverty Rate in Alleghany County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.0%
Rank #2,119/3,222 · #59 in NC
34th
Alleghany 16.0%
NC 13.0% +22.6%
US 12.6% +26.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Alleghany County's poverty rate of 16.0% 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 Alleghany County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,116 | Pike County, MO | 16.0% |
| #2,117 | Gilmer County, GA | 16.0% |
| #2,118 | Jasper County, GA | 16.0% |
| #2,119 | Alleghany County, NC | 16.0% |
| #2,120 | Kings County, CA | 16.0% |
| #2,121 | Hocking County, OH | 16.0% |
| #2,122 | Rowan County, NC | 16.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Alleghany County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 16.0%, ranking #2,119 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #59 of 100. This places it in the 34th 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.