Poverty Rate in Avery County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.2%
Rank #824/3,222 · #16 in NC
74th
Avery 10.2%
NC 13.0% -22.0%
US 12.6% -19.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Avery County's poverty rate of 10.2% 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 Avery County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #821 | Wayne County, IA | 10.1% |
| #822 | Sheridan County, ND | 10.1% |
| #823 | Posey County, IN | 10.1% |
| #824 | Avery County, NC | 10.2% |
| #825 | Parmer County, TX | 10.2% |
| #826 | Calhoun County, AR | 10.2% |
| #827 | Granite County, MT | 10.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Avery County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 10.2%, ranking #824 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 19.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #16 of 100. This places it in the 74th 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.