Poverty Rate in Beaufort County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.8%
Rank #2,419/3,222 · #72 in NC
25th
Beaufort 17.8%
NC 13.0% +36.8%
US 12.6% +41.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Beaufort County's poverty rate of 17.8% 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 Beaufort County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,416 | Saguache County, CO | 17.8% |
| #2,417 | Talladega County, AL | 17.8% |
| #2,418 | Wilkes County, GA | 17.8% |
| #2,419 | Beaufort County, NC | 17.8% |
| #2,420 | Wahkiakum County, WA | 17.8% |
| #2,421 | Shelby County, TN | 17.8% |
| #2,422 | Jasper County, SC | 17.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Beaufort County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 17.8%, ranking #2,419 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 41.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #72 of 100. This places it in the 25th 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.