Poverty Rate in Bladen County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.0%
Rank #2,839/3,222 · #92 in NC
12th
Bladen 22.0%
NC 13.0% +68.6%
US 12.6% +74.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Bladen County's poverty rate of 22.0% 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 Bladen County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,836 | Sequatchie County, TN | 21.9% |
| #2,837 | Pondera County, MT | 21.9% |
| #2,838 | Lenoir County, NC | 22.0% |
| #2,839 | Bladen County, NC | 22.0% |
| #2,840 | Adair County, MO | 22.0% |
| #2,841 | Dunklin County, MO | 22.0% |
| #2,842 | Lewis County, KY | 22.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Bladen County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 22.0%, ranking #2,839 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 74.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #92 of 100. This places it in the 12th 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.