Poverty Rate in Burke County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.6%
Rank #2,052/3,222 · #58 in NC
36th
Burke 15.6%
NC 13.0% +19.6%
US 12.6% +23.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Burke County's poverty rate of 15.6% 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 Burke County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,049 | Simpson County, KY | 15.5% |
| #2,050 | Tehama County, CA | 15.6% |
| #2,051 | Cumberland County, NJ | 15.6% |
| #2,052 | Burke County, NC | 15.6% |
| #2,053 | Andrews County, TX | 15.6% |
| #2,054 | Josephine County, OR | 15.6% |
| #2,055 | Citrus County, FL | 15.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Burke County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 15.6%, ranking #2,052 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #58 of 100. This places it in the 36th 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.