Poverty Rate in Cabarrus County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.3%
Rank #638/3,222 · #8 in NC
80th
Cabarrus 9.3%
NC 13.0% -28.8%
US 12.6% -26.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cabarrus County's poverty rate of 9.3% 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 Cabarrus County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #635 | Holmes County, OH | 9.3% |
| #636 | Calhoun County, IA | 9.3% |
| #637 | Rutherford County, TN | 9.3% |
| #638 | Cabarrus County, NC | 9.3% |
| #639 | Goodhue County, MN | 9.3% |
| #640 | Washington County, KS | 9.3% |
| #641 | Morgan County, IN | 9.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Cabarrus County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 9.3%, ranking #638 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #8 of 100. This places it in the 80th 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.