Poverty Rate in Caldwell County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.4%
Rank #1,617/3,222 · #42 in NC
50th
Caldwell 13.4%
NC 13.0% +2.6%
US 12.6% +6.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Caldwell County's poverty rate of 13.4% 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 Caldwell County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,614 | Anderson County, TN | 13.4% |
| #1,615 | Tioga County, NY | 13.4% |
| #1,616 | Starke County, IN | 13.4% |
| #1,617 | Caldwell County, NC | 13.4% |
| #1,618 | Madison County, IN | 13.4% |
| #1,619 | Ashland County, WI | 13.4% |
| #1,620 | Brown County, NE | 13.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Caldwell County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 13.4%, ranking #1,617 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #42 of 100. This places it in the 50th 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.