Poverty Rate in Catawba County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.7%
Rank #1,457/3,222 · #35 in NC
55th
Catawba 12.7%
NC 13.0% -2.2%
US 12.6% +1.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Catawba County's poverty rate of 12.7% 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 Catawba County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,454 | Big Horn County, WY | 12.7% |
| #1,455 | Yates County, NY | 12.7% |
| #1,456 | Tillamook County, OR | 12.7% |
| #1,457 | Catawba County, NC | 12.7% |
| #1,458 | Orleans County, NY | 12.7% |
| #1,459 | Williams County, OH | 12.7% |
| #1,460 | Washington County, KY | 12.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Catawba County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 12.7%, ranking #1,457 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #35 of 100. This places it in the 55th 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.