Poverty Rate in Cherokee County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.4%
Rank #1,372/3,222 · #32 in NC
57th
Cherokee 12.4%
NC 13.0% -5.1%
US 12.6% -1.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cherokee County's poverty rate of 12.4% 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 Cherokee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,369 | Lincoln County, NE | 12.4% |
| #1,370 | Jackson County, OR | 12.4% |
| #1,371 | Jackson County, WI | 12.4% |
| #1,372 | Cherokee County, NC | 12.4% |
| #1,373 | Cheboygan County, MI | 12.4% |
| #1,374 | Fountain County, IN | 12.4% |
| #1,375 | Union County, IA | 12.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Cherokee County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 12.4%, ranking #1,372 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #32 of 100. This places it in the 57th 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.