Poverty Rate in Currituck County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.5%
Rank #285/3,222 · #4 in NC
91th
Currituck 7.5%
NC 13.0% -42.4%
US 12.6% -40.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Currituck County's poverty rate of 7.5% 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 Currituck County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #282 | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 7.5% |
| #283 | Olmsted County, MN | 7.5% |
| #284 | Waseca County, MN | 7.5% |
| #285 | Currituck County, NC | 7.5% |
| #286 | Rockbridge County, VA | 7.5% |
| #287 | Somervell County, TX | 7.5% |
| #288 | Washington County, IL | 7.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Currituck County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 7.5%, ranking #285 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #4 of 100. This places it in the 91th 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.