Poverty Rate in Dare County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.6%
Rank #164/3,222 · #2 in NC
95th
Dare 6.6%
NC 13.0% -49.2%
US 12.6% -47.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Dare County's poverty rate of 6.6% 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 Dare County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #161 | Houston County, MN | 6.6% |
| #162 | Richland County, MT | 6.6% |
| #163 | St. Croix County, WI | 6.6% |
| #164 | Dare County, NC | 6.6% |
| #165 | Blaine County, ID | 6.6% |
| #166 | Augusta County, VA | 6.6% |
| #167 | Beaver County, UT | 6.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Dare County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 6.6%, ranking #164 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 47.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #2 of 100. This places it in the 95th 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.