Poverty Rate in Davidson County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.8%
Rank #1,482/3,222 · #36 in NC
54th
Davidson 12.8%
NC 13.0% -1.4%
US 12.6% +2.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Davidson County's poverty rate of 12.8% 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 Davidson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,479 | Adams County, IL | 12.8% |
| #1,480 | Lemhi County, ID | 12.8% |
| #1,481 | Tuscola County, MI | 12.8% |
| #1,482 | Davidson County, NC | 12.8% |
| #1,483 | Carroll County, OH | 12.9% |
| #1,484 | Webster County, IA | 12.9% |
| #1,485 | Sweetwater County, WY | 12.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Davidson County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 12.8%, ranking #1,482 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #36 of 100. This places it in the 54th 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.