Poverty Rate in Durham County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.5%
Rank #1,137/3,222 · #24 in NC
65th
Durham 11.5%
NC 13.0% -11.7%
US 12.6% -8.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Durham County's poverty rate of 11.5% 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 Durham County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,134 | Gilchrist County, FL | 11.5% |
| #1,135 | Todd County, MN | 11.5% |
| #1,136 | Scott County, IA | 11.5% |
| #1,137 | Durham County, NC | 11.5% |
| #1,138 | Montrose County, CO | 11.5% |
| #1,139 | Pawnee County, KS | 11.5% |
| #1,140 | Wyoming County, PA | 11.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Durham County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 11.5%, ranking #1,137 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #24 of 100. This places it in the 65th 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.