Poverty Rate in Franklin County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.1%
Rank #1,018/3,222 · #21 in NC
68th
Franklin 11.1%
NC 13.0% -15.2%
US 12.6% -12.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Franklin County's poverty rate of 11.1% 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 Franklin County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,015 | Chatham County, NC | 11.0% |
| #1,016 | Douglas County, SD | 11.0% |
| #1,017 | Stark County, IL | 11.1% |
| #1,018 | Franklin County, NC | 11.1% |
| #1,019 | Indian River County, FL | 11.1% |
| #1,020 | Houston County, GA | 11.1% |
| #1,021 | Madison County, IL | 11.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Franklin County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 11.1%, ranking #1,018 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #21 of 100. This places it in the 68th 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.