Poverty Rate in Gaston County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.5%
Rank #1,646/3,222 · #44 in NC
49th
Gaston 13.5%
NC 13.0% +3.8%
US 12.6% +7.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Gaston County's poverty rate of 13.5% 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 Gaston County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,643 | Robertson County, TX | 13.5% |
| #1,644 | Cameron County, PA | 13.5% |
| #1,645 | Maries County, MO | 13.5% |
| #1,646 | Gaston County, NC | 13.5% |
| #1,647 | Greene County, PA | 13.5% |
| #1,648 | Webster County, KY | 13.5% |
| #1,649 | Mineral County, MT | 13.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Gaston County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 13.5%, ranking #1,646 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #44 of 100. This places it in the 49th 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.