Poverty Rate in Gates County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.4%
Rank #666/3,222 · #10 in NC
79th
Gates 9.4%
NC 13.0% -27.8%
US 12.6% -25.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Gates County's poverty rate of 9.4% 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 Gates County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #663 | Hartley County, TX | 9.4% |
| #664 | Suffolk city, VA | 9.4% |
| #665 | Davie County, NC | 9.4% |
| #666 | Gates County, NC | 9.4% |
| #667 | Wayne County, OH | 9.4% |
| #668 | Linn County, IA | 9.4% |
| #669 | Deuel County, NE | 9.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Gates County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 9.4%, ranking #666 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #10 of 100. This places it in the 79th 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.