Poverty Rate in Greene County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.0%
Rank #2,766/3,222 · #85 in NC
14th
Greene 21.0%
NC 13.0% +61.5%
US 12.6% +67.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Greene County's poverty rate of 21.0% 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 Greene County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,763 | Tillman County, OK | 21.0% |
| #2,764 | Clay County, GA | 21.0% |
| #2,765 | Lauderdale County, TN | 21.0% |
| #2,766 | Greene County, NC | 21.0% |
| #2,767 | McIntosh County, OK | 21.1% |
| #2,768 | Darlington County, SC | 21.1% |
| #2,769 | Warren County, NC | 21.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Greene County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 21.0%, ranking #2,766 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 67.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #85 of 100. This places it in the 14th 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.