Poverty Rate in Harnett County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.7%
Rank #1,693/3,222 · #46 in NC
47th
Harnett 13.7%
NC 13.0% +5.5%
US 12.6% +9.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Harnett County's poverty rate of 13.7% 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 Harnett County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,690 | Linn County, MO | 13.7% |
| #1,691 | Los Angeles County, CA | 13.7% |
| #1,692 | Columbia County, PA | 13.7% |
| #1,693 | Harnett County, NC | 13.7% |
| #1,694 | Fannin County, TX | 13.7% |
| #1,695 | Washington County, OH | 13.7% |
| #1,696 | Craig County, VA | 13.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Harnett County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 13.7%, ranking #1,693 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #46 of 100. This places it in the 47th 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.