Poverty Rate in Haywood County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.1%
Rank #1,557/3,222 · #39 in NC
52th
Haywood 13.1%
NC 13.0% +0.7%
US 12.6% +4.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Haywood County's poverty rate of 13.1% 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 Haywood County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,554 | Aitkin County, MN | 13.1% |
| #1,555 | Sangamon County, IL | 13.1% |
| #1,556 | Harper County, OK | 13.1% |
| #1,557 | Haywood County, NC | 13.1% |
| #1,558 | Dawes County, NE | 13.1% |
| #1,559 | Coosa County, AL | 13.1% |
| #1,560 | Franklin County, WA | 13.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Haywood County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 13.1%, ranking #1,557 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #39 of 100. This places it in the 52th 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.