Poverty Rate in Henderson County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.6%
Rank #1,149/3,222 · #25 in NC
64th
Henderson 11.6%
NC 13.0% -11.3%
US 12.6% -8.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Henderson County's poverty rate of 11.6% 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 Henderson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,146 | Washburn County, WI | 11.5% |
| #1,147 | Bedford County, PA | 11.6% |
| #1,148 | Lawrence County, SD | 11.6% |
| #1,149 | Henderson County, NC | 11.6% |
| #1,150 | Smith County, TX | 11.6% |
| #1,151 | Lehigh County, PA | 11.6% |
| #1,152 | Sullivan County, PA | 11.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Henderson County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 11.6%, ranking #1,149 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #25 of 100. This places it in the 64th 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.