Poverty Rate in Hertford County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.9%
Rank #2,897/3,222 · #95 in NC
10th
Hertford 22.9%
NC 13.0% +76.0%
US 12.6% +82.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hertford County's poverty rate of 22.9% 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 Hertford County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,894 | Colquitt County, GA | 22.9% |
| #2,895 | Crawford County, IN | 22.9% |
| #2,896 | Johnston County, OK | 22.9% |
| #2,897 | Hertford County, NC | 22.9% |
| #2,898 | Kiowa County, OK | 22.9% |
| #2,899 | St. Bernard Parish, LA | 23.0% |
| #2,900 | Copiah County, MS | 23.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Hertford County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 22.9%, ranking #2,897 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 82.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #95 of 100. This places it in the 10th 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.