Poverty Rate in Jackson County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.0%
Rank #2,454/3,222 · #73 in NC
24th
Jackson 18.0%
NC 13.0% +38.2%
US 12.6% +42.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jackson County's poverty rate of 18.0% 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 Jackson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,451 | Tishomingo County, MS | 18.0% |
| #2,452 | Attala County, MS | 18.0% |
| #2,453 | Lamar County, AL | 18.0% |
| #2,454 | Jackson County, NC | 18.0% |
| #2,455 | Rio Grande County, CO | 18.0% |
| #2,456 | Geary County, KS | 18.0% |
| #2,457 | Fulton County, AR | 18.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Jackson County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 18.0%, ranking #2,454 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #73 of 100. This places it in the 24th 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.