Poverty Rate in Johnston County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.6%
Rank #932/3,222 · #18 in NC
71th
Johnston 10.6%
NC 13.0% -18.4%
US 12.6% -15.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Johnston County's poverty rate of 10.6% 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 Johnston County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #929 | Freeborn County, MN | 10.6% |
| #930 | Humboldt County, NV | 10.6% |
| #931 | Republic County, KS | 10.6% |
| #932 | Johnston County, NC | 10.6% |
| #933 | Monona County, IA | 10.6% |
| #934 | Sumner County, KS | 10.6% |
| #935 | Huntingdon County, PA | 10.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Johnston County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 10.6%, ranking #932 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #18 of 100. This places it in the 71th 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.