Poverty Rate in Jones County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.4%
Rank #2,506/3,222 · #75 in NC
22th
Jones 18.4%
NC 13.0% +40.9%
US 12.6% +45.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jones County's poverty rate of 18.4% 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 Jones County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,503 | Henry County, AL | 18.3% |
| #2,504 | Hamblen County, TN | 18.4% |
| #2,505 | Walker County, TX | 18.4% |
| #2,506 | Jones County, NC | 18.4% |
| #2,507 | San Jacinto County, TX | 18.4% |
| #2,508 | Putnam County, TN | 18.4% |
| #2,509 | Muhlenberg County, KY | 18.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Jones County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 18.4%, ranking #2,506 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #75 of 100. This places it in the 22th 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.