Poverty Rate in Lincoln County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.2%
Rank #1,076/3,222 · #23 in NC
67th
Lincoln 11.2%
NC 13.0% -13.7%
US 12.6% -10.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lincoln County's poverty rate of 11.2% 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 Lincoln County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,073 | Ness County, KS | 11.2% |
| #1,074 | Miner County, SD | 11.2% |
| #1,075 | Denver County, CO | 11.2% |
| #1,076 | Lincoln County, NC | 11.2% |
| #1,077 | Garrett County, MD | 11.2% |
| #1,078 | Caroline County, VA | 11.2% |
| #1,079 | Gunnison County, CO | 11.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Lincoln County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 11.2%, ranking #1,076 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #23 of 100. This places it in the 67th 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.