Poverty Rate in Madison County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.1%
Rank #1,303/3,222 · #30 in NC
60th
Madison 12.1%
NC 13.0% -7.0%
US 12.6% -3.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Madison County's poverty rate of 12.1% 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 Madison County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,300 | Columbia County, NY | 12.1% |
| #1,301 | Barnes County, ND | 12.1% |
| #1,302 | Wayne County, PA | 12.1% |
| #1,303 | Madison County, NC | 12.1% |
| #1,304 | Pottawattamie County, IA | 12.1% |
| #1,305 | Pulaski County, IN | 12.1% |
| #1,306 | Franklin County, MA | 12.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Madison County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 12.1%, ranking #1,303 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #30 of 100. This places it in the 60th 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.