Poverty Rate in McDowell County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.8%
Rank #1,916/3,222 · #52 in NC
41th
McDowell 14.8%
NC 13.0% +13.6%
US 12.6% +17.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How McDowell County's poverty rate of 14.8% 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 McDowell County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,913 | Tama County, IA | 14.8% |
| #1,914 | DeKalb County, IL | 14.8% |
| #1,915 | Winona County, MN | 14.8% |
| #1,916 | McDowell County, NC | 14.8% |
| #1,917 | Clinton County, PA | 14.8% |
| #1,918 | Day County, SD | 14.8% |
| #1,919 | Graham County, KS | 14.8% |
About Poverty Rate
McDowell County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 14.8%, ranking #1,916 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #52 of 100. This places it in the 41th 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.