Poverty Rate in Mitchell County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.9%
Rank #1,509/3,222 · #38 in NC
53th
Mitchell 12.9%
NC 13.0% -0.9%
US 12.6% +2.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mitchell County's poverty rate of 12.9% 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 Mitchell County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,506 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 12.9% |
| #1,507 | McLean County, IL | 12.9% |
| #1,508 | Morgan County, OH | 12.9% |
| #1,509 | Mitchell County, NC | 12.9% |
| #1,510 | Klickitat County, WA | 12.9% |
| #1,511 | Big Stone County, MN | 12.9% |
| #1,512 | Calhoun County, SC | 12.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Mitchell County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 12.9%, ranking #1,509 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #38 of 100. This places it in the 53th 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.