Poverty Rate in Montgomery County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.4%
Rank #2,031/3,222 · #57 in NC
37th
Montgomery 15.4%
NC 13.0% +18.5%
US 12.6% +22.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Montgomery County's poverty rate of 15.4% 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 Montgomery County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,028 | Greenup County, KY | 15.4% |
| #2,029 | District of Columbia, DC | 15.4% |
| #2,030 | Lincoln County, MT | 15.4% |
| #2,031 | Montgomery County, NC | 15.4% |
| #2,032 | Sanders County, MT | 15.4% |
| #2,033 | Taos County, NM | 15.5% |
| #2,034 | Yakima County, WA | 15.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Montgomery County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 15.4%, ranking #2,031 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #57 of 100. This places it in the 37th 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.