Poverty Rate in Moore County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.1%
Rank #806/3,222 · #15 in NC
75th
Moore 10.1%
NC 13.0% -22.7%
US 12.6% -20.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Moore County's poverty rate of 10.1% 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 Moore County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #803 | Spink County, SD | 10.1% |
| #804 | Carteret County, NC | 10.1% |
| #805 | Fremont County, ID | 10.1% |
| #806 | Moore County, NC | 10.1% |
| #807 | Portage County, WI | 10.1% |
| #808 | Baldwin County, AL | 10.1% |
| #809 | Allamakee County, IA | 10.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Moore County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 10.1%, ranking #806 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #15 of 100. This places it in the 75th 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.