Poverty Rate in New Hanover County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How New Hanover County's poverty rate of 12.3% 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 New Hanover County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,344 | St. Lucie County, FL | 12.3% |
| #1,345 | Wallace County, KS | 12.3% |
| #1,346 | McMullen County, TX | 12.3% |
| #1,347 | New Hanover County, NC | 12.3% |
| #1,348 | Newton County, GA | 12.3% |
| #1,349 | Jackson County, IN | 12.3% |
| #1,350 | Treasure County, MT | 12.3% |
About Poverty Rate
New Hanover County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 12.3%, ranking #1,347 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #31 of 100. This places it in the 58th 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.