Poverty Rate in Northampton County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Northampton County's poverty rate of 21.1% 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 Northampton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,767 | McIntosh County, OK | 21.1% |
| #2,768 | Darlington County, SC | 21.1% |
| #2,769 | Warren County, NC | 21.1% |
| #2,770 | Northampton County, NC | 21.1% |
| #2,771 | Robertson County, KY | 21.1% |
| #2,772 | Columbia County, AR | 21.1% |
| #2,773 | Mississippi County, AR | 21.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Northampton County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 21.1%, ranking #2,770 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 67.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #87 of 100. This places it in the 14th 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.