Poverty Rate in Pamlico County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.2%
Rank #1,969/3,222 · #53 in NC
39th
Pamlico 15.2%
NC 13.0% +16.3%
US 12.6% +20.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Pamlico County's poverty rate of 15.2% 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 Pamlico County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,966 | Morgan County, TN | 15.1% |
| #1,967 | Caldwell County, KY | 15.1% |
| #1,968 | Columbiana County, OH | 15.2% |
| #1,969 | Pamlico County, NC | 15.2% |
| #1,970 | Monroe County, OH | 15.2% |
| #1,971 | Keweenaw County, MI | 15.2% |
| #1,972 | McCracken County, KY | 15.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Pamlico County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 15.2%, ranking #1,969 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #53 of 100. This places it in the 39th 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.