Poverty Rate in Perquimans County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.8%
Rank #752/3,222 · #12 in NC
77th
Perquimans 9.8%
NC 13.0% -24.6%
US 12.6% -22.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Perquimans County's poverty rate of 9.8% 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 Perquimans County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #749 | Pike County, PA | 9.8% |
| #750 | Lincoln County, CO | 9.8% |
| #751 | Kit Carson County, CO | 9.8% |
| #752 | Perquimans County, NC | 9.8% |
| #753 | Orange County, VA | 9.8% |
| #754 | Elko County, NV | 9.8% |
| #755 | Rankin County, MS | 9.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Perquimans County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 9.8%, ranking #752 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #12 of 100. This places it in the 77th 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.