Poverty Rate in Pitt County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.8%
Rank #2,657/3,222 · #82 in NC
18th
Pitt 19.8%
NC 13.0% +52.3%
US 12.6% +57.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Pitt County's poverty rate of 19.8% 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 Pitt County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,654 | Texas County, MO | 19.8% |
| #2,655 | Golden Valley County, ND | 19.8% |
| #2,656 | Grant County, IN | 19.8% |
| #2,657 | Pitt County, NC | 19.8% |
| #2,658 | Graves County, KY | 19.9% |
| #2,659 | Mecosta County, MI | 19.9% |
| #2,660 | Bradley County, AR | 19.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Pitt County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 19.8%, ranking #2,657 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 57.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #82 of 100. This places it in the 18th 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.