Poverty Rate in Polk County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.0%
Rank #1,760/3,222 · #48 in NC
45th
Polk 14.0%
NC 13.0% +7.5%
US 12.6% +11.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's poverty rate of 14.0% 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 Polk County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,757 | Dundy County, NE | 14.0% |
| #1,758 | Appomattox County, VA | 14.0% |
| #1,759 | Nobles County, MN | 14.0% |
| #1,760 | Polk County, NC | 14.0% |
| #1,761 | Westmoreland County, VA | 14.0% |
| #1,762 | Woodward County, OK | 14.0% |
| #1,763 | Chilton County, AL | 14.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Polk County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 14.0%, ranking #1,760 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #48 of 100. This places it in the 45th 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.