Poverty Rate in Richmond County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.2%
Rank #3,000/3,222 · #97 in NC
7th
Richmond 25.2%
NC 13.0% +93.6%
US 12.6% +100.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Richmond County's poverty rate of 25.2% 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 Richmond County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,997 | Ben Hill County, GA | 25.2% |
| #2,998 | Montgomery County, MS | 25.2% |
| #2,999 | Buchanan County, VA | 25.2% |
| #3,000 | Richmond County, NC | 25.2% |
| #3,001 | Talbot County, GA | 25.2% |
| #3,002 | Bath County, KY | 25.3% |
| #3,003 | Hardee County, FL | 25.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Richmond County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 25.2%, ranking #3,000 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #97 of 100. This places it in the 7th 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.