Poverty Rate in Rockingham County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.3%
Rank #2,176/3,222 · #62 in NC
32th
Rockingham 16.3%
NC 13.0% +24.9%
US 12.6% +29.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Rockingham County's poverty rate of 16.3% 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 Rockingham County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,173 | Douglas County, OR | 16.3% |
| #2,174 | Massac County, IL | 16.3% |
| #2,175 | Martin County, IN | 16.3% |
| #2,176 | Rockingham County, NC | 16.3% |
| #2,177 | Lincoln County, KY | 16.3% |
| #2,178 | Deer Lodge County, MT | 16.3% |
| #2,179 | Polk County, MO | 16.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Rockingham County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 16.3%, ranking #2,176 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #62 of 100. This places it in the 32th 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.