Poverty Rate in Rowan County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.0%
Rank #2,122/3,222 · #60 in NC
34th
Rowan 16.0%
NC 13.0% +22.7%
US 12.6% +26.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Rowan County's poverty rate of 16.0% 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 Rowan County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,119 | Alleghany County, NC | 16.0% |
| #2,120 | Kings County, CA | 16.0% |
| #2,121 | Hocking County, OH | 16.0% |
| #2,122 | Rowan County, NC | 16.0% |
| #2,123 | Wetzel County, WV | 16.0% |
| #2,124 | Kay County, OK | 16.0% |
| #2,125 | Terrebonne Parish, LA | 16.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Rowan County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 16.0%, ranking #2,122 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #60 of 100. This places it in the 34th 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.