Poverty Rate in Rutherford County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.8%
Rank #2,257/3,222 · #67 in NC
30th
Rutherford 16.8%
NC 13.0% +28.6%
US 12.6% +32.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Rutherford County's poverty rate of 16.8% 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 Rutherford County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,254 | Wilkes County, NC | 16.7% |
| #2,255 | Palo Pinto County, TX | 16.7% |
| #2,256 | Lewis County, TN | 16.7% |
| #2,257 | Rutherford County, NC | 16.8% |
| #2,258 | Logan County, KY | 16.8% |
| #2,259 | Wright County, IA | 16.8% |
| #2,260 | Reeves County, TX | 16.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Rutherford County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 16.8%, ranking #2,257 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #67 of 100. This places it in the 30th 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.