Poverty Rate in Sampson County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.8%
Rank #2,830/3,222 · #90 in NC
12th
Sampson 21.8%
NC 13.0% +67.4%
US 12.6% +73.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sampson County's poverty rate of 21.8% 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 Sampson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,827 | Fayette County, AL | 21.8% |
| #2,828 | Greenbrier County, WV | 21.8% |
| #2,829 | Jeff Davis County, GA | 21.8% |
| #2,830 | Sampson County, NC | 21.8% |
| #2,831 | Roosevelt County, NM | 21.8% |
| #2,832 | Marengo County, AL | 21.9% |
| #2,833 | Wilcox County, GA | 21.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Sampson County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 21.8%, ranking #2,830 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 73.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #90 of 100. This places it in the 12th 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.