Poverty Rate in Stanly County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.2%
Rank #1,988/3,222 · #56 in NC
38th
Stanly 15.2%
NC 13.0% +17.0%
US 12.6% +21.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Stanly County's poverty rate of 15.2% 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 Stanly County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,985 | Baraga County, MI | 15.2% |
| #1,986 | Forest County, WI | 15.2% |
| #1,987 | Webster County, MO | 15.2% |
| #1,988 | Stanly County, NC | 15.2% |
| #1,989 | Gilliam County, OR | 15.3% |
| #1,990 | Fulton County, IN | 15.3% |
| #1,991 | St. Martin Parish, LA | 15.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Stanly County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 15.2%, ranking #1,988 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #56 of 100. This places it in the 38th 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.