Poverty Rate in Union County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.7%
Rank #315/3,222 · #5 in NC
90th
Union 7.7%
NC 13.0% -41.0%
US 12.6% -39.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Union County's poverty rate of 7.7% 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 Union County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #312 | Fremont County, IA | 7.7% |
| #313 | Millard County, UT | 7.7% |
| #314 | Banner County, NE | 7.7% |
| #315 | Union County, NC | 7.7% |
| #316 | Fluvanna County, VA | 7.7% |
| #317 | Summit County, CO | 7.7% |
| #318 | Island County, WA | 7.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Union County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 7.7%, ranking #315 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #5 of 100. This places it in the 90th 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.