Poverty Rate in Vance County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.8%
Rank #2,652/3,222 · #80 in NC
18th
Vance 19.8%
NC 13.0% +51.9%
US 12.6% +57.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Vance County's poverty rate of 19.8% 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 Vance County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,649 | Hickory County, MO | 19.8% |
| #2,650 | Covington County, MS | 19.8% |
| #2,651 | Johnson County, AR | 19.8% |
| #2,652 | Vance County, NC | 19.8% |
| #2,653 | Wilson County, NC | 19.8% |
| #2,654 | Texas County, MO | 19.8% |
| #2,655 | Golden Valley County, ND | 19.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Vance County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 19.8%, ranking #2,652 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 57.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #80 of 100. This places it in the 18th 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.