Poverty Rate in Wake County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.1%
Rank #383/3,222 · #6 in NC
88th
Wake 8.1%
NC 13.0% -37.6%
US 12.6% -35.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wake County's poverty rate of 8.1% 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 Wake County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #380 | Ohio County, IN | 8.1% |
| #381 | Jefferson County, WI | 8.1% |
| #382 | Powder River County, MT | 8.1% |
| #383 | Wake County, NC | 8.1% |
| #384 | Lac qui Parle County, MN | 8.1% |
| #385 | Dickinson County, KS | 8.1% |
| #386 | Salt Lake County, UT | 8.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Wake County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 8.1%, ranking #383 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #6 of 100. This places it in the 88th 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.