Poverty Rate in Washington County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.1%
Rank #2,949/3,222 · #96 in NC
8th
Washington 24.1%
NC 13.0% +84.7%
US 12.6% +91.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's poverty rate of 24.1% 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 Washington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,946 | Richland Parish, LA | 24.0% |
| #2,947 | Woodruff County, AR | 24.1% |
| #2,948 | DeSoto County, FL | 24.1% |
| #2,949 | Washington County, NC | 24.1% |
| #2,950 | Franklin Parish, LA | 24.1% |
| #2,951 | Telfair County, GA | 24.1% |
| #2,952 | Clay County, TN | 24.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Washington County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 24.1%, ranking #2,949 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 91.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #96 of 100. This places it in the 8th 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.