Poverty Rate in Watauga County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.5%
Rank #3,007/3,222 · #98 in NC
7th
Watauga 25.5%
NC 13.0% +95.4%
US 12.6% +102.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Watauga County's poverty rate of 25.5% 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 Watauga County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,004 | Franklin County, MS | 25.4% |
| #3,005 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 25.4% |
| #3,006 | Brooks County, GA | 25.4% |
| #3,007 | Watauga County, NC | 25.5% |
| #3,008 | Guadalupe County, NM | 25.5% |
| #3,009 | Oktibbeha County, MS | 25.5% |
| #3,010 | Benson County, ND | 25.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Watauga County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 25.5%, ranking #3,007 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 102.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #98 of 100. This places it in the 7th 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.