Poverty Rate in Wayne County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.3%
Rank #2,354/3,222 · #70 in NC
27th
Wayne 17.3%
NC 13.0% +33.0%
US 12.6% +37.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's poverty rate of 17.3% 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 Wayne County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,351 | Reynolds County, MO | 17.3% |
| #2,352 | Dickenson County, VA | 17.3% |
| #2,353 | Huerfano County, CO | 17.3% |
| #2,354 | Wayne County, NC | 17.3% |
| #2,355 | Peach County, GA | 17.3% |
| #2,356 | Portsmouth city, VA | 17.3% |
| #2,357 | Hudspeth County, TX | 17.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Wayne County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 17.3%, ranking #2,354 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 37.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #70 of 100. This places it in the 27th 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.