Poverty Rate in Wilson County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.8%
Rank #2,653/3,222 · #81 in NC
18th
Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
| #2,656 | Grant County, IN | 19.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Wilson County, North Carolina has a poverty rate of 19.8%, ranking #2,653 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 57.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #81 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.