U.S. Census Bureau
 Poverty




Tracts with 20 Percent or More in Poverty by State:

Poverty Status in 1999 by Census Tracts with 20 Percent or More in Poverty  2000
Source:  U. S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.
Universe:  Population for whom poverty status is determined
FIPS State and County Codes   Census Tract Code  Total  Below Poverty Level Poverty
County Rate
North Carolina
37001 Alamance 020101              520                174 33.5
37001 Alamance 020400           4,983             1,172 23.5
37001 Alamance 021000           3,789                769 20.3
37005 Alleghany 950100           3,984                819 20.6
37007 Anson 980400           3,147                824 26.2
37009 Ashe 970300           2,315                493 21.3
37013 Beaufort 990100           5,468             1,172 21.4
37013 Beaufort 990300           4,128             1,287 31.2
37013 Beaufort 990400           4,920             1,340 27.2
37013 Beaufort 990800           2,738                766 28.0
37015 Bertie 960200           3,630                936 25.8
37015 Bertie 960300           3,878                987 25.5
37015 Bertie 960400           6,462             1,672 25.9
37017 Bladen 950400           5,692             1,479 26.0
37017 Bladen 950600           6,788             1,758 25.9
37021 Buncombe 000100              774                289 37.3
37021 Buncombe 000200           1,568                686 43.8
37021 Buncombe 000300           1,556                415 26.7
37021 Buncombe 000400           2,564                604 23.6
37021 Buncombe 000600           2,075                468 22.6
37021 Buncombe 000700           1,401                335 23.9
37021 Buncombe 000900           2,808             1,181 42.1
37021 Buncombe 001000           3,574                949 26.6
37021 Buncombe 001300           2,760                559 20.3
37021 Buncombe 001500           2,119                462 21.8
37027 Caldwell 030100           5,889             1,280 21.7
37035 Catawba 010700           2,739                559 20.4
37035 Catawba 010900           4,325             1,055 24.4
37041 Chowan 990100           7,242             1,498 20.7
37045 Cleveland 950500           3,963                935 23.6
37045 Cleveland 950900           3,304                934 28.3
37045 Cleveland 951100           2,907                601 20.7
37047 Columbus 990300           2,502                599 23.9
37047 Columbus 990400           4,040                842 20.8
37047 Columbus 990500           4,768                964 20.2
37047 Columbus 990600           4,075             1,011 24.8
37047 Columbus 990700           5,306             1,523 28.7
37047 Columbus 990900           4,425             1,353 30.6
37047 Columbus 991000           4,555             1,008 22.1
37047 Columbus 991100           3,298                660 20.0
37047 Columbus 991200           6,153             1,577 25.6
37047 Columbus 991300           5,053             1,035 20.5
37049 Craven 960800           3,652             1,236 33.8
37049 Craven 960900           1,998                769 38.5
37051 Cumberland 000100              599                289 48.2
37051 Cumberland 000200           2,673             1,334 49.9
37051 Cumberland 000400              937                226 24.1
37051 Cumberland 001000           2,401             1,044 43.5
37051 Cumberland 001200           5,404             1,681 31.1
37051 Cumberland 001300           1,210                526 43.5
37051 Cumberland 002200           2,532                560 22.1
37051 Cumberland 002300           5,151             1,156 22.4
37051 Cumberland 002400           6,201             1,321 21.3
37051 Cumberland 003500           5,139             1,350 26.3
37057 Davidson 060800           4,012                938 23.4
37057 Davidson 061400           3,019             1,220 40.4
37061 Duplin 990200           3,644                743 20.4
37061 Duplin 990300           5,313             1,447 27.2
37061 Duplin 990700           8,167             1,690 20.7
37061 Duplin 990800           7,532             1,631 21.7
37063 Durham 000301           2,349                569 24.2
37063 Durham 000500           3,962             1,506 38.0
37063 Durham 000801              138                  62 44.9
37063 Durham 000802              952                214 22.5
37063 Durham 000900           2,060                782 38.0
37063 Durham 001001           4,888             1,855 38.0
37063 Durham 001002           6,083             1,794 29.5
37063 Durham 001100           3,727             1,281 34.4
37063 Durham 001201           1,046                302 28.9
37063 Durham 001202              971                436 44.9
37063 Durham 001301           1,406                448 31.9
37063 Durham 001304           2,912                926 31.8
37063 Durham 001400           3,323             1,398 42.1
37063 Durham 001501              266                248 93.2
37063 Durham 001502           5,742             1,739 30.3
37065 Edgecombe 020100              319                167 52.4
37065 Edgecombe 020200           6,998             1,851 26.5
37065 Edgecombe 020300           5,689             1,235 21.7
37065 Edgecombe 020400           5,100             1,959 38.4
37065 Edgecombe 020700           2,168                454 20.9
37067 Forsyth 000100              666                155 23.3
37067 Forsyth 000200           1,233                635 51.5
37067 Forsyth 000301           1,471                500 34.0
37067 Forsyth 000302           1,621                328 20.2
37067 Forsyth 000400           3,737             1,004 26.9
37067 Forsyth 000500           3,176             1,273 40.1
37067 Forsyth 000600           2,173                666 30.6
37067 Forsyth 000700           1,827                601 32.9
37067 Forsyth 000801           1,133                635 56.0
37067 Forsyth 000802           2,293             1,258 54.9
37067 Forsyth 000900           2,992                705 23.6
37067 Forsyth 001400           3,756                806 21.5
37067 Forsyth 001500           3,682             1,089 29.6
37067 Forsyth 001602           3,383             1,314 38.8
37067 Forsyth 001700           5,869             1,610 27.4
37067 Forsyth 001800           4,311                925 21.5
37067 Forsyth 001901           1,593                547 34.3
37067 Forsyth 002702           4,849                992 20.5
37071 Gaston 031800           3,931             1,024 26.0
37071 Gaston 031900           2,642                960 36.3
37071 Gaston 032000           2,573                560 21.8
37071 Gaston 032900           3,507                714 20.4
37071 Gaston 033000              671                144 21.5
37071 Gaston 033100           2,439                529 21.7
37071 Gaston 033201           6,592             1,528 23.2
37075 Graham 980300           3,560                850 23.9
37077 Granville 970400           3,851             1,048 27.2
37079 Greene 950100           7,213             1,478 20.5
37079 Greene 950200           4,123                876 21.2
37081 Guilford 010100           1,569                332 21.2
37081 Guilford 010602           3,961             1,007 25.4
37081 Guilford 010702           1,401                342 24.4
37081 Guilford 010801              464                129 27.8
37081 Guilford 011000           1,850                508 27.5
37081 Guilford 011101           4,131             1,358 32.9
37081 Guilford 011200           4,013             1,341 33.4
37081 Guilford 011400           5,165             2,227 43.1
37081 Guilford 011602           3,266                802 24.6
37081 Guilford 012608           2,546                594 23.3
37081 Guilford 012707           2,784                729 26.2
37081 Guilford 013800           3,869             1,074 27.8
37081 Guilford 013900           4,582             1,659 36.2
37081 Guilford 014000           2,883                714 24.8
37081 Guilford 014200           3,813             1,300 34.1
37081 Guilford 014300           3,345                907 27.1
37081 Guilford 014408           1,813                579 31.9
37083 Halifax 990100           3,605             1,169 32.4
37083 Halifax 990400           3,748                873 23.3
37083 Halifax 990500           9,558             2,102 22.0
37083 Halifax 990600           4,135             1,115 27.0
37083 Halifax 990800           5,396             1,677 31.1
37083 Halifax 990900           5,892             1,832 31.1
37083 Halifax 991000           2,640                536 20.3
37083 Halifax 991100           6,129             1,792 29.2
37085 Harnett 070100           4,518             1,208 26.7
37085 Harnett 070200           3,357                860 25.6
37089 Henderson 991100           2,397                542 22.6
37089 Henderson 991200           2,229                585 26.2
37093 Hoke 970200           6,850             1,420 20.7
37093 Hoke 970300           4,765                960 20.1
37093 Hoke 970400           6,082             1,332 21.9
37097 Iredell 060200           2,331                640 27.5
37097 Iredell 060300           3,063                745 24.3
37097 Iredell 060400           4,482             1,176 26.2
37099 Jackson 950600           4,572             1,167 25.5
37101 Johnston 040300           9,131             2,096 23.0
37101 Johnston 040600           3,203                768 24.0
37105 Lee 030200           3,659             1,093 29.9
37105 Lee 030300           2,453                715 29.1
37107 Lenoir 010200           2,785                764 27.4
37107 Lenoir 010300           2,251             1,386 61.6
37107 Lenoir 010400           1,741                734 42.2
37107 Lenoir 010500           4,039             1,159 28.7
37107 Lenoir 010700           2,419                661 27.3
37115 Madison 010200           2,496                570 22.8
37117 Martin 970200           4,708             1,168 24.8
37117 Martin 970300           4,865             1,081 22.2
37117 Martin 970400           3,205                689 21.5
37117 Martin 970600           3,765             1,022 27.1
37119 Mecklenburg 000100           1,147                333 29.0
37119 Mecklenburg 000300              346                145 41.9
37119 Mecklenburg 000400              666                171 25.7
37119 Mecklenburg 000500           2,331                551 23.6
37119 Mecklenburg 000600              829                418 50.4
37119 Mecklenburg 000800           3,093             1,339 43.3
37119 Mecklenburg 000900           2,172                515 23.7
37119 Mecklenburg 001300           4,180                948 22.7
37119 Mecklenburg 001400           2,679                596 22.2
37119 Mecklenburg 001701           4,092                828 20.2
37119 Mecklenburg 002300           3,184             1,040 32.7
37119 Mecklenburg 002600              971                301 31.0
37119 Mecklenburg 003600           3,985             1,132 28.4
37119 Mecklenburg 003700           2,013                921 45.8
37119 Mecklenburg 003901           3,106             1,127 36.3
37119 Mecklenburg 003902           3,647             1,038 28.5
37119 Mecklenburg 004100           3,687                917 24.9
37119 Mecklenburg 004200           3,605                871 24.2
37119 Mecklenburg 004500           3,616             1,081 29.9
37119 Mecklenburg 004600           3,125                710 22.7
37119 Mecklenburg 004700           1,359                473 34.8
37119 Mecklenburg 004800           3,947                820 20.8
37119 Mecklenburg 005000           2,450                724 29.6
37119 Mecklenburg 005100           2,623                816 31.1
37119 Mecklenburg 005200           3,036                942 31.0
37119 Mecklenburg 005304           6,374             1,923 30.2
37119 Mecklenburg 005604           1,605                480 29.9
37127 Nash 010100              407                176 43.2
37127 Nash 010200           6,294             1,889 30.0
37127 Nash 010400           3,682                891 24.2
37127 Nash 011300           4,132                856 20.7
37129 New Hanover 010100           2,422             1,080 44.6
37129 New Hanover 010300           4,509             1,270 28.2
37129 New Hanover 010501           3,330                851 25.6
37129 New Hanover 010800           1,823                396 21.7
37129 New Hanover 011000           2,181                675 30.9
37129 New Hanover 011100           2,479                914 36.9
37129 New Hanover 011200           2,374                590 24.9
37129 New Hanover 011300           1,705                641 37.6
37129 New Hanover 011400           1,587                754 47.5
37129 New Hanover 011901           5,396             1,168 21.6
37129 New Hanover 011902           4,917             1,204 24.5
37131 Northampton 980200           4,688             1,043 22.2
37131 Northampton 980300           5,571             1,464 26.3
37133 Onslow 001500           3,029                673 22.2
37133 Onslow 001900           3,158                894 28.3
37133 Onslow 002000           1,082                469 43.3
37135 Orange 010703           5,076             1,184 23.3
37135 Orange 010704           4,614                988 21.4
37135 Orange 011300           2,503                919 36.7
37135 Orange 011400           3,219             1,095 34.0
37135 Orange 011600           3,200             2,555 79.8
37135 Orange 011700           2,809                948 33.7
37139 Pasquotank 960100           1,902                536 28.2
37139 Pasquotank 960200           3,726                876 23.5
37139 Pasquotank 960300           2,663             1,191 44.7
37139 Pasquotank 960400           4,196             1,025 24.4
37143 Perquimans 980200           5,372             1,356 25.2
37147 Pitt 000100           4,874             2,140 43.9
37147 Pitt 000200           7,199             3,148 43.7
37147 Pitt 000400           2,189                499 22.8
37147 Pitt 000701           3,209                892 27.8
37147 Pitt 000702           5,072             2,170 42.8
37147 Pitt 000800           2,652                930 35.1
37147 Pitt 001400           6,841             1,621 23.7
37147 Pitt 001500           2,901                591 20.4
37147 Pitt 001800           5,797             1,170 20.2
37147 Pitt 001900           2,813                619 22.0
37147 Pitt 002001           5,647             1,444 25.6
37151 Randolph 030302           2,902                809 27.9
37153 Richmond 970200           4,769             1,045 21.9
37153 Richmond 970500           2,569                704 27.4
37153 Richmond 970600           3,544                987 27.8
37153 Richmond 970700           3,227                940 29.1
37153 Richmond 971000           4,092             1,094 26.7
37155 Robeson 960100           7,884             2,051 26.0
37155 Robeson 960200           9,535             2,115 22.2
37155 Robeson 960300           6,197             1,678 27.1
37155 Robeson 960500           7,826             2,154 27.5
37155 Robeson 960600           5,405             1,307 24.2
37155 Robeson 960800           6,043             2,600 43.0
37155 Robeson 961000           2,175                467 21.5
37155 Robeson 961100           2,348                718 30.6
37155 Robeson 961300           8,131             1,671 20.6
37155 Robeson 961600           7,068             1,424 20.1
37155 Robeson 961700           5,977             1,398 23.4
37155 Robeson 961900           5,067             1,259 24.8
37155 Robeson 962000           6,996             1,726 24.7
37157 Rockingham 040200           4,124             1,203 29.2
37159 Rowan 050100              627                227 36.2
37159 Rowan 050202           3,607                758 21.0
37159 Rowan 050400           2,187                631 28.9
37159 Rowan 050800           3,295                889 27.0
37161 Rutherford 960800           4,423                973 22.0
37163 Sampson 970100           6,809             1,362 20.0
37163 Sampson 970600           4,416             1,052 23.8
37163 Sampson 970800           6,598             1,410 21.4
37165 Scotland 010200           4,614             1,532 33.2
37165 Scotland 010300           4,289             1,104 25.7
37167 Stanly 990600           6,139             1,372 22.3
37171 Surry 990400           2,473                670 27.1
37173 Swain 960100           4,407             1,247 28.3
37177 Tyrrell 960100           3,718                867 23.3
37181 Vance 960500           4,963             1,716 34.6
37181 Vance 960600           1,891                732 38.7
37181 Vance 960700           4,727             1,639 34.7
37181 Vance 960900           7,480             1,667 22.3
37183 Wake 050100           1,329                357 26.9
37183 Wake 050300           2,024                490 24.2
37183 Wake 050600           2,977                742 24.9
37183 Wake 050700           2,964                887 29.9
37183 Wake 050800           2,882             1,064 36.9
37183 Wake 050900           2,827             1,585 56.1
37183 Wake 051100              383                148 38.6
37183 Wake 052001           3,587                732 20.4
37183 Wake 052102           2,957                718 24.3
37183 Wake 052201           1,447                431 29.8
37183 Wake 052301           3,730                978 26.2
37183 Wake 052302           4,545             1,011 22.2
37183 Wake 052404           3,907                888 22.7
37183 Wake 052405           6,668             2,455 36.8
37185 Warren 950200           5,535             1,230 22.2
37185 Warren 950300           4,418                909 20.6
37185 Warren 950400           3,390                847 25.0
37187 Washington 950200           6,600             1,798 27.2
37189 Watauga 980400           5,460             1,398 25.6
37189 Watauga 980500           1,857                599 32.3
37189 Watauga 980600           5,525             1,769 32.0
37191 Wayne 000800           2,005                454 22.6
37191 Wayne 001400           6,828             1,802 26.4
37191 Wayne 001500           2,925                915 31.3
37191 Wayne 001700              412                182 44.2
37191 Wayne 001800           3,064             1,204 39.3
37195 Wilson 000100           3,673             1,085 29.5
37195 Wilson 000200           1,660                862 51.9
37195 Wilson 000700           6,069             2,161 35.6
37195 Wilson 000801           2,477             1,158 46.8
37195 Wilson 000802           3,885             1,006 25.9
37195 Wilson 001100           1,765                358 20.3
37199 Yancey 960300           2,954                599 20.3
Source:  U. S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: September 29, 2009