Rank |
City |
People Below The Poverty Rate |
1 |
Boone, North Carolina
|
51.3%
|
2 |
Cullowhee, North Carolina
|
47.8%
|
3 |
Roxboro, North Carolina
|
41.7%
|
4 |
Forest City, North Carolina
|
41.4%
|
5 |
Selma, North Carolina
|
41.0%
|
6 |
Whiteville, North Carolina
|
37.2%
|
7 |
Kinston, North Carolina
|
34.1%
|
8 |
Henderson, North Carolina
|
33.3%
|
9 |
Williamston, North Carolina
|
33.3%
|
10 |
Laurinburg, North Carolina
|
32.4%
|
11 |
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
|
31.5%
|
12 |
Greenville, North Carolina
|
31.4%
|
13 |
Lumberton, North Carolina
|
30.5%
|
14 |
Rockingham, North Carolina
|
29.9%
|
15 |
Thomasville, North Carolina
|
29.1%
|
16 |
Marion, North Carolina
|
28.4%
|
17 |
Asheboro, North Carolina
|
28.0%
|
18 |
Washington, North Carolina
|
27.9%
|
19 |
Ahoskie, North Carolina
|
27.7%
|
20 |
Dunn, North Carolina
|
27.4%
|
21 |
Shelby, North Carolina
|
26.8%
|
22 |
Lincolnton, North Carolina
|
26.6%
|
23 |
Lexington, North Carolina
|
25.5%
|
24 |
Clinton, North Carolina
|
25.4%
|
25 |
Spring Lake, North Carolina
|
25.1%
|
26 |
Morganton, North Carolina
|
24.9%
|
27 |
Hillsborough, North Carolina
|
24.7%
|
28 |
Wilson, North Carolina
|
24.5%
|
29 |
Goldsboro, North Carolina
|
24.1%
|
30 |
Lenoir, North Carolina
|
24.1%
|
31 |
Statesville, North Carolina
|
23.6%
|
32 |
New Bern, North Carolina
|
23.5%
|
33 |
Smithfield, North Carolina
|
22.9%
|
34 |
Wadesboro, North Carolina
|
22.8%
|
35 |
Wilmington, North Carolina
|
22.6%
|
36 |
Sanford, North Carolina
|
22.3%
|
37 |
Mount Airy, North Carolina
|
22.2%
|
38 |
Hamlet, North Carolina
|
22.1%
|
39 |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
22.1%
|
40 |
Woodfin, North Carolina
|
22.1%
|
41 |
Oxford, North Carolina
|
21.8%
|
42 |
Tarboro, North Carolina
|
21.6%
|
43 |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
|
21.5%
|
44 |
Salisbury, North Carolina
|
21.5%
|
45 |
Sawmills, North Carolina
|
21.3%
|
46 |
Monroe, North Carolina
|
21.0%
|
47 |
Gastonia, North Carolina
|
20.9%
|
48 |
Reidsville, North Carolina
|
20.7%
|
49 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
20.6%
|
50 |
Pineville, North Carolina
|
20.6%
|
51 |
Waynesville, North Carolina
|
20.5%
|
52 |
Siler City, North Carolina
|
20.4%
|
53 |
Ayden, North Carolina
|
20.4%
|
54 |
Eden, North Carolina
|
20.3%
|
55 |
Asheville, North Carolina
|
20.3%
|
56 |
Albemarle, North Carolina
|
20.3%
|
57 |
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
|
20.1%
|
58 |
Hendersonville, North Carolina
|
19.9%
|
59 |
Burlington, North Carolina
|
19.6%
|
60 |
High Point, North Carolina
|
19.3%
|
61 |
Graham, North Carolina
|
19.3%
|
62 |
Bessemer City, North Carolina
|
19.2%
|
63 |
Hickory, North Carolina
|
19.0%
|
64 |
Durham, North Carolina
|
18.6%
|
65 |
Newton, North Carolina
|
18.4%
|
66 |
Greensboro, North Carolina
|
18.4%
|
67 |
Elon, North Carolina
|
18.2%
|
68 |
Morehead City, North Carolina
|
18.1%
|
69 |
Havelock, North Carolina
|
17.0%
|
70 |
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
|
17.0%
|
71 |
Carrboro, North Carolina
|
16.8%
|
72 |
Wendell, North Carolina
|
16.7%
|
73 |
Fayetteville, North Carolina
|
16.7%
|
74 |
Kannapolis, North Carolina
|
16.6%
|
75 |
Raleigh, North Carolina
|
15.1%
|
76 |
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
15.0%
|
77 |
Mebane, North Carolina
|
14.7%
|
78 |
St. Stephens, North Carolina
|
14.6%
|
79 |
Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina
|
14.6%
|
80 |
Mocksville, North Carolina
|
14.6%
|
81 |
Brevard, North Carolina
|
14.4%
|
82 |
Cherryville, North Carolina
|
14.4%
|
83 |
Southern Pines, North Carolina
|
14.0%
|
84 |
Mount Holly, North Carolina
|
13.8%
|
85 |
Jacksonville, North Carolina
|
13.6%
|
86 |
Stokesdale, North Carolina
|
13.4%
|
87 |
Aberdeen, North Carolina
|
13.4%
|
88 |
Butner, North Carolina
|
13.0%
|
89 |
Trinity, North Carolina
|
12.3%
|
90 |
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
|
12.3%
|
91 |
Hope Mills, North Carolina
|
12.0%
|
92 |
Concord, North Carolina
|
12.0%
|
93 |
Kings Grant, North Carolina
|
11.9%
|
94 |
Clayton, North Carolina
|
11.8%
|
95 |
Conover, North Carolina
|
11.6%
|
96 |
Black Mountain, North Carolina
|
11.3%
|
97 |
Winterville, North Carolina
|
11.0%
|
98 |
Kernersville, North Carolina
|
10.9%
|
99 |
Nashville, North Carolina
|
10.8%
|
100 |
James City, North Carolina
|
10.6%
|
101 |
Leland, North Carolina
|
10.2%
|
102 |
Belmont, North Carolina
|
10.0%
|
103 |
Mooresville, North Carolina
|
10.0%
|
104 |
Piney Green, North Carolina
|
9.9%
|
105 |
Archdale, North Carolina
|
9.7%
|
106 |
Gibsonville, North Carolina
|
9.6%
|
107 |
Fletcher, North Carolina
|
9.4%
|
108 |
Cornelius, North Carolina
|
9.4%
|
109 |
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
|
9.3%
|
110 |
Etowah, North Carolina
|
9.1%
|
111 |
King, North Carolina
|
9.0%
|
112 |
Waxhaw, North Carolina
|
8.9%
|
113 |
Lewisville, North Carolina
|
8.8%
|
114 |
Murraysville, North Carolina
|
8.6%
|
115 |
Wake Forest, North Carolina
|
8.5%
|
116 |
Half Moon, North Carolina
|
8.4%
|
117 |
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
|
7.8%
|
118 |
Silver Lake, North Carolina
|
7.8%
|
119 |
Oak Island, North Carolina
|
7.5%
|
120 |
Mint Hill, North Carolina
|
7.2%
|
121 |
Garner, North Carolina
|
7.1%
|
122 |
Matthews, North Carolina
|
7.0%
|
123 |
Myrtle Grove, North Carolina
|
6.9%
|
124 |
Lake Norman of Catawba, North Carolina
|
6.7%
|
125 |
Davidson, North Carolina
|
6.3%
|
126 |
Harrisburg, North Carolina
|
6.3%
|
127 |
Clemmons, North Carolina
|
6.2%
|
128 |
Knightdale, North Carolina
|
5.9%
|
129 |
Pinehurst, North Carolina
|
5.6%
|
130 |
Huntersville, North Carolina
|
5.5%
|
131 |
Indian Trail, North Carolina
|
5.4%
|
132 |
Ogden, North Carolina
|
5.4%
|
133 |
Porters Neck, North Carolina
|
5.2%
|
134 |
Stallings, North Carolina
|
4.7%
|
135 |
Cary, North Carolina
|
4.7%
|
136 |
Holly Springs, North Carolina
|
4.4%
|
137 |
Summerfield, North Carolina
|
4.0%
|
138 |
Mills River, North Carolina
|
3.7%
|
139 |
Unionville, North Carolina
|
3.1%
|
140 |
Wesley Chapel, North Carolina
|
3.0%
|
141 |
Morrisville, North Carolina
|
2.7%
|
142 |
Apex, North Carolina
|
2.6%
|
143 |
Oak Ridge, North Carolina
|
2.6%
|
144 |
Weddington, North Carolina
|
1.7%
|
145 |
Marvin, North Carolina
|
1.6%
|