Poverty rate: zip codes ranked in North Carolina

Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in North Carolina with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the highest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	28452	Longwood	54.4%	1,152
2	27849	Lewiston Woodville	50.6%	1,089
3	28392	Tar Heel	44.8%	1,758
4	28386	Shannon	38.2%	5,451
5	27824	Engelhard	36.9%	1,109
6	28508	Albertson	35.7%	1,813
7	28607	Boone	34.4%	35,679
8	28377	Red Springs	33.5%	11,590
9	28343	Gibson	33.2%	1,574
10	27806	Aurora	33%	2,152
11	27573	Roxboro	32.5%	11,537
12	28364	Maxton	31.8%	12,819
13	28369	Orrum	31.7%	1,878
14	28439	Fair Bluff	31.4%	1,190
15	27874	Scotland Neck	31.2%	3,464
16	28347	Hoffman	30.6%	2,212
17	27311	Pelham	30.5%	3,842
18	27379	Yanceyville	30.3%	4,479
19	27823	Enfield	29.9%	6,553
20	27260	High Point	29.7%	25,299
21	27855	Murfreesboro	29.6%	5,783
22	28501	Kinston	29.4%	17,642
23	28723	Cullowhee	29.3%	12,756
24	28578	Seven Springs	29.3%	4,219
25	27893	Wilson	29%	38,512
26	27831	Garysburg	29%	2,362
27	27401	Greensboro	28.9%	21,920
28	27563	Norlina	28.8%	5,205
29	28352	Laurinburg	28.4%	23,837
30	28341	Faison	28.4%	2,886
31	28455	Nakina	28.3%	1,644
32	27883	Stantonsburg	28.2%	4,128
33	27970	Roper	28.2%	2,439
34	27890	Weldon	28.2%	2,258
35	28301	Fayetteville	28.1%	16,798
36	28431	Chadbourn	28.1%	5,901
37	28433	Clarkton	28.1%	4,313
38	28351	Laurel Hill	27.9%	4,535
39	28384	Saint Pauls	27.7%	11,379
40	27801	Rocky Mount	27.6%	19,532
41	28801	Asheville	27.3%	14,691
42	28170	Wadesboro	27.3%	10,103
43	27105	Winston-Salem	27.1%	40,678
44	28372	Pembroke	27%	12,483
45	27844	Hollister	26.9%	3,334
46	28669	Roaring River	26.9%	2,935
47	28340	Fairmont	26.8%	9,265
48	28333	Dudley	26.7%	10,534
49	28144	Salisbury	26.6%	27,977
50	27536	Henderson	26.5%	15,298
51	27878	Sharpsburg	26.1%	1,094
52	27832	Gaston	26%	2,783
53	28398	Warsaw	25.8%	6,417
54	28580	Snow Hill	25.7%	11,644
55	28119	Morven	25.6%	2,182
56	28345	Hamlet	25.3%	12,372
57	28622	Elk Park	25.3%	2,565
58	28358	Lumberton	25.1%	33,071
59	27962	Plymouth	25%	7,043
60	27101	Winston-Salem	24.9%	22,973
61	28403	Wilmington	24.8%	40,319
62	28328	Clinton	24.8%	26,927
63	27242	Eagle Springs	24.7%	1,674
64	28685	Traphill	24.6%	2,181
65	27828	Farmville	24.2%	7,909
66	27834	Greenville	24.1%	56,347
67	28379	Rockingham	24%	23,417
68	27897	Woodland	23.9%	1,194
69	27209	Biscoe	23.8%	3,906
70	28052	Gastonia	23.6%	36,272
71	28623	Ennice	23.4%	1,814
72	28538	Hookerton	23.1%	1,989
73	27203	Asheboro	23%	23,224
74	27910	Ahoskie	22.7%	10,487
75	27842	Henrico	22.7%	1,538
76	27858	Greenville	22.5%	58,774
77	27344	Siler City	22.5%	19,198
78	27810	Belhaven	22.5%	3,336
79	27829	Fountain	22.5%	1,664
80	28073	Grover	22.4%	5,890
81	28464	Teachey	22.4%	2,185
82	28043	Forest City	22.3%	20,930
83	28665	Purlear	22.3%	2,483
84	28393	Turkey	22.2%	1,707
85	28458	Rose Hill	22.1%	5,446
86	28160	Spindale	22%	3,665
87	27405	Greensboro	21.9%	54,303
88	28442	Hallsboro	21.9%	1,810
89	27403	Greensboro	21.8%	22,557
90	28337	Elizabethtown	21.8%	8,357
91	27217	Burlington	21.6%	41,406
92	28360	Lumberton	21.6%	12,550
93	28530	Grifton	21.6%	6,484
94	28382	Roseboro	21.5%	6,961
95	28444	Harrells	21.5%	2,479
96	28383	Rowland	21.4%	6,825
97	27871	Robersonville	21.3%	3,471
98	28621	Elkin	21%	9,403
99	28349	Kenansville	21%	3,775
100	28366	Newton Grove	21%	3,769

Zip codes with the lowest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	27506	Buies Creek	0%	1,056
2	28542	Camp Lejeune	0%	3,508
3	28125	Mount Ulla	0.8%	2,765
4	27571	Rolesville	1.3%	9,095
5	27291	Leasburg	1.4%	1,656
6	27608	Raleigh	2%	12,604
7	27502	Apex	2.3%	48,530
8	27007	Ararat	2.4%	2,095
9	27959	Nags Head	2.4%	3,170
10	27283	Julian	2.4%	3,366
11	28759	Mills River	2.5%	7,555
12	27539	Apex	2.5%	25,878
13	28582	Stella	2.7%	1,658
14	28207	Charlotte	2.8%	9,527
15	28717	Cashiers	3%	1,265
16	27966	Powells Point	3%	1,540
17	28689	Union Grove	3%	2,188
18	28709	Barnardsville	3.1%	2,260
19	28774	Sapphire	3.2%	1,451
20	28449	Kure Beach	3.2%	2,131
21	27562	New Hill	3.2%	5,659
22	27949	Kitty Hawk	3.2%	8,251
23	27929	Currituck	3.3%	3,281
24	28673	Sherrills Ford	3.3%	6,874
25	28078	Huntersville	3.3%	71,657
26	28445	Holly Ridge	3.4%	10,797
27	27310	Oak Ridge	3.5%	8,622
28	28278	Charlotte	3.5%	37,420
29	28107	Midland	3.7%	10,244
30	28480	Wrightsville Beach	3.8%	2,776
31	27503	Bahama	3.8%	5,374
32	28117	Mooresville	3.9%	48,826
33	27924	Colerain	4%	2,708
34	27235	Colfax	4%	5,237
35	28080	Iron Station	4%	7,606
36	27560	Morrisville	4%	40,792
37	28436	Delco	4.1%	1,922
38	28729	Etowah	4.2%	3,681
39	27006	Advance	4.2%	16,247
40	27916	Aydlett	4.3%	1,258
41	27507	Bullock	4.3%	1,811
42	28409	Wilmington	4.3%	36,163
43	28411	Wilmington	4.3%	37,233
44	28226	Charlotte	4.3%	39,381
45	28790	Zirconia	4.4%	3,241
46	27921	Camden	4.4%	5,063
47	28173	Waxhaw	4.4%	65,274
48	27519	Cary	4.4%	69,836
49	28682	Terrell	4.5%	1,701
50	27243	Efland	4.5%	5,677
51	28075	Harrisburg	4.5%	21,517
52	28277	Charlotte	4.5%	73,882
53	27935	Eure	4.6%	1,464
54	27214	Browns Summit	4.6%	14,766
55	28374	Pinehurst	4.6%	19,782
56	28104	Matthews	4.6%	36,641
57	27540	Holly Springs	4.7%	47,771
58	28701	Alexander	4.8%	5,786
59	27613	Raleigh	4.8%	45,235
60	28594	Emerald Isle	4.9%	3,934
61	27587	Wake Forest	5%	82,886
62	27950	Knotts Island	5.1%	1,796
63	28479	Winnabow	5.1%	6,581
64	28036	Davidson	5.1%	22,963
65	27513	Cary	5.1%	46,979
66	27054	Woodleaf	5.2%	1,931
67	27559	Moncure	5.2%	2,312
68	27526	Fuquay Varina	5.3%	61,588
69	27591	Wendell	5.4%	29,838
70	27518	Cary	5.5%	19,735
71	28006	Alexis	5.6%	1,518
72	27358	Summerfield	5.6%	15,685
73	27517	Chapel Hill	5.6%	29,564
74	28031	Cornelius	5.6%	31,733
75	28649	Mc Grady	5.7%	1,355
76	27617	Raleigh	5.7%	20,237
77	27050	Tobaccoville	5.8%	3,823
78	28461	Southport	5.8%	23,762
79	27615	Raleigh	5.8%	46,019
80	28129	Oakboro	5.9%	5,852
81	27958	Moyock	5.9%	14,408
82	28037	Denver	5.9%	28,768
83	27455	Greensboro	5.9%	29,302
84	27282	Jamestown	6%	15,927
85	28105	Matthews	6%	46,817
86	27326	Ruffin	6.1%	3,396
87	28428	Carolina Beach	6.1%	7,136
88	27596	Youngsville	6.1%	22,232
89	28684	Todd	6.2%	1,961
90	28166	Troutman	6.2%	11,875
91	28270	Charlotte	6.2%	32,448
92	28079	Indian Trail	6.2%	43,035
93	27009	Belews Creek	6.3%	2,939
94	27520	Clayton	6.3%	48,014
95	27053	Westfield	6.4%	3,068
96	28771	Robbinsville	6.4%	7,567
97	28467	Calabash	6.4%	13,313
98	28704	Arden	6.4%	24,138
99	27939	Grandy	6.5%	2,206
100	28373	Pinebluff	6.5%	2,589

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