| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2006–2010 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2006–2010 | Poverty Rate, 2006–2010 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006–2010 |
|
| United States | 296,141,149 | 40,917,513 | 13.8% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 24,244,056 | 3,791,020 | 15.6% | 113.2% |
| North Carolina | 9,013,443 | 1,399,945 | 15.5% | 112.4% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,628,120 | 261,543 | 16.1% | 116.3% |
|
| County |
| Alexander | 36,736 | 5,524 | 15.0% | 108.8% |
| Alleghany | 10,943 | 2,866 | 26.2% | 189.6% |
| Ashe | 26,409 | 4,711 | 17.8% | 129.1% |
| Avery | 15,914 | 2,876 | 18.1% | 130.8% |
| Buncombe | 227,047 | 33,356 | 14.7% | 106.3% |
| Burke | 88,061 | 15,261 | 17.3% | 125.4% |
| Caldwell | 80,720 | 13,043 | 16.2% | 116.9% |
| Cherokee | 26,976 | 3,572 | 13.2% | 95.8% |
| Clay | 10,198 | 2,185 | 21.4% | 155.1% |
| Davie | 40,324 | 4,901 | 12.2% | 88.0% |
| Forsyth | 333,483 | 50,942 | 15.3% | 110.6% |
| Graham | 8,593 | 1,677 | 19.5% | 141.2% |
| Haywood | 57,509 | 7,053 | 12.3% | 88.8% |
| Henderson | 101,898 | 12,979 | 12.7% | 92.2% |
| Jackson | 35,377 | 7,230 | 20.4% | 147.9% |
| Macon | 32,524 | 5,486 | 16.9% | 122.1% |
| Madison | 19,502 | 3,294 | 16.9% | 122.2% |
| McDowell | 43,835 | 7,834 | 17.9% | 129.3% |
| Mitchell | 15,477 | 2,599 | 16.8% | 121.5% |
| Polk | 19,971 | 2,584 | 12.9% | 93.6% |
| Rutherford | 65,274 | 13,504 | 20.7% | 149.7% |
| Stokes | 46,596 | 5,698 | 12.2% | 88.5% |
| Surry | 72,373 | 12,197 | 16.9% | 122.0% |
| Swain | 13,606 | 3,042 | 22.4% | 161.8% |
| Transylvania | 31,423 | 4,401 | 14.0% | 101.4% |
| Watauga | 44,206 | 10,946 | 24.8% | 179.2% |
| Wilkes | 67,998 | 13,081 | 19.2% | 139.2% |
| Yadkin | 37,530 | 5,507 | 14.7% | 106.2% |
| Yancey | 17,617 | 3,194 | 18.1% | 131.2% |
