Poverty Rates, 2008-2012: Appalachian North Carolina

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 Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2008–2012Persons Below Poverty Level, 2008–2012Poverty Rate, 2008–2012Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008–2012
United States301,333,41044,852,52714.9%100.0%
Appalachian Region24,471,8644,060,43016.6%111.5%
North Carolina9,289,4671,563,46416.8%113.1%
Appalachian North Carolina1,651,831295,74817.9%120.3%
County
Alexander36,3566,64718.3%122.8%
Alleghany10,8152,26020.9%140.4%
Ashe26,7495,16219.3%129.6%
Avery15,5062,75917.8%119.5%
Buncombe232,91939,04916.8%112.6%
Burke87,80816,38218.7%125.3%
Caldwell81,23515,40419.0%127.4%
Cherokee26,9254,06115.1%101.3%
Clay10,4512,35922.6%151.6%
Davie40,7855,28213.0%87.0%
Forsyth341,50260,22017.6%118.5%
Graham8,6291,48917.3%115.9%
Haywood58,0558,22714.2%95.2%
Henderson105,24414,19113.5%90.6%
Jackson36,4417,09019.5%130.7%
Macon33,3156,51619.6%131.4%
Madison19,7273,43317.4%116.9%
McDowell43,8798,34719.0%127.8%
Mitchell15,2252,84018.7%125.3%
Polk20,0943,16315.7%105.8%
Rutherford65,92113,38420.3%136.4%
Stokes46,7118,14917.4%117.2%
Surry72,51913,23918.3%122.6%
Swain13,7303,08322.5%150.9%
Transylvania31,8924,54314.2%95.7%
Watauga45,58813,13528.8%193.6%
Wilkes68,29115,31922.4%150.7%
Yadkin37,9046,68617.6%118.5%
Yancey17,6153,32918.9%127.0%