| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2013–2017 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2013–2017 | Poverty Rate, 2013–2017 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013–2017 |
|
| United States | 313,048,563 | 45,650,345 | 14.6% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 24,713,230 | 4,017,654 | 16.3% | 111.5% |
| North Carolina | 9,783,738 | 1,579,871 | 16.1% | 110.7% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,686,212 | 288,986 | 17.1% | 117.5% |
|
| County |
| Alexander | 35,897 | 5,285 | 14.7% | 101.0% |
| Alleghany | 10,812 | 2,266 | 21.0% | 143.7% |
| Ashe | 26,439 | 5,139 | 19.4% | 133.3% |
| Avery | 14,694 | 2,154 | 14.7% | 100.5% |
| Buncombe | 246,149 | 32,591 | 13.2% | 90.8% |
| Burke | 86,188 | 16,660 | 19.3% | 132.6% |
| Caldwell | 80,492 | 13,214 | 16.4% | 112.6% |
| Cherokee | 27,084 | 4,561 | 16.8% | 115.5% |
| Clay | 10,715 | 1,877 | 17.5% | 120.1% |
| Davie | 41,429 | 5,802 | 14.0% | 96.0% |
| Forsyth | 358,297 | 67,043 | 18.7% | 128.3% |
| Graham | 8,459 | 1,606 | 19.0% | 130.2% |
| Haywood | 59,147 | 9,817 | 16.6% | 113.8% |
| Henderson | 110,884 | 13,134 | 11.8% | 81.2% |
| Jackson | 38,029 | 8,205 | 21.6% | 148.0% |
| Macon | 33,839 | 5,980 | 17.7% | 121.2% |
| Madison | 20,311 | 3,622 | 17.8% | 122.3% |
| McDowell | 44,084 | 8,498 | 19.3% | 132.2% |
| Mitchell | 14,699 | 2,263 | 15.4% | 105.6% |
| Polk | 20,109 | 2,197 | 10.9% | 74.9% |
| Rutherford | 65,248 | 12,804 | 19.6% | 134.6% |
| Stokes | 45,562 | 6,311 | 13.9% | 95.0% |
| Surry | 71,283 | 12,534 | 17.6% | 120.6% |
| Swain | 13,958 | 2,911 | 20.9% | 143.0% |
| Transylvania | 32,283 | 5,018 | 15.5% | 106.6% |
| Watauga | 47,881 | 13,556 | 28.3% | 194.1% |
| Wilkes | 67,318 | 14,040 | 20.9% | 143.0% |
| Yadkin | 37,477 | 6,479 | 17.3% | 118.6% |
| Yancey | 17,445 | 3,419 | 19.6% | 134.4% |
