Poverty Rates, 1980: Appalachian North Carolina

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 Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 1980Persons Below Poverty Level, 1980Poverty Rate, 1980Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1980
United States220,845,76627,392,58012.4%100.0%
Appalachian Region20,928,6952,930,06814.0%112.9%
North Carolina5,682,948839,95014.8%119.2%
Appalachian North Carolina1,187,272164,17513.8%111.5%
County
Alexander24,7332,1718.8%70.8%
Alleghany9,4771,85719.6%158.0%
Ashe22,2195,06822.8%183.9%
Avery13,5002,43518.0%145.4%
Buncombe157,24120,33312.9%104.3%
Burke69,4707,00710.1%81.3%
Caldwell67,2316,96510.4%83.5%
Cherokee18,7884,17522.2%179.2%
Clay6,6191,51222.8%184.2%
Davie24,3032,64610.9%87.8%
Forsyth236,25127,35611.6%93.4%
Graham7,2171,41319.6%157.8%
Haywood45,8307,17015.6%126.1%
Henderson57,9377,14012.3%99.4%
Jackson22,7314,39519.3%155.9%
Macon20,1003,46717.2%139.1%
Madison15,9094,09825.8%207.7%
McDowell34,5524,08111.8%95.2%
Mitchell14,4212,42816.8%135.7%
Polk12,8091,75413.7%110.4%
Rutherford53,1587,26913.7%110.2%
Stokes32,8284,14512.6%101.8%
Surry58,7908,04213.7%110.3%
Swain10,0682,61125.9%209.1%
Transylvania22,6802,92712.9%104.0%
Watauga27,4866,25122.7%183.4%
Wilkes58,1488,01313.8%111.1%
Yadkin28,0624,00414.3%115.0%
Yancey14,7143,44223.4%188.6%