Poverty Rates, 2007-2011: Appalachian North Carolina

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 Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2007–2011Persons Below Poverty Level, 2007–2011Poverty Rate, 2007–2011Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007–2011
United States298,787,99842,739,92414.3%100.0%
Appalachian Region24,377,4593,930,02416.1%112.7%
North Carolina9,162,1471,473,55616.1%112.4%
Appalachian North Carolina1,641,745276,94016.9%117.9%
County
Alexander36,4756,12516.8%117.4%
Alleghany10,8272,44422.6%157.8%
Ashe26,7174,77117.9%124.8%
Avery15,5752,81918.1%126.5%
Buncombe230,12335,95215.6%109.2%
Burke87,83215,68517.9%124.8%
Caldwell81,24914,16017.4%121.8%
Cherokee27,0023,63113.4%94.0%
Clay10,3802,26221.8%152.3%
Davie40,6235,00512.3%86.1%
Forsyth337,69755,08116.3%114.0%
Graham8,6221,48717.2%120.6%
Haywood57,8398,24814.3%99.7%
Henderson103,99413,11612.6%88.2%
Jackson35,9957,02819.5%136.5%
Macon33,2656,10418.3%128.3%
Madison19,6643,56618.1%126.8%
McDowell43,7618,09718.5%129.3%
Mitchell15,2322,65217.4%121.7%
Polk20,0552,37211.8%82.7%
Rutherford65,58413,45220.5%143.4%
Stokes46,7826,70714.3%100.2%
Surry72,42913,05318.0%126.0%
Swain13,6823,07222.5%157.0%
Transylvania31,8264,16313.1%91.4%
Watauga44,79111,78226.3%183.9%
Wilkes68,17114,77521.7%151.5%
Yadkin37,8576,16916.3%113.9%
Yancey17,6963,16217.9%124.9%