| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2010–2014 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2010–2014 | Poverty Rate, 2010–2014 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010–2014 |
|
| United States | 306,226,394 | 47,755,606 | 15.6% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 24,592,742 | 4,225,983 | 17.2% | 110.2% |
| North Carolina | 9,496,939 | 1,669,147 | 17.6% | 112.7% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,666,491 | 317,871 | 19.1% | 122.3% |
|
| County |
| Alexander | 36,208 | 6,100 | 16.8% | 108.0% |
| Alleghany | 10,762 | 2,277 | 21.2% | 135.7% |
| Ashe | 26,763 | 5,489 | 20.5% | 131.5% |
| Avery | 15,433 | 2,815 | 18.2% | 117.0% |
| Buncombe | 238,615 | 39,353 | 16.5% | 105.8% |
| Burke | 87,284 | 18,086 | 20.7% | 132.9% |
| Caldwell | 80,960 | 16,591 | 20.5% | 131.4% |
| Cherokee | 26,772 | 5,190 | 19.4% | 124.3% |
| Clay | 10,539 | 2,483 | 23.6% | 151.1% |
| Davie | 40,978 | 5,905 | 14.4% | 92.4% |
| Forsyth | 348,176 | 66,425 | 19.1% | 122.3% |
| Graham | 8,626 | 1,847 | 21.4% | 137.3% |
| Haywood | 58,350 | 9,210 | 15.8% | 101.2% |
| Henderson | 107,466 | 15,902 | 14.8% | 94.9% |
| Jackson | 36,896 | 8,238 | 22.3% | 143.2% |
| Macon | 33,443 | 6,936 | 20.7% | 133.0% |
| Madison | 19,903 | 3,629 | 18.2% | 116.9% |
| McDowell | 44,075 | 8,892 | 20.2% | 129.4% |
| Mitchell | 14,987 | 2,933 | 19.6% | 125.5% |
| Polk | 20,055 | 2,683 | 13.4% | 85.8% |
| Rutherford | 65,957 | 13,818 | 21.0% | 134.3% |
| Stokes | 46,322 | 7,909 | 17.1% | 109.5% |
| Surry | 72,390 | 14,367 | 19.8% | 127.3% |
| Swain | 13,845 | 3,833 | 27.7% | 177.5% |
| Transylvania | 31,949 | 4,398 | 13.8% | 88.3% |
| Watauga | 46,541 | 14,947 | 32.1% | 205.9% |
| Wilkes | 67,969 | 16,539 | 24.3% | 156.0% |
| Yadkin | 37,763 | 7,318 | 19.4% | 124.3% |
| Yancey | 17,464 | 3,758 | 21.5% | 138.0% |
