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Poverty Status
The percent of individuals with income below the poverty level offers important insight into a city’s overall
prosperity and the distribution of opportunity for wealth creation for individuals. Beginning in 2005,
Greensboro’s poverty rate increased significantly over the North Carolina and United States rates with some
extreme variations from year to year.
Poverty Rate, 2000 to 2016

Source: US Census Bureau, Decennial Census (2000) and American Community Survey 1-year Estimates (Remaining Years)

Poverty Rate, Top Ten Cities, 2000 to 2016
2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Cary 3.4% 4.8% 4.3% 3.9% 3.9% 4.0% 7.0% 5.6% 8.1% 5.5% 7.3% 4.5% 4.4%
Charlotte 10.6% 13.0% 12.4% 12.4% 12.0% 15.3% 17.2% 18.5% 18.1% 17.0% 16.7% 15.8% 13.4%
Durham 15.0% 14.8% 17.4% 18.3% 15.0% 18.9% 21.0% 21.5% 21.0% 18.2% 17.7% 17.8% 17.1%
Fayetteville 14.8% 18.7% 18.7% 17.5% 14.5% 17.1% 17.7% 20.2% 16.7% 18.4% 18.4% 19.1% 20.5%
Greensboro 12.3% 17.3% 19.0% 19.3% 16.2% 20.0% 20.1% 19.6% 20.0% 20.6% 19.6% 16.2% 22.8%
Greenville 26.1% 27.2% 23.6% 30.1% 30.7% 25.4% 27.8% 32.5% 30.7% 32.5% 29.8% 35.9% 30.3%
High Point 13.2% 17.4% 16.6% 17.6% 16.1% 22.9% 21.3% 24.0% 20.7% 23.0% 18.9% 24.7% 20.2%
Raleigh 11.5% 15.5% 13.8% 12.2% 13.3% 15.9% 18.4% 16.6% 16.4% 15.1% 16.6% 15.6% 12.1%
Wilmington 19.6% 16.8% 20.4% 19.1% 18.8% 23.7% 26.9% 23.7% 20.5% 22.1% 23.3% 24.4% 24.7%
Winston-Salem 15.2% 19.2% 20.0% 19.1% 19.1% 20.9% 19.8% 24.1% 26.6% 26.7% 24.1% 22.5% 21.8%
North Carolina 12.3% 15.1% 14.7% 14.3% 14.6% 16.3% 17.5% 17.9% 18.0% 17.9% 17.2% 16.4% 15.4%
United States 12.4% 13.3% 13.3% 13.0% 13.2% 14.3% 15.3% 15.9% 15.9% 15.8% 15.5% 14.7% 14.0%
Source: US Census Bureau, Decennial Census (2000) and American Community Survey 1-year Estimates (Remaining Years)

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