Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Asian Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Asian Alone racial group in North Carolina was 9.55%. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Asian Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Elon town (76.74%), followed by Mount Airy city (67.72%), and Graham city (63.16%). On the other hand, the Asian Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Concord city (0%), Davidson town (0%), and Eden city (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Asian Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in North Carolina.
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon town | 76.74 |
| 2 | Mount Airy city | 67.72 |
| 3 | Graham city | 63.16 |
| 4 | Boone town | 59.53 |
| 5 | New Bern city | 47.89 |
| 6 | Morganton city | 39.31 |
| 7 | Lexington city | 37.48 |
| 8 | Shelby city | 34.76 |
| 9 | Thomasville city | 31.58 |
| 10 | Indian Trail town | 31.19 |
| 11 | Mint Hill town | 29.35 |
| 12 | Kinston city | 28.18 |
| 13 | Winterville town | 20.66 |
| 14 | Archdale city | 20.62 |
| 15 | Southern Pines town | 18.03 |
| 16 | Fuquay-Varina town | 17.95 |
| 17 | High Point city | 17.15 |
| 18 | Durham city | 16.48 |
| 19 | Fayetteville city | 16.17 |
| 20 | Murraysville CDP | 15.73 |
| 21 | Burlington city | 15.67 |
| 22 | Raleigh city | 15.54 |
| 23 | Piney Green CDP | 14.70 |
| 24 | Wilson city | 14.24 |
| 25 | Jacksonville city | 14.23 |
| 26 | Mebane city | 13.91 |
| 27 | Carrboro town | 13.83 |
| 28 | Monroe city | 13.58 |
| 29 | Hope Mills town | 13.47 |
| 30 | Chapel Hill town | 13.35 |
| 31 | Greensboro city | 13.15 |
| 32 | Wilmington city | 12.61 |
| 33 | Hickory city | 12.20 |
| 34 | Greenville city | 11.99 |
| 35 | Anderson Creek CDP | 11.56 |
| 36 | Asheville city | 11.01 |
| 37 | Charlotte city | 10.37 |
| 38 | Wake Forest town | 9.91 |
| 39 | Winston-Salem city | 9.24 |
| 40 | Waynesville town | 9.09 |
| 41 | Asheboro city | 8.93 |
| 42 | Belmont city | 7.69 |
| 43 | Stallings town | 7.52 |
| 44 | Gastonia city | 7.08 |
| 45 | Clayton town | 6.41 |
| 46 | Garner town | 6.35 |
| 47 | Matthews town | 6.31 |
| 48 | Spring Lake town | 5.40 |
| 49 | Apex town | 5.36 |
| 50 | Goldsboro city | 4.77 |
| 51 | Knightdale town | 4.47 |
| 52 | Cornelius town | 4.17 |
| 53 | Waxhaw town | 3.69 |
| 54 | Havelock city | 3.10 |
| 55 | Pineville town | 3.07 |
| 56 | Lumberton city | 2.91 |
| 56 | Mooresville town | 2.91 |
| 57 | Kernersville town | 2.72 |
| 58 | Albemarle city | 2.52 |
| 59 | Cary town | 2.43 |
| 60 | Smithfield town | 2.05 |
| 61 | Morrisville town | 1.92 |
| 62 | Weddington town | 1.40 |
| 63 | Holly Springs town | 1.25 |
| 64 | Clemmons village | 1.01 |
| 65 | Huntersville town | 0.44 |
| 66 | Concord city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Davidson town | 0.00 |
| 66 | Eden city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Elizabeth City city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Harrisburg town | 0.00 |
| 66 | Henderson city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Hendersonville city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Kannapolis city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Kings Mountain city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Lake Norman of Iredell CDP | 0.00 |
| 66 | Laurinburg city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Leland town | 0.00 |
| 66 | Lenoir city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Lewisville town | 0.00 |
| 66 | Lincolnton city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Mount Holly city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Myrtle Grove CDP | 0.00 |
| 66 | Newton city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Pinehurst village | 0.00 |
| 66 | Reidsville city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Roanoke Rapids city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Rocky Mount city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Salisbury city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Sanford city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Spout Springs CDP | 0.00 |
| 66 | Statesville city | 0.00 |
| 66 | Summerfield town | 0.00 |
| 66 | Tarboro town | 0.00 |