Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Asian Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

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.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Asian Alone Racial Group in 2021
Elon town
Mount Airy city
Graham city
Boone town
New Bern city
Morganton city
Lexington city
Shelby city
Thomasville city
Indian Trail town
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Asian Alone Racial Group in 2021
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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