Mitchell County Historical Poverty Level Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Mitchell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 2,933 | 19.57%, see rank | 17.58% | 15.59% |
| Family in Poverty | 685 | 15.16%, see rank | 13.04% | 11.47% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Mitchell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 2,840 | 18.65%, see rank | 16.83% | 14.88% |
| Family in Poverty | 704 | 15.19%, see rank | 12.41% | 10.92% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Mitchell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 2,599 | 16.79%, see rank | 15.53% | 13.82% |
| Family in Poverty | 554 | 12.04%, see rank | 11.37% | 10.08% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Mitchell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 2,562 | 16.48%, see rank | 15.06% | 13.47% |
| Family in Poverty | 461 | 10.50%, see rank | 11.06% | 9.86% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Mitchell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 2,142 | 13.83%, see rank | 12.28% | 12.38% |
| Family in Poverty | 512 | 10.72%, see rank | 9.04% | 9.16% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
