| Rank | Average Public Assistance Income per Household ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | $6,340 | McDowell County Schools / 43,587 |
| 2. | $6,130 | Onslow County Schools / 124,820 |
| 3. | $6,050 | Graham County Schools / 7,964 |
| 4. | $5,112 | Camden County Schools / 9,375 |
| 5. | $4,901 | Cherokee County Schools / 26,203 |
| 6. | $4,826 | Moore County Schools / 84,280 |
| 7. | $4,704 | Duplin County Schools / 52,358 |
| 8. | $4,646 | Camp Lejeune Schools / 40,361 |
| 9. | $4,591 | Davie County Schools / 40,297 |
| 10. | $4,476 | Avery County Schools / 17,903 |
| 11. | $4,217 | Lee County Schools / 57,919 |
| 12. | $3,926 | Ashe County Schools / 25,467 |
| 13. | $3,856 | Yadkin County Schools / 37,520 |
| 14. | $3,838 | Warren County Schools / 19,545 |
| 15. | $3,779 | Polk County Schools / 19,107 |
| 16. | $3,685 | New Hanover County Schools / 189,463 |
| 17. | $3,628 | Chatham County Schools / 61,444 |
| 18. | $3,559 | Wilkes County Schools / 66,563 |
| 19. | $3,551 | Wayne County Public Schools / 113,290 |
| 20. | $3,541 | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 103,982 |
| 21. | $3,494 | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 132,472 |
| 22. | $3,456 | Whiteville City Schools / 15,155 |
| 23. | $3,353 | Clay County Schools / 10,084 |
| 24. | $3,334 | Johnston County Schools / 156,888 |
| 25. | $3,264 | Asheboro City Schools / 28,669 |
| 26. | $3,222 | Newton-Conover City Schools / 16,715 |
| 27. | $3,168 | Lenoir County Schools / 56,831 |
| 28. | $3,122 | Scotland County Schools / 36,394 |
| 29. | $3,118 | Cabarrus County Schools / 139,933 |
| 30. | $3,064 | Wake County Schools / 828,759 |
| 31. | $3,062 | Stanly County Schools / 59,136 |
| 32. | $3,047 | Person County Schools / 37,301 |
| 33. | $3,033 | Alleghany County Schools / 10,905 |
| 34. | $3,032 | Madison County Schools / 20,227 |
| 35. | $3,011 | Union County Public Schools / 181,852 |
| 36. | $2,980 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 861,189 |
| 37. | $2,916 | Guilford County Schools / 464,041 |
| 38. | $2,913 | Pitt County Schools / 151,931 |
| 39. | $2,783 | Lincoln County Schools / 72,728 |
| 40. | $2,781 | Durham Public Schools / 256,296 |
| 41. | $2,771 | Halifax County Schools / 33,672 |
| 42. | $2,680 | Henderson County Schools / 100,333 |
| 43. | $2,650 | Watauga County Schools / 44,636 |
| 44. | $2,608 | Pamlico County Schools / 12,470 |
| 45. | $2,589 | Davidson County Schools / 110,134 |
| 46. | $2,577 | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 144,769 |
| 47. | $2,565 | Dare County Schools / 33,976 |
| 48. | $2,563 | Lexington City Schools / 21,993 |
| 49. | $2,554 | Clinton City Schools / 16,216 |
| 50. | $2,546 | Macon County Schools / 32,607 |
| 51. | $2,520 | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 129,367 |
| 52. | $2,470 | Gaston County Schools / 202,149 |
| 53. | $2,469 | Hertford County Schools / 23,281 |
| 54. | $2,466 | Richmond County Schools / 45,947 |
| 55. | $2,448 | Weldon City Schools / 7,089 |
| 56. | $2,426 | Mooresville City Schools / 17,874 |
| 57. | $2,420 | Randolph County Schools / 110,774 |
| 58. | $2,385 | Alexander County Schools / 36,278 |
| 59. | $2,382 | Forsyth County Schools / 346,851 |
| 60. | $2,372 | Carteret County Schools / 63,369 |
| 61. | $2,368 | Hoke County Schools / 42,410 |
| 62. | $2,350 | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,112 |
| 63. | $2,348 | Pender County Schools / 49,408 |
| 64. | $2,301 | Bertie County Schools / 19,187 |
| 65. | $2,299 | Caldwell County Schools / 79,382 |
| 66. | $2,294 | Haywood County Schools / 56,535 |
| 67. | $2,226 | Northampton County Schools / 20,611 |
| 68. | $2,223 | Rutherford County Schools / 63,153 |
| 69. | $2,215 | Cumberland County Schools / 281,742 |
| 70. | $2,193 | Montgomery County Schools / 27,456 |
| 71. | $2,179 | Craven County Schools / 96,789 |
| 72. | $2,179 | Robeson County Schools / 127,686 |
| 73. | $2,152 | Rockingham County Schools / 92,007 |
| 74. | $2,151 | Beaufort County Schools / 45,993 |
| 75. | $2,149 | Catawba County Schools / 105,364 |
| 76. | $2,137 | Franklin County Schools / 57,201 |
| 77. | $2,111 | Perquimans County Schools / 12,367 |
| 78. | $2,096 | Harnett County Schools / 108,885 |
| 79. | $2,082 | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,334 |
| 80. | $2,073 | Edgecombe County Schools / 41,418 |
| 81. | $2,068 | Burke County Schools / 88,987 |
| 82. | $2,038 | Bladen County Schools / 32,412 |
| 83. | $2,036 | Granville County Schools / 55,670 |
| 84. | $1,983 | Vance County Schools / 42,987 |
| 85. | $1,971 | Orange County Schools / 47,023 |
| 86. | $1,961 | Buncombe County Schools / 190,331 |
| 87. | $1,934 | Cleveland County Schools / 98,331 |
| 88. | $1,916 | Mount Airy City Schools / 10,248 |
| 89. | $1,867 | Brunswick County Schools / 98,712 |
| 90. | $1,859 | Caswell County Schools / 23,228 |
| 91. | $1,825 | Surry County Schools / 54,948 |
| 92. | $1,782 | Sampson County Schools / 46,780 |
| 93. | $1,763 | Washington County Schools / 12,979 |
| 94. | $1,713 | Gates County Schools / 11,555 |
| 95. | $1,676 | Kannapolis City Schools / 29,560 |
| 96. | $1,642 | Transylvania County Schools / 29,886 |
| 97. | $1,621 | Asheville City Schools / 35,538 |
| 98. | $1,608 | Jones County Schools / 10,028 |
| 99. | $1,589 | Hickory City Schools / 33,078 |
| 100. | $1,588 | Stokes County Schools / 45,916 |
| 101. | $1,569 | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 77,480 |
| 102. | $1,529 | Anson County Schools / 25,243 |
| 103. | $1,488 | Martin County Schools / 23,699 |
| 104. | $1,407 | Jackson County Schools / 33,174 |
| 105. | $1,394 | Wilson County Schools / 76,765 |
| 106. | $1,374 | Mitchell County Schools / 15,690 |
| 107. | $1,344 | Columbus County Schools / 38,895 |
| 108. | $1,328 | Greene County Schools / 20,402 |
| 109. | $1,257 | Thomasville City Schools / 23,906 |
| 110. | $1,150 | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 14,357 |
| 111. | $982 | Yancey County Schools / 18,336 |
| 112. | $924 | Currituck County Schools / 23,713 |
| 113. | $911 | Swain County Schools / 9,717 |
| 114. | $845 | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,629 |
| 115. | $565 | Fort Bragg Schools / 27,574 |
| 116. | $478 | Elkin City Schools / 6,970 |
| 117. | $196 | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 6,923 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Public Assistance Income per Household' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Public Assistance Income per Household' data are not listed.
*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.
