| Rank | Population in Poverty Percentage ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 34.9% | Thomasville City Schools / 14,511 |
| 2. | 34.3% | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 8,778 |
| 3. | 32.1% | Watauga County Schools / 51,903 |
| 4. | 32.0% | Robeson County Schools / 134,913 |
| 5. | 31.2% | Scotland County Schools / 36,034 |
| 6. | 29.0% | Whiteville City Schools / 15,244 |
| 7. | 28.8% | Weldon City Schools / 7,174 |
| 8. | 28.3% | Clinton City Schools / 16,606 |
| 9. | 27.9% | Halifax County Schools / 31,471 |
| 10. | 27.9% | Bladen County Schools / 34,915 |
| 11. | 27.4% | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,703 |
| 12. | 27.3% | Lexington City Schools / 20,026 |
| 13. | 26.9% | Duplin County Schools / 59,455 |
| 14. | 26.3% | Hertford County Schools / 24,460 |
| 15. | 26.2% | Northampton County Schools / 21,310 |
| 15. | 26.2% | Montgomery County Schools / 27,626 |
| 17. | 25.5% | Bertie County Schools / 20,677 |
| 17. | 25.5% | Vance County Schools / 44,998 |
| 19. | 25.0% | Greene County Schools / 21,353 |
| 20. | 24.9% | Newton-Conover City Schools / 18,259 |
| 21. | 24.8% | Warren County Schools / 20,628 |
| 22. | 24.3% | Wilkes County Schools / 69,093 |
| 23. | 24.2% | Washington County Schools / 12,837 |
| 24. | 24.2% | Anson County Schools / 26,309 |
| 25. | 24.1% | Mount Airy City Schools / 11,622 |
| 26. | 24.0% | Pitt County Schools / 172,438 |
| 27. | 24.0% | Wilson County Schools / 81,499 |
| 28. | 23.8% | Richmond County Schools / 46,317 |
| 29. | 23.7% | Lenoir County Schools / 59,095 |
| 30. | 23.6% | Clay County Schools / 10,616 |
| 31. | 23.4% | Sampson County Schools / 47,236 |
| 32. | 23.4% | Asheboro City Schools / 28,583 |
| 33. | 23.0% | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,219 |
| 34. | 22.7% | Columbus County Schools / 42,268 |
| 35. | 22.5% | Martin County Schools / 23,947 |
| 36. | 22.5% | Wayne County Public Schools / 124,093 |
| 37. | 22.2% | Hoke County Schools / 50,034 |
| 38. | 21.9% | Jackson County Schools / 36,500 |
| 39. | 21.7% | Caswell County Schools / 23,357 |
| 40. | 21.5% | Yancey County Schools / 17,662 |
| 41. | 21.5% | Kannapolis City Schools / 32,018 |
| 42. | 21.4% | Graham County Schools / 8,743 |
| 43. | 21.2% | Alleghany County Schools / 10,974 |
| 44. | 21.2% | Hyde County Schools / 5,757 |
| 44. | 21.2% | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,276 |
| 46. | 21.0% | Rutherford County Schools / 67,181 |
| 47. | 20.7% | Macon County Schools / 33,840 |
| 48. | 20.7% | Burke County Schools / 90,164 |
| 49. | 20.6% | Swain County Schools / 9,390 |
| 50. | 20.5% | Ashe County Schools / 27,173 |
| 51. | 20.5% | Caldwell County Schools / 82,140 |
| 52. | 20.5% | Asheville City Schools / 39,897 |
| 53. | 20.3% | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 105,677 |
| 54. | 20.2% | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 15,158 |
| 55. | 20.2% | McDowell County Schools / 44,982 |
| 56. | 20.1% | Cleveland County Schools / 97,464 |
| 57. | 19.9% | Person County Schools / 39,303 |
| 58. | 19.9% | Beaufort County Schools / 47,587 |
| 59. | 19.7% | Surry County Schools / 55,488 |
| 60. | 19.6% | Mitchell County Schools / 15,380 |
| 61. | 19.5% | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 129,774 |
| 62. | 19.5% | Hickory City Schools / 30,442 |
| 62. | 19.5% | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,233 |
| 64. | 19.4% | Cherokee County Schools / 27,156 |
| 65. | 19.4% | Yadkin County Schools / 38,101 |
| 66. | 19.1% | Forsyth County Schools / 358,130 |
| 67. | 18.9% | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 86,551 |
| 68. | 18.8% | Rockingham County Schools / 92,602 |
| 69. | 18.8% | Perquimans County Schools / 13,507 |
| 70. | 18.8% | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 153,713 |
| 71. | 18.8% | Jones County Schools / 10,184 |
| 72. | 18.7% | Lee County Schools / 59,096 |
| 73. | 18.2% | Avery County Schools / 17,739 |
| 74. | 18.2% | Madison County Schools / 20,951 |
| 75. | 18.2% | Harnett County Schools / 121,789 |
| 76. | 18.1% | New Hanover County Schools / 209,586 |
| 77. | 18.1% | Durham Public Schools / 282,422 |
| 78. | 18.1% | Gaston County Schools / 208,379 |
| 79. | 18.1% | Pender County Schools / 54,218 |
| 80. | 17.9% | Guilford County Schools / 500,899 |
| 81. | 17.5% | Cumberland County Schools / 300,374 |
| 82. | 17.1% | Stokes County Schools / 46,858 |
| 83. | 16.9% | Alexander County Schools / 37,175 |
| 84. | 16.7% | Randolph County Schools / 113,693 |
| 85. | 16.6% | Stanly County Schools / 60,553 |
| 86. | 16.4% | Johnston County Schools / 175,343 |
| 87. | 16.3% | Brunswick County Schools / 112,907 |
| 88. | 16.3% | Moore County Schools / 90,579 |
| 89. | 16.2% | Craven County Schools / 104,574 |
| 90. | 16.0% | Gates County Schools / 11,877 |
| 91. | 15.8% | Granville County Schools / 57,955 |
| 92. | 15.8% | Haywood County Schools / 59,012 |
| 93. | 15.7% | Buncombe County Schools / 204,702 |
| 94. | 15.6% | Lincoln County Schools / 79,041 |
| 95. | 15.5% | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 968,500 |
| 96. | 15.4% | Franklin County Schools / 61,723 |
| 97. | 15.2% | Carteret County Schools / 67,851 |
| 98. | 14.9% | Onslow County Schools / 155,186 |
| 99. | 14.8% | Henderson County Schools / 108,642 |
| 100. | 14.4% | Fort Bragg Schools / 23,628 |
| 101. | 14.4% | Davie County Schools / 41,411 |
| 101. | 14.4% | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 135,145 |
| 103. | 14.4% | Chatham County Schools / 66,050 |
| 104. | 13.8% | Transylvania County Schools / 32,943 |
| 105. | 13.6% | Orange County Schools / 50,724 |
| 106. | 13.4% | Polk County Schools / 20,352 |
| 107. | 13.3% | Pamlico County Schools / 13,062 |
| 108. | 13.2% | Elkin City Schools / 6,281 |
| 109. | 12.5% | Catawba County Schools / 105,756 |
| 110. | 12.3% | Camp Lejeune Schools / 27,735 |
| 110. | 12.3% | Davidson County Schools / 129,008 |
| 112. | 11.5% | Cabarrus County Schools / 161,309 |
| 113. | 11.3% | Wake County Schools / 952,513 |
| 114. | 10.3% | Currituck County Schools / 24,212 |
| 115. | 9.7% | Union County Public Schools / 209,387 |
| 116. | 9.1% | Dare County Schools / 34,530 |
| 117. | 8.3% | Mooresville City Schools / 27,854 |
| 118. | 6.7% | Camden County Schools / 10,127 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Population in Poverty Percentage' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Population in Poverty Percentage' data are not listed.
