North Carolina: the highest-poverty counties by school enrollment

98 counties

North Carolina public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
1	Duplin County	NC	13	9,822	9,781	99.6%
2	Brunswick County	NC	22	15,069	13,492	99.5%
3	Hoke County	NC	14	8,732	8,687	99.5%
4	Chowan County	NC	4	1,767	1,755	99.3%
5	Greene County	NC	6	2,699	2,681	99.3%
6	Perquimans County	NC	4	1,786	1,773	99.3%
7	Beaufort County	NC	14	6,030	5,558	99.2%
8	Graham County	NC	3	1,096	1,087	99.2%
9	Scotland County	NC	10	5,416	5,375	99.2%
10	Alexander County	NC	11	4,344	4,307	99.1%
11	Alleghany County	NC	4	1,352	1,340	99.1%
12	Caswell County	NC	6	2,098	2,080	99.1%
13	Clay County	NC	4	1,322	1,310	99.1%
14	Lenoir County	NC	18	8,480	8,403	99.1%
15	Transylvania County	NC	10	3,640	3,176	99.1%
16	Wilkes County	NC	22	8,547	8,467	99.1%
17	Martin County	NC	12	3,967	3,486	99.0%
18	Polk County	NC	7	2,110	2,089	99.0%
19	Anson County	NC	9	2,924	2,893	98.9%
20	Halifax County	NC	23	6,803	6,167	98.9%
21	Washington County	NC	6	1,586	1,302	98.9%
22	Haywood County	NC	16	7,092	6,396	98.8%
23	Montgomery County	NC	12	3,818	3,544	98.8%
24	Stanly County	NC	24	9,471	8,637	98.8%
25	Ashe County	NC	6	2,676	2,641	98.7%
26	Bertie County	NC	7	1,819	1,795	98.7%
27	Cleveland County	NC	29	15,682	14,311	98.7%
28	Hertford County	NC	7	2,367	2,337	98.7%
29	Northampton County	NC	6	2,246	2,216	98.7%
30	Sampson County	NC	23	11,001	10,860	98.7%
31	Madison County	NC	7	2,063	2,035	98.6%
32	Person County	NC	15	5,659	4,861	98.6%
33	Richmond County	NC	15	6,504	6,410	98.6%
34	Warren County	NC	7	1,687	1,663	98.6%
35	Edgecombe County	NC	24	8,573	8,448	98.5%
36	Jones County	NC	5	1,016	1,001	98.5%
37	Nash County	NC	25	14,285	14,068	98.5%
38	Rockingham County	NC	26	12,299	11,274	98.4%
39	Robeson County	NC	39	21,625	21,047	98.3%
40	Cherokee County	NC	13	2,992	2,939	98.2%
41	Columbus County	NC	19	8,386	8,175	98.2%
42	Granville County	NC	18	8,376	6,284	98.2%
43	Vance County	NC	18	7,495	6,416	98.1%
44	Wayne County	NC	36	18,481	17,376	98.1%
45	McDowell County	NC	16	5,712	5,599	98.0%
46	Mitchell County	NC	8	2,249	2,204	98.0%
47	Bladen County	NC	14	4,756	4,041	97.9%
48	Rutherford County	NC	20	9,205	7,216	97.6%
49	Avery County	NC	10	2,025	1,966	97.1%
50	Jackson County	NC	11	3,823	3,384	96.5%

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