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County rankings · Lowest poverty

North Carolina: the lowest-poverty counties by school enrollment

98 counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the lowest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 96.8%. Showing ranks 51 to 98.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
51Rutherford CountyNC209,2057,21697.6%
52Bladen CountyNC144,7564,04197.9%
53McDowell CountyNC165,7125,59998.0%
54Mitchell CountyNC82,2492,20498.0%
55Vance CountyNC187,4956,41698.1%
56Wayne CountyNC3618,48117,37698.1%
57Cherokee CountyNC132,9922,93998.2%
58Columbus CountyNC198,3868,17598.2%
59Granville CountyNC188,3766,28498.2%
60Robeson CountyNC3921,62521,04798.3%
61Rockingham CountyNC2612,29911,27498.4%
62Edgecombe CountyNC248,5738,44898.5%
63Jones CountyNC51,0161,00198.5%
64Nash CountyNC2514,28514,06898.5%
65Madison CountyNC72,0632,03598.6%
66Person CountyNC155,6594,86198.6%
67Richmond CountyNC156,5046,41098.6%
68Warren CountyNC71,6871,66398.6%
69Ashe CountyNC62,6762,64198.7%
70Bertie CountyNC71,8191,79598.7%
71Cleveland CountyNC2915,68214,31198.7%
72Hertford CountyNC72,3672,33798.7%
73Northampton CountyNC62,2462,21698.7%
74Sampson CountyNC2311,00110,86098.7%
75Haywood CountyNC167,0926,39698.8%
76Montgomery CountyNC123,8183,54498.8%
77Stanly CountyNC249,4718,63798.8%
78Anson CountyNC92,9242,89398.9%
79Halifax CountyNC236,8036,16798.9%
80Washington CountyNC61,5861,30298.9%
81Martin CountyNC123,9673,48699.0%
82Polk CountyNC72,1102,08999.0%
83Alexander CountyNC114,3444,30799.1%
84Alleghany CountyNC41,3521,34099.1%
85Caswell CountyNC62,0982,08099.1%
86Clay CountyNC41,3221,31099.1%
87Lenoir CountyNC188,4808,40399.1%
88Transylvania CountyNC103,6403,17699.1%
89Wilkes CountyNC228,5478,46799.1%
90Beaufort CountyNC146,0305,55899.2%
91Graham CountyNC31,0961,08799.2%
92Scotland CountyNC105,4165,37599.2%
93Chowan CountyNC41,7671,75599.3%
94Greene CountyNC62,6992,68199.3%
95Perquimans CountyNC41,7861,77399.3%
96Brunswick CountyNC2215,06913,49299.5%
97Hoke CountyNC148,7328,68799.5%
98Duplin CountyNC139,8229,78199.6%

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