What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in North Carolina?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in North Carolina is $33,000.

North Carolina

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. North Carolina has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 94.3.

Sales tax: 7.0%
Wage income tax: Yes
Property tax: 0.61%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for North Carolina. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · unlikely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Alamance County · 2-bed $1,348
Alexander County · 2-bed $1,147
Alleghany County · 2-bed $1,048
Anson County · 2-bed $1,143
Ashe County · 2-bed $1,012
Avery County · 2-bed $1,012
Beaufort County · 2-bed $1,012
Bertie County · 2-bed $1,081
Bladen County · 2-bed $1,012
Brunswick County · 2-bed $1,574
Buncombe County · 2-bed $1,866
Burke County · 2-bed $1,147
Cabarrus County · 2-bed $1,785
Caldwell County · 2-bed $1,147
Camden County · 2-bed $1,364
Carteret County · 2-bed $1,277
Caswell County · 2-bed $1,012
Catawba County · 2-bed $1,147
Chatham County · 2-bed $1,745
Cherokee County · 2-bed $1,012
Chowan County · 2-bed $1,331
Clay County · 2-bed $1,087
Cleveland County · 2-bed $1,014
Columbus County · 2-bed $1,012
Craven County · 2-bed $1,246
Cumberland County · 2-bed $1,476
Currituck County · 2-bed $1,667
Dare County · 2-bed $1,510
Davidson County · 2-bed $1,087
Davie County · 2-bed $1,332
Duplin County · 2-bed $1,025
Durham County · 2-bed $1,745
Edgecombe County · 2-bed $1,167
Forsyth County · 2-bed $1,332
Franklin County · 2-bed $1,689
Gaston County · 2-bed $1,785
Granville County · 2-bed $1,213
Greene County · 2-bed $1,012
Guilford County · 2-bed $1,271
Halifax County · 2-bed $1,012
Harnett County · 2-bed $1,051
Haywood County · 2-bed $1,250
Henderson County · 2-bed $1,866
Hertford County · 2-bed $1,012
Hoke County · 2-bed $1,150
Iredell County · 2-bed $1,429
Jackson County · 2-bed $1,039
Johnston County · 2-bed $1,689
Jones County · 2-bed $1,012
Lee County · 2-bed $1,179
Lenoir County · 2-bed $1,012
Lincoln County · 2-bed $1,138
Macon County · 2-bed $1,015
Madison County · 2-bed $1,866
Martin County · 2-bed $1,012
McDowell County · 2-bed $1,012
Mecklenburg County · 2-bed $1,785
Mitchell County · 2-bed $1,012
Montgomery County · 2-bed $1,012
Moore County · 2-bed $1,223
Nash County · 2-bed $1,167
New Hanover County · 2-bed $1,705
Onslow County · 2-bed $1,319
Orange County · 2-bed $1,745
Pamlico County · 2-bed $1,088
Pasquotank County · 2-bed $1,220
Pender County · 2-bed $1,199
Perquimans County · 2-bed $1,040
Person County · 2-bed $1,012
Pitt County · 2-bed $1,167
Polk County · 2-bed $1,012
Randolph County · 2-bed $1,271
Richmond County · 2-bed $1,012
Robeson County · 2-bed $1,012
Rockingham County · 2-bed $1,012
Rowan County · 2-bed $1,262
Rutherford County · 2-bed $1,012
Sampson County · 2-bed $1,012
Scotland County · 2-bed $1,012
Stanly County · 2-bed $1,012
Stokes County · 2-bed $1,332
Surry County · 2-bed $1,012
Swain County · 2-bed $1,012
Transylvania County · 2-bed $1,386
Union County · 2-bed $1,785
Vance County · 2-bed $1,012
Wake County · 2-bed $1,689
Washington County · 2-bed $1,012
Watauga County · 2-bed $1,311
Wayne County · 2-bed $1,261
Wilkes County · 2-bed $1,012
Wilson County · 2-bed $1,069
Yadkin County · 2-bed $1,332
Yancey County · 2-bed $1,050

Towns

435 places in North Carolina have a cost page and a benefits page.

Metros in this ranking

Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC
Greensboro · Greensboro-High Point, NC
Winston-Salem · Winston-Salem, NC
Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC