North Carolina
State Government
Governor
Roy Cooper (D)
State Senate
20
Democrats,
30
Republicans
State House
48
Democrats,
72
Republicans
Poverty by demographic - North Carolina
Child poverty rate
0.2
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
19000
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
266000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
246000
Senior poverty rate
10.9 %
Women in poverty
5,528,920
Economic well-being - North Carolina
Extreme poverty rate
0.08
Food insecurity
0.15
Minimum wage
7.25
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.302
Poverty rate
12.5%
Unemployment rate
3.7
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
8.6
Free Music Lessons Level Playing Field For Low-Income Kids
Proposed After-School Program Cuts Could Affect Thousands Of NC Students
WUNC 90.5, January 17, 2017: More People Over 60 Are Struggling To Pay Off Student Loans, Report Finds
The New & Observer, September 7, 2016: Report Shows Johnston Schools Divided Along Race, Income
Wake Forest University, January 29, 2016: Religion, Poverty, and Social Entrepreneurship – An Interdisciplinary Approach to Prisoner Re-Entry
Three teachers win $175,000 grants to spark science, math
"Innovative math and science lessons have paid off with $175,000 Burroughs Wellcome grants for three area teachers ��� two in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and one in Gaston County. All three plan to use their grants to help students in high-poverty schools succeed in subjects that can lead to lucrative careers [...] The Burroughs Wellcome Fund ��� a private foundation headquartered in Research Triangle Park that promotes biomedical science ��� has decided it�s essential to start early. The fund launched its 'career awards' for North Carolina K-12 science and math teachers in 2009. 'We�re trying to change the culture of teaching in North Carolina,' fund official Carr Thompson said Monday."