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Poverty Rate in Virginia, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Virginia, ranked. The highest is Galax city at 31.1% and the lowest is Falls Church city at 4.0%.

Virginia: 9.9% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Virginia: 11.6%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Galax city31.1%
2Lee County28.8%
3Radford city28.7%
4Norton city26.3%
5Covington city25.7%
6Harrisonburg city25.7%
7Buchanan County25.2%
8Danville city24.7%
9Montgomery County23.9%
10Bath County23.8%
11Martinsville city23.5%
12Hopewell city21.8%
13Petersburg city21.7%
14Winchester city21.5%
15Prince Edward County20.9%
16Scott County20.2%
17Charlottesville city19.6%
18Franklin city19.3%
19Charlotte County18.9%
20Buena Vista city18.8%
21Williamsburg city18.8%
22Lynchburg city18.6%
23Nottoway County18.5%
24Tazewell County18.5%
25Roanoke city18.3%
26Richmond city18.2%
27Bristol city18.0%
28King and Queen County17.9%
29Northampton County17.7%
30Dickenson County17.3%
31Halifax County17.3%
32Portsmouth city17.3%
33Wise County17.2%
34Smyth County16.8%
35Russell County16.7%
36Grayson County16.5%
37Norfolk city16.5%
38Mecklenburg County16.3%
39Henry County16.0%
40Lunenburg County15.9%
41Emporia city15.8%
42Carroll County15.3%
43Wythe County15.2%
44Brunswick County14.9%
45Pittsylvania County14.6%
46Newport News city14.5%
47Pulaski County14.4%
48Greensville County14.3%
49Appomattox County14.0%
50Westmoreland County14.0%
51Lexington city14.0%
52Accomack County13.9%
53Craig County13.7%
54Greene County13.7%
55Bland County13.6%
56Fredericksburg city13.2%
57Franklin County12.7%
58Hampton city12.7%
59Buckingham County12.5%
60Nelson County12.5%
61Staunton city12.4%
62Essex County12.3%
63Shenandoah County11.8%
64Dinwiddie County11.7%
65Patrick County11.7%
66Alleghany County11.6%
67Sussex County11.6%
68Warren County11.6%
69Northumberland County11.5%
70Page County11.3%
71Caroline County11.2%
72Waynesboro city11.2%
73Washington County11.1%
74Amherst County10.8%
75Campbell County10.8%
76Madison County10.8%
77Surry County10.5%
78Lancaster County10.3%
79Rappahannock County10.3%
80Salem city10.2%
81Louisa County10.0%
82Floyd County9.8%
83Orange County9.8%
84Rockingham County9.8%
85Amelia County9.7%
86Highland County9.5%
87Charles City County9.4%
88Chesapeake city9.4%
89Suffolk city9.4%
90Giles County9.3%
91Fairfax city9.1%
92Prince George County8.9%
93Henrico County8.8%
94Southampton County8.7%
95Virginia Beach city8.6%
96Cumberland County8.5%
97Bedford County8.1%
98Culpeper County7.9%
99Alexandria city7.9%
100Colonial Heights city7.9%
101Mathews County7.8%
102Albemarle County7.7%
103Fluvanna County7.7%
104Richmond County7.7%
105Manassas city7.7%
106King George County7.5%
107Rockbridge County7.5%
108Arlington County7.4%
109Middlesex County7.3%
110Roanoke County7.3%
111Chesterfield County7.1%
112Spotsylvania County7.1%
113Clarke County7.0%
114Fauquier County6.8%
115Frederick County6.8%
116Isle of Wight County6.8%
117James City County6.8%
118Augusta County6.6%
119Botetourt County6.2%
120Prince William County6.2%
121Fairfax County5.9%
122King William County5.9%
123Hanover County5.7%
124York County5.6%
125Gloucester County5.2%
126Goochland County5.1%
127Manassas Park city5.1%
128New Kent County4.7%
129Stafford County4.7%
130Powhatan County4.6%
131Poquoson city4.5%
132Loudoun County4.2%
133Falls Church city4.0%

Small populations produce wide margins: Falls Church city is 4.0% with a margin of error of ±1.5%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Virginia ranks 45th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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