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Highest poverty rate, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Galax, VAVA6,67031.1%+12.5 pts

02Lee County, VAVA21,64228.8%+4.9 pts

03Radford, VAVA17,24328.7%−2.7 pts

04Norton, VAVA3,47726.3%+3.5 pts

05Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.7%−4.4 pts

06Covington, VAVA5,68025.7%+12.8 pts

07Buchanan County, VAVA18,49225.2%+2.0 pts

08Danville, VAVA41,64724.7%+4.7 pts

09Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.9%+0.7 pts

10Bath County, VAVA4,07623.8%+16.0 pts

11Martinsville, VAVA13,84923.5%+4.3 pts

12Hopewell, VAVA23,26121.8%+6.9 pts

13Petersburg, VAVA33,73421.7%+2.1 pts

14Winchester, VAVA28,27221.5%+8.3 pts

15Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39120.9%+2.0 pts

16Scott County, VAVA21,20020.2%+3.4 pts

17Charlottesville, VAVA44,38819.6%−6.3 pts

18Franklin, VAVA8,47819.3%−0.5 pts

19Charlotte County, VAVA11,40118.9%+0.8 pts

20Williamsburg, VAVA15,86118.8%+0.6 pts

21Buena Vista, VAVA6,67218.8%+8.5 pts

22Lynchburg, VAVA81,34718.6%+2.7 pts

23Tazewell County, VAVA38,63518.5%+3.2 pts

24Nottoway County, VAVA15,79618.5%−1.6 pts

25Roanoke, VAVA99,11118.3%+2.4 pts

26Richmond, VAVA237,25718.2%−3.2 pts

27Bristol, VAVA16,41818.0%+1.7 pts

28King and Queen County, VAVA6,74317.9%+7.0 pts

29Northampton County, VAVA11,87917.7%−2.8 pts

30Halifax County, VAVA33,44717.3%+1.6 pts

31Portsmouth, VAVA96,77717.3%+1.2 pts

32Dickenson County, VAVA13,23617.3%−4.0 pts

33Wise County, VAVA34,82417.2%−2.8 pts

34Smyth County, VAVA28,88216.8%+3.5 pts

35Russell County, VAVA25,33216.7%+0.3 pts

36Norfolk, VAVA231,01316.5%−2.9 pts

37Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.5%+2.8 pts

38Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74716.3%+0.8 pts

39Henry County, VAVA49,24216.0%+4.4 pts

40Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05815.9%−4.1 pts

41Emporia, VAVA5,44715.8%−0.2 pts

42Carroll County, VAVA29,29915.3%+2.9 pts

43Wythe County, VAVA27,98315.2%+4.1 pts

44Brunswick County, VAVA15,72714.9%−1.6 pts

45Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49014.6%+2.8 pts

46Newport News, VAVA183,23014.5%+0.7 pts

47Pulaski County, VAVA33,58614.4%+1.3 pts

48Greensville County, VAVA11,18114.3%−0.4 pts

49Lexington, VAVA7,76914.0%−7.5 pts

50Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71514.0%−0.7 pts

51Appomattox County, VAVA17,17214.0%+2.6 pts

52Accomack County, VAVA33,85913.9%−4.1 pts

53Craig County, VAVA4,80013.7%+3.5 pts

54Greene County, VAVA21,95813.7%+7.2 pts

55Bland County, VAVA6,15113.6%+1.2 pts

56Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.2%−2.3 pts

57Hampton, VAVA137,31512.7%+1.4 pts

58Franklin County, VAVA55,52612.7%+3.0 pts

59Nelson County, VAVA14,92012.5%+0.3 pts

60Buckingham County, VAVA17,13712.5%−7.5 pts

61Staunton, VAVA26,80112.4%+0.7 pts

62Essex County, VAVA10,65412.3%+1.1 pts

63Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83911.8%+3.6 pts

64Patrick County, VAVA17,42411.7%−1.7 pts

65Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89611.7%+2.4 pts

66Warren County, VAVA42,74011.6%+3.1 pts

67Alleghany County, VAVA14,54611.6%+4.5 pts

68Sussex County, VAVA10,75511.6%−4.5 pts

69Northumberland County, VAVA12,55711.5%−0.8 pts

70Page County, VAVA23,76211.3%−1.1 pts

71Caroline County, VAVA34,41311.2%+1.9 pts

72Waynesboro, VAVA23,95111.2%−1.6 pts

73Washington County, VAVA53,89811.1%+0.1 pts

74Campbell County, VAVA55,62910.8%+0.2 pts

75Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.8%+0.1 pts

76Madison County, VAVA14,23710.8%+1.2 pts

77Surry County, VAVA6,60310.5%−0.3 pts

78Lancaster County, VAVA10,99510.3%−2.2 pts

79Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43910.3%+2.6 pts

80Salem, VAVA25,81610.2%+3.5 pts

81Louisa County, VAVA42,92410.0%−0.1 pts

82Floyd County, VAVA15,7899.8%−1.9 pts

83Orange County, VAVA40,0839.8%+0.7 pts

84Rockingham County, VAVA89,3169.8%+1.6 pts

85Amelia County, VAVA13,6329.7%+1.3 pts

86Highland County, VAVA2,3189.5%−3.0 pts

87Charles City County, VAVA6,6239.4%−1.2 pts

88Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.4%+2.1 pts

89Suffolk, VAVA104,6999.4%−3.8 pts

90Giles County, VAVA16,5649.3%−0.2 pts

91Fairfax, VAVA26,7729.1%+3.4 pts

92Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.9%+0.9 pts

93Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.8%+2.6 pts

94Southampton County, VAVA18,1108.7%−5.9 pts

95Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378.6%+2.1 pts

96Cumberland County, VAVA10,3528.5%−6.6 pts

97Bedford County, VAVA83,0598.1%+1.0 pts

98Alexandria, VAVA160,6627.9%−1.0 pts

99Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7387.9%+2.4 pts

100Culpeper County, VAVA57,6667.9%−1.3 pts

101Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.8%+1.8 pts

102Manassas, VAVA44,3327.7%+1.4 pts

103Richmond County, VAVA9,2947.7%−7.7 pts

104Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9757.7%+1.8 pts

105Albemarle County, VAVA118,3567.7%+0.9 pts

106Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6637.5%−2.1 pts

107King George County, VAVA29,6467.5%+1.9 pts

108Arlington County, VAVA243,9317.4%−0.4 pts

109Middlesex County, VAVA10,8417.3%−5.7 pts

110Roanoke County, VAVA97,1507.3%+2.8 pts

111Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3887.1%+2.4 pts

112Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1487.1%+2.5 pts

113Clarke County, VAVA15,6097.0%+0.4 pts

114James City County, VAVA83,3266.8%+0.4 pts

115Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.8%+0.4 pts

116Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.8%+1.3 pts

117Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3216.8%−1.5 pts

118Augusta County, VAVA78,9406.6%+0.8 pts

119Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.2%+1.8 pts

120Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.2%+1.0 pts

121Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.9%+1.4 pts

122King William County, VAVA19,6175.9%+0.4 pts

123Hanover County, VAVA116,4235.7%+2.1 pts

124York County, VAVA71,3745.6%+2.1 pts

125Gloucester County, VAVA40,0975.2%−2.5 pts

126Goochland County, VAVA29,1875.1%−1.7 pts

127Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.1%−0.0 pts

128New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.7%−0.2 pts

129Stafford County, VAVA170,8034.7%+1.2 pts

130Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.6%−1.1 pts

131Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.5%+0.0 pts

132Loudoun County, VAVA449,7494.2%+1.5 pts

133Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.0%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES