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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. The median across all 133 is 11.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Covington, VA, up 65 places to #6.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01▲8Galax, VAVA6,67031.1%+12.5 pts
02▲1Lee County, VAVA21,64228.8%+4.9 pts
03▼2Radford, VAVA17,24328.7%−2.7 pts
04▼2Norton, VAVA3,47726.3%+3.5 pts
05Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.7%−4.4 pts
06▲65Covington, VAVA5,68025.7%+12.8 pts
07▼1Buchanan County, VAVA18,49225.2%+2.0 pts
08▲6Danville, VAVA41,64724.7%+4.7 pts
09▲1Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.9%+0.7 pts
10▲15Bath County, VAVA4,07623.8%+16.0 pts
11▼7Martinsville, VAVA13,84923.5%+4.3 pts
12▼5Hopewell, VAVA23,26121.8%+6.9 pts
13▲2Petersburg, VAVA33,73421.7%+2.1 pts
14▲31Winchester, VAVA28,27221.5%+8.3 pts
15▼3Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39120.9%+2.0 pts
16▲37Scott County, VAVA21,20020.2%+3.4 pts
17▼4Charlottesville, VAVA44,38819.6%−6.3 pts
18▲10Franklin, VAVA8,47819.3%−0.5 pts
19▼11Charlotte County, VAVA11,40118.9%+0.8 pts
20▲26Williamsburg, VAVA15,86118.8%+0.6 pts
21▲12Buena Vista, VAVA6,67218.8%+8.5 pts
22▲7Lynchburg, VAVA81,34718.6%+2.7 pts
23▲7Tazewell County, VAVA38,63518.5%+3.2 pts
24▲8Nottoway County, VAVA15,79618.5%−1.6 pts
25▼4Roanoke, VAVA99,11118.3%+2.4 pts
26▼6Richmond, VAVA237,25718.2%−3.2 pts
27▼10Bristol, VAVA16,41818.0%+1.7 pts
28▲36King and Queen County, VAVA6,74317.9%+7.0 pts
29▲6Northampton County, VAVA11,87917.7%−2.8 pts
30▲17Halifax County, VAVA33,44717.3%+1.6 pts
31▲9Portsmouth, VAVA96,77717.3%+1.2 pts
32▼21Dickenson County, VAVA13,23617.3%−4.0 pts
33▼14Wise County, VAVA34,82417.2%−2.8 pts
34▼10Smyth County, VAVA28,88216.8%+3.5 pts
35▼9Russell County, VAVA25,33216.7%+0.3 pts
36▼9Norfolk, VAVA231,01316.5%−2.9 pts
37▼1Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.5%+2.8 pts
38▼7Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74716.3%+0.8 pts
39▲4Henry County, VAVA49,24216.0%+4.4 pts
40▲10Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05815.9%−4.1 pts
41▼23Emporia, VAVA5,44715.8%−0.2 pts
42▼3Carroll County, VAVA29,29915.3%+2.9 pts
43▲19Wythe County, VAVA27,98315.2%+4.1 pts
44▼21Brunswick County, VAVA15,72714.9%−1.6 pts
45▲3Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49014.6%+2.8 pts
46▲6Newport News, VAVA183,23014.5%+0.7 pts
47▲14Pulaski County, VAVA33,58614.4%+1.3 pts
48▲10Greensville County, VAVA11,18114.3%−0.4 pts
49▼33Lexington, VAVA7,76914.0%−7.5 pts
50▼9Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71514.0%−0.7 pts
51▲9Appomattox County, VAVA17,17214.0%+2.6 pts
52▼30Accomack County, VAVA33,85913.9%−4.1 pts
53▲17Craig County, VAVA4,80013.7%+3.5 pts
54▲34Greene County, VAVA21,95813.7%+7.2 pts
55▲19Bland County, VAVA6,15113.6%+1.2 pts
56Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.2%−2.3 pts
57▼13Hampton, VAVA137,31512.7%+1.4 pts
58▼3Franklin County, VAVA55,52612.7%+3.0 pts
59▲13Nelson County, VAVA14,92012.5%+0.3 pts
60▼22Buckingham County, VAVA17,13712.5%−7.5 pts
61▲7Staunton, VAVA26,80112.4%+0.7 pts
62▼13Essex County, VAVA10,65412.3%+1.1 pts
63▲6Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83911.8%+3.6 pts
64▲1Patrick County, VAVA17,42411.7%−1.7 pts
65▲11Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89611.7%+2.4 pts
66▲12Warren County, VAVA42,74011.6%+3.1 pts
67▼25Alleghany County, VAVA14,54611.6%+4.5 pts
68▲7Sussex County, VAVA10,75511.6%−4.5 pts
69▼12Northumberland County, VAVA12,55711.5%−0.8 pts
70▼7Page County, VAVA23,76211.3%−1.1 pts
71▲27Caroline County, VAVA34,41311.2%+1.9 pts
72▼21Waynesboro, VAVA23,95111.2%−1.6 pts
73▼14Washington County, VAVA53,89811.1%+0.1 pts
74▲8Campbell County, VAVA55,62910.8%+0.2 pts
75▲2Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.8%+0.1 pts
76▲14Madison County, VAVA14,23710.8%+1.2 pts
77▼40Surry County, VAVA6,60310.5%−0.3 pts
78▼24Lancaster County, VAVA10,99510.3%−2.2 pts
79▲25Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43910.3%+2.6 pts
80▲16Salem, VAVA25,81610.2%+3.5 pts
81▼8Louisa County, VAVA42,92410.0%−0.1 pts
82▲2Floyd County, VAVA15,7899.8%−1.9 pts
83▼3Orange County, VAVA40,0839.8%+0.7 pts
84▲16Rockingham County, VAVA89,3169.8%+1.6 pts
85▼6Amelia County, VAVA13,6329.7%+1.3 pts
86▼3Highland County, VAVA2,3189.5%−3.0 pts
87▼21Charles City County, VAVA6,6239.4%−1.2 pts
88▲18Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.4%+2.1 pts
89▲4Suffolk, VAVA104,6999.4%−3.8 pts
90▼4Giles County, VAVA16,5649.3%−0.2 pts
91▼4Fairfax, VAVA26,7729.1%+3.4 pts
92▲17Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.9%+0.9 pts
93▲2Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.8%+2.6 pts
94▲9Southampton County, VAVA18,1108.7%−5.9 pts
95▲13Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378.6%+2.1 pts
96▼15Cumberland County, VAVA10,3528.5%−6.6 pts
97▲2Bedford County, VAVA83,0598.1%+1.0 pts
98▼6Alexandria, VAVA160,6627.9%−1.0 pts
99▼14Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7387.9%+2.4 pts
100▲2Culpeper County, VAVA57,6667.9%−1.3 pts
101▼4Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.8%+1.8 pts
102▲9Manassas, VAVA44,3327.7%+1.4 pts
103▼69Richmond County, VAVA9,2947.7%−7.7 pts
104▲26Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9757.7%+1.8 pts
105Albemarle County, VAVA118,3567.7%+0.9 pts
106▼39Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6637.5%−2.1 pts
107▲16King George County, VAVA29,6467.5%+1.9 pts
108▲7Arlington County, VAVA243,9317.4%−0.4 pts
109▼20Middlesex County, VAVA10,8417.3%−5.7 pts
110▲2Roanoke County, VAVA97,1507.3%+2.8 pts
111▼1Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3887.1%+2.4 pts
112▲2Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1487.1%+2.5 pts
113▲5Clarke County, VAVA15,6097.0%+0.4 pts
114▼1James City County, VAVA83,3266.8%+0.4 pts
115▲5Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.8%+0.4 pts
116▲6Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.8%+1.3 pts
117▼26Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3216.8%−1.5 pts
118▼24Augusta County, VAVA78,9406.6%+0.8 pts
119▼2Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.2%+1.8 pts
120▼4Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.2%+1.0 pts
121▼2Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.9%+1.4 pts
122▼15King William County, VAVA19,6175.9%+0.4 pts
123▲3Hanover County, VAVA116,4235.7%+2.1 pts
124▲3York County, VAVA71,3745.6%+2.1 pts
125▼24Gloucester County, VAVA40,0975.2%−2.5 pts
126▲5Goochland County, VAVA29,1875.1%−1.7 pts
127▼3Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.1%0.0 pts
128New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.7%−0.2 pts
129▼8Stafford County, VAVA170,8034.7%+1.2 pts
130▼1Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.6%−1.1 pts
131▼6Poquoson, 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES