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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%+67%

02Lee County, VAVA21,64228.8%+21%

03Radford, VAVA17,24328.7%−9%

04Norton, VAVA3,47726.3%+16%

05Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.7%−15%

06Covington, VAVA5,68025.7%+99%

07Buchanan County, VAVA18,49225.2%+9%

08Danville, VAVA41,64724.7%+23%

09Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.9%+3%

10Bath County, VAVA4,07623.8%+205%

11Martinsville, VAVA13,84923.5%+22%

12Hopewell, VAVA23,26121.8%+46%

13Petersburg, VAVA33,73421.7%+11%

14Winchester, VAVA28,27221.5%+63%

15Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39120.9%+11%

16Scott County, VAVA21,20020.2%+21%

17Charlottesville, VAVA44,38819.6%−24%

18Franklin, VAVA8,47819.3%−3%

19Charlotte County, VAVA11,40118.9%+4%

20Williamsburg, VAVA15,86118.8%+3%

21Buena Vista, VAVA6,67218.8%+82%

22Lynchburg, VAVA81,34718.6%+17%

23Tazewell County, VAVA38,63518.5%+21%

24Nottoway County, VAVA15,79618.5%−8%

25Roanoke, VAVA99,11118.3%+15%

26Richmond, VAVA237,25718.2%−15%

27Bristol, VAVA16,41818.0%+11%

28King and Queen County, VAVA6,74317.9%+65%

29Northampton County, VAVA11,87917.7%−14%

30Halifax County, VAVA33,44717.3%+10%

31Portsmouth, VAVA96,77717.3%+7%

32Dickenson County, VAVA13,23617.3%−19%

33Wise County, VAVA34,82417.2%−14%

34Smyth County, VAVA28,88216.8%+26%

35Russell County, VAVA25,33216.7%+2%

36Norfolk, VAVA231,01316.5%−15%

37Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.5%+21%

38Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74716.3%+5%

39Henry County, VAVA49,24216.0%+37%

40Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05815.9%−20%

41Emporia, VAVA5,44715.8%−1%

42Carroll County, VAVA29,29915.3%+23%

43Wythe County, VAVA27,98315.2%+37%

44Brunswick County, VAVA15,72714.9%−10%

45Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49014.6%+24%

46Newport News, VAVA183,23014.5%+5%

47Pulaski County, VAVA33,58614.4%+10%

48Greensville County, VAVA11,18114.3%−3%

49Lexington, VAVA7,76914.0%−35%

50Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71514.0%−4%

51Appomattox County, VAVA17,17214.0%+23%

52Accomack County, VAVA33,85913.9%−23%

53Craig County, VAVA4,80013.7%+34%

54Greene County, VAVA21,95813.7%+109%

55Bland County, VAVA6,15113.6%+10%

56Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.2%−15%

57Hampton, VAVA137,31512.7%+13%

58Franklin County, VAVA55,52612.7%+30%

59Nelson County, VAVA14,92012.5%+3%

60Buckingham County, VAVA17,13712.5%−38%

61Staunton, VAVA26,80112.4%+6%

62Essex County, VAVA10,65412.3%+10%

63Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83911.8%+44%

64Patrick County, VAVA17,42411.7%−13%

65Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89611.7%+25%

66Warren County, VAVA42,74011.6%+37%

67Alleghany County, VAVA14,54611.6%+63%

68Sussex County, VAVA10,75511.6%−28%

69Northumberland County, VAVA12,55711.5%−6%

70Page County, VAVA23,76211.3%−9%

71Caroline County, VAVA34,41311.2%+20%

72Waynesboro, VAVA23,95111.2%−13%

73Washington County, VAVA53,89811.1%+1%

74Campbell County, VAVA55,62910.8%+2%

75Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.8%+1%

76Madison County, VAVA14,23710.8%+13%

77Surry County, VAVA6,60310.5%−2%

78Lancaster County, VAVA10,99510.3%−18%

79Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43910.3%+35%

80Salem, VAVA25,81610.2%+53%

81Louisa County, VAVA42,92410.0%−1%

82Floyd County, VAVA15,7899.8%−16%

83Orange County, VAVA40,0839.8%+7%

84Rockingham County, VAVA89,3169.8%+20%

85Amelia County, VAVA13,6329.7%+15%

86Highland County, VAVA2,3189.5%−24%

87Charles City County, VAVA6,6239.4%−11%

88Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.4%+29%

89Suffolk, VAVA104,6999.4%−29%

90Giles County, VAVA16,5649.3%−2%

91Fairfax, VAVA26,7729.1%+59%

92Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.9%+11%

93Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.8%+43%

94Southampton County, VAVA18,1108.7%−40%

95Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378.6%+32%

96Cumberland County, VAVA10,3528.5%−43%

97Bedford County, VAVA83,0598.1%+13%

98Alexandria, VAVA160,6627.9%−11%

99Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7387.9%+43%

100Culpeper County, VAVA57,6667.9%−14%

101Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.8%+30%

102Manassas, VAVA44,3327.7%+23%

103Richmond County, VAVA9,2947.7%−50%

104Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9757.7%+31%

105Albemarle County, VAVA118,3567.7%+14%

106Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6637.5%−22%

107King George County, VAVA29,6467.5%+33%

108Arlington County, VAVA243,9317.4%−5%

109Middlesex County, VAVA10,8417.3%−44%

110Roanoke County, VAVA97,1507.3%+63%

111Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3887.1%+50%

112Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1487.1%+55%

113Clarke County, VAVA15,6097.0%+7%

114James City County, VAVA83,3266.8%+7%

115Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.8%+7%

116Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.8%+24%

117Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3216.8%−19%

118Augusta County, VAVA78,9406.6%+14%

119Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.2%+41%

120Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.2%+19%

121Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.9%+31%

122King William County, VAVA19,6175.9%+7%

123Hanover County, VAVA116,4235.7%+56%

124York County, VAVA71,3745.6%+59%

125Gloucester County, VAVA40,0975.2%−33%

126Goochland County, VAVA29,1875.1%−25%

127Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.1%−1%

128New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.7%−4%

129Stafford County, VAVA170,8034.7%+35%

130Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.6%−20%

131Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.5%+0%

132Loudoun County, VAVA449,7494.2%+54%

133Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.0%−4%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES