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Highest poverty rate, Virginia counties · 2000

Virginia counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Radford, VAVA17,24331.4%−3%

02Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83930.1%+40%

03Charlottesville, VAVA44,38825.9%+10%

04Lee County, VAVA21,64223.9%−17%

05Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.2%+5%

06Buchanan County, VAVA18,49223.2%+6%

07Norton, VAVA3,47722.8%−15%

08Lexington, VAVA7,76921.6%+19%

09Richmond, VAVA237,25721.4%+2%

10Dickenson County, VAVA13,23621.3%−18%

11Northampton County, VAVA11,87920.5%−23%

12Nottoway County, VAVA15,79620.1%+14%

13Wise County, VAVA34,82420.0%−7%

14Danville, VAVA41,64720.0%+5%

15Buckingham County, VAVA17,13720.0%+2%

16Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05820.0%+5%

17Franklin, VAVA8,47819.8%−4%

18Petersburg, VAVA33,73419.6%−3%

19Norfolk, VAVA231,01319.4%+0%

20Martinsville, VAVA13,84919.2%+23%

21Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39118.9%−13%

22Galax, VAVA6,67018.6%−1%

23Williamsburg, VAVA15,86118.3%−6%

24Charlotte County, VAVA11,40118.1%−7%

25Accomack County, VAVA33,85918.0%−8%

26Scott County, VAVA21,20016.8%−20%

27Brunswick County, VAVA15,72716.5%−33%

28Russell County, VAVA25,33216.3%−27%

29Bristol, VAVA16,41816.2%−21%

30Portsmouth, VAVA96,77716.2%−9%

31Sussex County, VAVA10,75516.1%−20%

32Emporia, VAVA5,44716.0%−11%

33Roanoke, VAVA99,11115.9%−1%

34Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.9%−3%

35Halifax County, VAVA33,44715.7%−6%

36Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74715.5%−6%

37Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39315.5%+26%

38Richmond County, VAVA9,29415.4%−2%

39Tazewell County, VAVA38,63515.3%−20%

40Cumberland County, VAVA10,35215.1%−4%

41Hopewell, VAVA23,26114.9%+3%

42Greensville County, VAVA11,18114.7%−11%

43Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71514.7%+16%

44Southampton County, VAVA18,11014.6%−15%

45Newport News, VAVA183,23013.8%−2%

46Grayson County, VAVA15,23013.6%−11%

47Patrick County, VAVA17,42413.4%−1%

48Smyth County, VAVA28,88213.3%−20%

49Suffolk, VAVA104,69913.2%−23%

50Winchester, VAVA28,27213.2%+17%

51Pulaski County, VAVA33,58613.1%−2%

52Middlesex County, VAVA10,84113.0%+8%

53Covington, VAVA5,68012.9%−2%

54Waynesboro, VAVA23,95112.8%+13%

55Highland County, VAVA2,31812.6%−8%

56Lancaster County, VAVA10,99512.5%−8%

57Page County, VAVA23,76212.5%+6%

58Carroll County, VAVA29,29912.5%−12%

59Bland County, VAVA6,15112.4%+24%

60Northumberland County, VAVA12,55712.3%−10%

61Nelson County, VAVA14,92012.1%−20%

62Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49011.8%−4%

63Floyd County, VAVA15,78911.7%−17%

64Staunton, VAVA26,80111.7%+1%

65Henry County, VAVA49,24211.7%+25%

66Appomattox County, VAVA17,17211.4%−8%

67Hampton, VAVA137,31511.3%+4%

68Essex County, VAVA10,65411.2%−17%

69Wythe County, VAVA27,98311.0%−37%

70Washington County, VAVA53,89810.9%−28%

71King and Queen County, VAVA6,74310.9%−29%

72Surry County, VAVA6,60310.8%−21%

73Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.7%+10%

74Charles City County, VAVA6,62310.6%−33%

75Campbell County, VAVA55,62910.6%+5%

76Buena Vista, VAVA6,67210.4%−28%

77Craig County, VAVA4,80010.3%+4%

78Louisa County, VAVA42,92410.2%−17%

79Franklin County, VAVA55,5269.7%−13%

80Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6639.6%−29%

81Madison County, VAVA14,2379.6%−29%

82Giles County, VAVA16,5649.5%−22%

83Caroline County, VAVA34,4139.4%−21%

84Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8969.3%−19%

85Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669.2%+6%

86Orange County, VAVA40,0839.2%+25%

87Alexandria, VAVA160,6628.9%+26%

88Warren County, VAVA42,7408.5%+11%

89Amelia County, VAVA13,6328.4%−22%

90Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3218.3%−30%

91Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8398.2%−25%

92Rockingham County, VAVA89,3168.2%+18%

93Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.0%+69%

94Bath County, VAVA4,0767.8%−45%

95Arlington County, VAVA243,9317.8%+9%

96Gloucester County, VAVA40,0977.7%−9%

97Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4397.6%−30%

98Chesapeake, VAVA255,3327.3%−18%

99Alleghany County, VAVA14,5467.1%−27%

100Bedford County, VAVA83,0597.1%+2%

101Goochland County, VAVA29,1876.9%−11%

102Albemarle County, VAVA118,3566.7%−11%

103Salem, VAVA25,8166.7%+30%

104Clarke County, VAVA15,6096.6%−25%

105Greene County, VAVA21,9586.6%−47%

106Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7376.5%+11%

107James City County, VAVA83,3266.4%−5%

108Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.4%−10%

109Manassas, VAVA44,3326.3%+66%

110Henrico County, VAVA342,7756.2%+13%

111Mathews County, VAVA8,5296.0%−38%

112Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9755.9%−44%

113Augusta County, VAVA78,9405.8%−19%

114Fairfax, VAVA26,7725.7%−5%

115Powhatan County, VAVA32,5915.7%−1%

116King George County, VAVA29,6465.6%−6%

117Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7385.5%−3%

118King William County, VAVA19,6175.5%−41%

119Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035.4%+30%

120Botetourt County, VAVA34,1445.2%−16%

121Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.2%+33%

122New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.9%+0%

123Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3884.7%−4%

124Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484.5%+5%

125Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8734.5%+29%

126Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.5%+58%

127Roanoke County, VAVA97,1504.5%+9%

128Prince William County, VAVA502,9664.4%+35%

129Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.2%−19%

130Hanover County, VAVA116,4233.6%−15%

131York County, VAVA71,3743.5%−27%

132Stafford County, VAVA170,8033.5%−15%

133Loudoun County, VAVA449,7492.8%−10%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS