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Highest poverty rate, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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

01Radford, VAVA17,24339.3%+8.0 pts

02Norton, VAVA3,47731.6%+8.9 pts

03Lee County, VAVA21,64227.5%+3.6 pts

04Martinsville, VAVA13,84926.4%+7.2 pts

05Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.5%−4.6 pts

06Buchanan County, VAVA18,49224.9%+1.7 pts

07Hopewell, VAVA23,26124.7%+9.8 pts

08Charlotte County, VAVA11,40124.1%+5.9 pts

09Galax, VAVA6,67024.1%+5.5 pts

10Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.5%+0.3 pts

11Dickenson County, VAVA13,23623.4%+2.1 pts

12Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39123.2%+4.3 pts

13Charlottesville, VAVA44,38823.1%−2.8 pts

14Danville, VAVA41,64723.0%+3.0 pts

15Petersburg, VAVA33,73422.6%+3.0 pts

16Lexington, VAVA7,76922.1%+0.6 pts

17Bristol, VAVA16,41822.1%+5.9 pts

18Emporia, VAVA5,44721.8%+5.8 pts

19Wise County, VAVA34,82421.1%+1.1 pts

20Richmond, VAVA237,25720.9%−0.5 pts

21Roanoke, VAVA99,11120.1%+4.2 pts

22Accomack County, VAVA33,85919.8%+1.8 pts

23Brunswick County, VAVA15,72719.5%+3.0 pts

24Smyth County, VAVA28,88218.7%+5.4 pts

25Bath County, VAVA4,07618.7%+10.9 pts

26Russell County, VAVA25,33218.2%+1.9 pts

27Norfolk, VAVA231,01317.8%−1.6 pts

28Franklin, VAVA8,47817.5%−2.3 pts

29Lynchburg, VAVA81,34717.1%+1.2 pts

30Tazewell County, VAVA38,63517.0%+1.7 pts

31Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74717.0%+1.5 pts

32Nottoway County, VAVA15,79616.9%−3.1 pts

33Buena Vista, VAVA6,67216.9%+6.5 pts

34Richmond County, VAVA9,29416.7%+1.3 pts

35Northampton County, VAVA11,87916.5%−4.0 pts

36Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.4%+2.7 pts

37Surry County, VAVA6,60316.3%+5.5 pts

38Buckingham County, VAVA17,13716.2%−3.8 pts

39Carroll County, VAVA29,29916.0%+3.5 pts

40Portsmouth, VAVA96,77715.7%−0.4 pts

41Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71515.7%+1.1 pts

42Alleghany County, VAVA14,54615.7%+8.6 pts

43Henry County, VAVA49,24215.6%+4.0 pts

44Hampton, VAVA137,31515.3%+4.0 pts

45Winchester, VAVA28,27215.3%+2.1 pts

46Williamsburg, VAVA15,86115.2%−3.0 pts

47Halifax County, VAVA33,44715.2%−0.5 pts

48Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49015.1%+3.4 pts

49Essex County, VAVA10,65415.0%+3.8 pts

50Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05814.9%−5.1 pts

51Waynesboro, VAVA23,95114.9%+2.0 pts

52Newport News, VAVA183,23014.8%+1.0 pts

53Scott County, VAVA21,20014.8%−2.0 pts

54Lancaster County, VAVA10,99514.6%+2.1 pts

55Franklin County, VAVA55,52614.0%+4.3 pts

56Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.9%−1.5 pts

57Northumberland County, VAVA12,55713.8%+1.5 pts

58Greensville County, VAVA11,18113.7%−1.0 pts

59Washington County, VAVA53,89813.5%+2.6 pts

60Appomattox County, VAVA17,17213.5%+2.1 pts

61Pulaski County, VAVA33,58613.5%+0.4 pts

62Wythe County, VAVA27,98313.4%+2.3 pts

63Page County, VAVA23,76213.4%+0.9 pts

64King and Queen County, VAVA6,74313.0%+2.2 pts

65Patrick County, VAVA17,42412.9%−0.5 pts

66Charles City County, VAVA6,62312.7%+2.1 pts

67Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66312.5%+2.9 pts

68Staunton, VAVA26,80112.2%+0.5 pts

69Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83912.2%+3.9 pts

70Craig County, VAVA4,80011.9%+1.6 pts

71Covington, VAVA5,68011.6%−1.3 pts

72Nelson County, VAVA14,92011.5%−0.7 pts

73Louisa County, VAVA42,92411.4%+1.2 pts

74Bland County, VAVA6,15111.3%−1.0 pts

75Sussex County, VAVA10,75511.2%−4.9 pts

76Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89611.1%+1.8 pts

77Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.9%+0.2 pts

78Warren County, VAVA42,74010.8%+2.3 pts

79Amelia County, VAVA13,63210.7%+2.3 pts

80Orange County, VAVA40,08310.7%+1.5 pts

81Cumberland County, VAVA10,35210.5%−4.6 pts

82Campbell County, VAVA55,62910.5%−0.1 pts

83Highland County, VAVA2,31810.2%−2.4 pts

84Floyd County, VAVA15,78910.1%−1.6 pts

85Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7389.9%+4.4 pts

86Giles County, VAVA16,5649.8%+0.3 pts

87Fairfax, VAVA26,7729.8%+4.1 pts

88Greene County, VAVA21,9589.8%+3.2 pts

89Middlesex County, VAVA10,8419.7%−3.3 pts

90Madison County, VAVA14,2379.6%+0.1 pts

91Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3219.4%+1.1 pts

92Alexandria, VAVA160,6629.4%+0.5 pts

93Suffolk, VAVA104,6999.2%−4.0 pts

94Augusta County, VAVA78,9408.9%+3.1 pts

95Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.8%+2.6 pts

96Salem, VAVA25,8168.7%+2.0 pts

97Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.5%+2.4 pts

98Caroline County, VAVA34,4138.2%−1.2 pts

99Bedford County, VAVA83,0598.1%+1.0 pts

100Rockingham County, VAVA89,3167.9%−0.2 pts

101Gloucester County, VAVA40,0977.9%+0.2 pts

102Culpeper County, VAVA57,6667.8%−1.4 pts

103Southampton County, VAVA18,1107.8%−6.8 pts

104Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4397.7%+0.1 pts

105Albemarle County, VAVA118,3567.7%+0.9 pts

106Chesapeake, VAVA255,3327.5%+0.2 pts

107King William County, VAVA19,6177.2%+1.7 pts

108Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7377.2%+0.7 pts

109Prince George County, VAVA43,9367.1%−0.8 pts

110Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3887.1%+2.3 pts

111Manassas, VAVA44,3327.0%+0.7 pts

112Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506.6%+2.2 pts

113James City County, VAVA83,3266.6%+0.2 pts

114Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1486.6%+2.0 pts

115Arlington County, VAVA243,9316.4%−1.3 pts

116Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.2%+1.0 pts

117Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.1%+1.7 pts

118Clarke County, VAVA15,6096.0%−0.5 pts

119Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.9%+1.4 pts

120Frederick County, VAVA99,9555.8%−0.6 pts

121Stafford County, VAVA170,8035.5%+2.0 pts

122Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035.5%+0.0 pts

123King George County, VAVA29,6465.3%−0.3 pts

124Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.0%−0.1 pts

125Poquoson, VAVA13,2925.0%+0.5 pts

126Hanover County, VAVA116,4234.9%+1.2 pts

127York County, VAVA71,3744.8%+1.3 pts

128New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.8%−0.1 pts

129Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.8%−0.9 pts

130Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9754.7%−1.1 pts

131Goochland County, VAVA29,1874.4%−2.5 pts

132Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.2%+0.5 pts

133Falls Church, VAVA15,1592.0%−2.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS