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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%+25%

02Norton, VAVA3,47731.6%+39%

03Lee County, VAVA21,64227.5%+15%

04Martinsville, VAVA13,84926.4%+38%

05Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.5%−15%

06Buchanan County, VAVA18,49224.9%+7%

07Hopewell, VAVA23,26124.7%+66%

08Charlotte County, VAVA11,40124.1%+33%

09Galax, VAVA6,67024.1%+29%

10Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.5%+1%

11Dickenson County, VAVA13,23623.4%+10%

12Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39123.2%+23%

13Charlottesville, VAVA44,38823.1%−11%

14Danville, VAVA41,64723.0%+15%

15Petersburg, VAVA33,73422.6%+15%

16Lexington, VAVA7,76922.1%+3%

17Bristol, VAVA16,41822.1%+36%

18Emporia, VAVA5,44721.8%+36%

19Wise County, VAVA34,82421.1%+5%

20Richmond, VAVA237,25720.9%−2%

21Roanoke, VAVA99,11120.1%+26%

22Accomack County, VAVA33,85919.8%+10%

23Brunswick County, VAVA15,72719.5%+18%

24Smyth County, VAVA28,88218.7%+41%

25Bath County, VAVA4,07618.7%+140%

26Russell County, VAVA25,33218.2%+12%

27Norfolk, VAVA231,01317.8%−8%

28Franklin, VAVA8,47817.5%−12%

29Lynchburg, VAVA81,34717.1%+8%

30Tazewell County, VAVA38,63517.0%+11%

31Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74717.0%+10%

32Nottoway County, VAVA15,79616.9%−16%

33Buena Vista, VAVA6,67216.9%+62%

34Richmond County, VAVA9,29416.7%+8%

35Northampton County, VAVA11,87916.5%−20%

36Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.4%+20%

37Surry County, VAVA6,60316.3%+51%

38Buckingham County, VAVA17,13716.2%−19%

39Carroll County, VAVA29,29916.0%+28%

40Portsmouth, VAVA96,77715.7%−3%

41Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71515.7%+7%

42Alleghany County, VAVA14,54615.7%+120%

43Henry County, VAVA49,24215.6%+34%

44Hampton, VAVA137,31515.3%+35%

45Winchester, VAVA28,27215.3%+16%

46Williamsburg, VAVA15,86115.2%−17%

47Halifax County, VAVA33,44715.2%−3%

48Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49015.1%+29%

49Essex County, VAVA10,65415.0%+34%

50Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05814.9%−25%

51Waynesboro, VAVA23,95114.9%+16%

52Newport News, VAVA183,23014.8%+8%

53Scott County, VAVA21,20014.8%−12%

54Lancaster County, VAVA10,99514.6%+17%

55Franklin County, VAVA55,52614.0%+45%

56Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.9%−10%

57Northumberland County, VAVA12,55713.8%+12%

58Greensville County, VAVA11,18113.7%−7%

59Washington County, VAVA53,89813.5%+24%

60Appomattox County, VAVA17,17213.5%+19%

61Pulaski County, VAVA33,58613.5%+3%

62Wythe County, VAVA27,98313.4%+21%

63Page County, VAVA23,76213.4%+7%

64King and Queen County, VAVA6,74313.0%+20%

65Patrick County, VAVA17,42412.9%−4%

66Charles City County, VAVA6,62312.7%+20%

67Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66312.5%+30%

68Staunton, VAVA26,80112.2%+4%

69Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83912.2%+48%

70Craig County, VAVA4,80011.9%+16%

71Covington, VAVA5,68011.6%−10%

72Nelson County, VAVA14,92011.5%−6%

73Louisa County, VAVA42,92411.4%+12%

74Bland County, VAVA6,15111.3%−8%

75Sussex County, VAVA10,75511.2%−30%

76Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89611.1%+20%

77Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.9%+2%

78Warren County, VAVA42,74010.8%+27%

79Amelia County, VAVA13,63210.7%+28%

80Orange County, VAVA40,08310.7%+17%

81Cumberland County, VAVA10,35210.5%−30%

82Campbell County, VAVA55,62910.5%−1%

83Highland County, VAVA2,31810.2%−19%

84Floyd County, VAVA15,78910.1%−14%

85Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7389.9%+79%

86Giles County, VAVA16,5649.8%+3%

87Fairfax, VAVA26,7729.8%+71%

88Greene County, VAVA21,9589.8%+49%

89Middlesex County, VAVA10,8419.7%−26%

90Madison County, VAVA14,2379.6%+1%

91Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3219.4%+14%

92Alexandria, VAVA160,6629.4%+6%

93Suffolk, VAVA104,6999.2%−31%

94Augusta County, VAVA78,9408.9%+54%

95Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.8%+42%

96Salem, VAVA25,8168.7%+30%

97Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.5%+40%

98Caroline County, VAVA34,4138.2%−12%

99Bedford County, VAVA83,0598.1%+14%

100Rockingham County, VAVA89,3167.9%−3%

101Gloucester County, VAVA40,0977.9%+3%

102Culpeper County, VAVA57,6667.8%−15%

103Southampton County, VAVA18,1107.8%−47%

104Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4397.7%+2%

105Albemarle County, VAVA118,3567.7%+14%

106Chesapeake, VAVA255,3327.5%+2%

107King William County, VAVA19,6177.2%+32%

108Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7377.2%+10%

109Prince George County, VAVA43,9367.1%−11%

110Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3887.1%+49%

111Manassas, VAVA44,3327.0%+11%

112Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506.6%+48%

113James City County, VAVA83,3266.6%+3%

114Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1486.6%+44%

115Arlington County, VAVA243,9316.4%−17%

116Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.2%+20%

117Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.1%+39%

118Clarke County, VAVA15,6096.0%−8%

119Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.9%+30%

120Frederick County, VAVA99,9555.8%−9%

121Stafford County, VAVA170,8035.5%+58%

122Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035.5%+1%

123King George County, VAVA29,6465.3%−6%

124Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.0%−3%

125Poquoson, VAVA13,2925.0%+12%

126Hanover County, VAVA116,4234.9%+33%

127York County, VAVA71,3744.8%+38%

128New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.8%−3%

129Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.8%−16%

130Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9754.7%−19%

131Goochland County, VAVA29,1874.4%−36%

132Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.2%+17%

133Falls Church, VAVA15,1592.0%−52%

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