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Lowest median household income, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the lowest median household income in the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is $68,724. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bath County, VA, up 34 places to #29.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01▲6Galax, VAVA6,670$38,675+37%

02▲1Norton, VAVA3,477$41,495+82%

03▲3Lee County, VAVA21,642$41,827+82%

04▲11Covington, VAVA5,680$41,944+38%

05▼1Buchanan County, VAVA18,492$42,886+93%

06▲4Danville, VAVA41,647$44,423+65%

07▲11Scott County, VAVA21,200$46,349+70%

08Martinsville, VAVA13,849$46,727+70%

09▼7Dickenson County, VAVA13,236$47,254+102%

10▲10Tazewell County, VAVA38,635$47,313+73%

11▲8Grayson County, VAVA15,230$47,730+66%

12▲4Smyth County, VAVA28,882$49,883+66%

13▼1Russell County, VAVA25,332$50,012+86%

14▼1Bristol, VAVA16,418$50,404+84%

15▲6Petersburg, VAVA33,734$50,698+76%

16▼5Henry County, VAVA49,242$50,760+60%

17▼16Emporia, VAVA5,447$51,899+71%

18▲6Halifax County, VAVA33,447$52,013+74%

19▼2Wise County, VAVA34,824$52,943+102%

20▲11Patrick County, VAVA17,424$53,038+85%

21▲8Brunswick County, VAVA15,727$53,084+70%

22▲14Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490$54,085+54%

23▲3Carroll County, VAVA29,299$54,484+78%

24▲13Greensville County, VAVA11,181$54,668+71%

25▼3Hopewell, VAVA23,261$54,729+65%

26▲2Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058$54,842+97%

27▲15Cumberland County, VAVA10,352$55,325+74%

28▼1Roanoke, VAVA99,111$55,378+80%

29▲34Bath County, VAVA4,076$56,184+60%

30▲2Alleghany County, VAVA14,546$56,188+46%

31▼6Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391$56,315+80%

32▲14Essex County, VAVA10,654$56,520+51%

33▲19Page County, VAVA23,762$57,037+71%

34▲6Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747$57,045+82%

35▼30Radford, VAVA17,243$57,348+133%

36▲13Wythe County, VAVA27,983$57,745+79%

37▼28Buena Vista, VAVA6,672$57,833+78%

38▼3Lynchburg, VAVA81,347$57,947+80%

39▼25Charlotte County, VAVA11,401$58,000+100%

40▼10Accomack County, VAVA33,859$58,993+95%

41▼18Waynesboro, VAVA23,951$59,994+84%

42▲14Portsmouth, VAVA96,777$60,491+79%

43▼10Buckingham County, VAVA17,137$60,828+104%

44▼3Bland County, VAVA6,151$61,216+101%

45▼1Northampton County, VAVA11,879$61,632+118%

46▲12Pulaski County, VAVA33,586$62,028+83%

47Floyd County, VAVA15,789$62,191+97%

48▼14Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839$62,254+108%

49▲13Appomattox County, VAVA17,172$62,853+72%

50▼12Franklin, VAVA8,478$63,245+100%

51▼12Nottoway County, VAVA15,796$63,261+105%

52▲7Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715$63,398+77%

53▼3Sussex County, VAVA10,755$63,530+105%

54▲25Winchester, VAVA28,272$63,974+86%

55▼10Washington County, VAVA53,898$64,552+97%

56▼8Richmond, VAVA237,257$64,587+108%

57▲3Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663$65,469+82%

58▼5Staunton, VAVA26,801$65,581+99%

59▼8Highland County, VAVA2,318$65,625+121%

60▲9Giles County, VAVA16,564$65,691+88%

61▼6Norfolk, VAVA231,013$66,109+108%

62▼8Campbell County, VAVA55,629$66,165+77%

63▼6Richmond County, VAVA9,294$66,304+101%

64▲10Northumberland County, VAVA12,557$66,480+74%

65▲17Salem, VAVA25,816$66,725+71%

66▼2Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839$67,191+72%

67▲3Amherst County, VAVA31,962$68,724+84%

68▼2Franklin County, VAVA55,526$68,849+81%

69▲2Craig County, VAVA4,800$69,057+85%

70▼3Hampton, VAVA137,315$69,621+76%

71▼10Newport News, VAVA183,230$69,634+90%

72▲4Lancaster County, VAVA10,995$69,713+110%

73▲14King and Queen County, VAVA6,743$70,469+96%

74▲7Southampton County, VAVA18,110$70,795+108%

75▲5Nelson County, VAVA14,920$72,589+97%

76▼4Montgomery County, VAVA98,434$72,715+125%

77▼2Charlottesville, VAVA44,388$74,824+141%

78▼10Middlesex County, VAVA10,841$75,060+104%

79▼2Charles City County, VAVA6,623$75,417+76%

80▼7Williamsburg, VAVA15,861$75,604+104%

81▲20Mathews County, VAVA8,529$75,880+76%

82▼4Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738$76,505+77%

83▲1Amelia County, VAVA13,632$76,717+91%

84▼19Surry County, VAVA6,603$78,041+108%

85▲5Bedford County, VAVA83,059$78,937+83%

86▼1Rockingham County, VAVA89,316$80,693+98%

87▲11Botetourt County, VAVA34,144$81,213+67%

88▼2Augusta County, VAVA78,940$82,049+91%

89▲22Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439$83,380+81%

90▼2Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896$83,704+101%

91▲3Roanoke County, VAVA97,150$83,709+76%

92▲4Gloucester County, VAVA40,097$84,306+86%

93▼10Madison County, VAVA14,237$84,323+112%

94▼51Lexington, VAVA7,769$84,517+192%

95Warren County, VAVA42,740$84,682+100%

96▲6Prince George County, VAVA43,936$84,897+70%

97▲2King William County, VAVA19,617$86,056+73%

98▼5Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393$86,071+149%

99▼10Louisa County, VAVA42,924$86,689+120%

100▼8Caroline County, VAVA34,413$87,407+119%

101▼4Henrico County, VAVA342,775$88,783+81%

102▼11Greene County, VAVA21,958$89,808+96%

103▲3Suffolk, VAVA104,699$92,666+125%

104Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737$92,968+91%

105▼5Orange County, VAVA40,083$94,008+119%

106▼3Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321$95,241+110%

107▲2Chesapeake, VAVA255,332$95,373+88%

108▼3Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975$96,768+109%

109▼2Frederick County, VAVA99,955$97,606+108%

110▼2Culpeper County, VAVA57,666$100,049+121%

111▲2Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148$101,931+74%

112▼2Manassas Park, VAVA16,560$103,250+70%

113▼1Albemarle County, VAVA118,356$104,392+106%

114▲5York County, VAVA71,374$109,956+90%

115▲3James City County, VAVA83,326$109,985+98%

116▲4Powhatan County, VAVA32,591$110,537+105%

117▼1Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$112,738+96%

118▼1Hanover County, VAVA116,423$112,805+90%

119▼4Manassas, VAVA44,332$113,590+88%

120▲1King George County, VAVA29,646$116,884+134%

121▼7Clarke County, VAVA15,609$117,111+127%

122Goochland County, VAVA29,187$118,931+111%

123▲2Alexandria, VAVA160,662$119,681+114%

124Poquoson, VAVA13,292$120,972+99%

125▼2New Kent County, VAVA28,022$123,314+130%

126Fauquier County, VAVA76,503$130,189+110%

127Prince William County, VAVA502,966$131,402+99%

128Fairfax, VAVA26,772$132,348+96%

129Stafford County, VAVA170,803$137,807+106%

130Arlington County, VAVA243,931$142,114+126%

131▲1Falls Church, VAVA15,159$143,262+91%

132▼1Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$153,637+90%

133Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$181,765+125%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES