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Lowest median household income, Virginia counties · 1990

Virginia counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Lee County, VAVA21,642$14,618−36%

02Norton, VAVA3,477$15,460−32%

03Dickenson County, VAVA13,236$16,292−30%

04Russell County, VAVA25,332$17,853−33%

05Northampton County, VAVA11,879$18,117−36%

06Scott County, VAVA21,200$18,346−33%

07Bristol, VAVA16,418$19,226−30%

08Grayson County, VAVA15,230$19,324−33%

09Brunswick County, VAVA15,727$19,424−38%

10Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058$19,459−30%

11Radford, VAVA17,243$19,487−21%

12Wise County, VAVA34,824$19,594−25%

13Tazewell County, VAVA38,635$19,670−28%

14Buchanan County, VAVA18,492$19,851−11%

15Galax, VAVA6,670$20,263−28%

16Franklin, VAVA8,478$20,357−36%

17Danville, VAVA41,647$20,413−24%

18Accomack County, VAVA33,859$20,431−32%

19Charlotte County, VAVA11,401$20,481−29%

20Sussex County, VAVA10,755$20,833−33%

21Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747$20,901−33%

22Highland County, VAVA2,318$20,903−30%

23Smyth County, VAVA28,882$20,912−30%

24Covington, VAVA5,680$20,913−31%

25Wythe County, VAVA27,983$20,964−35%

26Emporia, VAVA5,447$21,009−31%

27Petersburg, VAVA33,734$21,309−26%

28Lexington, VAVA7,769$21,361−26%

29Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391$21,395−32%

30Carroll County, VAVA29,299$21,564−30%

31Nottoway County, VAVA15,796$21,774−29%

32Cumberland County, VAVA10,352$22,115−30%

33Greensville County, VAVA11,181$22,116−31%

34Washington County, VAVA53,898$22,179−32%

35Patrick County, VAVA17,424$22,287−22%

36Halifax County, VAVA33,447$22,296−26%

37Martinsville, VAVA13,849$22,446−18%

38Roanoke, VAVA99,111$22,591−26%

39Buckingham County, VAVA17,137$22,661−24%

40Montgomery County, VAVA98,434$22,949−29%

41Floyd County, VAVA15,789$22,968−27%

42Northumberland County, VAVA12,557$23,065−40%

43Pulaski County, VAVA33,586$23,319−31%

44Richmond, VAVA237,257$23,551−24%

45Norfolk, VAVA231,013$23,563−26%

46Bland County, VAVA6,151$23,587−22%

47Nelson County, VAVA14,920$23,705−36%

48Lynchburg, VAVA81,347$23,726−26%

49Buena Vista, VAVA6,672$23,929−26%

50Giles County, VAVA16,564$24,125−31%

51Charlottesville, VAVA44,388$24,190−22%

52Bath County, VAVA4,076$24,203−31%

53Richmond County, VAVA9,294$24,583−26%

54Portsmouth, VAVA96,777$24,601−27%

55Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715$24,654−31%

56Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663$24,955−31%

57Page County, VAVA23,762$24,971−25%

58Surry County, VAVA6,603$25,027−33%

59Craig County, VAVA4,800$25,106−33%

60Middlesex County, VAVA10,841$25,167−32%

61Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839$25,312−15%

62Staunton, VAVA26,801$25,366−23%

63Williamsburg, VAVA15,861$25,393−32%

64Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490$25,585−27%

65Appomattox County, VAVA17,172$25,612−30%

66King and Queen County, VAVA6,743$25,755−28%

67Henry County, VAVA49,242$25,834−19%

68Essex County, VAVA10,654$26,074−30%

69Winchester, VAVA28,272$26,086−24%

70Suffolk, VAVA104,699$26,125−36%

71Louisa County, VAVA42,924$26,169−34%

72Franklin County, VAVA55,526$26,357−31%

73Southampton County, VAVA18,110$26,376−22%

74Alleghany County, VAVA14,546$26,486−31%

75Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839$26,527−32%

76Amelia County, VAVA13,632$26,612−34%

77Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393$26,614−23%

78Madison County, VAVA14,237$26,662−33%

79Waynesboro, VAVA23,951$26,668−18%

80Hopewell, VAVA23,261$26,934−19%

81Campbell County, VAVA55,629$27,212−27%

82Lancaster County, VAVA10,995$27,275−18%

83Mathews County, VAVA8,529$27,428−37%

84Newport News, VAVA183,230$27,469−25%

85Amherst County, VAVA31,962$27,771−26%

86Caroline County, VAVA34,413$28,934−27%

87Salem, VAVA25,816$29,047−26%

88Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321$29,168−36%

89Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896$29,388−29%

90Augusta County, VAVA78,940$29,474−32%

91Charles City County, VAVA6,623$29,544−31%

92Rockingham County, VAVA89,316$29,637−27%

93Greene County, VAVA21,958$29,799−35%

94Hampton, VAVA137,315$30,144−24%

95Bedford County, VAVA83,059$30,712−29%

96Warren County, VAVA42,740$31,062−27%

97Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975$31,378−32%

98Gloucester County, VAVA40,097$31,591−30%

99Orange County, VAVA40,083$31,782−26%

100Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439$32,377−30%

101Frederick County, VAVA99,955$32,806−30%

102Botetourt County, VAVA34,144$33,079−32%

103Culpeper County, VAVA57,666$33,523−26%

104King William County, VAVA19,617$33,676−32%

105Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738$34,472−20%

106Clarke County, VAVA15,609$34,636−33%

107Prince George County, VAVA43,936$34,825−30%

108King George County, VAVA29,646$35,556−29%

109Henrico County, VAVA342,775$35,604−28%

110Chesapeake, VAVA255,332$35,737−30%

111Goochland County, VAVA29,187$36,239−36%

112Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737$36,271−26%

113Albemarle County, VAVA118,356$36,886−27%

114Roanoke County, VAVA97,150$36,886−23%

115Powhatan County, VAVA32,591$37,394−31%

116New Kent County, VAVA28,022$38,403−28%

117Manassas Park, VAVA16,560$39,076−36%

118James City County, VAVA83,326$39,785−28%

119York County, VAVA71,374$40,363−30%

120Hanover County, VAVA116,423$40,683−31%

121Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$41,342−28%

122Alexandria, VAVA160,662$41,472−26%

123Poquoson, VAVA13,292$43,236−29%

124Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148$43,604−26%

125Arlington County, VAVA243,931$44,600−29%

126Stafford County, VAVA170,803$44,661−33%

127Fauquier County, VAVA76,503$45,222−27%

128Manassas, VAVA44,332$46,674−23%

129Prince William County, VAVA502,966$49,370−25%

130Fairfax, VAVA26,772$50,913−25%

131Falls Church, VAVA15,159$51,011−32%

132Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$52,064−35%

133Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$59,284−27%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES