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Lowest median household income, Virginia counties · 2020

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

01Emporia, VAVA5,447$30,058−1%

02Dickenson County, VAVA13,236$30,116+29%

03Norton, VAVA3,477$30,518+34%

04Buchanan County, VAVA18,492$34,302+54%

05Radford, VAVA17,243$34,576+40%

06Lee County, VAVA21,642$35,006+52%

07Galax, VAVA6,670$35,184+25%

08Martinsville, VAVA13,849$36,166+32%

09Buena Vista, VAVA6,672$36,634+13%

10Danville, VAVA41,647$37,147+38%

11Henry County, VAVA49,242$38,511+21%

12Russell County, VAVA25,332$38,564+44%

13Bristol, VAVA16,418$39,679+45%

14Charlotte County, VAVA11,401$40,924+41%

15Covington, VAVA5,680$41,024+35%

16Smyth County, VAVA28,882$41,088+37%

17Wise County, VAVA34,824$41,285+58%

18Scott County, VAVA21,200$41,540+52%

19Grayson County, VAVA15,230$41,558+45%

20Tazewell County, VAVA38,635$42,207+55%

21Petersburg, VAVA33,734$43,029+49%

22Hopewell, VAVA23,261$43,262+30%

23Waynesboro, VAVA23,951$43,480+33%

24Halifax County, VAVA33,447$43,714+46%

25Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391$44,253+41%

26Carroll County, VAVA29,299$44,518+45%

27Roanoke, VAVA99,111$45,664+49%

28Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058$45,884+64%

29Brunswick County, VAVA15,727$46,111+47%

30Accomack County, VAVA33,859$46,178+53%

31Patrick County, VAVA17,424$46,941+64%

32Alleghany County, VAVA14,546$48,513+26%

33Buckingham County, VAVA17,137$48,603+63%

34Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839$49,117+64%

35Lynchburg, VAVA81,347$49,201+53%

36Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490$49,520+41%

37Greensville County, VAVA11,181$49,756+55%

38Franklin, VAVA8,478$49,811+57%

39Nottoway County, VAVA15,796$49,983+62%

40Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747$50,224+60%

41Bland County, VAVA6,151$50,365+66%

42Cumberland County, VAVA10,352$50,565+59%

43Lexington, VAVA7,769$50,714+75%

44Northampton County, VAVA11,879$50,819+80%

45Washington County, VAVA53,898$50,928+56%

46Essex County, VAVA10,654$51,125+37%

47Floyd County, VAVA15,789$51,250+62%

48Richmond, VAVA237,257$51,421+65%

49Wythe County, VAVA27,983$51,639+60%

50Sussex County, VAVA10,755$51,701+67%

51Highland County, VAVA2,318$51,831+74%

52Page County, VAVA23,762$51,878+56%

53Staunton, VAVA26,801$52,292+59%

54Campbell County, VAVA55,629$52,319+40%

55Norfolk, VAVA231,013$53,026+67%

56Portsmouth, VAVA96,777$53,213+58%

57Richmond County, VAVA9,294$53,298+61%

58Pulaski County, VAVA33,586$53,689+59%

59Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715$53,790+50%

60Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663$54,133+50%

61Newport News, VAVA183,230$54,511+49%

62Appomattox County, VAVA17,172$55,457+52%

63Bath County, VAVA4,076$55,481+58%

64Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839$56,114+43%

65Surry County, VAVA6,603$56,525+51%

66Franklin County, VAVA55,526$56,779+49%

67Hampton, VAVA137,315$57,041+44%

68Middlesex County, VAVA10,841$57,060+55%

69Giles County, VAVA16,564$57,279+64%

70Amherst County, VAVA31,962$57,368+53%

71Craig County, VAVA4,800$57,792+55%

72Montgomery County, VAVA98,434$59,126+83%

73Williamsburg, VAVA15,861$59,288+60%

74Northumberland County, VAVA12,557$59,437+56%

75Charlottesville, VAVA44,388$59,598+92%

76Lancaster County, VAVA10,995$59,736+80%

77Charles City County, VAVA6,623$60,096+41%

78Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738$60,522+40%

79Winchester, VAVA28,272$61,102+78%

80Nelson County, VAVA14,920$62,203+69%

81Southampton County, VAVA18,110$63,034+85%

82Salem, VAVA25,816$63,411+63%

83Madison County, VAVA14,237$63,482+59%

84Amelia County, VAVA13,632$63,918+59%

85Rockingham County, VAVA89,316$64,496+58%

86Augusta County, VAVA78,940$65,076+51%

87King and Queen County, VAVA6,743$65,385+82%

88Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896$65,485+57%

89Louisa County, VAVA42,924$67,027+70%

90Bedford County, VAVA83,059$67,136+56%

91Greene County, VAVA21,958$67,266+46%

92Caroline County, VAVA34,413$67,901+70%

93Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393$69,528+101%

94Roanoke County, VAVA97,150$70,076+47%

95Warren County, VAVA42,740$70,109+65%

96Gloucester County, VAVA40,097$71,649+58%

97Henrico County, VAVA342,775$72,295+47%

98Botetourt County, VAVA34,144$72,719+49%

99King William County, VAVA19,617$73,284+47%

100Orange County, VAVA40,083$74,446+74%

101Mathews County, VAVA8,529$74,489+72%

102Prince George County, VAVA43,936$75,123+51%

103Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321$77,870+72%

104Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737$78,136+60%

105Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975$78,885+70%

106Suffolk, VAVA104,699$79,899+94%

107Frederick County, VAVA99,955$80,011+70%

108Culpeper County, VAVA57,666$80,663+78%

109Chesapeake, VAVA255,332$81,261+60%

110Manassas Park, VAVA16,560$81,639+34%

111Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439$82,077+79%

112Albemarle County, VAVA118,356$84,643+67%

113Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148$84,645+45%

114Clarke County, VAVA15,609$86,154+67%

115Manassas, VAVA44,332$86,227+43%

116Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$90,913+58%

117Hanover County, VAVA116,423$91,444+54%

118James City County, VAVA83,326$91,675+65%

119York County, VAVA71,374$93,356+61%

120Powhatan County, VAVA32,591$93,833+74%

121King George County, VAVA29,646$96,711+94%

122Goochland County, VAVA29,187$97,146+73%

123New Kent County, VAVA28,022$97,688+82%

124Poquoson, VAVA13,292$100,696+65%

125Alexandria, VAVA160,662$102,227+82%

126Fauquier County, VAVA76,503$105,665+70%

127Prince William County, VAVA502,966$107,707+63%

128Fairfax, VAVA26,772$109,708+62%

129Stafford County, VAVA170,803$112,247+68%

130Arlington County, VAVA243,931$122,604+95%

131Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$127,866+58%

132Falls Church, VAVA15,159$146,922+96%

133Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$147,111+82%

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