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Lowest poverty rate, Virginia cities

Virginia cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 200 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 200 is 7.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dumfries, VA, up 97 places to #63.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲2Braddock, VAVA6,5360.9%–

02▲30Broadlands, VAVA14,3531.0%–

03▲11Wyndham, VAVA12,0991.2%+0.3 pts

04▲23Difficult Run, VAVA9,9381.4%–

05▲35Franklin Farm, VAVA18,7361.5%–

06▲13Independent Hill, VAVA10,8531.5%–

07▲42Bealeton, VAVA5,0341.6%–

08▲93Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,5891.6%−0.8 pts

09▲9Lowes Island, VAVA11,0181.6%–

10▲47Long Branch, VAVA7,0341.6%–

11▲11Fairfax Station, VAVA12,5661.7%–

12▲9Wakefield, VAVA11,9301.8%–

13▼4Stone Ridge, VAVA16,6031.8%–

14▲22Belle Haven, VAVA6,5701.9%−3.1 pts

15▲35West Springfield, VAVA22,5321.9%−0.4 pts

16▲9Belmont, VAVA9,7292.1%–

17▼16South Run, VAVA6,6002.1%–

18▼3Newington, VAVA13,4782.2%+0.1 pts

19▼13Linton Hall, VAVA41,8762.2%−0.6 pts

20▲27Great Falls, VAVA15,2282.2%+0.4 pts

21▲8Fort Hunt, VAVA16,7002.2%+0.4 pts

22▼12Floris, VAVA7,5892.4%–

23▲14Fort Lee, VAVA8,9932.5%−5.1 pts

24▲18Woodlake, VAVA7,3582.5%–

25▲36Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,0662.6%−1.0 pts

26▲4Dranesville, VAVA11,8282.8%–

27▼10Mantua, VAVA8,2982.8%−0.7 pts

28▼15Moorefield, VAVA6,1232.8%–

29▼1Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,8392.8%–

30▲15Franconia, VAVA18,3352.8%0.0 pts

31▲54Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,4492.9%−2.8 pts

32▼6McLean, VAVA49,6272.9%+0.9 pts

33▲10Cascades, VAVA12,3572.9%–

34▲30Newington Forest, VAVA12,3163.1%–

35▲19Wolf Trap, VAVA15,8583.1%+2.1 pts

36▼16Burke, VAVA44,0293.2%+0.9 pts

37▲31Midlothian, VAVA19,1203.2%–

38▼36Brambleton, VAVA24,5373.5%–

39▲23Short Pump, VAVA29,0263.6%+3.6 pts

40▲39Glen Allen, VAVA17,5513.6%+1.1 pts

41▲18Lansdowne, VAVA12,3283.6%–

42▼35Crosspointe, VAVA5,6693.7%–

43▲10South Riding, VAVA34,3523.8%–

44▼10Montclair, VAVA22,3873.8%+1.2 pts

45▼37Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,2714.0%–

46▲5Gainesville, VAVA18,1964.0%+1.2 pts

47▼24Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.0%−0.2 pts

48▼2Ashburn, VAVA46,0264.0%–

49▼18New Baltimore, VAVA11,9194.1%–

50▲13Laurel Hill, VAVA7,4504.2%–

51▲44Hollymead, VAVA8,4824.3%–

52▼4Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,8234.3%–

53▼1Leesylvania, VAVA21,6324.4%–

54▼19Kingstowne, VAVA18,3604.4%–

55▲14Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.5%0.0 pts

56▼18Purcellville, VAVA8,8904.6%+0.5 pts

57▲69Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,4644.6%–

58▲20Oakton, VAVA36,5284.6%−0.2 pts

59▲43Rockwood, VAVA10,0104.7%–

60▲56Greenbriar, VAVA8,2434.7%–

61▼28Countryside, VAVA9,6614.8%–

62▼58Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,4814.8%+3.1 pts

63▲97Dumfries, VAVA6,4055.0%−7.6 pts

64▲16Innsbrook, VAVA8,5785.0%–

65▼10Vienna, VAVA16,6915.0%+2.5 pts

66▲43Merrifield, VAVA20,6985.1%−2.3 pts

67▼56Dunn Loring, VAVA8,9575.1%+2.0 pts

68▲2Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.1%0.0 pts

69▲2Mechanicsville, VAVA38,6835.2%+1.9 pts

70▲2Burke Centre, VAVA17,0375.2%–

71▼6Sugarland Run, VAVA12,6295.4%–

72▲74Smithfield, VAVA9,1125.4%−6.5 pts

73▲9Idylwood, VAVA17,5595.5%−0.3 pts

74▲15Fair Lakes, VAVA8,8945.5%–

75▲63Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,9845.5%–

76▼35Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,9735.6%+2.1 pts

77▲53Mount Vernon, VAVA13,1225.6%−1.4 pts

78▲13Reston, VAVA64,4145.7%+1.2 pts

79▼5Fair Oaks, VAVA35,5455.7%–

80▼20Chantilly, VAVA24,0365.8%+3.5 pts

81▲12George Mason, VAVA9,9375.8%–

82▲5Lake Ridge, VAVA46,0495.8%+3.5 pts

83▼8Cave Spring, VAVA25,7425.9%+2.7 pts

84▼40Buckhall, VAVA21,6026.0%–

85▼12McNair, VAVA22,6556.1%–

86▲18Kings Park West, VAVA13,4426.2%–

87▲46Bridgewater, VAVA6,9246.3%+1.0 pts

88▼72Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,3586.3%–

89▼12North Springfield, VAVA7,0506.4%+4.0 pts

90▼34Leesburg, VAVA49,9176.6%+2.9 pts

91▼33Lake Monticello, VAVA10,6626.7%+4.9 pts

92▼25Bon Air, VAVA16,9046.7%+4.9 pts

93▲17Carrollton, VAVA8,4366.8%–

94▲2Dale City, VAVA71,0167.0%+2.6 pts

95▼71Quantico Base, VAVA5,8407.0%–

96▼91Crozet, VAVA9,2897.1%+3.8 pts

97▼85Falmouth, VAVA5,2167.2%−0.1 pts

98▼17Centreville, VAVA71,7067.2%+4.2 pts

99▼15Huntington, VAVA13,5027.3%−0.4 pts

100▲36Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,7807.3%+3.6 pts

101▼1Tuckahoe, VAVA49,1837.4%+3.3 pts

102▼8Arlington, VAVA236,2547.4%−0.4 pts

103▲4Lorton, VAVA20,9917.4%+0.8 pts

104▲4Strasburg, VAVA7,3807.5%−2.2 pts

105▲8Gloucester Point, VAVA11,1097.5%−1.4 pts

106▲38Triangle, VAVA10,4507.6%−1.2 pts

107▲15Lincolnia, VAVA20,3207.7%−4.1 pts

108▼10Manassas, VAVA44,3327.7%+1.4 pts

109▼70Brandermill, VAVA13,7307.8%–

110▲15Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7387.9%+2.4 pts

111▼25West Falls Church, VAVA31,2797.9%–

112▲9Alexandria, VAVA160,6627.9%−1.0 pts

113▼25Tysons, VAVA28,9367.9%–

114▼31Sterling, VAVA32,4118.0%–

115▼10Chester, VAVA24,4748.1%+0.1 pts

116▼24Herndon, VAVA25,5068.1%0.0 pts

117▲6Laurel, VAVA18,7218.4%+3.0 pts

118▼21Timberlake, VAVA12,7258.5%+2.9 pts

119▼20Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378.6%+2.1 pts

120▲8Cherry Hill, VAVA26,0448.6%–

121▼31Hollins, VAVA17,0978.8%+3.9 pts

122▼19Springfield, VAVA31,1548.9%+3.8 pts

123▲12Woodbridge, VAVA43,9459.0%+3.4 pts

124Fairfax, VAVA26,7729.1%+3.4 pts

125▼6Suffolk, VAVA104,6999.4%−3.8 pts

126▼20Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.4%+2.1 pts

127▲38Hybla Valley, VAVA17,2579.4%−5.8 pts

128▼62Forest, VAVA13,4309.6%+6.5 pts

129▼53Warrenton, VAVA10,2139.7%+0.4 pts

130▼18Sudley, VAVA19,16210.2%+6.1 pts

131▼16Salem, VAVA25,81610.2%+3.5 pts

132▲19Madison Heights, VAVA10,26610.5%+1.3 pts

133▲6Vinton, VAVA7,96710.5%+0.7 pts

134▲15Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,19410.6%–

135▲29Woodburn, VAVA9,50310.8%–

136▲20Waynesboro, VAVA23,95111.2%−1.6 pts

137▼17Christiansburg, VAVA22,44211.7%+3.2 pts

138▼7Lakeside, VAVA12,65411.8%+3.8 pts

139▼10Annandale, VAVA41,70512.1%+5.1 pts

140▲32Dumbarton, VAVA7,99712.1%+3.8 pts

141▲53Bedford, VAVA7,91112.2%−7.5 pts

142▲3Staunton, VAVA26,80112.4%+0.7 pts

143▼11Meadowbrook, VAVA20,74912.4%–

144▼27Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18012.6%+5.2 pts

145▲14Hampton, VAVA137,31512.7%+1.4 pts

146▼3Manchester, VAVA12,44512.7%–

147▲5East Highland Park, VAVA15,26512.8%+3.3 pts

148▼1Culpeper, VAVA22,07412.8%−4.1 pts

149▼22Ettrick, VAVA5,91012.9%+1.6 pts

150▼36Groveton, VAVA13,93113.2%+6.4 pts

151▲3Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.2%−2.3 pts

152▼4Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,85913.7%+4.2 pts

153▼19Sandston, VAVA7,39913.9%–

154▲26Lexington, VAVA7,76914.0%−7.5 pts

155▼5Orange, VAVA5,36514.1%−7.0 pts

156▲6Front Royal, VAVA15,72214.3%+1.9 pts

157▼46Hutchison, VAVA7,28414.5%–

158▼3Newport News, VAVA183,23014.5%+0.7 pts

159▼19Fishersville, VAVA9,48414.7%+8.7 pts

160▼42Potomac Mills, VAVA5,74115.2%–

161▲17Emporia, VAVA5,44715.8%−0.2 pts

162▲7Abingdon, VAVA8,28415.9%+5.8 pts

163▼21Collinsville, VAVA7,13916.3%+7.6 pts

164▲6Norfolk, VAVA231,01316.5%−2.9 pts

165▼4Portsmouth, VAVA96,77717.3%+1.2 pts

166▼29Yorkshire, VAVA9,78217.8%+10.5 pts

167▲7Seven Corners, VAVA9,37117.8%−0.9 pts

168▲11Bristol, VAVA16,41818.0%+1.7 pts

169▲6Richmond, VAVA237,25718.2%−3.2 pts

170▲3Roanoke, VAVA99,11118.3%+2.4 pts

171▼4Lynchburg, VAVA81,34718.6%+2.7 pts

172▼6Buena Vista, VAVA6,67218.8%+8.5 pts

173▼16Williamsburg, VAVA15,86118.8%+0.6 pts

174▼11Highland Springs, VAVA14,29619.0%+8.5 pts

175▼7Franklin, VAVA8,47819.3%−0.5 pts

176▲8Charlottesville, VAVA44,38819.6%−6.3 pts

177▲10Montrose, VAVA8,28519.9%+8.0 pts

178▲20Farmville, VAVA7,59320.4%−1.7 pts

179▲13Marion, VAVA5,55520.7%+2.1 pts

180▼9Bellwood, VAVA7,90721.0%+4.2 pts

181▲1Wytheville, VAVA8,12821.2%+6.6 pts

182▲4Pulaski, VAVA8,80721.2%−0.6 pts

183▼25Winchester, VAVA28,27221.5%+8.3 pts

184▼3Petersburg, VAVA33,73421.7%+2.1 pts

185▲3Hopewell, VAVA23,26121.8%+6.9 pts

186▲3Bensley, VAVA5,94922.0%+7.4 pts

187▲3Woodstock, VAVA6,00222.1%+9.4 pts

188▼11Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,27122.5%+9.2 pts

189▲4Martinsville, VAVA13,84923.5%+4.3 pts

190▲6University of Virginia, VAVA9,06523.8%–

191▼38Ashland, VAVA7,98224.3%+13.5 pts

192▼9Danville, VAVA41,64724.7%+4.7 pts

193▼52Covington, VAVA5,68025.7%+12.8 pts

194▼3Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.7%−4.4 pts

195▲2Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,10226.2%+0.4 pts

196▼20South Boston, VAVA7,79526.9%+6.5 pts

197▲2Radford, VAVA17,24328.7%−2.7 pts

198▼3Richlands, VAVA5,05130.2%+12.4 pts

199▼14Galax, VAVA6,67031.1%+12.5 pts

200Blacksburg, VAVA45,10442.7%−0.5 pts

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