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Lowest poverty rate, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 11.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Richmond County, VA, up 69 places to #31.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.0%−0.2 pts
02Loudoun County, VAVA449,7494.2%+1.5 pts
03▲6Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.5%0.0 pts
04▲1Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.6%−1.1 pts
05▲8Stafford County, VAVA170,8034.7%+1.2 pts
06New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.7%−0.2 pts
07▲3Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.1%0.0 pts
08▼5Goochland County, VAVA29,1875.1%−1.7 pts
09▲24Gloucester County, VAVA40,0975.2%−2.5 pts
10▼3York County, VAVA71,3745.6%+2.1 pts
11▼3Hanover County, VAVA116,4235.7%+2.1 pts
12▲15King William County, VAVA19,6175.9%+0.4 pts
13▲2Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.9%+1.4 pts
14▲4Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.2%+1.0 pts
15▲2Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.2%+1.8 pts
16▲24Augusta County, VAVA78,9406.6%+0.8 pts
17▲26Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3216.8%−1.5 pts
18▼6Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.8%+1.3 pts
19▼5Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.8%+0.4 pts
20▲1James City County, VAVA83,3266.8%+0.4 pts
21▼5Clarke County, VAVA15,6097.0%+0.4 pts
22▼2Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1487.1%+2.5 pts
23▲1Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3887.1%+2.4 pts
24▼2Roanoke County, VAVA97,1507.3%+2.8 pts
25▲20Middlesex County, VAVA10,8417.3%−5.7 pts
26▼7Arlington County, VAVA243,9317.4%−0.4 pts
27▼16King George County, VAVA29,6467.5%+1.9 pts
28▲39Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6637.5%−2.1 pts
29Albemarle County, VAVA118,3567.7%+0.9 pts
30▼26Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9757.7%+1.8 pts
31▲69Richmond County, VAVA9,2947.7%−7.7 pts
32▼9Manassas, VAVA44,3327.7%+1.4 pts
33▲4Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.8%+1.8 pts
34▼2Culpeper County, VAVA57,6667.9%−1.3 pts
35▲14Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7387.9%+2.4 pts
36▲6Alexandria, VAVA160,6627.9%−1.0 pts
37▼2Bedford County, VAVA83,0598.1%+1.0 pts
38▲15Cumberland County, VAVA10,3528.5%−6.6 pts
39▼13Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378.6%+2.1 pts
40▼9Southampton County, VAVA18,1108.7%−5.9 pts
41▼2Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.8%+2.6 pts
42▼17Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.9%+0.9 pts
43▲4Fairfax, VAVA26,7729.1%+3.4 pts
44▲4Giles County, VAVA16,5649.3%−0.2 pts
45▼4Suffolk, VAVA104,6999.4%−3.8 pts
46▼18Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.4%+2.1 pts
47▲21Charles City County, VAVA6,6239.4%−1.2 pts
48▲3Highland County, VAVA2,3189.5%−3.0 pts
49▲6Amelia County, VAVA13,6329.7%+1.3 pts
50▼16Rockingham County, VAVA89,3169.8%+1.6 pts
51▲3Orange County, VAVA40,0839.8%+0.7 pts
52▼2Floyd County, VAVA15,7899.8%−1.9 pts
53▲8Louisa County, VAVA42,92410.0%−0.1 pts
54▼16Salem, VAVA25,81610.2%+3.5 pts
55▼25Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43910.3%+2.6 pts
56▲24Lancaster County, VAVA10,99510.3%−2.2 pts
57▲40Surry County, VAVA6,60310.5%−0.3 pts
58▼14Madison County, VAVA14,23710.8%+1.2 pts
59▼2Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.8%+0.1 pts
60▼8Campbell County, VAVA55,62910.8%+0.2 pts
61▲14Washington County, VAVA53,89811.1%+0.1 pts
62▲21Waynesboro, VAVA23,95111.2%−1.6 pts
63▼27Caroline County, VAVA34,41311.2%+1.9 pts
64▲7Page County, VAVA23,76211.3%−1.1 pts
65▲12Northumberland County, VAVA12,55711.5%−0.8 pts
66▼7Sussex County, VAVA10,75511.6%−4.5 pts
67▲25Alleghany County, VAVA14,54611.6%+4.5 pts
68▼12Warren County, VAVA42,74011.6%+3.1 pts
69▼11Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89611.7%+2.4 pts
70▼1Patrick County, VAVA17,42411.7%−1.7 pts
71▼6Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83911.8%+3.6 pts
72▲13Essex County, VAVA10,65412.3%+1.1 pts
73▼7Staunton, VAVA26,80112.4%+0.7 pts
74▲22Buckingham County, VAVA17,13712.5%−7.5 pts
75▼13Nelson County, VAVA14,92012.5%+0.3 pts
76▲3Franklin County, VAVA55,52612.7%+3.0 pts
77▲13Hampton, VAVA137,31512.7%+1.4 pts
78Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.2%−2.3 pts
79▼19Bland County, VAVA6,15113.6%+1.2 pts
80▼34Greene County, VAVA21,95813.7%+7.2 pts
81▼17Craig County, VAVA4,80013.7%+3.5 pts
82▲30Accomack County, VAVA33,85913.9%−4.1 pts
83▼9Appomattox County, VAVA17,17214.0%+2.6 pts
84▲9Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71514.0%−0.7 pts
85▲33Lexington, VAVA7,76914.0%−7.5 pts
86▼10Greensville County, VAVA11,18114.3%−0.4 pts
87▼14Pulaski County, VAVA33,58614.4%+1.3 pts
88▼6Newport News, VAVA183,23014.5%+0.7 pts
89▼3Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49014.6%+2.8 pts
90▲21Brunswick County, VAVA15,72714.9%−1.6 pts
91▼19Wythe County, VAVA27,98315.2%+4.1 pts
92▲3Carroll County, VAVA29,29915.3%+2.9 pts
93▲23Emporia, VAVA5,44715.8%−0.2 pts
94▼10Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05815.9%−4.1 pts
95▼4Henry County, VAVA49,24216.0%+4.4 pts
96▲7Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74716.3%+0.8 pts
97▲1Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.5%+2.8 pts
98▲9Norfolk, VAVA231,01316.5%−2.9 pts
99▲9Russell County, VAVA25,33216.7%+0.3 pts
100▲10Smyth County, VAVA28,88216.8%+3.5 pts
101▲14Wise County, VAVA34,82417.2%−2.8 pts
102▲21Dickenson County, VAVA13,23617.3%−4.0 pts
103▼9Portsmouth, VAVA96,77717.3%+1.2 pts
104▼17Halifax County, VAVA33,44717.3%+1.6 pts
105▼6Northampton County, VAVA11,87917.7%−2.8 pts
106▼36King and Queen County, VAVA6,74317.9%+7.0 pts
107▲10Bristol, VAVA16,41818.0%+1.7 pts
108▲6Richmond, VAVA237,25718.2%−3.2 pts
109▲4Roanoke, VAVA99,11118.3%+2.4 pts
110▼8Nottoway County, VAVA15,79618.5%−1.6 pts
111▼7Tazewell County, VAVA38,63518.5%+3.2 pts
112▼7Lynchburg, VAVA81,34718.6%+2.7 pts
113▼12Buena Vista, VAVA6,67218.8%+8.5 pts
114▼26Williamsburg, VAVA15,86118.8%+0.6 pts
115▲11Charlotte County, VAVA11,40118.9%+0.8 pts
116▼10Franklin, VAVA8,47819.3%−0.5 pts
117▲4Charlottesville, VAVA44,38819.6%−6.3 pts
118▼37Scott County, VAVA21,20020.2%+3.4 pts
119▲3Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39120.9%+2.0 pts
120▼31Winchester, VAVA28,27221.5%+8.3 pts
121▼2Petersburg, VAVA33,73421.7%+2.1 pts
122▲5Hopewell, VAVA23,26121.8%+6.9 pts
123▲7Martinsville, VAVA13,84923.5%+4.3 pts
124▼15Bath County, VAVA4,07623.8%+16.0 pts
125▼1Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.9%+0.7 pts
126▼6Danville, VAVA41,64724.7%+4.7 pts
127▲1Buchanan County, VAVA18,49225.2%+2.0 pts
128▼65Covington, VAVA5,68025.7%+12.8 pts
129Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.7%−4.4 pts
130▲2Norton, VAVA3,47726.3%+3.5 pts
131▲2Radford, VAVA17,24328.7%−2.7 pts
132▼1Lee County, VAVA21,64228.8%+4.9 pts
133▼8Galax, VAVA6,67031.1%+12.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES