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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.0%−0.2 pts

02Loudoun County, VAVA449,7494.2%+1.5 pts

03Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.5%+0.0 pts

04Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.6%−1.1 pts

05Stafford County, VAVA170,8034.7%+1.2 pts

06New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.7%−0.2 pts

07Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.1%−0.0 pts

08Goochland County, VAVA29,1875.1%−1.7 pts

09Gloucester County, VAVA40,0975.2%−2.5 pts

10York County, VAVA71,3745.6%+2.1 pts

11Hanover County, VAVA116,4235.7%+2.1 pts

12King William County, VAVA19,6175.9%+0.4 pts

13Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.9%+1.4 pts

14Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.2%+1.0 pts

15Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.2%+1.8 pts

16Augusta County, VAVA78,9406.6%+0.8 pts

17Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3216.8%−1.5 pts

18Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.8%+1.3 pts

19Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.8%+0.4 pts

20James City County, VAVA83,3266.8%+0.4 pts

21Clarke County, VAVA15,6097.0%+0.4 pts

22Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1487.1%+2.5 pts

23Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3887.1%+2.4 pts

24Roanoke County, VAVA97,1507.3%+2.8 pts

25Middlesex County, VAVA10,8417.3%−5.7 pts

26Arlington County, VAVA243,9317.4%−0.4 pts

27King George County, VAVA29,6467.5%+1.9 pts

28Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6637.5%−2.1 pts

29Albemarle County, VAVA118,3567.7%+0.9 pts

30Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9757.7%+1.8 pts

31Richmond County, VAVA9,2947.7%−7.7 pts

32Manassas, VAVA44,3327.7%+1.4 pts

33Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.8%+1.8 pts

34Culpeper County, VAVA57,6667.9%−1.3 pts

35Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7387.9%+2.4 pts

36Alexandria, VAVA160,6627.9%−1.0 pts

37Bedford County, VAVA83,0598.1%+1.0 pts

38Cumberland County, VAVA10,3528.5%−6.6 pts

39Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378.6%+2.1 pts

40Southampton County, VAVA18,1108.7%−5.9 pts

41Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.8%+2.6 pts

42Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.9%+0.9 pts

43Fairfax, VAVA26,7729.1%+3.4 pts

44Giles County, VAVA16,5649.3%−0.2 pts

45Suffolk, VAVA104,6999.4%−3.8 pts

46Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.4%+2.1 pts

47Charles City County, VAVA6,6239.4%−1.2 pts

48Highland County, VAVA2,3189.5%−3.0 pts

49Amelia County, VAVA13,6329.7%+1.3 pts

50Rockingham County, VAVA89,3169.8%+1.6 pts

51Orange County, VAVA40,0839.8%+0.7 pts

52Floyd County, VAVA15,7899.8%−1.9 pts

53Louisa County, VAVA42,92410.0%−0.1 pts

54Salem, VAVA25,81610.2%+3.5 pts

55Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43910.3%+2.6 pts

56Lancaster County, VAVA10,99510.3%−2.2 pts

57Surry County, VAVA6,60310.5%−0.3 pts

58Madison County, VAVA14,23710.8%+1.2 pts

59Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.8%+0.1 pts

60Campbell County, VAVA55,62910.8%+0.2 pts

61Washington County, VAVA53,89811.1%+0.1 pts

62Waynesboro, VAVA23,95111.2%−1.6 pts

63Caroline County, VAVA34,41311.2%+1.9 pts

64Page County, VAVA23,76211.3%−1.1 pts

65Northumberland County, VAVA12,55711.5%−0.8 pts

66Sussex County, VAVA10,75511.6%−4.5 pts

67Alleghany County, VAVA14,54611.6%+4.5 pts

68Warren County, VAVA42,74011.6%+3.1 pts

69Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89611.7%+2.4 pts

70Patrick County, VAVA17,42411.7%−1.7 pts

71Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83911.8%+3.6 pts

72Essex County, VAVA10,65412.3%+1.1 pts

73Staunton, VAVA26,80112.4%+0.7 pts

74Buckingham County, VAVA17,13712.5%−7.5 pts

75Nelson County, VAVA14,92012.5%+0.3 pts

76Franklin County, VAVA55,52612.7%+3.0 pts

77Hampton, VAVA137,31512.7%+1.4 pts

78Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.2%−2.3 pts

79Bland County, VAVA6,15113.6%+1.2 pts

80Greene County, VAVA21,95813.7%+7.2 pts

81Craig County, VAVA4,80013.7%+3.5 pts

82Accomack County, VAVA33,85913.9%−4.1 pts

83Appomattox County, VAVA17,17214.0%+2.6 pts

84Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71514.0%−0.7 pts

85Lexington, VAVA7,76914.0%−7.5 pts

86Greensville County, VAVA11,18114.3%−0.4 pts

87Pulaski County, VAVA33,58614.4%+1.3 pts

88Newport News, VAVA183,23014.5%+0.7 pts

89Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49014.6%+2.8 pts

90Brunswick County, VAVA15,72714.9%−1.6 pts

91Wythe County, VAVA27,98315.2%+4.1 pts

92Carroll County, VAVA29,29915.3%+2.9 pts

93Emporia, VAVA5,44715.8%−0.2 pts

94Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05815.9%−4.1 pts

95Henry County, VAVA49,24216.0%+4.4 pts

96Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74716.3%+0.8 pts

97Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.5%+2.8 pts

98Norfolk, VAVA231,01316.5%−2.9 pts

99Russell County, VAVA25,33216.7%+0.3 pts

100Smyth County, VAVA28,88216.8%+3.5 pts

101Wise County, VAVA34,82417.2%−2.8 pts

102Dickenson County, VAVA13,23617.3%−4.0 pts

103Portsmouth, VAVA96,77717.3%+1.2 pts

104Halifax County, VAVA33,44717.3%+1.6 pts

105Northampton County, VAVA11,87917.7%−2.8 pts

106King and Queen County, VAVA6,74317.9%+7.0 pts

107Bristol, VAVA16,41818.0%+1.7 pts

108Richmond, VAVA237,25718.2%−3.2 pts

109Roanoke, VAVA99,11118.3%+2.4 pts

110Nottoway County, VAVA15,79618.5%−1.6 pts

111Tazewell County, VAVA38,63518.5%+3.2 pts

112Lynchburg, VAVA81,34718.6%+2.7 pts

113Buena Vista, VAVA6,67218.8%+8.5 pts

114Williamsburg, VAVA15,86118.8%+0.6 pts

115Charlotte County, VAVA11,40118.9%+0.8 pts

116Franklin, VAVA8,47819.3%−0.5 pts

117Charlottesville, VAVA44,38819.6%−6.3 pts

118Scott County, VAVA21,20020.2%+3.4 pts

119Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39120.9%+2.0 pts

120Winchester, VAVA28,27221.5%+8.3 pts

121Petersburg, VAVA33,73421.7%+2.1 pts

122Hopewell, VAVA23,26121.8%+6.9 pts

123Martinsville, VAVA13,84923.5%+4.3 pts

124Bath County, VAVA4,07623.8%+16.0 pts

125Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.9%+0.7 pts

126Danville, VAVA41,64724.7%+4.7 pts

127Buchanan County, VAVA18,49225.2%+2.0 pts

128Covington, VAVA5,68025.7%+12.8 pts

129Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.7%−4.4 pts

130Norton, VAVA3,47726.3%+3.5 pts

131Radford, VAVA17,24328.7%−2.7 pts

132Lee County, VAVA21,64228.8%+4.9 pts

133Galax, VAVA6,67031.1%+12.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES