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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%−4%

02Loudoun County, VAVA449,7494.2%+54%

03Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.5%+0%

04Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.6%−20%

05Stafford County, VAVA170,8034.7%+35%

06New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.7%−4%

07Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.1%−1%

08Goochland County, VAVA29,1875.1%−25%

09Gloucester County, VAVA40,0975.2%−33%

10York County, VAVA71,3745.6%+59%

11Hanover County, VAVA116,4235.7%+56%

12King William County, VAVA19,6175.9%+7%

13Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.9%+31%

14Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.2%+19%

15Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.2%+41%

16Augusta County, VAVA78,9406.6%+14%

17Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3216.8%−19%

18Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.8%+24%

19Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.8%+7%

20James City County, VAVA83,3266.8%+7%

21Clarke County, VAVA15,6097.0%+7%

22Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1487.1%+55%

23Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3887.1%+50%

24Roanoke County, VAVA97,1507.3%+63%

25Middlesex County, VAVA10,8417.3%−44%

26Arlington County, VAVA243,9317.4%−5%

27King George County, VAVA29,6467.5%+33%

28Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6637.5%−22%

29Albemarle County, VAVA118,3567.7%+14%

30Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9757.7%+31%

31Richmond County, VAVA9,2947.7%−50%

32Manassas, VAVA44,3327.7%+23%

33Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.8%+30%

34Culpeper County, VAVA57,6667.9%−14%

35Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7387.9%+43%

36Alexandria, VAVA160,6627.9%−11%

37Bedford County, VAVA83,0598.1%+13%

38Cumberland County, VAVA10,3528.5%−43%

39Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378.6%+32%

40Southampton County, VAVA18,1108.7%−40%

41Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.8%+43%

42Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.9%+11%

43Fairfax, VAVA26,7729.1%+59%

44Giles County, VAVA16,5649.3%−2%

45Suffolk, VAVA104,6999.4%−29%

46Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.4%+29%

47Charles City County, VAVA6,6239.4%−11%

48Highland County, VAVA2,3189.5%−24%

49Amelia County, VAVA13,6329.7%+15%

50Rockingham County, VAVA89,3169.8%+20%

51Orange County, VAVA40,0839.8%+7%

52Floyd County, VAVA15,7899.8%−16%

53Louisa County, VAVA42,92410.0%−1%

54Salem, VAVA25,81610.2%+53%

55Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43910.3%+35%

56Lancaster County, VAVA10,99510.3%−18%

57Surry County, VAVA6,60310.5%−2%

58Madison County, VAVA14,23710.8%+13%

59Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.8%+1%

60Campbell County, VAVA55,62910.8%+2%

61Washington County, VAVA53,89811.1%+1%

62Waynesboro, VAVA23,95111.2%−13%

63Caroline County, VAVA34,41311.2%+20%

64Page County, VAVA23,76211.3%−9%

65Northumberland County, VAVA12,55711.5%−6%

66Sussex County, VAVA10,75511.6%−28%

67Alleghany County, VAVA14,54611.6%+63%

68Warren County, VAVA42,74011.6%+37%

69Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89611.7%+25%

70Patrick County, VAVA17,42411.7%−13%

71Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83911.8%+44%

72Essex County, VAVA10,65412.3%+10%

73Staunton, VAVA26,80112.4%+6%

74Buckingham County, VAVA17,13712.5%−38%

75Nelson County, VAVA14,92012.5%+3%

76Franklin County, VAVA55,52612.7%+30%

77Hampton, VAVA137,31512.7%+13%

78Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.2%−15%

79Bland County, VAVA6,15113.6%+10%

80Greene County, VAVA21,95813.7%+109%

81Craig County, VAVA4,80013.7%+34%

82Accomack County, VAVA33,85913.9%−23%

83Appomattox County, VAVA17,17214.0%+23%

84Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71514.0%−4%

85Lexington, VAVA7,76914.0%−35%

86Greensville County, VAVA11,18114.3%−3%

87Pulaski County, VAVA33,58614.4%+10%

88Newport News, VAVA183,23014.5%+5%

89Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49014.6%+24%

90Brunswick County, VAVA15,72714.9%−10%

91Wythe County, VAVA27,98315.2%+37%

92Carroll County, VAVA29,29915.3%+23%

93Emporia, VAVA5,44715.8%−1%

94Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05815.9%−20%

95Henry County, VAVA49,24216.0%+37%

96Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74716.3%+5%

97Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.5%+21%

98Norfolk, VAVA231,01316.5%−15%

99Russell County, VAVA25,33216.7%+2%

100Smyth County, VAVA28,88216.8%+26%

101Wise County, VAVA34,82417.2%−14%

102Dickenson County, VAVA13,23617.3%−19%

103Portsmouth, VAVA96,77717.3%+7%

104Halifax County, VAVA33,44717.3%+10%

105Northampton County, VAVA11,87917.7%−14%

106King and Queen County, VAVA6,74317.9%+65%

107Bristol, VAVA16,41818.0%+11%

108Richmond, VAVA237,25718.2%−15%

109Roanoke, VAVA99,11118.3%+15%

110Nottoway County, VAVA15,79618.5%−8%

111Tazewell County, VAVA38,63518.5%+21%

112Lynchburg, VAVA81,34718.6%+17%

113Buena Vista, VAVA6,67218.8%+82%

114Williamsburg, VAVA15,86118.8%+3%

115Charlotte County, VAVA11,40118.9%+4%

116Franklin, VAVA8,47819.3%−3%

117Charlottesville, VAVA44,38819.6%−24%

118Scott County, VAVA21,20020.2%+21%

119Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39120.9%+11%

120Winchester, VAVA28,27221.5%+63%

121Petersburg, VAVA33,73421.7%+11%

122Hopewell, VAVA23,26121.8%+46%

123Martinsville, VAVA13,84923.5%+22%

124Bath County, VAVA4,07623.8%+205%

125Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.9%+3%

126Danville, VAVA41,64724.7%+23%

127Buchanan County, VAVA18,49225.2%+9%

128Covington, VAVA5,68025.7%+99%

129Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.7%−15%

130Norton, VAVA3,47726.3%+16%

131Radford, VAVA17,24328.7%−9%

132Lee County, VAVA21,64228.8%+21%

133Galax, VAVA6,67031.1%+67%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES