RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Lowest poverty rate, Virginia counties · 2000

Virginia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Loudoun County, VAVA449,7492.8%−0.3 pts

02Stafford County, VAVA170,8033.5%−0.6 pts

03York County, VAVA71,3743.5%−1.3 pts

04Hanover County, VAVA116,4233.6%−0.7 pts

05Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.2%−1.0 pts

06Prince William County, VAVA502,9664.4%+1.1 pts

07Roanoke County, VAVA97,1504.5%+0.4 pts

08Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.5%+1.6 pts

09Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8734.5%+1.0 pts

10Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484.5%+0.2 pts

11Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3884.7%−0.2 pts

12New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.9%+0.0 pts

13Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.2%+1.3 pts

14Botetourt County, VAVA34,1445.2%−1.0 pts

15Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035.4%+1.3 pts

16King William County, VAVA19,6175.5%−3.8 pts

17Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7385.5%−0.2 pts

18King George County, VAVA29,6465.6%−0.4 pts

19Powhatan County, VAVA32,5915.7%−0.1 pts

20Fairfax, VAVA26,7725.7%−0.3 pts

21Augusta County, VAVA78,9405.8%−1.4 pts

22Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9755.9%−4.6 pts

23Mathews County, VAVA8,5296.0%−3.7 pts

24Henrico County, VAVA342,7756.2%+0.7 pts

25Manassas, VAVA44,3326.3%+2.5 pts

26Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.4%−0.7 pts

27James City County, VAVA83,3266.4%−0.3 pts

28Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7376.5%+0.7 pts

29Greene County, VAVA21,9586.6%−5.8 pts

30Clarke County, VAVA15,6096.6%−2.1 pts

31Salem, VAVA25,8166.7%+1.6 pts

32Albemarle County, VAVA118,3566.7%−0.8 pts

33Goochland County, VAVA29,1876.9%−0.9 pts

34Bedford County, VAVA83,0597.1%+0.1 pts

35Alleghany County, VAVA14,5467.1%−2.6 pts

36Chesapeake, VAVA255,3327.3%−1.6 pts

37Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4397.6%−3.2 pts

38Gloucester County, VAVA40,0977.7%−0.7 pts

39Arlington County, VAVA243,9317.8%+0.6 pts

40Bath County, VAVA4,0767.8%−6.5 pts

41Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.0%+3.3 pts

42Rockingham County, VAVA89,3168.2%+1.3 pts

43Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8398.2%−2.8 pts

44Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3218.3%−3.5 pts

45Amelia County, VAVA13,6328.4%−2.4 pts

46Warren County, VAVA42,7408.5%+0.8 pts

47Alexandria, VAVA160,6628.9%+1.8 pts

48Orange County, VAVA40,0839.2%+1.8 pts

49Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669.2%+0.5 pts

50Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8969.3%−2.1 pts

51Caroline County, VAVA34,4139.4%−2.5 pts

52Giles County, VAVA16,5649.5%−2.6 pts

53Madison County, VAVA14,2379.6%−3.8 pts

54Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6639.6%−4.0 pts

55Franklin County, VAVA55,5269.7%−1.4 pts

56Louisa County, VAVA42,92410.2%−2.0 pts

57Craig County, VAVA4,80010.3%+0.4 pts

58Buena Vista, VAVA6,67210.4%−4.0 pts

59Campbell County, VAVA55,62910.6%+0.5 pts

60Charles City County, VAVA6,62310.6%−5.2 pts

61Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.7%+0.9 pts

62Surry County, VAVA6,60310.8%−2.9 pts

63King and Queen County, VAVA6,74310.9%−4.3 pts

64Washington County, VAVA53,89810.9%−4.2 pts

65Wythe County, VAVA27,98311.0%−6.4 pts

66Essex County, VAVA10,65411.2%−2.3 pts

67Hampton, VAVA137,31511.3%+0.5 pts

68Appomattox County, VAVA17,17211.4%−1.0 pts

69Henry County, VAVA49,24211.7%+2.3 pts

70Staunton, VAVA26,80111.7%+0.1 pts

71Floyd County, VAVA15,78911.7%−2.3 pts

72Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49011.8%−0.5 pts

73Nelson County, VAVA14,92012.1%−3.1 pts

74Northumberland County, VAVA12,55712.3%−1.4 pts

75Bland County, VAVA6,15112.4%+2.4 pts

76Carroll County, VAVA29,29912.5%−1.7 pts

77Page County, VAVA23,76212.5%+0.7 pts

78Lancaster County, VAVA10,99512.5%−1.1 pts

79Highland County, VAVA2,31812.6%−1.0 pts

80Waynesboro, VAVA23,95112.8%+1.4 pts

81Covington, VAVA5,68012.9%−0.2 pts

82Middlesex County, VAVA10,84113.0%+1.0 pts

83Pulaski County, VAVA33,58613.1%−0.3 pts

84Winchester, VAVA28,27213.2%+1.9 pts

85Suffolk, VAVA104,69913.2%−4.1 pts

86Smyth County, VAVA28,88213.3%−3.4 pts

87Patrick County, VAVA17,42413.4%−0.2 pts

88Grayson County, VAVA15,23013.6%−1.7 pts

89Newport News, VAVA183,23013.8%−0.3 pts

90Southampton County, VAVA18,11014.6%−2.5 pts

91Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71514.7%+2.0 pts

92Greensville County, VAVA11,18114.7%−1.8 pts

93Hopewell, VAVA23,26114.9%+0.5 pts

94Cumberland County, VAVA10,35215.1%−0.6 pts

95Tazewell County, VAVA38,63515.3%−3.7 pts

96Richmond County, VAVA9,29415.4%−0.3 pts

97Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39315.5%+3.2 pts

98Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74715.5%−1.0 pts

99Halifax County, VAVA33,44715.7%−1.0 pts

100Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.9%−0.6 pts

101Roanoke, VAVA99,11115.9%−0.1 pts

102Emporia, VAVA5,44716.0%−2.0 pts

103Sussex County, VAVA10,75516.1%−4.0 pts

104Portsmouth, VAVA96,77716.2%−1.6 pts

105Bristol, VAVA16,41816.2%−4.4 pts

106Russell County, VAVA25,33216.3%−6.1 pts

107Brunswick County, VAVA15,72716.5%−8.1 pts

108Scott County, VAVA21,20016.8%−4.1 pts

109Accomack County, VAVA33,85918.0%−1.6 pts

110Charlotte County, VAVA11,40118.1%−1.3 pts

111Williamsburg, VAVA15,86118.3%−1.1 pts

112Galax, VAVA6,67018.6%−0.2 pts

113Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39118.9%−2.8 pts

114Martinsville, VAVA13,84919.2%+3.6 pts

115Norfolk, VAVA231,01319.4%+0.1 pts

116Petersburg, VAVA33,73419.6%−0.7 pts

117Franklin, VAVA8,47819.8%−0.8 pts

118Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05820.0%+0.9 pts

119Buckingham County, VAVA17,13720.0%+0.5 pts

120Danville, VAVA41,64720.0%+1.0 pts

121Wise County, VAVA34,82420.0%−1.6 pts

122Nottoway County, VAVA15,79620.1%+2.4 pts

123Northampton County, VAVA11,87920.5%−6.0 pts

124Dickenson County, VAVA13,23621.3%−4.6 pts

125Richmond, VAVA237,25721.4%+0.5 pts

126Lexington, VAVA7,76921.6%+3.4 pts

127Norton, VAVA3,47722.8%−3.9 pts

128Buchanan County, VAVA18,49223.2%+1.3 pts

129Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.2%+1.1 pts

130Lee County, VAVA21,64223.9%−4.8 pts

131Charlottesville, VAVA44,38825.9%+2.3 pts

132Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83930.1%+8.6 pts

133Radford, VAVA17,24331.4%−0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS