RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Lowest poverty rate, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, VAVA15,1592.0%−2.2 pts

02Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.2%+0.5 pts

03Goochland County, VAVA29,1874.4%−2.5 pts

04Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9754.7%−1.1 pts

05Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.8%−0.9 pts

06New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.8%−0.1 pts

07York County, VAVA71,3744.8%+1.3 pts

08Hanover County, VAVA116,4234.9%+1.2 pts

09Poquoson, VAVA13,2925.0%+0.5 pts

10Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.0%−0.1 pts

11King George County, VAVA29,6465.3%−0.3 pts

12Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035.5%+0.0 pts

13Stafford County, VAVA170,8035.5%+2.0 pts

14Frederick County, VAVA99,9555.8%−0.6 pts

15Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.9%+1.4 pts

16Clarke County, VAVA15,6096.0%−0.5 pts

17Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.1%+1.7 pts

18Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.2%+1.0 pts

19Arlington County, VAVA243,9316.4%−1.3 pts

20Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1486.6%+2.0 pts

21James City County, VAVA83,3266.6%+0.2 pts

22Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506.6%+2.2 pts

23Manassas, VAVA44,3327.0%+0.7 pts

24Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3887.1%+2.3 pts

25Prince George County, VAVA43,9367.1%−0.8 pts

26Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7377.2%+0.7 pts

27King William County, VAVA19,6177.2%+1.7 pts

28Chesapeake, VAVA255,3327.5%+0.2 pts

29Albemarle County, VAVA118,3567.7%+0.9 pts

30Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4397.7%+0.1 pts

31Southampton County, VAVA18,1107.8%−6.8 pts

32Culpeper County, VAVA57,6667.8%−1.4 pts

33Gloucester County, VAVA40,0977.9%+0.2 pts

34Rockingham County, VAVA89,3167.9%−0.2 pts

35Bedford County, VAVA83,0598.1%+1.0 pts

36Caroline County, VAVA34,4138.2%−1.2 pts

37Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.5%+2.4 pts

38Salem, VAVA25,8168.7%+2.0 pts

39Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.8%+2.6 pts

40Augusta County, VAVA78,9408.9%+3.1 pts

41Suffolk, VAVA104,6999.2%−4.0 pts

42Alexandria, VAVA160,6629.4%+0.5 pts

43Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3219.4%+1.1 pts

44Madison County, VAVA14,2379.6%+0.1 pts

45Middlesex County, VAVA10,8419.7%−3.3 pts

46Greene County, VAVA21,9589.8%+3.2 pts

47Fairfax, VAVA26,7729.8%+4.1 pts

48Giles County, VAVA16,5649.8%+0.3 pts

49Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7389.9%+4.4 pts

50Floyd County, VAVA15,78910.1%−1.6 pts

51Highland County, VAVA2,31810.2%−2.4 pts

52Campbell County, VAVA55,62910.5%−0.1 pts

53Cumberland County, VAVA10,35210.5%−4.6 pts

54Orange County, VAVA40,08310.7%+1.5 pts

55Amelia County, VAVA13,63210.7%+2.3 pts

56Warren County, VAVA42,74010.8%+2.3 pts

57Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.9%+0.2 pts

58Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89611.1%+1.8 pts

59Sussex County, VAVA10,75511.2%−4.9 pts

60Bland County, VAVA6,15111.3%−1.0 pts

61Louisa County, VAVA42,92411.4%+1.2 pts

62Nelson County, VAVA14,92011.5%−0.7 pts

63Covington, VAVA5,68011.6%−1.3 pts

64Craig County, VAVA4,80011.9%+1.6 pts

65Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83912.2%+3.9 pts

66Staunton, VAVA26,80112.2%+0.5 pts

67Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66312.5%+2.9 pts

68Charles City County, VAVA6,62312.7%+2.1 pts

69Patrick County, VAVA17,42412.9%−0.5 pts

70King and Queen County, VAVA6,74313.0%+2.2 pts

71Page County, VAVA23,76213.4%+0.9 pts

72Wythe County, VAVA27,98313.4%+2.3 pts

73Pulaski County, VAVA33,58613.5%+0.4 pts

74Appomattox County, VAVA17,17213.5%+2.1 pts

75Washington County, VAVA53,89813.5%+2.6 pts

76Greensville County, VAVA11,18113.7%−1.0 pts

77Northumberland County, VAVA12,55713.8%+1.5 pts

78Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.9%−1.5 pts

79Franklin County, VAVA55,52614.0%+4.3 pts

80Lancaster County, VAVA10,99514.6%+2.1 pts

81Scott County, VAVA21,20014.8%−2.0 pts

82Newport News, VAVA183,23014.8%+1.0 pts

83Waynesboro, VAVA23,95114.9%+2.0 pts

84Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05814.9%−5.1 pts

85Essex County, VAVA10,65415.0%+3.8 pts

86Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49015.1%+3.4 pts

87Halifax County, VAVA33,44715.2%−0.5 pts

88Williamsburg, VAVA15,86115.2%−3.0 pts

89Winchester, VAVA28,27215.3%+2.1 pts

90Hampton, VAVA137,31515.3%+4.0 pts

91Henry County, VAVA49,24215.6%+4.0 pts

92Alleghany County, VAVA14,54615.7%+8.6 pts

93Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71515.7%+1.1 pts

94Portsmouth, VAVA96,77715.7%−0.4 pts

95Carroll County, VAVA29,29916.0%+3.5 pts

96Buckingham County, VAVA17,13716.2%−3.8 pts

97Surry County, VAVA6,60316.3%+5.5 pts

98Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.4%+2.7 pts

99Northampton County, VAVA11,87916.5%−4.0 pts

100Richmond County, VAVA9,29416.7%+1.3 pts

101Buena Vista, VAVA6,67216.9%+6.5 pts

102Nottoway County, VAVA15,79616.9%−3.1 pts

103Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74717.0%+1.5 pts

104Tazewell County, VAVA38,63517.0%+1.7 pts

105Lynchburg, VAVA81,34717.1%+1.2 pts

106Franklin, VAVA8,47817.5%−2.3 pts

107Norfolk, VAVA231,01317.8%−1.6 pts

108Russell County, VAVA25,33218.2%+1.9 pts

109Bath County, VAVA4,07618.7%+10.9 pts

110Smyth County, VAVA28,88218.7%+5.4 pts

111Brunswick County, VAVA15,72719.5%+3.0 pts

112Accomack County, VAVA33,85919.8%+1.8 pts

113Roanoke, VAVA99,11120.1%+4.2 pts

114Richmond, VAVA237,25720.9%−0.5 pts

115Wise County, VAVA34,82421.1%+1.1 pts

116Emporia, VAVA5,44721.8%+5.8 pts

117Bristol, VAVA16,41822.1%+5.9 pts

118Lexington, VAVA7,76922.1%+0.6 pts

119Petersburg, VAVA33,73422.6%+3.0 pts

120Danville, VAVA41,64723.0%+3.0 pts

121Charlottesville, VAVA44,38823.1%−2.8 pts

122Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39123.2%+4.3 pts

123Dickenson County, VAVA13,23623.4%+2.1 pts

124Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.5%+0.3 pts

125Galax, VAVA6,67024.1%+5.5 pts

126Charlotte County, VAVA11,40124.1%+5.9 pts

127Hopewell, VAVA23,26124.7%+9.8 pts

128Buchanan County, VAVA18,49224.9%+1.7 pts

129Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.5%−4.6 pts

130Martinsville, VAVA13,84926.4%+7.2 pts

131Lee County, VAVA21,64227.5%+3.6 pts

132Norton, VAVA3,47731.6%+8.9 pts

133Radford, VAVA17,24339.3%+8.0 pts

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