RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most residents in poverty, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 3,286. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fluvanna County, VA, up 25 places to #85.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87368,182+55%

02Richmond, VAVA237,25741,736−1%

03▲1Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73739,209+41%

04▼1Norfolk, VAVA231,01338,540−15%

05Prince William County, VAVA502,96630,245+145%

06Henrico County, VAVA342,77529,526+83%

07Newport News, VAVA183,23026,681+7%

08Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14826,668+126%

09▲3Chesapeake, VAVA255,33223,804+63%

10▼1Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423,732+22%

11▲5Loudoun County, VAVA449,74918,335+292%

12▼1Roanoke, VAVA99,11118,028+19%

13▼3Hampton, VAVA137,31517,499+6%

14Arlington County, VAVA243,93117,458+19%

15▼2Portsmouth, VAVA96,77716,853+4%

16▲1Lynchburg, VAVA81,34714,784+43%

17▲1Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83913,211+8%

18▼3Alexandria, VAVA160,66212,463+9%

19▲1Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38810,412+143%

20▲1Danville, VAVA41,64710,406+8%

21▲2Suffolk, VAVA104,6999,281+10%

22▼3Charlottesville, VAVA44,3888,926−24%

23▲1Albemarle County, VAVA118,3568,813+65%

24▼2Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4908,715+20%

25▲8Rockingham County, VAVA89,3168,375+51%

26Henry County, VAVA49,2428,006+19%

27▼2Stafford County, VAVA170,8037,641+139%

28▲4Tazewell County, VAVA38,6357,336+7%

29Petersburg, VAVA33,7347,289+10%

30▲6Roanoke County, VAVA97,1507,044+84%

31▼4Franklin County, VAVA55,5266,976+52%

32▲3Bedford County, VAVA83,0596,522+52%

33▲11Frederick County, VAVA99,9556,470+71%

34▲9Hanover County, VAVA116,4236,424+104%

35▲3Lee County, VAVA21,6426,313+12%

36▼8Wise County, VAVA34,8246,107−24%

37▲17Winchester, VAVA28,2725,998+93%

38▲1Campbell County, VAVA55,6295,982+11%

39▼9Washington County, VAVA53,8985,968+7%

40▲5Halifax County, VAVA33,4475,836−1%

41▲5James City County, VAVA83,3265,538+80%

42Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8395,300+84%

43▼12Augusta County, VAVA78,9405,181+36%

44▲13Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035,042+68%

45▼5Hopewell, VAVA23,2615,002+50%

46▲1Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7474,987−1%

47▼6Smyth County, VAVA28,8824,951+12%

48▲1Buchanan County, VAVA18,4924,896−22%

49▲3Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864,840+5%

50▲3Warren County, VAVA42,7404,836+80%

51▼14Radford, VAVA17,2434,794−4%

52▼18Accomack County, VAVA33,8594,639−33%

53▼5Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3914,594+23%

54▼3Carroll County, VAVA29,2994,470+23%

55▲13Scott County, VAVA21,2004,338+11%

56▲5Wythe County, VAVA27,9834,282+40%

57▼1Culpeper County, VAVA57,6664,271+36%

58▼8Russell County, VAVA25,3324,259−14%

59▼4Louisa County, VAVA42,9244,009+54%

60▲5York County, VAVA71,3743,941+100%

61▲12Prince George County, VAVA43,9363,834+45%

62▼4Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933,809+28%

63▼4Orange County, VAVA40,0833,719+57%

64▲17Caroline County, VAVA34,4133,610+74%

65▼1Amherst County, VAVA31,9623,392−1%

66▲9Manassas, VAVA44,3323,327+50%

67▲4Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963,286+44%

68▲2Staunton, VAVA26,8013,220+15%

69▼6Martinsville, VAVA13,8493,210+9%

70▼10Bristol, VAVA16,4183,024+7%

71▲14Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,977+36%

72▲19Greene County, VAVA21,9582,906+191%

73▲7Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962,880−9%

74▼12Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212,699+9%

75▼6Page County, VAVA23,7622,692−7%

76Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7152,638+8%

77▲10Salem, VAVA25,8162,625+58%

78▼11Waynesboro, VAVA23,9512,564+2%

79▲3Grayson County, VAVA15,2302,518+3%

80▼14Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362,380−32%

81▼9Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272,367−22%

82▲6Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722,324+49%

83▲1Fairfax, VAVA26,7722,276+85%

84▼6Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012,163−4%

85▲25Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752,159+83%

86▲4Northampton County, VAVA11,8792,138−20%

87▼8Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372,115−32%

88▲1Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442,094+32%

89▲9Galax, VAVA6,6702,092+64%

90▲17King George County, VAVA29,6462,087+121%

91▼17Gloucester County, VAVA40,0972,044−24%

92▼6Patrick County, VAVA17,4242,043−21%

93Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581,910−27%

94Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,837+5%

95▼12Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,730+88%

96▼19Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6631,691−15%

97▲5Greensville County, VAVA11,1811,607−5%

98▲7Franklin, VAVA8,4781,596−4%

99▲9Southampton County, VAVA18,1101,566−39%

100▼5Giles County, VAVA16,5641,547−3%

101Floyd County, VAVA15,7891,535−6%

102▲7Madison County, VAVA14,2371,512+26%

103▲25Covington, VAVA5,6801,459+79%

104▼12Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381,452+56%

105▼1Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911,437+13%

106▼10Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571,406−7%

107▲10Goochland County, VAVA29,1871,358+17%

108▼9Essex County, VAVA10,6541,307+17%

109▼3Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,306+36%

110▲3Sussex County, VAVA10,7551,248−38%

111▲4Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,242+88%

112▲12King and Queen County, VAVA6,7431,197+66%

113▲3New Kent County, VAVA28,0221,188+79%

114▼14Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951,123−22%

115▼4King William County, VAVA19,6171,089+51%

116▲5Clarke County, VAVA15,6091,066+28%

117▼20Lexington, VAVA7,7691,057−29%

118▲7Bath County, VAVA4,076975+148%

119▼5Norton, VAVA3,477941+6%

120▼8Emporia, VAVA5,447877−3%

121▲1Manassas Park, VAVA16,560860+62%

122▲5Bland County, VAVA6,151842−1%

123▼3Cumberland County, VAVA10,352839−38%

124▼5Middlesex County, VAVA10,841793−39%

125▲6Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439762+43%

126▼23Richmond County, VAVA9,294703−48%

127▼9Surry County, VAVA6,603689−6%

128▲2Craig County, VAVA4,800668+28%

129▼3Mathews County, VAVA8,529666+20%

130▼7Charles City County, VAVA6,623626−15%

131▲1Falls Church, VAVA15,159591+36%

132▼3Poquoson, VAVA13,292567+9%

133Highland County, VAVA2,318219−31%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES