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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.

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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%

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

04Norfolk, 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%

09Chesapeake, VAVA255,33223,804+63%

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

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

12Roanoke, VAVA99,11118,028+19%

13Hampton, VAVA137,31517,499+6%

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

15Portsmouth, VAVA96,77716,853+4%

16Lynchburg, VAVA81,34714,784+43%

17Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83913,211+8%

18Alexandria, VAVA160,66212,463+9%

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

20Danville, VAVA41,64710,406+8%

21Suffolk, VAVA104,6999,281+10%

22Charlottesville, VAVA44,3888,926−24%

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

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

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

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

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

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

29Petersburg, VAVA33,7347,289+10%

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

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

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

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

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

35Lee County, VAVA21,6426,313+12%

36Wise County, VAVA34,8246,107−24%

37Winchester, VAVA28,2725,998+93%

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

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

40Halifax County, VAVA33,4475,836−1%

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

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

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

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

45Hopewell, VAVA23,2615,002+50%

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

47Smyth County, VAVA28,8824,951+12%

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

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

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

51Radford, VAVA17,2434,794−4%

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

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

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

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

56Wythe County, VAVA27,9834,282+40%

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

58Russell County, VAVA25,3324,259−14%

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

60York County, VAVA71,3743,941+100%

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

62Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933,809+28%

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

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

65Amherst County, VAVA31,9623,392−1%

66Manassas, VAVA44,3323,327+50%

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

68Staunton, VAVA26,8013,220+15%

69Martinsville, VAVA13,8493,210+9%

70Bristol, VAVA16,4183,024+7%

71Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,977+36%

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

73Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962,880−9%

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

75Page County, VAVA23,7622,692−7%

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

77Salem, VAVA25,8162,625+58%

78Waynesboro, VAVA23,9512,564+2%

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

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

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

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

83Fairfax, VAVA26,7722,276+85%

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

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

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

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

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

89Galax, VAVA6,6702,092+64%

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

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

92Patrick County, VAVA17,4242,043−21%

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

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

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

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

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

98Franklin, VAVA8,4781,596−4%

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

100Giles County, VAVA16,5641,547−3%

101Floyd County, VAVA15,7891,535−6%

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

103Covington, VAVA5,6801,459+79%

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

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

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

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

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

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

110Sussex County, VAVA10,7551,248−38%

111Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,242+88%

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

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

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

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

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

117Lexington, VAVA7,7691,057−29%

118Bath County, VAVA4,076975+148%

119Norton, VAVA3,477941+6%

120Emporia, VAVA5,447877−3%

121Manassas Park, VAVA16,560860+62%

122Bland County, VAVA6,151842−1%

123Cumberland County, VAVA10,352839−38%

124Middlesex County, VAVA10,841793−39%

125Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439762+43%

126Richmond County, VAVA9,294703−48%

127Surry County, VAVA6,603689−6%

128Craig County, VAVA4,800668+28%

129Mathews County, VAVA8,529666+20%

130Charles City County, VAVA6,623626−15%

131Falls Church, VAVA15,159591+36%

132Poquoson, VAVA13,292567+9%

133Highland County, VAVA2,318219−31%

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