RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most residents in poverty, Virginia counties · 1990

Virginia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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 2,494.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Norfolk, VAVA231,01350,469–

02Richmond, VAVA237,25742,414–

03Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87328,735–

04Newport News, VAVA183,23023,880–

05Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73723,052–

06Portsmouth, VAVA96,77718,434–

07Montgomery County, VAVA98,43416,334–

08Roanoke, VAVA99,11115,502–

09Hampton, VAVA137,31514,481–

10Chesapeake, VAVA255,33213,625–

11Arlington County, VAVA243,93112,202–

12Henrico County, VAVA342,77511,866–

13Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710,863–

14Danville, VAVA41,64710,061–

15Charlottesville, VAVA44,3889,548–

16Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1489,074–

17Suffolk, VAVA104,6999,008–

18Tazewell County, VAVA38,6358,742–

19Wise County, VAVA34,8248,550–

20Alexandria, VAVA160,6627,881–

21Petersburg, VAVA33,7347,791–

22Lee County, VAVA21,6427,036–

23Prince William County, VAVA502,9666,994–

24Washington County, VAVA53,8986,953–

25Buchanan County, VAVA18,4926,847–

26Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4906,811–

27Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8396,589–

28Russell County, VAVA25,3326,448–

29Accomack County, VAVA33,8596,225–

30Smyth County, VAVA28,8825,410–

31Henry County, VAVA49,2425,306–

32Albemarle County, VAVA118,3565,145–

33Radford, VAVA17,2435,134–

34Scott County, VAVA21,2004,845–

35Halifax County, VAVA33,4474,836–

36Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7474,831–

37Campbell County, VAVA55,6294,803–

38Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864,608–

39Dickenson County, VAVA13,2364,561–

40Wythe County, VAVA27,9834,449–

41Franklin County, VAVA55,5264,409–

42Rockingham County, VAVA89,3163,972–

43Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273,942–

44Augusta County, VAVA78,9403,926–

45Bristol, VAVA16,4183,797–

46Carroll County, VAVA29,2993,754–

47Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3913,751–

48Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8393,475–

49Northampton County, VAVA11,8793,469–

50Hopewell, VAVA23,2613,328–

51Roanoke County, VAVA97,1503,258–

52Frederick County, VAVA99,9553,229–

53Bedford County, VAVA83,0593,186–

54Southampton County, VAVA18,1103,005–

55Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212,947–

56Staunton, VAVA26,8012,852–

57Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3882,836–

58Amherst County, VAVA31,9622,791–

59Hanover County, VAVA116,4232,725–

60Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962,647–

61Loudoun County, VAVA449,7492,646–

62Page County, VAVA23,7622,556–

63Gloucester County, VAVA40,0972,544–

64Martinsville, VAVA13,8492,522–

65Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372,507–

66Grayson County, VAVA15,2302,496–

67Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632,494–

68Stafford County, VAVA170,8032,491–

69Louisa County, VAVA42,9242,483–

70Winchester, VAVA28,2722,480–

71Culpeper County, VAVA57,6662,406–

72Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962,393–

73Patrick County, VAVA17,4242,377–

74Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,338–

75James City County, VAVA83,3262,337–

76Caroline County, VAVA34,4132,279–

77Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012,272–

78Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,234–

79Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582,179–

80Waynesboro, VAVA23,9512,113–

81Sussex County, VAVA10,7552,059–

82Fauquier County, VAVA76,5032,033–

83York County, VAVA71,3742,021–

84Warren County, VAVA42,7402,006–

85Giles County, VAVA16,5641,994–

86Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151,959–

87Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,947–

88Floyd County, VAVA15,7891,686–

89Franklin, VAVA8,4781,622–

90Madison County, VAVA14,2371,601–

91Orange County, VAVA40,0831,570–

92Botetourt County, VAVA34,1441,551–

93Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721,527–

94Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951,482–

95Greensville County, VAVA11,1811,459–

96Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571,437–

97Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9751,300–

98Prince George County, VAVA43,9361,294–

99Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,284–

100Greene County, VAVA21,9581,268–

101Lexington, VAVA7,7691,264–

102Galax, VAVA6,6701,253–

103Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,233–

104Salem, VAVA25,8161,226–

105Fairfax, VAVA26,7721,184–

106Essex County, VAVA10,6541,172–

107Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,147–

108Norton, VAVA3,4771,132–

109Goochland County, VAVA29,1871,094–

110Manassas, VAVA44,3321,061–

111Clarke County, VAVA15,6091,055–

112Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,040–

113King William County, VAVA19,6171,011–

114Charles City County, VAVA6,623993–

115Emporia, VAVA5,447957–

116King and Queen County, VAVA6,743955–

117Amelia County, VAVA13,632947–

118Buena Vista, VAVA6,672922–

119Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738917–

120Covington, VAVA5,680915–

121Powhatan County, VAVA32,591879–

122Surry County, VAVA6,603842–

123King George County, VAVA29,646813–

124Mathews County, VAVA8,529810–

125Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439716–

126Bath County, VAVA4,076684–

127Bland County, VAVA6,151651–

128New Kent County, VAVA28,022516–

129Falls Church, VAVA15,159494–

130Craig County, VAVA4,800429–

131Highland County, VAVA2,318358–

132Poquoson, VAVA13,292312–

133Manassas Park, VAVA16,560262–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS