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Most residents in poverty, Virginia counties · 2000

Virginia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Norfolk, VAVA231,01345,474−10%

02Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87343,906+53%

03Richmond, VAVA237,25742,252−0%

04Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73727,721+20%

05Newport News, VAVA183,23024,832+4%

06Montgomery County, VAVA98,43419,438+19%

07Hampton, VAVA137,31516,540+14%

08Portsmouth, VAVA96,77716,255−12%

09Henrico County, VAVA342,77516,176+36%

10Roanoke, VAVA99,11115,135−2%

11Arlington County, VAVA243,93114,693+20%

12Chesapeake, VAVA255,33214,574+7%

13Prince William County, VAVA502,96612,329+76%

14Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83912,183+85%

15Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14811,803+30%

16Charlottesville, VAVA44,38811,687+22%

17Alexandria, VAVA160,66211,446+45%

18Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710,366−5%

19Danville, VAVA41,6479,664−4%

20Suffolk, VAVA104,6998,417−7%

21Wise County, VAVA34,8248,020−6%

22Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4907,257+7%

23Accomack County, VAVA33,8596,894+11%

24Tazewell County, VAVA38,6356,825−22%

25Henry County, VAVA49,2426,749+27%

26Petersburg, VAVA33,7346,615−15%

27Buchanan County, VAVA18,4926,251−9%

28Halifax County, VAVA33,4475,866+21%

29Lee County, VAVA21,6425,641−20%

30Washington County, VAVA53,8985,588−20%

31Rockingham County, VAVA89,3165,533+39%

32Campbell County, VAVA55,6295,410+13%

33Albemarle County, VAVA118,3565,338+4%

34Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7475,016+4%

35Radford, VAVA17,2434,972−3%

36Russell County, VAVA25,3324,955−23%

37Loudoun County, VAVA449,7494,672+77%

38Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864,597−0%

39Franklin County, VAVA55,5264,588+4%

40Smyth County, VAVA28,8824,409−19%

41Bedford County, VAVA83,0594,293+35%

42Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3884,287+51%

43Scott County, VAVA21,2003,922−19%

44Roanoke County, VAVA97,1503,828+17%

45Augusta County, VAVA78,9403,808−3%

46Frederick County, VAVA99,9553,782+17%

47Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3913,723−1%

48Carroll County, VAVA29,2993,643−3%

49Dickenson County, VAVA13,2363,493−23%

50Amherst County, VAVA31,9623,411+22%

51Hopewell, VAVA23,2613,325−0%

52Stafford County, VAVA170,8033,202+29%

53Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963,156+19%

54Hanover County, VAVA116,4233,142+15%

55Culpeper County, VAVA57,6663,141+31%

56Buckingham County, VAVA17,1373,119+24%

57Winchester, VAVA28,2723,108+25%

58James City County, VAVA83,3263,073+31%

59Wythe County, VAVA27,9833,049−31%

60Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273,047−23%

61Fauquier County, VAVA76,5033,000+48%

62Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,986+28%

63Martinsville, VAVA13,8492,958+17%

64Page County, VAVA23,7622,889+13%

65Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8392,878−17%

66Bristol, VAVA16,4182,821−26%

67Staunton, VAVA26,8012,795−2%

68Warren County, VAVA42,7402,691+34%

69Northampton County, VAVA11,8792,686−23%

70Gloucester County, VAVA40,0972,676+5%

71Prince George County, VAVA43,9362,638+104%

72Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582,623+20%

73Louisa County, VAVA42,9242,606+5%

74Patrick County, VAVA17,4242,602+9%

75Southampton County, VAVA18,1102,550−15%

76Waynesboro, VAVA23,9512,505+19%

77Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212,465−16%

78Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7152,453+25%

79Grayson County, VAVA15,2302,440−2%

80Orange County, VAVA40,0832,368+51%

81Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962,279−5%

82Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012,262−0%

83Manassas, VAVA44,3322,212+108%

84Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,192−2%

85Caroline County, VAVA34,4132,069−9%

86Sussex County, VAVA10,7552,011−2%

87Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6631,995−20%

88York County, VAVA71,3741,969−3%

89Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,754−10%

90Greensville County, VAVA11,1811,699+16%

91Salem, VAVA25,8161,661+35%

92Franklin, VAVA8,4781,656+2%

93Floyd County, VAVA15,7891,626−4%

94Giles County, VAVA16,5641,590−20%

95Botetourt County, VAVA34,1441,584+2%

96Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721,561+2%

97Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571,506+5%

98Lexington, VAVA7,7691,481+17%

99Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951,447−2%

100Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,363+11%

101Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,360+19%

102Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,294+24%

103Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911,272+45%

104Galax, VAVA6,6701,272+2%

105Fairfax, VAVA26,7721,232+4%

106Madison County, VAVA14,2371,197−25%

107Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9751,180−9%

108Goochland County, VAVA29,1871,158+6%

109Essex County, VAVA10,6541,121−4%

110Greene County, VAVA21,9581,000−21%

111Amelia County, VAVA13,632959+1%

112King George County, VAVA29,646946+16%

113Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738933+2%

114Alleghany County, VAVA14,546922−28%

115Emporia, VAVA5,447906−5%

116Norton, VAVA3,477889−21%

117Bland County, VAVA6,151849+30%

118Clarke County, VAVA15,609832−21%

119Covington, VAVA5,680813−11%

120Charles City County, VAVA6,623737−26%

121Surry County, VAVA6,603736−13%

122King and Queen County, VAVA6,743720−25%

123King William County, VAVA19,617719−29%

124New Kent County, VAVA28,022665+29%

125Buena Vista, VAVA6,672659−29%

126Mathews County, VAVA8,529554−32%

127Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439532−26%

128Manassas Park, VAVA16,560531+103%

129Craig County, VAVA4,800522+22%

130Poquoson, VAVA13,292518+66%

131Falls Church, VAVA15,159435−12%

132Bath County, VAVA4,076393−43%

133Highland County, VAVA2,318319−11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS