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Most residents in poverty, Virginia counties · 2010

Virginia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, VAVA1,167,87355,322+26%

02Richmond, VAVA237,25751,602+22%

03Norfolk, VAVA231,01340,013−12%

04Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73729,980+8%

05Henrico County, VAVA342,77529,449+82%

06Newport News, VAVA183,23024,479−1%

07Montgomery County, VAVA98,43421,374+10%

08Prince William County, VAVA502,96621,307+73%

09Roanoke, VAVA99,11120,243+34%

10Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14818,640+58%

11Hampton, VAVA137,31517,302+5%

12Lynchburg, VAVA81,34717,135+65%

13Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83916,011+31%

14Chesapeake, VAVA255,33215,160+4%

15Portsmouth, VAVA96,77714,533−11%

16Arlington County, VAVA243,93114,494−1%

17Charlottesville, VAVA44,38811,783+1%

18Alexandria, VAVA160,66210,898−5%

19Danville, VAVA41,64710,513+9%

20Loudoun County, VAVA449,7499,842+111%

21Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4909,618+33%

22Suffolk, VAVA104,6999,466+12%

23Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3889,117+113%

24Henry County, VAVA49,2429,109+35%

25Wise County, VAVA34,8248,435+5%

26Washington County, VAVA53,8988,068+44%

27Albemarle County, VAVA118,3568,059+51%

28Rockingham County, VAVA89,3167,748+40%

29Tazewell County, VAVA38,6357,629+12%

30Franklin County, VAVA55,5267,415+62%

31Halifax County, VAVA33,4477,260+24%

32Campbell County, VAVA55,6296,717+24%

33Augusta County, VAVA78,9406,692+76%

34Petersburg, VAVA33,7346,543−1%

35Frederick County, VAVA99,9556,186+64%

36Smyth County, VAVA28,8826,163+40%

37Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7476,151+23%

38Bedford County, VAVA83,0596,008+40%

39Lee County, VAVA21,6425,416−4%

40Buchanan County, VAVA18,4925,247−16%

41Stafford County, VAVA170,8035,200+62%

42Accomack County, VAVA33,8595,182−25%

43Pulaski County, VAVA33,5865,111+11%

44Manassas, VAVA44,3325,075+129%

45Radford, VAVA17,2435,056+2%

46Russell County, VAVA25,3324,957+0%

47Carroll County, VAVA29,2994,718+30%

48James City County, VAVA83,3264,702+53%

49Roanoke County, VAVA97,1504,697+23%

50Hopewell, VAVA23,2614,602+38%

51Wythe County, VAVA27,9834,543+49%

52Winchester, VAVA28,2724,457+43%

53Hanover County, VAVA116,4234,274+36%

54Scott County, VAVA21,2004,267+9%

55Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3934,266+43%

56Amherst County, VAVA31,9624,252+25%

57Bristol, VAVA16,4184,173+48%

58Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514,082+63%

59Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3913,954+6%

60Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8393,891+35%

61Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273,658+20%

62Staunton, VAVA26,8013,599+29%

63Warren County, VAVA42,7403,589+33%

64Fauquier County, VAVA76,5033,504+17%

65Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973,438+28%

66Louisa County, VAVA42,9243,333+28%

67Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963,313+45%

68Buckingham County, VAVA17,1373,260+5%

69Orange County, VAVA40,0833,251+37%

70Martinsville, VAVA13,8493,249+10%

71Culpeper County, VAVA57,6663,127−0%

72Page County, VAVA23,7623,067+6%

73Dickenson County, VAVA13,2363,044−13%

74Southampton County, VAVA18,1102,940+15%

75Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212,896+17%

76Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632,773+39%

77Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962,750−13%

78Patrick County, VAVA17,4242,688+3%

79Giles County, VAVA16,5642,599+63%

80York County, VAVA71,3742,584+31%

81Grayson County, VAVA15,2302,422−1%

82Prince George County, VAVA43,9362,411−9%

83Sussex County, VAVA10,7552,369+18%

84Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,319+6%

85Northampton County, VAVA11,8792,306−14%

86Galax, VAVA6,6702,278+79%

87Floyd County, VAVA15,7892,223+37%

88Caroline County, VAVA34,4132,210+7%

89Salem, VAVA25,8162,189+32%

90Lexington, VAVA7,7692,169+46%

91Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582,102−20%

92Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722,068+32%

93Greensville County, VAVA11,1812,053+21%

94Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011,992−12%

95Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9751,939+64%

96Franklin, VAVA8,4781,894+14%

97Botetourt County, VAVA34,1441,842+16%

98Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,786+2%

99Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,767+92%

100Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151,685−31%

101Madison County, VAVA14,2371,679+40%

102King George County, VAVA29,6461,663+76%

103Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,617+19%

104Greene County, VAVA21,9581,547+55%

105Emporia, VAVA5,4471,539+70%

106Goochland County, VAVA29,1871,537+33%

107Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,371+108%

108Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571,343−11%

109Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911,331+5%

110Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381,298+39%

111Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,273+33%

112King William County, VAVA19,6171,216+69%

113Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951,148−21%

114Fairfax, VAVA26,7721,136−8%

115Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,129−13%

116Covington, VAVA5,6801,109+36%

117Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,070−21%

118Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601,037+95%

119Clarke County, VAVA15,6091,025+23%

120Essex County, VAVA10,654936−17%

121King and Queen County, VAVA6,743910+26%

122Norton, VAVA3,477895+1%

123New Kent County, VAVA28,022804+21%

124Bland County, VAVA6,151797−6%

125Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439759+43%

126Mathews County, VAVA8,529744+34%

127Charles City County, VAVA6,623707−4%

128Poquoson, VAVA13,292597+15%

129Falls Church, VAVA15,159588+35%

130Bath County, VAVA4,076490+25%

131Surry County, VAVA6,603463−37%

132Craig County, VAVA4,800376−28%

133Highland County, VAVA2,318205−36%

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