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Most residents in poverty, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, VAVA1,167,87367,751+54%

02Richmond, VAVA237,25747,357+12%

03Norfolk, VAVA231,01342,305−7%

04Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73733,071+19%

05Prince William County, VAVA502,96629,369+138%

06Henrico County, VAVA342,77529,326+81%

07Newport News, VAVA183,23027,614+11%

08Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14823,890+102%

09Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423,429+21%

10Hampton, VAVA137,31520,972+27%

11Roanoke, VAVA99,11120,106+33%

12Chesapeake, VAVA255,33218,671+28%

13Portsmouth, VAVA96,77715,421−5%

14Arlington County, VAVA243,93115,302+4%

15Alexandria, VAVA160,66215,023+31%

16Loudoun County, VAVA449,74913,592+191%

17Lynchburg, VAVA81,34713,496+30%

18Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83913,238+9%

19Charlottesville, VAVA44,38810,752−8%

20Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3889,890+131%

21Danville, VAVA41,6479,784+1%

22Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4909,153+26%

23Suffolk, VAVA104,6998,652+3%

24Albemarle County, VAVA118,3568,615+61%

25Stafford County, VAVA170,8038,595+168%

26Henry County, VAVA49,2427,958+18%

27Franklin County, VAVA55,5267,650+67%

28Wise County, VAVA34,8247,611−5%

29Petersburg, VAVA33,7347,575+15%

30Washington County, VAVA53,8987,302+31%

31Augusta County, VAVA78,9406,911+81%

32Tazewell County, VAVA38,6356,867+1%

33Rockingham County, VAVA89,3166,655+20%

34Accomack County, VAVA33,8596,608−4%

35Bedford County, VAVA83,0596,448+50%

36Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506,413+68%

37Radford, VAVA17,2436,321+27%

38Lee County, VAVA21,6426,093+8%

39Campbell County, VAVA55,6295,835+8%

40Hopewell, VAVA23,2615,690+71%

41Smyth County, VAVA28,8825,580+27%

42Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8395,370+87%

43Hanover County, VAVA116,4235,337+70%

44Frederick County, VAVA99,9555,335+41%

45Halifax County, VAVA33,4475,180−12%

46James City County, VAVA83,3265,158+68%

47Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7475,144+3%

48Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3915,071+36%

49Buchanan County, VAVA18,4925,069−19%

50Russell County, VAVA25,3324,704−5%

51Carroll County, VAVA29,2994,662+28%

52Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864,547−1%

53Warren County, VAVA42,7404,402+64%

54Winchester, VAVA28,2724,290+38%

55Louisa County, VAVA42,9244,275+64%

56Culpeper County, VAVA57,6664,103+31%

57Fauquier County, VAVA76,5033,991+33%

58Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933,901+31%

59Orange County, VAVA40,0833,874+64%

60Bristol, VAVA16,4183,807+35%

61Wythe County, VAVA27,9833,789+24%

62Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213,643+48%

63Martinsville, VAVA13,8493,562+20%

64Amherst County, VAVA31,9623,426+0%

65York County, VAVA71,3743,385+72%

66Dickenson County, VAVA13,2363,306−5%

67Waynesboro, VAVA23,9513,296+32%

68Scott County, VAVA21,2003,189−19%

69Page County, VAVA23,7623,170+10%

70Staunton, VAVA26,8013,133+12%

71Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963,109+36%

72Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273,090+1%

73Prince George County, VAVA43,9363,069+16%

74Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973,067+15%

75Manassas, VAVA44,3322,999+36%

76Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7152,906+18%

77Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632,830+42%

78Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012,776+23%

79Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372,721−13%

80Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962,650−16%

81Caroline County, VAVA34,4132,533+22%

82Grayson County, VAVA15,2302,507+3%

83Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462,390+159%

84Fairfax, VAVA26,7722,367+92%

85Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,350+7%

86Patrick County, VAVA17,4242,271−13%

87Salem, VAVA25,8162,217+33%

88Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722,182+40%

89Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442,092+32%

90Northampton County, VAVA11,8792,027−25%

91Greene County, VAVA21,9582,014+101%

92Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381,793+92%

93Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581,778−32%

94Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,693−3%

95Giles County, VAVA16,5641,651+4%

96Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571,629+8%

97Lexington, VAVA7,7691,620+9%

98Galax, VAVA6,6701,617+27%

99Essex County, VAVA10,6541,594+42%

100Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951,592+10%

101Floyd County, VAVA15,7891,564−4%

102Greensville County, VAVA11,1811,562−8%

103Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,490+10%

104Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911,452+14%

105Franklin, VAVA8,4781,433−13%

106Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,424+48%

107King George County, VAVA29,6461,413+49%

108Southampton County, VAVA18,1101,398−45%

109Madison County, VAVA14,2371,331+11%

110Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9751,291+9%

111King William County, VAVA19,6171,285+79%

112Emporia, VAVA5,4471,255+39%

113Sussex County, VAVA10,7551,214−40%

114Norton, VAVA3,4771,167+31%

115Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,119+70%

116New Kent County, VAVA28,0221,102+66%

117Goochland County, VAVA29,1871,079−7%

118Surry County, VAVA6,6031,070+45%

119Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,030−20%

120Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,017−25%

121Clarke County, VAVA15,609893+7%

122Manassas Park, VAVA16,560867+63%

123Charles City County, VAVA6,623863+17%

124King and Queen County, VAVA6,743860+19%

125Bath County, VAVA4,076788+101%

126Mathews County, VAVA8,529722+30%

127Bland County, VAVA6,151710−16%

128Covington, VAVA5,680666−18%

129Poquoson, VAVA13,292626+21%

130Craig County, VAVA4,800582+11%

131Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439568+7%

132Falls Church, VAVA15,159293−33%

133Highland County, VAVA2,318228−29%

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