Census tract rankings · Virginia
Highest-poverty census tracts in Virginia
Largest share of residents under the federal poverty line. Group-quarters tracts (universities, prisons) get a population floor to avoid skewing the list. Filtered to Virginia, ranked among all tracts in the state.
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| Rank | Tract | County | high poverty |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tract 102.01 | Stafford, VA | 89.2% |
| #2 | Tract 204.01 | Montgomery, VA | 79.3% |
| #3 | Tract 42 | Norfolk city, VA | 73.6% |
| #4 | Tract 2.07 | Harrisonburg city, VA | 68.0% |
| #5 | Tract 301 | Richmond city, VA | 64.8% |
| #6 | Tract 43 | Norfolk city, VA | 60.3% |
| #7 | Tract 201 | Richmond city, VA | 58.3% |
| #8 | Tract 6 | Charlottesville city, VA | 57.0% |
| #9 | Tract 41 | Norfolk city, VA | 56.4% |
| #10 | Tract 202 | Richmond city, VA | 54.8% |
| #11 | Tract 101.01 | Radford city, VA | 54.5% |
| #12 | Tract 203.01 | Montgomery, VA | 54.5% |
| #13 | Tract 403 | Richmond city, VA | 53.6% |
| #14 | Tract 204.02 | Montgomery, VA | 53.1% |
| #15 | Tract 9503.01 | Lee, VA | 51.2% |
| #16 | Tract 2105 | Portsmouth city, VA | 50.7% |
| #17 | Tract 202.01 | Montgomery, VA | 50.5% |
| #18 | Tract 607 | Richmond city, VA | 49.2% |
| #19 | Tract 2.02 | Charlottesville city, VA | 49.0% |
| #20 | Tract 402.01 | Richmond city, VA | 48.7% |
| #21 | Tract 8106 | Petersburg city, VA | 47.9% |
| #22 | Tract 4 | Danville city, VA | 46.6% |
| #23 | Tract 204 | Richmond city, VA | 46.2% |
| #24 | Tract 321.26 | Newport News city, VA | 45.6% |
| #25 | Tract 201 | Chesapeake city, VA | 45.0% |
| #26 | Tract 8101 | Petersburg city, VA | 44.0% |
| #27 | Tract 1.02 | Winchester city, VA | 43.6% |
| #28 | Tract 8207 | Hopewell city, VA | 43.3% |
| #29 | Tract 207.01 | Montgomery, VA | 42.1% |
| #30 | Tract 2111 | Portsmouth city, VA | 41.9% |
| #31 | Tract 105 | Buchanan, VA | 41.3% |
| #32 | Tract 202.01 | Bristol city, VA | 41.0% |
| #33 | Tract 6 | Lynchburg city, VA | 40.9% |
| #34 | Tract 2 | Martinsville city, VA | 40.6% |
| #35 | Tract 35.01 | Norfolk city, VA | 40.2% |
| #36 | Tract 50 | Norfolk city, VA | 39.9% |
| #37 | Tract 404.05 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 39.9% |
| #38 | Tract 708.03 | Richmond city, VA | 39.7% |
| #39 | Tract 103 | Richmond city, VA | 39.0% |
| #40 | Tract 102 | Buchanan, VA | 38.9% |
| #41 | Tract 9501 | Lee, VA | 38.5% |
| #42 | Tract 2118 | Portsmouth city, VA | 38.5% |
| #43 | Tract 51 | Norfolk city, VA | 38.5% |
| #44 | Tract 25 | Norfolk city, VA | 38.3% |
| #45 | Tract 207.02 | Montgomery, VA | 37.7% |
| #46 | Tract 8105 | Petersburg city, VA | 37.6% |
| #47 | Tract 304 | Newport News city, VA | 37.6% |
| #48 | Tract 2121 | Portsmouth city, VA | 37.2% |
| #49 | Tract 26 | Norfolk city, VA | 37.2% |
| #50 | Tract 6 | Danville city, VA | 36.7% |
| #51 | Tract 11 | Danville city, VA | 35.9% |
| #52 | Tract 9317 | Wise, VA | 35.8% |
| #53 | Tract 2.03 | Lynchburg city, VA | 35.5% |
| #54 | Tract 8201 | Hopewell city, VA | 35.1% |
| #55 | Tract 9505 | Lee, VA | 35.0% |
| #56 | Tract 2115 | Portsmouth city, VA | 34.7% |
| #57 | Tract 8103 | Petersburg city, VA | 34.6% |
| #58 | Tract 4523.02 | Fairfax, VA | 34.5% |
| #59 | Tract 9 | Roanoke city, VA | 34.3% |
| #60 | Tract 34 | Norfolk city, VA | 33.8% |
| #61 | Tract 19 | Lynchburg city, VA | 33.7% |
| #62 | Tract 4.01 | Charlottesville city, VA | 33.7% |
| #63 | Tract 902 | Franklin city, VA | 32.8% |
| #64 | Tract 305.01 | Richmond city, VA | 32.7% |
| #65 | Tract 4 | Roanoke city, VA | 32.6% |
| #66 | Tract 209 | Tazewell, VA | 32.6% |
| #67 | Tract 108.03 | Pittsylvania, VA | 32.5% |
| #68 | Tract 114 | Hampton city, VA | 32.2% |
| #69 | Tract 701.02 | Galax city, VA | 31.9% |
| #70 | Tract 2.05 | Harrisonburg city, VA | 31.9% |
| #71 | Tract 305 | Newport News city, VA | 31.9% |
| #72 | Tract 24 | Roanoke city, VA | 31.8% |
| #73 | Tract 320.06 | Newport News city, VA | 31.8% |
| #74 | Tract 111 | Richmond city, VA | 31.7% |
| #75 | Tract 201 | Tazewell, VA | 31.6% |
| #76 | Tract 210 | Richmond city, VA | 31.5% |
| #77 | Tract 12 | Roanoke city, VA | 31.2% |
| #78 | Tract 706.01 | Richmond city, VA | 31.2% |
| #79 | Tract 107.01 | Hampton city, VA | 31.0% |
| #80 | Tract 303 | Newport News city, VA | 31.0% |
| #81 | Tract 31 | Norfolk city, VA | 31.0% |
| #82 | Tract 10 | Danville city, VA | 30.9% |
| #83 | Tract 9503.02 | Lee, VA | 30.9% |
| #84 | Tract 302.01 | Russell, VA | 30.9% |
| #85 | Tract 701.01 | Galax city, VA | 30.5% |
| #86 | Tract 44 | Norfolk city, VA | 30.4% |
| #87 | Tract 1001.07 | Chesterfield, VA | 30.3% |
| #88 | Tract 2114 | Portsmouth city, VA | 30.3% |
| #89 | Tract 1 | Martinsville city, VA | 30.1% |
| #90 | Tract 456.06 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 30.1% |
| #91 | Tract 9308 | Halifax, VA | 30.0% |
| #92 | Tract 9302.01 | Brunswick, VA | 29.9% |
| #93 | Tract 207.01 | Franklin, VA | 29.9% |
| #94 | Tract 107 | Buchanan, VA | 29.9% |
| #95 | Tract 203 | Chesapeake city, VA | 29.8% |
| #96 | Tract 211.01 | Tazewell, VA | 29.8% |
| #97 | Tract 4516.01 | Fairfax, VA | 29.7% |
| #98 | Tract 16.01 | Lynchburg city, VA | 29.6% |
| #99 | Tract 214.07 | Chesapeake city, VA | 29.6% |
| #100 | Tract 609 | Richmond city, VA | 29.6% |
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