# Counties in Virginia by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 133 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Danville city | 35 |
| 2 | Franklin city | 33.9 |
| 3 | Petersburg city | 33.2 |
| 4 | Emporia city | 32.6 |
| 5 | Galax city | 31.6 |
| 6 | Martinsville city | 30.7 |
| 7 | Richmond city | 28.9 |
| 8 | Norton city | 27.6 |
| 9 | Scott County | 27.1 |
| 10 | Buchanan County | 26.7 |
| 10 | Greensville County | 26.7 |
| 12 | Bristol city | 26.4 |
| 13 | Sussex County | 26.3 |
| 14 | Lee County | 26 |
| 15 | Hopewell city | 24.3 |
| 16 | Northampton County | 24.2 |
| 17 | Roanoke city | 24.1 |
| 18 | Brunswick County | 23.8 |
| 18 | Charlotte County | 23.8 |
| 18 | Portsmouth city | 23.8 |
| 21 | Wise County | 23.6 |
| 22 | Lunenburg County | 23.5 |
| 23 | Covington city | 22.9 |
| 24 | Dickenson County | 22.8 |
| 25 | Prince Edward County | 22.4 |
| 26 | Accomack County | 22.3 |
| 27 | Grayson County | 21.9 |
| 28 | Nottoway County | 21.7 |
| 29 | Norfolk city | 21.5 |
| 30 | Buckingham County | 20.9 |
| 30 | Hampton city | 20.9 |
| 30 | Northumberland County | 20.9 |
| 33 | Williamsburg city | 20.6 |
| 34 | Harrisonburg city | 20.4 |
| 35 | Patrick County | 20.3 |
| 36 | Smyth County | 20.1 |
| 37 | Lynchburg city | 20 |
| 38 | Lancaster County | 19.7 |
| 38 | Westmoreland County | 19.7 |
| 40 | Tazewell County | 19.6 |
| 41 | Winchester city | 19.4 |
| 42 | Buena Vista city | 19.1 |
| 42 | Carroll County | 19.1 |
| 44 | Russell County | 18.9 |
| 45 | Henry County | 18.8 |
| 45 | Richmond County | 18.8 |
| 47 | Essex County | 18.5 |
| 48 | Cumberland County | 18.4 |
| 48 | Halifax County | 18.4 |
| 50 | Mecklenburg County | 18.3 |
| 51 | Highland County | 18 |
| 51 | Newport News city | 18 |
| 53 | Waynesboro city | 17.9 |
| 54 | Middlesex County | 17.8 |
| 54 | Nelson County | 17.8 |
| 56 | Fredericksburg city | 16.9 |
| 57 | Surry County | 16.8 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 16.6 |
| 59 | Staunton city | 16.5 |
| 60 | Appomattox County | 16 |
| 60 | Pulaski County | 16 |
| 62 | Page County | 15.8 |
| 63 | King and Queen County | 15.7 |
| 64 | Alleghany County | 15.5 |
| 64 | Pittsylvania County | 15.5 |
| 64 | Radford city | 15.5 |
| 67 | Charles City County | 15 |
| 67 | Southampton County | 15 |
| 69 | Colonial Heights city | 14.8 |
| 70 | Craig County | 14.7 |
| 70 | Wythe County | 14.7 |
| 72 | Charlottesville city | 14.6 |
| 72 | Manassas city | 14.6 |
| 74 | Bath County | 14.1 |
| 74 | Giles County | 14.1 |
| 76 | Amherst County | 13.8 |
| 76 | Shenandoah County | 13.8 |
| 76 | Washington County | 13.8 |
| 79 | Mathews County | 13.7 |
| 80 | Caroline County | 13.6 |
| 80 | Floyd County | 13.6 |
| 82 | Dinwiddie County | 13.5 |
| 83 | Bland County | 13.4 |
| 84 | Rappahannock County | 13.2 |
| 85 | Campbell County | 13.1 |
| 86 | Lexington city | 13 |
| 87 | Culpeper County | 12.7 |
| 88 | Manassas Park city | 12.2 |
| 89 | Amelia County | 12 |
| 89 | Chesapeake city | 12 |
| 89 | Madison County | 12 |
| 92 | Rockbridge County | 11.8 |
| 92 | Salem city | 11.8 |
| 94 | Alexandria city | 11.7 |
| 95 | Henrico County | 11.6 |
| 95 | Suffolk city | 11.6 |
| 97 | Greene County | 11.5 |
| 98 | Louisa County | 11.4 |
| 99 | Orange County | 11.2 |
| 100 | Prince George County | 11 |
| 101 | Montgomery County | 10.8 |
| 102 | Bedford County | 10.2 |
| 103 | Spotsylvania County | 9.7 |
| 103 | Virginia Beach city | 9.7 |
| 105 | Rockingham County | 9.6 |
| 105 | Warren County | 9.6 |
| 107 | Gloucester County | 9.5 |
| 108 | Isle of Wight County | 9 |
| 109 | Chesterfield County | 8.9 |
| 110 | Fluvanna County | 8.6 |
| 111 | Augusta County | 8.4 |
| 111 | Prince William County | 8.4 |
| 113 | Fairfax city | 8 |
| 113 | Frederick County | 8 |
| 115 | Arlington County | 7.9 |
| 116 | Clarke County | 7.8 |
| 117 | James City County | 7.7 |
| 117 | King William County | 7.7 |
| 119 | King George County | 7.4 |
| 119 | Roanoke County | 7.4 |
| 121 | Albemarle County | 7.1 |
| 122 | Botetourt County | 6.9 |
| 123 | Hanover County | 6.7 |
| 123 | Stafford County | 6.7 |
| 125 | Fauquier County | 6.6 |
| 126 | Goochland County | 6.5 |
| 127 | Fairfax County | 6.4 |
| 128 | Powhatan County | 6.2 |
| 129 | Poquoson city | 5.7 |
| 130 | York County | 5.5 |
| 131 | New Kent County | 5.1 |
| 132 | Falls Church city | 3.9 |
| 133 | Loudoun County | 3.8 |