# Counties in Virginia by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/virginia-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/virginia-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Radford city | 27.2 |
| 2 | Harrisonburg city | 26.4 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 26.2 |
| 4 | Lee County | 26 |
| 5 | Buchanan County | 23.5 |
| 6 | Petersburg city | 23.3 |
| 6 | Williamsburg city | 23.3 |
| 8 | Danville city | 22.9 |
| 9 | Lexington city | 22.7 |
| 10 | Sussex County | 21.9 |
| 11 | Galax city | 21.6 |
| 12 | Emporia city | 20.6 |
| 12 | Montgomery County | 20.6 |
| 14 | Brunswick County | 20.2 |
| 15 | Scott County | 20.1 |
| 16 | Dickenson County | 19.9 |
| 16 | Lunenburg County | 19.9 |
| 18 | Franklin city | 19.7 |
| 19 | Wise County | 19.5 |
| 20 | Nottoway County | 19 |
| 21 | Martinsville city | 18.8 |
| 22 | Bristol city | 18.6 |
| 23 | Buckingham County | 18.4 |
| 24 | Richmond city | 18.2 |
| 25 | Lynchburg city | 17.8 |
| 26 | Grayson County | 17.6 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 17.6 |
| 28 | Norton city | 17.5 |
| 28 | Smyth County | 17.5 |
| 30 | Tazewell County | 17.4 |
| 31 | Hopewell city | 17.1 |
| 32 | Northampton County | 16.8 |
| 33 | Richmond County | 16.7 |
| 34 | Patrick County | 16.6 |
| 35 | Charlottesville city | 16.5 |
| 36 | Roanoke city | 16.2 |
| 37 | Henry County | 16 |
| 38 | Charlotte County | 15.9 |
| 38 | Russell County | 15.9 |
| 40 | Winchester city | 15.7 |
| 41 | Buena Vista city | 15.6 |
| 42 | Norfolk city | 15.3 |
| 43 | Portsmouth city | 15.2 |
| 44 | Halifax County | 15 |
| 45 | Covington city | 14.8 |
| 46 | Bland County | 14.6 |
| 47 | Mecklenburg County | 14.5 |
| 48 | Carroll County | 14.4 |
| 49 | Hampton city | 13.9 |
| 50 | Westmoreland County | 13.8 |
| 51 | Pittsylvania County | 13.5 |
| 52 | Pulaski County | 13.3 |
| 53 | Accomack County | 13.1 |
| 53 | Staunton city | 13.1 |
| 55 | Cumberland County | 12.7 |
| 55 | Southampton County | 12.7 |
| 57 | Highland County | 12.6 |
| 57 | Newport News city | 12.6 |
| 59 | Amherst County | 12.5 |
| 59 | King and Queen County | 12.5 |
| 61 | Franklin County | 12.3 |
| 62 | Appomattox County | 12.2 |
| 62 | Fredericksburg city | 12.2 |
| 62 | Northumberland County | 12.2 |
| 62 | Page County | 12.2 |
| 66 | Waynesboro city | 11.8 |
| 66 | Wythe County | 11.8 |
| 68 | Essex County | 11.7 |
| 68 | Surry County | 11.7 |
| 68 | Washington County | 11.7 |
| 71 | Alleghany County | 11.5 |
| 71 | Giles County | 11.5 |
| 71 | Nelson County | 11.5 |
| 74 | Charles City County | 11.4 |
| 74 | Floyd County | 11.4 |
| 76 | Bath County | 11.3 |
| 76 | Prince George County | 11.3 |
| 78 | Campbell County | 11.2 |
| 78 | Middlesex County | 11.2 |
| 80 | Lancaster County | 11 |
| 81 | Chesapeake city | 10.5 |
| 81 | Craig County | 10.5 |
| 83 | Caroline County | 10.4 |
| 84 | Henrico County | 10.3 |
| 84 | Madison County | 10.3 |
| 84 | Shenandoah County | 10.3 |
| 87 | Dinwiddie County | 10.1 |
| 88 | Rockbridge County | 9.9 |
| 89 | Warren County | 9.8 |
| 90 | Amelia County | 9.6 |
| 90 | Colonial Heights city | 9.6 |
| 90 | Culpeper County | 9.6 |
| 90 | Mathews County | 9.6 |
| 90 | Salem city | 9.6 |
| 95 | Manassas city | 9.1 |
| 95 | Rappahannock County | 9.1 |
| 97 | Bedford County | 8.9 |
| 98 | Orange County | 8.5 |
| 99 | Greene County | 8.4 |
| 100 | Albemarle County | 8.3 |
| 100 | Louisa County | 8.3 |
| 100 | Suffolk city | 8.3 |
| 103 | Isle of Wight County | 8.2 |
| 103 | Rockingham County | 8.2 |
| 105 | Arlington County | 8 |
| 106 | Virginia Beach city | 7.9 |
| 107 | Fairfax city | 7.8 |
| 108 | Alexandria city | 7.5 |
| 108 | Clarke County | 7.5 |
| 108 | Gloucester County | 7.5 |
| 111 | Augusta County | 7.3 |
| 111 | Manassas Park city | 7.3 |
| 113 | Chesterfield County | 7.1 |
| 113 | Fluvanna County | 7.1 |
| 113 | Roanoke County | 7.1 |
| 116 | Spotsylvania County | 7 |
| 117 | Goochland County | 6.9 |
| 118 | Powhatan County | 6.7 |
| 119 | Fauquier County | 6.6 |
| 119 | King George County | 6.6 |
| 119 | King William County | 6.6 |
| 119 | Prince William County | 6.6 |
| 123 | James City County | 6.4 |
| 124 | Frederick County | 6.3 |
| 125 | Hanover County | 6.1 |
| 126 | Fairfax County | 6 |
| 127 | Poquoson city | 5.8 |
| 128 | Stafford County | 5.4 |
| 129 | York County | 5.3 |
| 130 | Botetourt County | 5.2 |
| 131 | Falls Church city | 4.6 |
| 132 | New Kent County | 4.4 |
| 133 | Loudoun County | 4.3 |