Cities in Virginia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Blacksburg, VA had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 39 cities in 2022, at 45.1%. Falls Church, VA had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 13.7% and the figure for Virginia was 10%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest45.1Blacksburg, VA

Lowest2.3Falls Church, VA

Median13.739 cities

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All cities, 2022

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Blacksburg, VA	45.1	-0.1 pts
2	Radford, VA	33.8	-1.6 pts
3	Harrisonburg, VA	27.2	+1.4 pts
4	Danville, VA	25.3	+2.2 pts
5	Martinsville, VA	24.6	-0.8 pts
6	Charlottesville, VA	23.6	+0.5 pts
7	Petersburg, VA	22.2	+0.9 pts
8	Hopewell, VA	21.3	-2.7 pts
9	Richmond, VA	19.5	-0.3 pts
10	Roanoke, VA	19.1	+0.7 pts
11	Fredericksburg, VA	18	+3.7 pts
12	Lynchburg, VA	17.5	-0.1 pts
13	Portsmouth, VA	17.4	+0.2 pts
14	Bristol, VA	17	-0.8 pts
15	Norfolk, VA	16.9	-0.5 pts
16	Winchester, VA	16.9	+3.6 pts
17	Waynesboro, VA	16.1	-0.4 pts
18	Front Royal, VA	15.5	+1 pts
19	Newport News, VA	14.7	-1.1 pts
20	Williamsburg, VA	13.7	-1.8 pts
21	Hampton, VA	13.5	-0.9 pts
22	Christiansburg, VA	12.2	-0.7 pts
23	Staunton, VA	11.4	-0.8 pts
24	Culpeper, VA	10.5	+0.8 pts
25	Colonial Heights, VA	10.2	+1.2 pts
26	Fairfax, VA	10	-0.1 pts
27	Salem, VA	9.6	-0.3 pts
28	Suffolk, VA	9.4	-0.2 pts
29	Alexandria, VA	8.8	-0.8 pts
30	Virginia Beach, VA	8	+0.2 pts
31	Chesapeake, VA	7.6	-0.3 pts
32	Herndon, VA	7.1	-0.2 pts
33	Warrenton, VA	6.9	+0.8 pts
34	Leesburg, VA	6.3	+2.6 pts
35	Manassas Park, VA	5.1	+0.7 pts
36	Vienna, VA	4.9	+1.2 pts
37	Manassas, VA	4.7	-0.9 pts
38	Poquoson, VA	4.5	+0.1 pts
39	Falls Church, VA	2.3	-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Virginia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/virginia-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Virginia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/virginia-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/virginia-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Virginia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/virginia-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Blacksburg, VA, with 45.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Falls Church, VA, with 2.3% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.