# Counties in Virginia by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Galax city | 31.1 |
| 2 | Lee County | 28.8 |
| 3 | Radford city | 28.7 |
| 4 | Norton city | 26.3 |
| 5 | Harrisonburg city | 25.7 |
| 6 | Covington city | 25.7 |
| 7 | Buchanan County | 25.2 |
| 8 | Danville city | 24.7 |
| 9 | Montgomery County | 24 |
| 10 | Bath County | 23.8 |
| 11 | Martinsville city | 23.5 |
| 12 | Hopewell city | 21.8 |
| 13 | Petersburg city | 21.7 |
| 14 | Winchester city | 21.5 |
| 15 | Prince Edward County | 20.9 |
| 16 | Scott County | 20.2 |
| 17 | Charlottesville city | 19.7 |
| 18 | Franklin city | 19.4 |
| 19 | Charlotte County | 18.9 |
| 20 | Buena Vista city | 18.8 |
| 20 | Williamsburg city | 18.8 |
| 22 | Lynchburg city | 18.6 |
| 23 | Tazewell County | 18.5 |
| 24 | Nottoway County | 18.5 |
| 25 | Roanoke city | 18.3 |
| 26 | Richmond city | 18.2 |
| 27 | Bristol city | 18 |
| 28 | King and Queen County | 17.9 |
| 29 | Northampton County | 17.7 |
| 30 | Halifax County | 17.4 |
| 31 | Portsmouth city | 17.3 |
| 32 | Dickenson County | 17.3 |
| 33 | Wise County | 17.2 |
| 34 | Smyth County | 16.8 |
| 35 | Russell County | 16.7 |
| 36 | Norfolk city | 16.5 |
| 37 | Grayson County | 16.5 |
| 38 | Mecklenburg County | 16.3 |
| 39 | Henry County | 16 |
| 40 | Lunenburg County | 15.9 |
| 41 | Emporia city | 15.8 |
| 42 | Carroll County | 15.3 |
| 43 | Wythe County | 15.2 |
| 44 | Brunswick County | 14.9 |
| 45 | Pittsylvania County | 14.6 |
| 46 | Newport News city | 14.5 |
| 47 | Pulaski County | 14.4 |
| 48 | Greensville County | 14.3 |
| 49 | Lexington city | 14 |
| 50 | Westmoreland County | 14 |
| 51 | Appomattox County | 14 |
| 52 | Accomack County | 13.9 |
| 53 | Craig County | 13.8 |
| 54 | Greene County | 13.7 |
| 55 | Bland County | 13.6 |
| 56 | Fredericksburg city | 13.2 |
| 57 | Hampton city | 12.7 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 12.7 |
| 59 | Nelson County | 12.5 |
| 60 | Buckingham County | 12.5 |
| 61 | Staunton city | 12.4 |
| 62 | Essex County | 12.3 |
| 63 | Shenandoah County | 11.8 |
| 64 | Patrick County | 11.7 |
| 65 | Dinwiddie County | 11.7 |
| 66 | Alleghany County | 11.6 |
| 66 | Warren County | 11.6 |
| 68 | Sussex County | 11.6 |
| 69 | Northumberland County | 11.5 |
| 70 | Page County | 11.4 |
| 71 | Caroline County | 11.3 |
| 72 | Waynesboro city | 11.2 |
| 73 | Washington County | 11.1 |
| 74 | Campbell County | 10.8 |
| 75 | Amherst County | 10.8 |
| 76 | Madison County | 10.8 |
| 77 | Surry County | 10.5 |
| 78 | Lancaster County | 10.3 |
| 79 | Rappahannock County | 10.3 |
| 80 | Salem city | 10.3 |
| 81 | Louisa County | 10 |
| 82 | Floyd County | 9.8 |
| 83 | Orange County | 9.8 |
| 84 | Rockingham County | 9.8 |
| 85 | Amelia County | 9.7 |
| 86 | Highland County | 9.5 |
| 87 | Charles City County | 9.5 |
| 88 | Chesapeake city | 9.4 |
| 89 | Suffolk city | 9.4 |
| 90 | Giles County | 9.3 |
| 91 | Fairfax city | 9.1 |
| 92 | Prince George County | 8.9 |
| 93 | Henrico County | 8.8 |
| 94 | Southampton County | 8.7 |
| 95 | Virginia Beach city | 8.6 |
| 96 | Cumberland County | 8.5 |
| 97 | Bedford County | 8.1 |
| 98 | Alexandria city | 7.9 |
| 99 | Colonial Heights city | 7.9 |
| 100 | Culpeper County | 7.9 |
| 101 | Mathews County | 7.8 |
| 102 | Manassas city | 7.7 |
| 103 | Richmond County | 7.7 |
| 104 | Fluvanna County | 7.7 |
| 105 | Albemarle County | 7.7 |
| 106 | Rockbridge County | 7.5 |
| 107 | King George County | 7.5 |
| 108 | Arlington County | 7.4 |
| 109 | Middlesex County | 7.3 |
| 110 | Roanoke County | 7.3 |
| 111 | Spotsylvania County | 7.1 |
| 112 | Chesterfield County | 7.1 |
| 113 | Clarke County | 7 |
| 114 | James City County | 6.8 |
| 115 | Frederick County | 6.8 |
| 116 | Fauquier County | 6.8 |
| 117 | Isle of Wight County | 6.8 |
| 118 | Augusta County | 6.6 |
| 119 | Prince William County | 6.2 |
| 120 | Botetourt County | 6.2 |
| 121 | Fairfax County | 5.9 |
| 122 | King William County | 5.9 |
| 123 | Hanover County | 5.7 |
| 124 | York County | 5.6 |
| 125 | Gloucester County | 5.2 |
| 126 | Goochland County | 5.1 |
| 127 | Manassas Park city | 5.1 |
| 128 | New Kent County | 4.7 |
| 129 | Stafford County | 4.7 |
| 130 | Powhatan County | 4.6 |
| 131 | Poquoson city | 4.5 |
| 132 | Loudoun County | 4.2 |
| 133 | Falls Church city | 4 |