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Demographic Data Report for Virginia by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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(of 3143 counties)
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United States N/A 12.4 40,390,045 N/A
Virginia N/A 9.9 834,866 7 of 52
Fairfax County Urban 5.9 67,276 94
Richmond City Urban 18.8 40,994 2,536
Virginia Beach City Urban 8.4 37,541 434
Norfolk City Urban 17.3 37,182 2,327
Prince William County Urban 6.1 29,306 101
Henrico County Urban 8.4 27,912 434
Newport News City Urban 15.1 26,927 1,963
Chesterfield County Urban 6.8 25,098 178
Chesapeake City Urban 8.7 21,444 501
Montgomery County Urban 23.8 21,057 2,928
Roanoke City Urban 19.7 19,062 2,634
Hampton City Urban 13.0 17,351 1,503
Loudoun County Urban 4.0 16,821 14
Portsmouth City Urban 17.6 16,612 2,369
Arlington County Urban 7.1 16,573 215
Alexandria City Urban 8.4 13,037 434
Lynchburg City Urban 17.4 11,939 2,337
Harrisonburg City Urban 25.6 11,298 2,998
Danville City Rural 25.0 10,156 2,976
Spotsylvania County Urban 7.0 9,974 202
Charlottesville City Urban 22.6 9,701 2,867
Suffolk City Urban 9.9 9,454 753
Pittsylvania County Rural 15.0 8,812 1,944
Stafford County Urban 5.1 7,940 47
Rockingham County Urban 9.6 7,902 692
Tazewell County Rural 19.3 7,374 2,595
Henry County Rural 14.8 7,315 1,910
Albemarle County Urban 6.8 7,141 178
Petersburg City Urban 21.1 6,930 2,753
Roanoke County Urban 7.3 6,858 252
Frederick County Urban 7.1 6,479 215
Bedford City and County Urban 8.1 6,429 370
Franklin County Urban 11.5 6,179 1,138
Halifax County with South Boston City Rural 17.9 5,901 2,418
Wise County Rural 17.7 5,807 2,385
Washington County Urban 11.0 5,749 1,010
Hanover County Urban 5.2 5,663 55
Lee County Rural 27.6 5,617 3,046
Campbell County Urban 10.1 5,517 807
Augusta County Urban 7.3 5,455 252
Shenandoah County Rural 12.3 5,440 1,323
Hopewell City Urban 23.8 5,405 2,928
Winchester City Urban 19.3 5,182 2,595
James City County Urban 6.5 5,119 142
Mecklenburg County Rural 17.4 5,111 2,337
Accomack County Rural 14.9 4,883 1,928
Smyth County Rural 16.5 4,772 2,195
Pulaski County Urban 14.6 4,743 1,867
Carroll County Rural 16.2 4,688 2,140
Russell County Rural 18.1 4,592 2,452
Warren County Urban 11.3 4,542 1,088
Fauquier County Urban 6.1 4,520 101
Radford City Urban 33.7 4,513 3,117
Buchanan County Rural 23.9 4,485 2,933
Wythe County Rural 15.6 4,354 2,050
Fredericksburg City Urban 16.4 4,281 2,175
Culpeper County Urban 8.2 4,229 391
Louisa County Rural 10.1 3,916 807
Scott County Urban 18.0 3,729 2,433
York County Urban 5.4 3,694 67
Orange County Rural 10.1 3,688 807
Prince Edward County Rural 21.6 3,646 2,793
Caroline County Rural 11.6 3,496 1,154
Amherst County Urban 10.8 3,291 965
Bristol City Urban 18.3 3,057 2,472
Staunton City Urban 12.6 3,042 1,398
Dinwiddie County Urban 10.7 2,923 937
Isle of Wight County Urban 7.4 2,891 259
Prince George County Urban 8.0 2,878 357
Martinsville City Rural 21.8 2,871 2,809
Manassas City Urban 6.7 2,838 166
Charlotte County Rural 24.6 2,762 2,961
Dickenson County Rural 20.2 2,716 2,669
Gloucester County Urban 6.8 2,619 178
Waynesboro City Urban 11.7 2,612 1,180
Nottoway County Rural 18.9 2,608 2,552
Grayson County Rural 18.0 2,595 2,433
Westmoreland County Rural 13.8 2,554 1,681
Salem City Urban 10.9 2,500 992
Greene County Urban 11.7 2,424 1,180
Fairfax City Urban 9.9 2,346 753
Page County Rural 9.5 2,234 669
Nelson County Urban 14.4 2,118 1,824
Brunswick County Rural 15.3 2,090 1,995
Buckingham County Rural 13.7 2,039 1,663
Botetourt County Urban 6.1 2,037 101
Fluvanna County Urban 7.7 2,027 304
Northampton County Rural 17.1 2,021 2,293
Appomattox County Urban 12.3 2,007 1,323
Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City Rural 13.1 1,916 1,530
Patrick County Rural 10.8 1,859 965
Rockbridge County Rural 8.0 1,773 357
King George County Rural 6.5 1,764 142
Lunenburg County Rural 15.9 1,758 2,098
Colonial Heights City Urban 9.6 1,723 692
Essex County Rural 15.5 1,628 2,037
Williamsburg City Urban 14.1 1,520 1,752
Galax City Rural 23.4 1,503 2,912
Amelia County Urban 11.1 1,468 1,036
Giles County Urban 8.9 1,468 550
King William County Urban 7.9 1,431 339
Southampton County Rural 8.7 1,427 501
Lancaster County Rural 13.1 1,391 1,530
Franklin City Rural 16.7 1,340 2,219
Buena Vista City Rural 22.0 1,339 2,821
Covington City Rural 23.6 1,317 2,919
Floyd County Urban 8.3 1,282 413
Northumberland County Rural 10.3 1,238 848
King and Queen County Urban 18.5 1,232 2,500
New Kent County Urban 5.2 1,228 55
Greensville County Rural 13.5 1,113 1,622
Sussex County Urban 12.1 1,107 1,275
Clarke County Urban 6.9 1,014 191
Manassas Park City Urban 5.8 979 87
Middlesex County Rural 9.5 978 669
Madison County Rural 7.0 967 202
Powhatan County Urban 3.3 963 7
Goochland County Urban 3.9 950 13
Norton City Rural 25.7 917 3,003
Bath County Rural 21.1 841 2,753
Charles City County Urban 11.4 760 1,109
Surry County Urban 11.6 756 1,154
Cumberland County Rural 7.7 748 304
Emporia City Rural 13.5 729 1,622
Poquoson City Urban 5.8 724 87
Rappahannock County Urban 9.5 700 669
Richmond County Rural 9.3 692 621
Bland County Rural 12.7 668 1,435
Lexington City Rural 15.9 665 2,098
Mathews County Urban 7.9 665 339
Craig County Urban 14.0 652 1,728
Falls Church City Urban 3.6 529 10
Highland County Rural 10.3 233 848
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 9:47 pm.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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