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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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United States N/A 12.4 40,390,045 N/A
Virginia N/A 9.9 834,866 7 of 52
Radford City Urban 33.7 4,513 3,117
Lee County Rural 27.6 5,617 3,046
Norton City Rural 25.7 917 3,003
Harrisonburg City Urban 25.6 11,298 2,998
Danville City Rural 25.0 10,156 2,976
Charlotte County Rural 24.6 2,762 2,961
Buchanan County Rural 23.9 4,485 2,933
Hopewell City Urban 23.8 5,405 2,928
Montgomery County Urban 23.8 21,057 2,928
Covington City Rural 23.6 1,317 2,919
Galax City Rural 23.4 1,503 2,912
Charlottesville City Urban 22.6 9,701 2,867
Buena Vista City Rural 22.0 1,339 2,821
Martinsville City Rural 21.8 2,871 2,809
Prince Edward County Rural 21.6 3,646 2,793
Bath County Rural 21.1 841 2,753
Petersburg City Urban 21.1 6,930 2,753
Dickenson County Rural 20.2 2,716 2,669
Roanoke City Urban 19.7 19,062 2,634
Tazewell County Rural 19.3 7,374 2,595
Winchester City Urban 19.3 5,182 2,595
Nottoway County Rural 18.9 2,608 2,552
Richmond City Urban 18.8 40,994 2,536
King and Queen County Urban 18.5 1,232 2,500
Bristol City Urban 18.3 3,057 2,472
Russell County Rural 18.1 4,592 2,452
Grayson County Rural 18.0 2,595 2,433
Scott County Urban 18.0 3,729 2,433
Halifax County with South Boston City Rural 17.9 5,901 2,418
Wise County Rural 17.7 5,807 2,385
Portsmouth City Urban 17.6 16,612 2,369
Lynchburg City Urban 17.4 11,939 2,337
Mecklenburg County Rural 17.4 5,111 2,337
Norfolk City Urban 17.3 37,182 2,327
Northampton County Rural 17.1 2,021 2,293
Franklin City Rural 16.7 1,340 2,219
Smyth County Rural 16.5 4,772 2,195
Fredericksburg City Urban 16.4 4,281 2,175
Carroll County Rural 16.2 4,688 2,140
Lexington City Rural 15.9 665 2,098
Lunenburg County Rural 15.9 1,758 2,098
Wythe County Rural 15.6 4,354 2,050
Essex County Rural 15.5 1,628 2,037
Brunswick County Rural 15.3 2,090 1,995
Newport News City Urban 15.1 26,927 1,963
Pittsylvania County Rural 15.0 8,812 1,944
Accomack County Rural 14.9 4,883 1,928
Henry County Rural 14.8 7,315 1,910
Pulaski County Urban 14.6 4,743 1,867
Nelson County Urban 14.4 2,118 1,824
Williamsburg City Urban 14.1 1,520 1,752
Craig County Urban 14.0 652 1,728
Westmoreland County Rural 13.8 2,554 1,681
Buckingham County Rural 13.7 2,039 1,663
Emporia City Rural 13.5 729 1,622
Greensville County Rural 13.5 1,113 1,622
Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City Rural 13.1 1,916 1,530
Lancaster County Rural 13.1 1,391 1,530
Hampton City Urban 13.0 17,351 1,503
Bland County Rural 12.7 668 1,435
Staunton City Urban 12.6 3,042 1,398
Appomattox County Urban 12.3 2,007 1,323
Shenandoah County Rural 12.3 5,440 1,323
Sussex County Urban 12.1 1,107 1,275
Greene County Urban 11.7 2,424 1,180
Waynesboro City Urban 11.7 2,612 1,180
Caroline County Rural 11.6 3,496 1,154
Surry County Urban 11.6 756 1,154
Franklin County Urban 11.5 6,179 1,138
Charles City County Urban 11.4 760 1,109
Warren County Urban 11.3 4,542 1,088
Amelia County Urban 11.1 1,468 1,036
Washington County Urban 11.0 5,749 1,010
Salem City Urban 10.9 2,500 992
Amherst County Urban 10.8 3,291 965
Patrick County Rural 10.8 1,859 965
Dinwiddie County Urban 10.7 2,923 937
Highland County Rural 10.3 233 848
Northumberland County Rural 10.3 1,238 848
Campbell County Urban 10.1 5,517 807
Louisa County Rural 10.1 3,916 807
Orange County Rural 10.1 3,688 807
Fairfax City Urban 9.9 2,346 753
Suffolk City Urban 9.9 9,454 753
Colonial Heights City Urban 9.6 1,723 692
Rockingham County Urban 9.6 7,902 692
Middlesex County Rural 9.5 978 669
Page County Rural 9.5 2,234 669
Rappahannock County Urban 9.5 700 669
Richmond County Rural 9.3 692 621
Giles County Urban 8.9 1,468 550
Chesapeake City Urban 8.7 21,444 501
Southampton County Rural 8.7 1,427 501
Alexandria City Urban 8.4 13,037 434
Henrico County Urban 8.4 27,912 434
Virginia Beach City Urban 8.4 37,541 434
Floyd County Urban 8.3 1,282 413
Culpeper County Urban 8.2 4,229 391
Bedford City and County Urban 8.1 6,429 370
Prince George County Urban 8.0 2,878 357
Rockbridge County Rural 8.0 1,773 357
King William County Urban 7.9 1,431 339
Mathews County Urban 7.9 665 339
Cumberland County Rural 7.7 748 304
Fluvanna County Urban 7.7 2,027 304
Isle of Wight County Urban 7.4 2,891 259
Augusta County Urban 7.3 5,455 252
Roanoke County Urban 7.3 6,858 252
Arlington County Urban 7.1 16,573 215
Frederick County Urban 7.1 6,479 215
Madison County Rural 7.0 967 202
Spotsylvania County Urban 7.0 9,974 202
Clarke County Urban 6.9 1,014 191
Albemarle County Urban 6.8 7,141 178
Chesterfield County Urban 6.8 25,098 178
Gloucester County Urban 6.8 2,619 178
Manassas City Urban 6.7 2,838 166
James City County Urban 6.5 5,119 142
King George County Rural 6.5 1,764 142
Botetourt County Urban 6.1 2,037 101
Fauquier County Urban 6.1 4,520 101
Prince William County Urban 6.1 29,306 101
Fairfax County Urban 5.9 67,276 94
Manassas Park City Urban 5.8 979 87
Poquoson City Urban 5.8 724 87
York County Urban 5.4 3,694 67
Hanover County Urban 5.2 5,663 55
New Kent County Urban 5.2 1,228 55
Stafford County Urban 5.1 7,940 47
Loudoun County Urban 4.0 16,821 14
Goochland County Urban 3.9 950 13
Falls Church City Urban 3.6 529 10
Powhatan County Urban 3.3 963 7
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/09/2025 10:07 am.

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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