Highest poverty rate in Virginia

Virginia counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Virginia by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Radford city leads at 33.7%.

Among cities & places, Doran leads at 100.0%.

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Radford city	33.7%
2	Lee County	27.6%
3	Norton city	25.7%
4	Harrisonburg city	25.6%
5	Danville city	25.0%
6	Charlotte County	24.6%
7	Buchanan County	23.9%
8	Hopewell city	23.8%
9	Montgomery County	23.8%
10	Covington city	23.6%
11	Galax city	23.4%
12	Charlottesville city	22.6%
13	Buena Vista city	22.0%
14	Martinsville city	21.8%
15	Prince Edward County	21.6%
16	Bath County	21.1%
17	Petersburg city	21.1%
18	Dickenson County	20.2%
19	Roanoke city	19.7%
20	Winchester city	19.3%
21	Tazewell County	19.3%
22	Nottoway County	18.9%
23	Richmond city	18.8%
24	King and Queen County	18.5%
25	Bristol city	18.3%
26	Russell County	18.1%
27	Grayson County	18.0%
28	Scott County	18.0%
29	Halifax County	17.9%
30	Wise County	17.7%
31	Portsmouth city	17.6%
32	Lynchburg city	17.4%
33	Mecklenburg County	17.4%
34	Norfolk city	17.3%
35	Northampton County	17.1%
36	Franklin city	16.7%
37	Smyth County	16.5%
38	Fredericksburg city	16.4%
39	Carroll County	16.2%
40	Lexington city	15.9%
41	Lunenburg County	15.9%
42	Wythe County	15.6%
43	Essex County	15.5%
44	Brunswick County	15.3%
45	Newport News city	15.1%
46	Pittsylvania County	15.0%
47	Accomack County	14.9%
48	Henry County	14.8%
49	Pulaski County	14.6%
50	Nelson County	14.4%
51	Williamsburg city	14.1%
52	Craig County	14.0%
53	Westmoreland County	13.8%
54	Buckingham County	13.7%
55	Greensville County	13.5%
56	Emporia city	13.5%
57	Lancaster County	13.1%
58	Alleghany County	13.1%
59	Hampton city	13.0%
60	Bland County	12.7%
61	Staunton city	12.6%
62	Shenandoah County	12.3%
63	Appomattox County	12.3%
64	Sussex County	12.1%
65	Greene County	11.7%
66	Waynesboro city	11.7%
67	Surry County	11.6%
68	Caroline County	11.6%
69	Franklin County	11.5%
70	Charles City County	11.4%
71	Warren County	11.3%
72	Amelia County	11.1%
73	Washington County	11.0%
74	Salem city	10.9%
75	Patrick County	10.8%
76	Amherst County	10.8%
77	Dinwiddie County	10.7%
78	Northumberland County	10.3%
79	Highland County	10.3%
80	Campbell County	10.1%
81	Louisa County	10.1%
82	Orange County	10.1%
83	Fairfax city	9.9%
84	Suffolk city	9.9%
85	Colonial Heights city	9.6%
86	Rockingham County	9.6%
87	Middlesex County	9.5%
88	Page County	9.5%
89	Rappahannock County	9.5%
90	Richmond County	9.3%
91	Giles County	8.9%
92	Chesapeake city	8.7%
93	Southampton County	8.7%
94	Henrico County	8.4%
95	Alexandria city	8.4%
96	Virginia Beach city	8.4%
97	Floyd County	8.3%
98	Culpeper County	8.2%
99	Bedford County	8.1%
100	Prince George County	8.0%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Doran	100.0%
2	Dunbar	84.3%
3	The University of Virginia's College at Wise	84.2%
4	Whitesville	80.8%
5	Schuyler	78.8%
6	Snowville	72.6%
7	Osaka	69.8%
8	New Church	68.3%
9	Heathsville	67.3%
10	Lee Mont	66.3%
11	Chase Crossing	66.2%
12	Deep Creek	65.2%
13	Barboursville	65.1%
14	Baskerville	63.9%
15	St. Charles	61.9%
16	Temperanceville	60.0%
17	Pennington Gap	59.5%
18	Greenbush	54.3%
19	Ivanhoe	54.1%
20	Jonesville	54.0%
21	Lebanon Church	51.4%
22	Dungannon	50.8%
23	Lunenburg	50.0%
24	Amelia Court House	48.3%
25	Cleveland	48.0%
26	King William	43.7%
27	Keller	43.5%
28	Dante	43.2%
29	Blacksburg	42.8%
30	Gore	42.3%
31	Elliston	42.3%
32	Alonzaville	40.6%
33	Allison Gap	39.5%
34	Oak Level	39.3%
35	McKenney	38.3%
36	Horntown	37.8%
37	Fieldale	36.1%
38	Saxis	36.1%
39	Fairview	36.0%
40	Gretna	35.9%
41	Keysville	35.7%
42	La Crosse	35.2%
43	Ferrum	35.1%
44	Tasley	34.8%
45	Paris	34.5%
46	Locust Mount	34.3%
47	Mappsville	33.7%
48	Radford	33.7%
49	St. Paul	33.4%
50	Metompkin	33.3%
51	Oak Hall	33.3%
52	Lovingston	33.0%
53	Clinchport	32.8%
54	Belview	32.6%
55	Appalachia	32.5%
56	Stevens Creek	32.0%
57	Tappahannock	32.0%
58	Clinchco	31.8%
59	Stickleyville	31.8%
60	Raven	31.7%
61	Union Level	31.6%
62	Lafayette	31.4%
63	Craigsville	31.4%
64	Haysi	31.1%
65	Kilmarnock	31.0%
66	Virgilina	30.8%
67	Stony Creek	30.6%
68	Big Stone Gap East	30.2%
69	Southampton Meadows	29.0%
70	Drakes Branch	28.8%
71	Richlands	28.0%
72	Gasburg	27.7%
73	Blackstone	27.7%
74	Phenix	27.6%
75	Pound	27.1%
76	Middlebrook	27.0%
77	Melfa	26.8%
78	Woodstock	26.7%
79	South Boston	26.3%
80	Colonial Beach	26.2%
81	University of Virginia	26.0%
82	Goshen	25.9%
83	Norton	25.7%
84	Onancock	25.7%
85	Harrisonburg	25.6%
86	Montrose	25.5%
87	Exmore	25.3%
88	Danville	25.0%
89	Plum Creek	24.6%
90	Villa Heights	24.4%
91	Cheriton	24.3%
92	Moneta	24.3%
93	Fincastle	24.1%
94	Madison	24.1%
95	Pulaski	24.0%
96	Ebony	24.0%
97	Rio	23.9%
98	Arrington	23.9%
99	Hopewell	23.8%
100	Saltville	23.6%

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