Poverty Rate in Amelia County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.7%
Rank #724/3,222 · #49 in VA
78th
Amelia 9.7%
VA 9.9% -2.0%
US 12.6% -23.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Amelia County's poverty rate of 9.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Amelia County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #721 | Shelby County, KY | 9.7% |
| #722 | McHenry County, ND | 9.7% |
| #723 | Juniata County, PA | 9.7% |
| #724 | Amelia County, VA | 9.7% |
| #725 | DeSoto County, MS | 9.7% |
| #726 | Lapeer County, MI | 9.7% |
| #727 | Osage County, KS | 9.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Amelia County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 9.7%, ranking #724 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #49 of 133. This places it in the 78th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.