Poverty Rate in Amherst County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.8%
Rank #964/3,222 · #59 in VA
70th
Amherst 10.8%
VA 9.9% +8.9%
US 12.6% -14.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Amherst County's poverty rate of 10.8% 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 Amherst County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #961 | Madison County, VA | 10.8% |
| #962 | Wood County, WI | 10.8% |
| #963 | Wheeler County, OR | 10.8% |
| #964 | Amherst County, VA | 10.8% |
| #965 | Hubbard County, MN | 10.8% |
| #966 | Box Butte County, NE | 10.8% |
| #967 | Irion County, TX | 10.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Amherst County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 10.8%, ranking #964 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #59 of 133. This places it in the 70th 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.