Poverty Rate in Arlington County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.4%
Rank #262/3,222 · #26 in VA
92th
Arlington 7.4%
VA 9.9% -25.3%
US 12.6% -41.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Arlington County's poverty rate of 7.4% 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 Arlington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #259 | Seward County, NE | 7.4% |
| #260 | Benton County, IA | 7.4% |
| #261 | Brazoria County, TX | 7.4% |
| #262 | Arlington County, VA | 7.4% |
| #263 | Hamilton County, IA | 7.4% |
| #264 | Dunn County, ND | 7.4% |
| #265 | Coweta County, GA | 7.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Arlington County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 7.4%, ranking #262 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 41.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #26 of 133. This places it in the 92th 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.