Poverty Rate in Bath County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
23.8%
Rank #2,938/3,222 · #124 in VA
9th
Bath 23.8%
VA 9.9% +140.3%
US 12.6% +88.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Bath County's poverty rate of 23.8% 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 Bath County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,935 | Sabine Parish, LA | 23.7% |
| #2,936 | Sumter County, GA | 23.7% |
| #2,937 | Miller County, GA | 23.8% |
| #2,938 | Bath County, VA | 23.8% |
| #2,939 | Summers County, WV | 23.8% |
| #2,940 | Jeff Davis County, TX | 23.9% |
| #2,941 | Pickett County, TN | 23.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Bath County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 23.8%, ranking #2,938 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 88.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #124 of 133. This places it in the 9th 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.