Poverty Rate in Bedford County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.1%
Rank #374/3,222 · #37 in VA
88th
Bedford 8.1%
VA 9.9% -18.5%
US 12.6% -36.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Bedford County's poverty rate of 8.1% 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 Bedford County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #371 | Petroleum County, MT | 8.1% |
| #372 | Washington County, OR | 8.1% |
| #373 | Sauk County, WI | 8.1% |
| #374 | Bedford County, VA | 8.1% |
| #375 | Lewis and Clark County, MT | 8.1% |
| #376 | Skamania County, WA | 8.1% |
| #377 | Washington County, CO | 8.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Bedford County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 8.1%, ranking #374 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #37 of 133. This places it in the 88th 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.