Poverty Rate in Buchanan County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.2%
Rank #2,999/3,222 · #127 in VA
7th
Buchanan 25.2%
VA 9.9% +154.8%
US 12.6% +100.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Buchanan County's poverty rate of 25.2% 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 Buchanan County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,996 | Elliott County, KY | 25.1% |
| #2,997 | Ben Hill County, GA | 25.2% |
| #2,998 | Montgomery County, MS | 25.2% |
| #2,999 | Buchanan County, VA | 25.2% |
| #3,000 | Richmond County, NC | 25.2% |
| #3,001 | Talbot County, GA | 25.2% |
| #3,002 | Bath County, KY | 25.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Buchanan County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 25.2%, ranking #2,999 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #127 of 133. This places it in the 7th 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.