Poverty Rate in Buckingham County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.5%
Rank #1,389/3,222 · #74 in VA
57th
Buckingham 12.5%
VA 9.9% +25.9%
US 12.6% -1.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Buckingham County's poverty rate of 12.5% 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 Buckingham County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,386 | Logan County, ND | 12.4% |
| #1,387 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 12.4% |
| #1,388 | Stark County, OH | 12.5% |
| #1,389 | Buckingham County, VA | 12.5% |
| #1,390 | Lincoln County, WA | 12.5% |
| #1,391 | Gulf County, FL | 12.5% |
| #1,392 | Walton County, FL | 12.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Buckingham County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 12.5%, ranking #1,389 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #74 of 133. This places it in the 57th 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.