Poverty Rate in Buena Vista city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.8%
Rank #2,550/3,222 · #113 in VA
21th
Buena Vista 18.8%
VA 9.9% +90.4%
US 12.6% +49.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Buena Vista city's poverty rate of 18.8% 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 Buena Vista city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,547 | Walthall County, MS | 18.8% |
| #2,548 | Vernon County, MO | 18.8% |
| #2,549 | Mason County, KY | 18.8% |
| #2,550 | Buena Vista city, VA | 18.8% |
| #2,551 | Williamsburg city, VA | 18.8% |
| #2,552 | Menard County, TX | 18.9% |
| #2,553 | Grundy County, TN | 18.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Buena Vista city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 18.8%, ranking #2,550 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 49.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #113 of 133. This places it in the 21th 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.