Poverty Rate in Chesapeake city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.4%
Rank #670/3,222 · #46 in VA
79th
Chesapeake 9.4%
VA 9.9% -4.8%
US 12.6% -25.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Chesapeake city's poverty rate of 9.4% 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 Chesapeake city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #667 | Wayne County, OH | 9.4% |
| #668 | Linn County, IA | 9.4% |
| #669 | Deuel County, NE | 9.4% |
| #670 | Chesapeake city, VA | 9.4% |
| #671 | Pope County, MN | 9.4% |
| #672 | Snyder County, PA | 9.4% |
| #673 | Montgomery County, TX | 9.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Chesapeake city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 9.4%, ranking #670 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #46 of 133. This places it in the 79th 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.