Poverty Rate in Chesterfield County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.1%
Rank #218/3,222 · #22 in VA
93th
Chesterfield 7.1%
VA 9.9% -28.7%
US 12.6% -44.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Chesterfield County's poverty rate of 7.1% 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 Chesterfield County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #215 | Woodford County, IL | 7.0% |
| #216 | Madison County, IA | 7.0% |
| #217 | Dodge County, MN | 7.0% |
| #218 | Chesterfield County, VA | 7.1% |
| #219 | Storey County, NV | 7.1% |
| #220 | Custer County, NE | 7.1% |
| #221 | Saratoga County, NY | 7.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Chesterfield County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 7.1%, ranking #218 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #22 of 133. This places it in the 93th 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.