Poverty Rate in Essex County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.3%
Rank #1,355/3,222 · #72 in VA
58th
Essex 12.3%
VA 9.9% +24.3%
US 12.6% -2.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's poverty rate of 12.3% 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 Essex County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,352 | Clinton County, MO | 12.3% |
| #1,353 | Pratt County, KS | 12.3% |
| #1,354 | Bannock County, ID | 12.3% |
| #1,355 | Essex County, VA | 12.3% |
| #1,356 | Alcona County, MI | 12.3% |
| #1,357 | Carbon County, PA | 12.3% |
| #1,358 | Clatsop County, OR | 12.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Essex County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 12.3%, ranking #1,355 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #72 of 133. This places it in the 58th 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.