Poverty Rate in Fairfax city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.1%
Rank #593/3,222 · #43 in VA
82th
Fairfax 9.1%
VA 9.9% -8.1%
US 12.6% -27.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fairfax city's poverty rate of 9.1% 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 Fairfax city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #590 | Adams County, IA | 9.1% |
| #591 | Kauai County, HI | 9.1% |
| #592 | Cumberland County, IL | 9.1% |
| #593 | Fairfax city, VA | 9.1% |
| #594 | Kandiyohi County, MN | 9.1% |
| #595 | Johnson County, WY | 9.1% |
| #596 | Teton County, ID | 9.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Fairfax city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 9.1%, ranking #593 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #43 of 133. This places it in the 82th 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.