Poverty Rate in Fairfax County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.9%
Rank #106/3,222 · #13 in VA
97th
Fairfax 5.9%
VA 9.9% -40.0%
US 12.6% -52.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fairfax County's poverty rate of 5.9% 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 County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #103 | Chugach Census Area, AK | 5.9% |
| #104 | Burke County, ND | 5.9% |
| #105 | LaGrange County, IN | 5.9% |
| #106 | Fairfax County, VA | 5.9% |
| #107 | Chisago County, MN | 6.0% |
| #108 | Warren County, OH | 6.0% |
| #109 | Chester County, PA | 6.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Fairfax County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 5.9%, ranking #106 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 52.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #13 of 133. This places it in the 97th 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.