Poverty Rate in Fauquier County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.8%
Rank #185/3,222 · #18 in VA
94th
Fauquier 6.8%
VA 9.9% -31.7%
US 12.6% -46.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fauquier County's poverty rate of 6.8% 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 Fauquier County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #182 | Rawlins County, KS | 6.8% |
| #183 | Isle of Wight County, VA | 6.8% |
| #184 | Placer County, CA | 6.8% |
| #185 | Fauquier County, VA | 6.8% |
| #186 | Bergen County, NJ | 6.8% |
| #187 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 6.8% |
| #188 | McCook County, SD | 6.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Fauquier County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 6.8%, ranking #185 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 46.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #18 of 133. This places it in the 94th 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.