Poverty Rate in Franklin County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.7%
Rank #1,435/3,222 · #76 in VA
55th
Franklin 12.7%
VA 9.9% +27.9%
US 12.6% +0.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Franklin County's poverty rate of 12.7% 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 Franklin County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,432 | Murray County, OK | 12.7% |
| #1,433 | Broadwater County, MT | 12.7% |
| #1,434 | Manistee County, MI | 12.7% |
| #1,435 | Franklin County, VA | 12.7% |
| #1,436 | Kalamazoo County, MI | 12.7% |
| #1,437 | Delta County, MI | 12.7% |
| #1,438 | Polk County, OR | 12.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Franklin County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 12.7%, ranking #1,435 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #76 of 133. This places it in the 55th 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.