Poverty Rate in Harrisonburg city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.7%
Rank #3,015/3,222 · #129 in VA
6th
Harrisonburg 25.7%
VA 9.9% +159.8%
US 12.6% +104.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Harrisonburg city's poverty rate of 25.7% 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 Harrisonburg city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,012 | Rockcastle County, KY | 25.6% |
| #3,013 | Covington city, VA | 25.7% |
| #3,014 | Emanuel County, GA | 25.7% |
| #3,015 | Harrisonburg city, VA | 25.7% |
| #3,016 | Wayne County, MO | 25.7% |
| #3,017 | Culebra Municipio, PR | 25.7% |
| #3,018 | Red River Parish, LA | 25.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Harrisonburg city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 25.7%, ranking #3,015 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 104.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #129 of 133. This places it in the 6th 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.