Poverty Rate in Lancaster County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.3%
Rank #852/3,222 · #56 in VA
74th
Lancaster 10.3%
VA 9.9% +3.8%
US 12.6% -18.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lancaster County's poverty rate of 10.3% 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 Lancaster County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #849 | Rappahannock County, VA | 10.3% |
| #850 | Franklin County, VT | 10.3% |
| #851 | Flagler County, FL | 10.3% |
| #852 | Lancaster County, VA | 10.3% |
| #853 | Westmoreland County, PA | 10.3% |
| #854 | Fayette County, TN | 10.3% |
| #855 | Mercer County, NJ | 10.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Lancaster County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 10.3%, ranking #852 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #56 of 133. This places it in the 74th 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.