Poverty Rate in Lexington city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.0%
Rank #1,768/3,222 · #85 in VA
45th
Lexington 14.0%
VA 9.9% +41.9%
US 12.6% +11.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lexington city's poverty rate of 14.0% 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 Lexington city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,765 | Red Willow County, NE | 14.0% |
| #1,766 | Newton County, IN | 14.0% |
| #1,767 | Mariposa County, CA | 14.0% |
| #1,768 | Lexington city, VA | 14.0% |
| #1,769 | Mineral County, WV | 14.0% |
| #1,770 | Jones County, TX | 14.1% |
| #1,771 | Jackson County, TX | 14.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Lexington city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 14.0%, ranking #1,768 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #85 of 133. This places it in the 45th 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.