Poverty Rate in Mathews County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.8%
Rank #336/3,222 · #33 in VA
90th
Mathews 7.8%
VA 9.9% -21.2%
US 12.6% -38.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mathews County's poverty rate of 7.8% 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 Mathews County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #333 | Buena Vista County, IA | 7.8% |
| #334 | Carbon County, MT | 7.8% |
| #335 | Wallowa County, OR | 7.8% |
| #336 | Mathews County, VA | 7.8% |
| #337 | Pitkin County, CO | 7.8% |
| #338 | Jo Daviess County, IL | 7.8% |
| #339 | Culpeper County, VA | 7.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Mathews County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 7.8%, ranking #336 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 38.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #33 of 133. This places it in the 90th 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.