Poverty Rate in Nelson County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.5%
Rank #1,393/3,222 · #75 in VA
57th
Nelson 12.5%
VA 9.9% +26.1%
US 12.6% -1.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Nelson County's poverty rate of 12.5% 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 Nelson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,390 | Lincoln County, WA | 12.5% |
| #1,391 | Gulf County, FL | 12.5% |
| #1,392 | Walton County, FL | 12.5% |
| #1,393 | Nelson County, VA | 12.5% |
| #1,394 | Wadena County, MN | 12.5% |
| #1,395 | Orange County, NC | 12.5% |
| #1,396 | Emery County, UT | 12.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Nelson County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 12.5%, ranking #1,393 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #75 of 133. This places it in the 57th 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.