Poverty Rate in New Kent County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.7%
Rank #30/3,222 · #6 in VA
99th
New Kent 4.7%
VA 9.9% -52.2%
US 12.6% -62.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How New Kent County's poverty rate of 4.7% 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 New Kent County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #27 | Williamson County, TN | 4.6% |
| #28 | Delaware County, OH | 4.7% |
| #29 | Stafford County, VA | 4.7% |
| #30 | New Kent County, VA | 4.7% |
| #31 | Hancock County, IN | 4.7% |
| #32 | Wasatch County, UT | 4.7% |
| #33 | Rockingham County, NH | 4.8% |
About Poverty Rate
New Kent County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 4.7%, ranking #30 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 62.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #6 of 133. This places it in the 99th 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.