Poverty Rate in Northumberland County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.5%
Rank #1,142/3,222 · #65 in VA
65th
Northumberland 11.5%
VA 9.9% +16.6%
US 12.6% -8.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Northumberland County's poverty rate of 11.5% 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 Northumberland County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,139 | Pawnee County, KS | 11.5% |
| #1,140 | Wyoming County, PA | 11.5% |
| #1,141 | Allegheny County, PA | 11.5% |
| #1,142 | Northumberland County, VA | 11.5% |
| #1,143 | Pickaway County, OH | 11.5% |
| #1,144 | Pinellas County, FL | 11.5% |
| #1,145 | Dakota County, NE | 11.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Northumberland County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 11.5%, ranking #1,142 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #65 of 133. This places it in the 65th 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.