Poverty Rate in Petersburg city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.7%
Rank #2,816/3,222 · #121 in VA
13th
Petersburg 21.7%
VA 9.9% +119.7%
US 12.6% +72.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Petersburg city's poverty rate of 21.7% 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 Petersburg city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,813 | Anson County, NC | 21.7% |
| #2,814 | Casey County, KY | 21.7% |
| #2,815 | Edgecombe County, NC | 21.7% |
| #2,816 | Petersburg city, VA | 21.7% |
| #2,817 | Seminole County, OK | 21.7% |
| #2,818 | Menominee County, WI | 21.7% |
| #2,819 | Scioto County, OH | 21.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Petersburg city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 21.7%, ranking #2,816 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 72.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #121 of 133. This places it in the 13th 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.