Poverty Rate in Portsmouth city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.3%
Rank #2,356/3,222 · #103 in VA
27th
Portsmouth 17.3%
VA 9.9% +75.2%
US 12.6% +37.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Portsmouth city's poverty rate of 17.3% 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 Portsmouth city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,353 | Huerfano County, CO | 17.3% |
| #2,354 | Wayne County, NC | 17.3% |
| #2,355 | Peach County, GA | 17.3% |
| #2,356 | Portsmouth city, VA | 17.3% |
| #2,357 | Hudspeth County, TX | 17.3% |
| #2,358 | Taylor County, FL | 17.3% |
| #2,359 | Long County, GA | 17.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Portsmouth city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 17.3%, ranking #2,356 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 37.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #103 of 133. This places it in the 27th 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.