Poverty Rate in Powhatan County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.6%
Rank #25/3,222 · #4 in VA
99th
Powhatan 4.6%
VA 9.9% -54.0%
US 12.6% -63.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Powhatan County's poverty rate of 4.6% 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 Powhatan County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #22 | Kearny County, KS | 4.5% |
| #23 | Boone County, IN | 4.5% |
| #24 | Sutton County, TX | 4.5% |
| #25 | Powhatan County, VA | 4.6% |
| #26 | Scott County, MN | 4.6% |
| #27 | Williamson County, TN | 4.6% |
| #28 | Delaware County, OH | 4.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Powhatan County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 4.6%, ranking #25 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 63.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #4 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.