Poverty Rate in Prince Edward County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.9%
Rank #2,751/3,222 · #119 in VA
15th
Prince Edward 20.9%
VA 9.9% +111.1%
US 12.6% +65.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Prince Edward County's poverty rate of 20.9% 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 Prince Edward County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,748 | Potter County, TX | 20.8% |
| #2,749 | Ottawa County, OK | 20.9% |
| #2,750 | Todd County, KY | 20.9% |
| #2,751 | Prince Edward County, VA | 20.9% |
| #2,752 | Albany County, WY | 20.9% |
| #2,753 | Clay County, MS | 20.9% |
| #2,754 | Dixie County, FL | 20.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Prince Edward County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 20.9%, ranking #2,751 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 65.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #119 of 133. This places it in the 15th 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.