Poverty Rate in Radford city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
28.7%
Rank #3,070/3,222 · #131 in VA
5th
Radford 28.7%
VA 9.9% +189.7%
US 12.6% +127.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Radford city's poverty rate of 28.7% 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 Radford city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,067 | St. Francis County, AR | 28.5% |
| #3,068 | Marlboro County, SC | 28.5% |
| #3,069 | Luna County, NM | 28.6% |
| #3,070 | Radford city, VA | 28.7% |
| #3,071 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 28.7% |
| #3,072 | Bell County, KY | 28.8% |
| #3,073 | Lee County, VA | 28.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Radford city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 28.7%, ranking #3,070 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 127.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #131 of 133. This places it in the 5th 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.