Poverty Rate in Richmond city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.2%
Rank #2,475/3,222 · #108 in VA
23th
Richmond 18.2%
VA 9.9% +83.9%
US 12.6% +44.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Richmond city's poverty rate of 18.2% 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 Richmond city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,472 | Twiggs County, GA | 18.2% |
| #2,473 | Columbus County, NC | 18.2% |
| #2,474 | Madison County, TN | 18.2% |
| #2,475 | Richmond city, VA | 18.2% |
| #2,476 | Pawnee County, OK | 18.2% |
| #2,477 | Laclede County, MO | 18.2% |
| #2,478 | Benton County, OR | 18.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Richmond city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 18.2%, ranking #2,475 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #108 of 133. This places it in the 23th 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.