Poverty Rate in Roanoke city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.3%
Rank #2,498/3,222 · #109 in VA
22th
Roanoke 18.3%
VA 9.9% +85.2%
US 12.6% +45.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Roanoke city's poverty rate of 18.3% 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 Roanoke city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,495 | Fresno County, CA | 18.3% |
| #2,496 | Morgan County, MO | 18.3% |
| #2,497 | Marion County, TX | 18.3% |
| #2,498 | Roanoke city, VA | 18.3% |
| #2,499 | Terry County, TX | 18.3% |
| #2,500 | Mahnomen County, MN | 18.3% |
| #2,501 | Burke County, GA | 18.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Roanoke city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 18.3%, ranking #2,498 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #109 of 133. This places it in the 22th 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.