Poverty Rate in Rockbridge County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.5%
Rank #286/3,222 · #28 in VA
91th
Rockbridge 7.5%
VA 9.9% -24.2%
US 12.6% -40.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Rockbridge County's poverty rate of 7.5% 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 Rockbridge County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #283 | Olmsted County, MN | 7.5% |
| #284 | Waseca County, MN | 7.5% |
| #285 | Currituck County, NC | 7.5% |
| #286 | Rockbridge County, VA | 7.5% |
| #287 | Somervell County, TX | 7.5% |
| #288 | Washington County, IL | 7.5% |
| #289 | Pierce County, NE | 7.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Rockbridge County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 7.5%, ranking #286 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #28 of 133. This places it in the 91th 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.