Poverty Rate in Rockingham County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.8%
Rank #744/3,222 · #50 in VA
77th
Rockingham 9.8%
VA 9.9% -1.1%
US 12.6% -22.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Rockingham County's poverty rate of 9.8% 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 Rockingham County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #741 | Manatee County, FL | 9.8% |
| #742 | Pierce County, WI | 9.8% |
| #743 | Baltimore County, MD | 9.8% |
| #744 | Rockingham County, VA | 9.8% |
| #745 | St. Louis County, MO | 9.8% |
| #746 | Greene County, GA | 9.8% |
| #747 | Adams County, CO | 9.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Rockingham County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 9.8%, ranking #744 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #50 of 133. This places it in the 77th 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.