Poverty Rate in Russell County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.7%
Rank #2,246/3,222 · #99 in VA
30th
Russell 16.7%
VA 9.9% +68.6%
US 12.6% +32.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Russell County's poverty rate of 16.7% 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 Russell County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,243 | Ogemaw County, MI | 16.7% |
| #2,244 | Columbia County, FL | 16.7% |
| #2,245 | Luce County, MI | 16.7% |
| #2,246 | Russell County, VA | 16.7% |
| #2,247 | Ingham County, MI | 16.7% |
| #2,248 | Wabash County, IL | 16.7% |
| #2,249 | Yolo County, CA | 16.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Russell County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 16.7%, ranking #2,246 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #99 of 133. This places it in the 30th 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.