Poverty Rate in Scott County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.2%
Rank #2,689/3,222 · #118 in VA
17th
Scott 20.2%
VA 9.9% +104.1%
US 12.6% +60.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Scott County's poverty rate of 20.2% 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 Scott County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,686 | Barton County, MO | 20.2% |
| #2,687 | Santa Cruz County, AZ | 20.2% |
| #2,688 | Sequoyah County, OK | 20.2% |
| #2,689 | Scott County, VA | 20.2% |
| #2,690 | Tyler County, WV | 20.2% |
| #2,691 | Hughes County, OK | 20.2% |
| #2,692 | Union County, IL | 20.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Scott County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 20.2%, ranking #2,689 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 60.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #118 of 133. This places it in the 17th 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.