Poverty Rate in Southampton County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #512/3,222 · #40 in VA
84th
Southampton 8.7%
VA 9.9% -11.9%
US 12.6% -30.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Southampton County's poverty rate of 8.7% 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 Southampton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #509 | LaMoure County, ND | 8.7% |
| #510 | Cheshire County, NH | 8.7% |
| #511 | Dawson County, MT | 8.7% |
| #512 | Southampton County, VA | 8.7% |
| #513 | Otter Tail County, MN | 8.7% |
| #514 | Charlevoix County, MI | 8.7% |
| #515 | Cape May County, NJ | 8.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Southampton County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 8.7%, ranking #512 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #40 of 133. This places it in the 84th 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.