Poverty Rate in Suffolk city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.4%
Rank #664/3,222 · #45 in VA
79th
Suffolk 9.4%
VA 9.9% -5.1%
US 12.6% -25.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Suffolk city's poverty rate of 9.4% 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 Suffolk city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #661 | Stanton County, NE | 9.4% |
| #662 | Essex County, MA | 9.4% |
| #663 | Hartley County, TX | 9.4% |
| #664 | Suffolk city, VA | 9.4% |
| #665 | Davie County, NC | 9.4% |
| #666 | Gates County, NC | 9.4% |
| #667 | Wayne County, OH | 9.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Suffolk city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 9.4%, ranking #664 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #45 of 133. This places it in the 79th 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.