Poverty Rate in Sussex County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.6%
Rank #1,156/3,222 · #66 in VA
64th
Sussex 11.6%
VA 9.9% +17.1%
US 12.6% -8.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sussex County's poverty rate of 11.6% 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 Sussex County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,153 | Grant County, SD | 11.6% |
| #1,154 | Windham County, VT | 11.6% |
| #1,155 | Floyd County, IA | 11.6% |
| #1,156 | Sussex County, VA | 11.6% |
| #1,157 | Onslow County, NC | 11.6% |
| #1,158 | Pleasants County, WV | 11.6% |
| #1,159 | Scurry County, TX | 11.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Sussex County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 11.6%, ranking #1,156 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #66 of 133. This places it in the 64th 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.