Poverty Rate in Virginia Beach city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.6%
Rank #485/3,222 · #39 in VA
85th
Virginia Beach 8.6%
VA 9.9% -13.2%
US 12.6% -31.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Virginia Beach city's poverty rate of 8.6% 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 Virginia Beach city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #482 | Ward County, ND | 8.6% |
| #483 | Hansford County, TX | 8.6% |
| #484 | Sarasota County, FL | 8.6% |
| #485 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 8.6% |
| #486 | King County, WA | 8.6% |
| #487 | Middlesex County, NJ | 8.6% |
| #488 | Jackson County, MN | 8.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Virginia Beach city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 8.6%, ranking #485 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #39 of 133. This places it in the 85th 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.