Poverty Rate in Wise County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.2%
Rank #2,338/3,222 · #101 in VA
27th
Wise 17.2%
VA 9.9% +74.1%
US 12.6% +36.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wise County's poverty rate of 17.2% 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 Wise County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,335 | Nowata County, OK | 17.2% |
| #2,336 | Milwaukee County, WI | 17.2% |
| #2,337 | Alamosa County, CO | 17.2% |
| #2,338 | Wise County, VA | 17.2% |
| #2,339 | Lake County, MT | 17.2% |
| #2,340 | Madison County, GA | 17.2% |
| #2,341 | Jackson County, AL | 17.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Wise County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 17.2%, ranking #2,338 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #101 of 133. This places it in the 27th 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.