Poverty Rate in Wythe County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.2%
Rank #1,981/3,222 · #91 in VA
39th
Wythe 15.2%
VA 9.9% +53.5%
US 12.6% +20.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wythe County's poverty rate of 15.2% 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 Wythe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,978 | Clark County, OH | 15.2% |
| #1,979 | Jefferson County, IA | 15.2% |
| #1,980 | Barry County, MO | 15.2% |
| #1,981 | Wythe County, VA | 15.2% |
| #1,982 | Ramsey County, ND | 15.2% |
| #1,983 | Lynn County, TX | 15.2% |
| #1,984 | Curry County, OR | 15.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Wythe County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 15.2%, ranking #1,981 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Virginia, it ranks #91 of 133. This places it in the 39th 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.