Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 17, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Virginia was 9.94%. Among all Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Blacksburg town had the highest poverty rate (45.22%), followed by Radford city (35.39%), and Harrisonburg city (25.81%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest poverty rate: Stone Ridge CDP (0.69%), Lowes Island CDP (0.74%), and Brambleton CDP (0.82%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Virginia cities and places with a population of 10K+ with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia cities and places with a population of 10K+.
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Related Topics: Virginia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Blacksburg town | 45.22 |
| 2 | Radford city | 35.39 |
| 3 | Harrisonburg city | 25.81 |
| 4 | Martinsville city | 25.37 |
| 5 | Hopewell city | 23.99 |
| 6 | Danville city | 23.10 |
| 7 | Charlottesville city | 23.09 |
| 8 | Bailey's Crossroads CDP | 23.01 |
| 9 | Petersburg city | 21.33 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 19.79 |
| 11 | Hybla Valley CDP | 18.72 |
| 12 | Roanoke city | 18.40 |
| 13 | Bristol city | 17.72 |
| 14 | Lynchburg city | 17.60 |
| 15 | Norfolk city | 17.40 |
| 16 | Portsmouth city | 17.17 |
| 17 | Waynesboro city | 16.55 |
| 18 | Woodburn CDP | 16.30 |
| 19 | Newport News city | 15.77 |
| 20 | Williamsburg city | 15.46 |
| 21 | Highland Springs CDP | 15.03 |
| 22 | Front Royal town | 14.52 |
| 23 | Hampton city | 14.36 |
| 24 | Fredericksburg city | 14.29 |
| 25 | East Highland Park CDP | 13.80 |
| 26 | Winchester city | 13.27 |
| 27 | Bull Run CDP (Prince William County) | 13.09 |
| 28 | Christiansburg town | 12.94 |
| 29 | Madison Heights CDP | 12.58 |
| 30 | Staunton city | 12.28 |
| 31 | Manchester CDP | 12.15 |
| 32 | Meadowbrook CDP | 12.00 |
| 33 | Groveton CDP | 10.86 |
| 34 | Mount Vernon CDP | 10.81 |
| 35 | Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) | 10.71 |
| 36 | Annandale CDP | 10.67 |
| 37 | Yorkshire CDP | 10.62 |
| 38 | Chester CDP | 10.11 |
| 39 | Fairfax city | 10.07 |
| 40 | Salem city | 9.95 |
| 41 | Culpeper town | 9.70 |
| 41 | Gloucester Point CDP | 9.70 |
| 42 | Suffolk city | 9.60 |
| 43 | Lakeside CDP | 9.59 |
| 44 | Alexandria city | 9.58 |
| 45 | Cherry Hill CDP | 9.57 |
| 46 | Triangle CDP | 9.49 |
| 47 | Stuarts Draft CDP | 9.12 |
| 48 | Colonial Heights city | 8.99 |
| 49 | Laurel CDP | 8.90 |
| 50 | Lincolnia CDP | 8.88 |
| 51 | Woodbridge CDP | 8.82 |
| 52 | Chesapeake city | 7.95 |
| 53 | Lorton CDP | 7.83 |
| 54 | Virginia Beach city | 7.82 |
| 55 | Sterling CDP | 7.71 |
| 56 | Merrifield CDP | 7.58 |
| 57 | Herndon town | 7.34 |
| 58 | Sudley CDP | 7.16 |
| 59 | Hollins CDP | 7.15 |
| 60 | Huntington CDP | 7.10 |
| 61 | Kings Park West CDP | 7.03 |
| 62 | Glen Allen CDP | 7.02 |
| 63 | Centreville CDP | 6.77 |
| 64 | Tysons CDP | 6.66 |
| 65 | Tuckahoe CDP | 6.65 |
| 66 | Springfield CDP | 6.51 |
| 67 | Arlington CDP | 6.46 |
| 68 | Cave Spring CDP | 6.40 |
| 69 | Reston CDP | 6.38 |
| 70 | Brandermill CDP | 6.22 |
| 70 | Dale City CDP | 6.22 |
| 71 | Warrenton town | 6.18 |
| 72 | Idylwood CDP | 6.05 |
| 73 | West Falls Church CDP | 5.73 |
| 74 | Timberlake CDP | 5.65 |
| 75 | Manassas city | 5.62 |
| 76 | McNair CDP | 5.54 |
| 77 | Mechanicsville CDP | 5.45 |
| 78 | Fair Oaks CDP | 5.39 |
| 79 | Burke Centre CDP | 5.35 |
| 80 | Oakton CDP | 5.21 |
| 81 | Bon Air CDP | 5.16 |
| 82 | Lake Ridge CDP | 4.83 |
| 83 | Sugarland Run CDP | 4.66 |
| 84 | Newington Forest CDP | 4.61 |
| 85 | Forest CDP | 4.57 |
| 86 | Poquoson city | 4.42 |
| 87 | Manassas Park city | 4.40 |
| 88 | Short Pump CDP | 4.19 |
| 89 | Montclair CDP | 4.16 |
| 90 | Midlothian CDP | 4.07 |
| 91 | Lansdowne CDP | 3.95 |
| 92 | Gainesville CDP | 3.93 |
| 93 | West Springfield CDP | 3.89 |
| 94 | Chantilly CDP | 3.86 |
| 94 | Kingstowne CDP | 3.86 |
| 95 | Lake Monticello CDP | 3.77 |
| 96 | Franconia CDP | 3.71 |
| 96 | Vienna town | 3.71 |
| 97 | Leesburg town | 3.62 |
| 98 | Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) | 3.58 |
| 99 | Leesylvania CDP | 3.55 |
| 100 | Ashburn CDP | 3.51 |
| 101 | Lake Barcroft CDP | 3.47 |
| 102 | South Riding CDP | 3.40 |
| 103 | Buckhall CDP | 3.38 |
| 104 | Loudoun Valley Estates CDP | 3.36 |
| 105 | Great Falls CDP | 3.13 |
| 106 | Wolf Trap CDP | 2.95 |
| 107 | Franklin Farm CDP | 2.92 |
| 108 | New Baltimore CDP | 2.58 |
| 109 | Dranesville CDP | 2.57 |
| 110 | Falls Church city | 2.48 |
| 111 | Fairfax Station CDP | 2.33 |
| 112 | Cascades CDP | 2.29 |
| 113 | McLean CDP | 2.21 |
| 114 | Broadlands CDP | 2.03 |
| 115 | Fort Hunt CDP | 1.94 |
| 116 | Wakefield CDP | 1.92 |
| 117 | Difficult Run CDP | 1.88 |
| 118 | Burke CDP | 1.78 |
| 119 | Newington CDP | 1.57 |
| 120 | Linton Hall CDP | 1.15 |
| 121 | Wyndham CDP | 1.11 |
| 122 | Brambleton CDP | 0.82 |
| 123 | Lowes Island CDP | 0.74 |
| 124 | Stone Ridge CDP | 0.69 |