Poverty Rate in Bedford County, VA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
8.1% −36.0% vs nat'l
Rank #374 of 3,222
88th percentile

How Bedford County Compares

Bedford County
8.1%
Virginia Average
8.1%
Rank #37 of 133 in state
National
12.6%
36.0% below

National Distribution

Where Bedford County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Bedford County: 8.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#371 Petroleum County, MT 8.1%
#372 Washington County, OR 8.1%
#373 Sauk County, WI 8.1%
#374 Bedford County, VA 8.1%
#375 Lewis and Clark County, MT 8.1%
#376 Skamania County, WA 8.1%
#377 Washington County, CO 8.1%
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Poverty Rate in Bedford County, Virginia

Bedford County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 8.1%, which ranks #374 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 36.0% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Virginia, Bedford County ranks #37 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 88th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.