Poverty Rate in Fairfax County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fairfax County Compares
National Distribution
Where Fairfax County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Fairfax County: 5.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #103 | Chugach Census Area, AK | 5.9% |
| #104 | Burke County, ND | 5.9% |
| #105 | LaGrange County, IN | 5.9% |
| #106 | Fairfax County, VA | 5.9% |
| #107 | Chisago County, MN | 6.0% |
| #108 | Warren County, OH | 6.0% |
| #109 | Chester County, PA | 6.0% |
Poverty Rate in Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 5.9%, which ranks #106 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 52.9% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Virginia, Fairfax County ranks #13 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 97th 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.