Poverty Rate in Halifax County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Halifax County Compares
National Distribution
Where Halifax County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Halifax County: 17.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,357 | Hudspeth County, TX | 17.3% |
| #2,358 | Taylor County, FL | 17.3% |
| #2,359 | Long County, GA | 17.3% |
| #2,360 | Halifax County, VA | 17.3% |
| #2,361 | Blaine County, OK | 17.4% |
| #2,362 | Newberry County, SC | 17.4% |
| #2,363 | Colbert County, AL | 17.4% |
Poverty Rate in Halifax County, Virginia
Halifax County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 17.3%, which ranks #2,360 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 37.7% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Virginia, Halifax County ranks #104 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 27th 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.