Poverty Rate in Mathews County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mathews County Compares
National Distribution
Where Mathews County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Mathews County: 7.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #333 | Buena Vista County, IA | 7.8% |
| #334 | Carbon County, MT | 7.8% |
| #335 | Wallowa County, OR | 7.8% |
| #336 | Mathews County, VA | 7.8% |
| #337 | Pitkin County, CO | 7.8% |
| #338 | Jo Daviess County, IL | 7.8% |
| #339 | Culpeper County, VA | 7.9% |
Poverty Rate in Mathews County, Virginia
Mathews County, Virginia has a poverty rate of 7.8%, which ranks #336 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 38.1% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Virginia, Mathews County ranks #33 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 90th 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.