Poverty Rate in Mathews County, VA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
7.8% −38.1% vs nat'l
Rank #336 of 3,222
90th percentile

How Mathews County Compares

Mathews County
7.8%
Virginia Average
7.8%
Rank #33 of 133 in state
National
12.6%
38.1% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ 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%
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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.