Poverty Rate in Newport News city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Newport News city Compares
National Distribution
Where Newport News city falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Newport News city: 14.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,843 | Sutter County, CA | 14.4% |
| #1,844 | Washington County, IN | 14.4% |
| #1,845 | Polk County, FL | 14.5% |
| #1,846 | Newport News city, VA | 14.5% |
| #1,847 | Lawrence County, IL | 14.5% |
| #1,848 | Randolph County, NC | 14.5% |
| #1,849 | Spartanburg County, SC | 14.5% |
Poverty Rate in Newport News city, Virginia
Newport News city, Virginia has a poverty rate of 14.5%, which ranks #1,846 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 14.9% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Virginia, Newport News city ranks #88 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 43th 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.