What is the poverty rate in Bristol Independent City, VA?
Updated May. 28, 2026Refreshed monthly
In 2020–2024, about 18% of the population lived under the poverty line. The poverty rate is the percentage of people in a population whose household income falls below the poverty threshold set by the government. It measures the share of individuals or families who do not earn enough to meet basic needs such as food, housing, and healthcare. On average, 3,000 people were considered in poverty.
18%
of the population (2020–2024)
2.97K
people living under the poverty line (2020–2024)
Based on data from the American Community Survey, Bristol Independent City's poverty rate during 2015–2019 is lower than the 22.6% poverty rate during the previous five years.
In 2024, 18% of the population in Bristol Independent City, VA were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate
In 2020–2024, 3,000 residents of Bristol Independent City were living under the poverty line, down 20.8% from 3,800 during the previous five years (2015–2019).
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In 2020–2024, about 3,000 people in Bristol Independent City, VA were living under the poverty line.
People living under poverty line
Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, the poverty rate for children under 18 in Bristol Independent City decreased from 37.8% to 16%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years increased from 20.8% to 21.4%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate decreased from 11.9% to 11.3%.
In Bristol Independent City, VA, the poverty rate for children decreased from 37.8% in 2015–2019 to 16% in 2020–2024.
Poverty rate
Among racial or ethnic groups in Bristol Independent City during 2020–2024, three had a higher poverty rate than the county’s overall rate: Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race), Some other race, and Two or more races.
Four groups had a lower than average poverty rate: Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.
The poverty rate for the Some other race population shifted the most, decreasing from 100% in 2015–2019 to 69.1% in 2020–2024.
In Bristol Independent City, VA, the poverty rate for people identifying as some other race population decreased from 100% in 2015–2019 to 69.1% in 2020–2024.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity
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