What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in Virginia?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in Virginia is $33,000.

Virginia

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Virginia has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 101.1.

Sales tax: 5.8%
Wage income tax: Yes
Property tax: 0.71%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for Virginia. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · unlikely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Accomack County · 2-bed $1,110
Albemarle County · 2-bed $1,642
Alexandria city · 2-bed $2,438
Alleghany County · 2-bed $943
Amherst County · 2-bed $1,117
Appomattox County · 2-bed $1,117
Arlington County · 2-bed $2,438
Augusta County · 2-bed $1,199
Bedford County · 2-bed $1,117
Botetourt County · 2-bed $1,464
Bristol city · 2-bed $1,091
Brunswick County · 2-bed $943
Buena Vista city · 2-bed $1,057
Campbell County · 2-bed $1,117
Caroline County · 2-bed $1,244
Carroll County · 2-bed $943
Charlottesville city · 2-bed $1,642
Chesapeake city · 2-bed $1,667
Chesterfield County · 2-bed $1,651
Clarke County · 2-bed $2,438
Colonial Heights city · 2-bed $1,651
Covington city · 2-bed $943
Culpeper County · 2-bed $1,596
Danville city · 2-bed $943
Dickenson County · 2-bed $943
Emporia city · 2-bed $1,018
Essex County · 2-bed $1,155
Fairfax County · 2-bed $2,438
Fairfax city · 2-bed $2,438
Falls Church city · 2-bed $2,438
Fauquier County · 2-bed $2,438
Fluvanna County · 2-bed $1,642
Franklin County · 2-bed $1,080
Franklin city · 2-bed $1,032
Frederick County · 2-bed $1,505
Fredericksburg city · 2-bed $2,438
Galax city · 2-bed $943
Giles County · 2-bed $999
Gloucester County · 2-bed $1,667
Grayson County · 2-bed $943
Greene County · 2-bed $1,642
Halifax County · 2-bed $943
Hampton city · 2-bed $1,667
Hanover County · 2-bed $1,651
Harrisonburg city · 2-bed $1,264
Henrico County · 2-bed $1,651
Henry County · 2-bed $943
Hopewell city · 2-bed $1,651
Isle of Wight County · 2-bed $1,667
King George County · 2-bed $1,520
King William County · 2-bed $1,651
Lancaster County · 2-bed $1,091
Lee County · 2-bed $943
Lexington city · 2-bed $1,057
Loudoun County · 2-bed $2,438
Louisa County · 2-bed $1,291
Lunenburg County · 2-bed $943
Lynchburg city · 2-bed $1,117
Madison County · 2-bed $1,133
Manassas Park city · 2-bed $2,438
Manassas city · 2-bed $2,438
Martinsville city · 2-bed $943
Mecklenburg County · 2-bed $960
Montgomery County · 2-bed $1,340
Nelson County · 2-bed $1,642
Newport News city · 2-bed $1,667
Norfolk city · 2-bed $1,667
Northampton County · 2-bed $992
Norton city · 2-bed $943
Nottoway County · 2-bed $1,026
Orange County · 2-bed $1,262
Page County · 2-bed $953
Patrick County · 2-bed $943
Petersburg city · 2-bed $1,651
Pittsylvania County · 2-bed $943
Portsmouth city · 2-bed $1,667
Prince Edward County · 2-bed $1,126
Prince George County · 2-bed $1,651
Prince William County · 2-bed $2,438
Pulaski County · 2-bed $952
Radford city · 2-bed $1,340
Richmond County · 2-bed $1,187
Richmond city · 2-bed $1,651
Roanoke County · 2-bed $1,464
Roanoke city · 2-bed $1,464
Rockbridge County · 2-bed $1,057
Rockingham County · 2-bed $1,264
Russell County · 2-bed $943
Salem city · 2-bed $1,464
Scott County · 2-bed $1,091
Shenandoah County · 2-bed $1,172
Smyth County · 2-bed $943
Southampton County · 2-bed $1,032
Spotsylvania County · 2-bed $2,438
Stafford County · 2-bed $2,438
Staunton city · 2-bed $1,199
Suffolk city · 2-bed $1,667
Sussex County · 2-bed $1,651
Tazewell County · 2-bed $943
Virginia Beach city · 2-bed $1,667
Warren County · 2-bed $1,449
Washington County · 2-bed $1,091
Waynesboro city · 2-bed $1,199
Westmoreland County · 2-bed $1,245
Williamsburg city · 2-bed $1,667
Winchester city · 2-bed $1,505
Wise County · 2-bed $943
Wythe County · 2-bed $943

Towns

365 places in Virginia have a cost page and a benefits page.

Metros in this ranking

Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
Richmond · Richmond, VA