Roanoke city, Virginia Poverty Rate By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Roanoke city, VA was 18.4%.

By Race: The Two or More Races racial group had the highest poverty rate in Roanoke city, VA (31.47%), followed by Black Alone (25.14%), and Asian Alone (20.48%). The racial group with the lowest poverty rate was Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone (0.00%).

By Ethnicity: The poverty rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (24.28%), and that of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was (13.52%).

The charts and tables below shows the poverty rate by race and ethnicity in Roanoke city, VA.

Note: Missing racial or ethnicity groups means there was not enough information for an estimate.

You can also see similar information for other Virginia counties, Virginia cities and places, and for Virginia.

Roanoke city, Virginia Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
Two or More Races
Black Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
White Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Roanoke city, Virginia Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Roanoke city, Virginia Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
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Race Poverty Rate (%)
Two or More Races 31.47
Black Alone 25.14
Asian Alone 20.48
Some Other Race Alone 16.41
White Alone 13.76
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 3.63
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0.00
Roanoke city, Virginia Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Poverty Rate (%)
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 24.28
Non-Hispanic White Alone 13.52