Virginia
State Government
Governor
Glenn Youngkin (R)
State Senate
21
Democrats,
19
Republicans
State House
49
Democrats,
51
Republicans
Virginia
Economic well-being - Virginia
Extreme poverty rate
0.06
Food insecurity
0.121
Minimum wage
12.4
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.241
Poverty rate
9.7%
Unemployment rate
3.6
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
6.9
Poverty by demographic - Virginia
Child poverty rate
0.12
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
18000
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
164000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
121000
Senior poverty rate
9.5 %
Women in poverty
4,360,482
May 19, 2021
Virginia makes $40 million available for free mass transit programs
April 16, 2020
Local woman secures masks for low-income elderly
November 14, 2019
Fixing the formula: How the state plans to get more financial aid to the students who need it most
April 10, 2019
Virginia’s largest county could be next to help undocumented immigrants fight deportation
October 16, 2018
‘You Are Still Black’: Charlottesville’s Racial Divide Hinders Black Students
September 30, 2018