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
September 27, 2018
92 percent of Virginia schools win accreditation despite achievement gap
July 6, 2018
We've just taken a good first step with smart, low-income students
July 4, 2018
Drivers challenge license suspensions for unpaid court debt
May 24, 2018
Lawsuit claiming Va. suspends driver’s licenses in ‘unconstitutional scheme’ is revived
May 4, 2017
Study of Fairfax County schools finds discrimination against black teacher applicants
June 6, 2016