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
June 6, 2016
Nonprofit Quarterly, June 6, 2016: Virginia Lags National Average in State Spending on Low-Income Students
June 4, 2016
The Washington Post, June 4, 2016: Commonwealth Institute says Virginia is short-changing its poor students
March 29, 2016
The Washington Post, March 29, 2016: Board set to vote on plan to create high-poverty schools
March 20, 2016
The Washington Post, March 20, 2016: Separate but equal? Wealthy county’s plan would concentrate low-income, Hispanic students
March 1, 2016
American University Radio, March 1, 2016: Rising Poverty Rates, Tight Budgets Put The Pinch On Virginia Schools
February 15, 2016