Demographics of Scott County, Virginia

Scott County, Virginia had 21,200 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −395 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Scott County, in four figures

21,200
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −395 people.; 47.7 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,349 ±$3,805
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Scott County, Virginia's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Scott County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Scott County, Virginia's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Scott County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	21,595	100.0	100.0
2021	21,489	99.5	100.2
2022	21,506	99.6	100.7
2023	21,409	99.1	101.6
2024	21,388	99.0	102.5
2025	21,200	98.2	103.1

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Population of Scott County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	21,595	+21	−27	0	+45
2021	21,489	−106	−244	+1	+122
2022	21,506	+17	−203	0	+225
2023	21,409	−97	−244	+1	+151
2024	21,388	−21	−209	+3	+187
2025	21,200	−188	−222	0	+34

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.7 ±0.4: for men 46.0 ±0.9 and for women 49.4 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Scott County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	820 ±27	3.8% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,014 ±216	14.0% ±1.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,455 ±177	6.8% ±0.8	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,811 ±271	22.4% ±1.3	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,948 ±300	27.7% ±1.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,431 ±372	25.3% ±1.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,349 ±$3,805, and income per person $28,852 ±$1,718, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Scott County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,704 ±350	29.6% ±3.7	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,181 ±299	23.9% ±3.2	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,482 ±230	16.2% ±2.5	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	930 ±206	10.2% ±2.2	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,078 ±191	11.8% ±2.1	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	503 ±125	5.5% ±1.4	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	249 ±110	2.7% ±1.2	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Scott County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	4,181 ±567	20.2% ±2.7	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	974 ±218	25.8% ±5.2	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,848 ±302	18.3% ±2.9	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,359 ±277	19.9% ±3.8	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Scott County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Scott County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	11,780 ±24	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.5% ±2.1	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.5% ±2.1	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.0% ±1.6	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.0% ±2.3	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$143,000 ±$18,446	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$699 ±$34	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Scott County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	329 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,489 ±69	95.4% ±0.3	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	274 ±86	1.3% ±0.4	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.2%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 72	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	317 ±84	1.5% ±0.4	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Scott County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	6,587 ±439	30.7% ±2.0	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,534 ±458	67.7% ±2.1	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	209 ±86	1.0% ±0.4	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	70 to 228	0.3% to 1.1%	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10 to 114	< 0.1% to 0.5%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	43 to 131	0.2% to 0.6%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Scott County among the counties of Virginia

80th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Scott County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hopewell city	23,261	+1.1%
Rockbridge County	22,663	> −0.1%
Prince Edward County	22,391	+2.3%
Greene County	21,958	+6.6%
Lee County	21,642	−2.1%
Scott County	21,200	−1.8%
Westmoreland County	19,715	+6.5%
King William County	19,617	+9.5%
Colonial Heights city	18,738	+3.2%
Buchanan County	18,492	−8.7%
Southampton County	18,110	+0.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026