1979 West Piedmont Planning District Persons and Families Below Poverty Level
	Persons for Whom Poverty	Persons Below	Percent of Persons	Families for Whom Poverty	Families Below	Percent of Families
	Status Was Determined	Poverty Level	Below Poverty Level	Status Was Determined	Poverty Level	Below Poverty Level
Franklin County	34,158	3,523	10.3%	9,764	783	8.0%
Henry County	57,378	5,603	9.8%	16,366	1,309	8.0%
Patrick County	17,487	2,292	13.1%	5,103	554	10.9%
Pittsylvania County	65,635	9,908	15.1%	18,474	2,204	11.9%
Danville City	44,660	6,156	13.8%	12,747	1,258	9.9%
Martinsville City	17,618	2,343	13.3%	4,999	519	10.4%
West Piedmont	236,936	29,825	12.6%	67,453	6,627	9.8%
Source:  1980 Census of Population and Housing.
1989 West Piedmont Planning District Persons and Families Below Poverty Level
	Persons for Whom Poverty	Persons Below	Percent of Persons	Families for Whom Poverty	Families Below	Percent of Families
	Status Was Determined	Poverty Level	Below Poverty Level	Status Was Determined	Poverty Level	Below Poverty Level
Franklin County	37,927	4,228	11.1%	11,450	967	8.4%
Henry County	56,243	5,241	9.3%	16,811	1,163	6.9%
Patrick County	17,288	2,352	13.6%	5,249	592	11.3%
Pittsylvania County	55,182	6,753	12.2%	16,275	1,581	9.7%
Danville City	51,652	9,795	19.0%	14,596	2,186	15.0%
Martinsville City	16,045	2,504	15.6%	4,580	599	13.1%
West Piedmont	234,337	30,873	13.2%	68,961	7,088	10.3%
Source:  1990 Census of Population and Housing.
1999 West Piedmont Planning District Persons and Families Below Poverty Level
	Persons for Whom Poverty	Persons Below	Percent of Persons	Families for Whom Poverty	Families Below	Percent of Families
	Status Was Determined	Poverty Level	Below Poverty Level	Status Was Determined	Poverty Level	Below Poverty Level
Franklin County	46,196	4,481	9.7%	13,973	1,014	7.3%
Henry County	57,085	6,679	11.7%	17,038	1,502	8.8%
Patrick County	19,194	2,572	13.4%	5,820	558	9.6%
Pittsylvania County	61,161	7,217	11.8%	18,292	1,573	8.6%
Danville City	46,845	9,369	20.0%	12,975	2,064	15.9%
Martinsville City	14,786	2,839	19.2%	4,065	571	14.0%
West Piedmont	245,267	33,157	13.5%	72,163	7,282	10.1%
Source:  2000 Census of Population and Housing.