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Poverty Rate in West Virginia, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in West Virginia, ranked. The highest is McDowell County at 34.2% and the lowest is Jefferson County at 8.7%.

West Virginia: 16.7% · United States: 12.5% · median county in West Virginia: 16.8%

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#County Poverty Rate
1McDowell County34.2%
2Calhoun County32.9%
3Mingo County32.4%
4Clay County26.4%
5Summers County23.8%
6Webster County23.3%
7Lincoln County23.2%
8Raleigh County22.8%
9Wyoming County22.6%
10Pocahontas County22.5%
11Greenbrier County21.8%
12Logan County21.8%
13Ritchie County21.6%
14Braxton County20.4%
15Tyler County20.2%
16Barbour County20.0%
17Monongalia County19.7%
18Mason County19.4%
19Cabell County19.2%
20Fayette County19.2%
21Upshur County19.2%
22Roane County19.1%
23Gilmer County19.0%
24Jackson County18.5%
25Hardy County17.7%
26Ohio County17.7%
27Marshall County16.8%
28Wirt County16.8%
29Pendleton County16.6%
30Mercer County16.5%
31Boone County16.2%
32Lewis County16.1%
33Wetzel County16.0%
34Randolph County15.9%
35Kanawha County15.7%
36Nicholas County15.4%
37Tucker County15.3%
38Doddridge County14.8%
39Wood County14.7%
40Wayne County14.6%
41Hancock County14.5%
42Harrison County14.4%
43Mineral County14.0%
44Monroe County14.0%
45Taylor County13.9%
46Preston County13.8%
47Marion County13.6%
48Grant County13.3%
49Brooke County13.1%
50Hampshire County13.1%
51Pleasants County11.6%
52Morgan County11.2%
53Berkeley County11.1%
54Putnam County10.6%
55Jefferson County8.7%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

West Virginia ranks 5th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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