RANKING · 2024 ACS · 31 SHOWN OF 31

Highest Medicaid coverage, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01Oak Hill, WVWV7,62939.5%−5.9 pts

02Beckley, WVWV16,37338.8%+2.0 pts

03Clarksburg, WVWV15,56236.7%−2.4 pts

04Bluefield, WVWV9,15836.4%−1.9 pts

05Nitro, WVWV6,27036.1%+9.0 pts

06Princeton, WVWV5,57835.9%+7.0 pts

07Parkersburg, WVWV28,59334.9%−1.2 pts

08Martinsburg, WVWV19,21134.6%−1.1 pts

09Elkins, WVWV6,62232.7%−4.0 pts

10Huntington, WVWV44,81531.6%+0.2 pts

11Moundsville, WVWV7,65930.0%+5.3 pts

12Wheeling, WVWV25,68028.4%−0.3 pts

13Buckhannon, WVWV5,05426.8%−2.0 pts

14Dunbar, WVWV7,05026.7%+0.4 pts

15Charleston, WVWV46,11725.6%−0.5 pts

16Fairmont, WVWV18,03525.5%−2.1 pts

17New Martinsville, WVWV5,03925.4%−5.9 pts

18Weirton, WVWV18,13324.4%+1.5 pts

19South Charleston, WVWV13,07224.0%−2.0 pts

20St. Albans, WVWV10,21023.7%−5.0 pts

21Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85323.4%+1.5 pts

22Vienna, WVWV10,32121.6%+0.8 pts

23Brookhaven, WVWV6,21220.2%+0.9 pts

24Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67117.9%+1.3 pts

25Hurricane, WVWV7,36717.9%+1.9 pts

26Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98816.3%−7.2 pts

27Morgantown, WVWV30,29313.8%−2.8 pts

28Teays Valley, WVWV14,15111.7%+4.6 pts

29Charles, WVWV9,32911.3%−6.5 pts

30Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90211.3%−2.4 pts

31Bridgeport, WVWV9,4277.0%−2.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES