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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. The median across all 31 is 25.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Nitro, WV, up 10 places to #5.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01Oak Hill, WVWV7,62939.5%−5.9 pts

02▲2Beckley, WVWV16,37338.8%+2.0 pts

03▼1Clarksburg, WVWV15,56236.7%−2.4 pts

04▼1Bluefield, WVWV9,15836.4%−1.9 pts

05▲10Nitro, WVWV6,27036.1%+9.0 pts

06▲4Princeton, WVWV5,57835.9%+7.0 pts

07▼1Parkersburg, WVWV28,59334.9%−1.2 pts

08▼1Martinsburg, WVWV19,21134.6%−1.1 pts

09▼4Elkins, WVWV6,62232.7%−4.0 pts

10▼2Huntington, WVWV44,81531.6%+0.2 pts

11▲8Moundsville, WVWV7,65930.0%+5.3 pts

12▲1Wheeling, WVWV25,68028.4%−0.3 pts

13▼2Buckhannon, WVWV5,05426.8%−2.0 pts

14▲2Dunbar, WVWV7,05026.7%+0.4 pts

15▲2Charleston, WVWV46,11725.6%−0.5 pts

16▼2Fairmont, WVWV18,03525.5%−2.1 pts

17▼8New Martinsville, WVWV5,03925.4%−5.9 pts

18▲3Weirton, WVWV18,13324.4%+1.5 pts

19▼1South Charleston, WVWV13,07224.0%−2.0 pts

20▼8St. Albans, WVWV10,21023.7%−5.0 pts

21▲1Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85323.4%+1.5 pts

22▲1Vienna, WVWV10,32121.6%+0.8 pts

23▲1Brookhaven, WVWV6,21220.2%+0.9 pts

24▲2Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67117.9%+1.3 pts

25▲3Hurricane, WVWV7,36717.9%+1.9 pts

26▼6Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98816.3%−7.2 pts

27Morgantown, WVWV30,29313.8%−2.8 pts

28▲3Teays Valley, WVWV14,15111.7%+4.6 pts

29▼4Charles, WVWV9,32911.3%−6.5 pts

30▼1Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90211.3%−2.4 pts

31▼1Bridgeport, WVWV9,4277.0%−2.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES