RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 31 SHOWN OF 31

Highest Medicaid coverage, West Virginia cities · 2020

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 (2020 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Oak Hill, WVWV7,62945.4%–

02Clarksburg, WVWV15,56239.1%–

03Bluefield, WVWV9,15838.3%–

04Beckley, WVWV16,37336.8%–

05Elkins, WVWV6,62236.7%–

06Parkersburg, WVWV28,59336.1%–

07Martinsburg, WVWV19,21135.7%–

08Huntington, WVWV44,81531.4%–

09New Martinsville, WVWV5,03931.3%–

10Princeton, WVWV5,57828.9%–

11Buckhannon, WVWV5,05428.8%–

12St. Albans, WVWV10,21028.7%–

13Wheeling, WVWV25,68028.7%–

14Fairmont, WVWV18,03527.6%–

15Nitro, WVWV6,27027.1%–

16Dunbar, WVWV7,05026.3%–

17Charleston, WVWV46,11726.1%–

18South Charleston, WVWV13,07226.0%–

19Moundsville, WVWV7,65924.7%–

20Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98823.5%–

21Weirton, WVWV18,13322.9%–

22Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85321.9%–

23Vienna, WVWV10,32120.8%–

24Brookhaven, WVWV6,21219.3%–

25Charles, WVWV9,32917.8%–

26Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67116.6%–

27Morgantown, WVWV30,29316.6%–

28Hurricane, WVWV7,36716.0%–

29Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90213.7%–

30Bridgeport, WVWV9,4279.3%–

31Teays Valley, WVWV14,1517.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS