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. The median across all 31 is 26.3%.

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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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS