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Highest poverty rate, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01McDowell County, WVWV16,87834.2%−3.5 pts
02Calhoun County, WVWV5,97832.9%+7.8 pts
03Mingo County, WVWV21,45532.4%+2.7 pts
04Clay County, WVWV7,53826.4%−1.1 pts
05Summers County, WVWV11,53223.8%−0.6 pts
06Webster County, WVWV7,76023.3%−8.5 pts
07Lincoln County, WVWV19,17723.2%−4.8 pts
08Raleigh County, WVWV71,77522.8%+4.3 pts
09Wyoming County, WVWV19,80122.6%−2.5 pts
10Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60222.5%+5.4 pts
11Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57821.8%+3.6 pts
12Logan County, WVWV30,37521.8%−2.4 pts
13Ritchie County, WVWV8,03421.6%+2.5 pts
14Braxton County, WVWV11,88520.4%−1.6 pts
15Tyler County, WVWV7,88120.2%+3.6 pts
16Barbour County, WVWV15,41420.0%−2.6 pts
17Monongalia County, WVWV107,99119.7%−3.1 pts
18Mason County, WVWV24,70719.4%−0.5 pts
19Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.2%−0.8 pts
20Fayette County, WVWV38,16519.2%−2.4 pts
21Cabell County, WVWV91,18319.2%−0.0 pts
22Roane County, WVWV13,31719.1%−3.6 pts
23Gilmer County, WVWV7,08519.0%−6.9 pts
24Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.5%+3.2 pts
25Hardy County, WVWV14,33717.7%+4.6 pts
26Ohio County, WVWV40,49617.7%+1.9 pts
27Wirt County, WVWV4,87916.8%−2.8 pts
28Marshall County, WVWV29,15916.8%+0.3 pts
29Pendleton County, WVWV5,82616.6%+5.1 pts
30Mercer County, WVWV57,50316.5%−3.3 pts
31Boone County, WVWV20,25116.2%−5.8 pts
32Lewis County, WVWV16,39416.1%−3.8 pts
33Wetzel County, WVWV13,73416.0%−3.8 pts
34Randolph County, WVWV26,88215.9%−2.1 pts
35Kanawha County, WVWV172,38115.7%+1.4 pts
36Nicholas County, WVWV23,84815.4%−3.8 pts
37Tucker County, WVWV6,54015.3%−2.8 pts
38Doddridge County, WVWV7,63414.8%−5.0 pts
39Wood County, WVWV82,38514.7%+0.9 pts
40Wayne County, WVWV37,30914.6%−5.0 pts
41Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.5%+3.4 pts
42Harrison County, WVWV64,22114.4%−2.8 pts
43Mineral County, WVWV26,79214.0%−0.7 pts
44Monroe County, WVWV12,49114.0%−2.3 pts
45Taylor County, WVWV16,28713.9%−6.4 pts
46Preston County, WVWV34,00413.8%−4.6 pts
47Marion County, WVWV55,58413.6%−2.7 pts
48Grant County, WVWV11,04113.3%−3.1 pts
49Brooke County, WVWV21,14213.1%+1.4 pts
50Hampshire County, WVWV24,10513.1%−3.2 pts
51Pleasants County, WVWV7,33811.6%−2.1 pts
52Morgan County, WVWV18,02711.2%+0.7 pts
53Berkeley County, WVWV139,52211.1%−0.4 pts
54Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.6%+1.3 pts
55Jefferson County, WVWV63,1028.7%−1.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES