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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. The median across all 55 is 16.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mason County, WV, up 25 places to #18.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01McDowell County, WVWV16,87834.2%−3.5 pts
02▲4Calhoun County, WVWV5,97832.9%+7.8 pts
03Mingo County, WVWV21,45532.4%+2.7 pts
04▼2Clay County, WVWV7,53826.4%−1.1 pts
05▲12Summers County, WVWV11,53223.8%−0.6 pts
06▼2Webster County, WVWV7,76023.3%−8.5 pts
07▲3Lincoln County, WVWV19,17723.2%−4.8 pts
08▲6Raleigh County, WVWV71,77522.8%+4.3 pts
09▲3Wyoming County, WVWV19,80122.6%−2.5 pts
10▲11Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60222.5%+5.4 pts
11▲16Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57821.8%+3.6 pts
12▼7Logan County, WVWV30,37521.8%−2.4 pts
13▲19Ritchie County, WVWV8,03421.6%+2.5 pts
14▲9Braxton County, WVWV11,88520.4%−1.6 pts
15▲23Tyler County, WVWV7,88120.2%+3.6 pts
16▼3Barbour County, WVWV15,41420.0%−2.6 pts
17▼2Monongalia County, WVWV107,99119.7%−3.1 pts
18▲25Mason County, WVWV24,70719.4%−0.5 pts
19Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.2%−0.8 pts
20▼9Fayette County, WVWV38,16519.2%−2.4 pts
21▼13Cabell County, WVWV91,18319.2%0.0 pts
22▼15Roane County, WVWV13,31719.1%−3.6 pts
23▲24Gilmer County, WVWV7,08519.0%−6.9 pts
24▲2Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.5%+3.2 pts
25▲6Hardy County, WVWV14,33717.7%+4.6 pts
26▲13Ohio County, WVWV40,49617.7%+1.9 pts
27▼18Wirt County, WVWV4,87916.8%−2.8 pts
28▲7Marshall County, WVWV29,15916.8%+0.3 pts
29▲8Pendleton County, WVWV5,82616.6%+5.1 pts
30▼6Mercer County, WVWV57,50316.5%−3.3 pts
31▼9Boone County, WVWV20,25116.2%−5.8 pts
32▼7Lewis County, WVWV16,39416.1%−3.8 pts
33▼17Wetzel County, WVWV13,73416.0%−3.8 pts
34▼4Randolph County, WVWV26,88215.9%−2.1 pts
35▼7Kanawha County, WVWV172,38115.7%+1.4 pts
36▼16Nicholas County, WVWV23,84815.4%−3.8 pts
37▲15Tucker County, WVWV6,54015.3%−2.8 pts
38▲8Doddridge County, WVWV7,63414.8%−5.0 pts
39▼6Wood County, WVWV82,38514.7%+0.9 pts
40▼22Wayne County, WVWV37,30914.6%−5.0 pts
41▲3Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.5%+3.4 pts
42▼2Harrison County, WVWV64,22114.4%−2.8 pts
43▲2Mineral County, WVWV26,79214.0%−0.7 pts
44▼2Monroe County, WVWV12,49114.0%−2.3 pts
45▼16Taylor County, WVWV16,28713.9%−6.4 pts
46▼10Preston County, WVWV34,00413.8%−4.6 pts
47▼13Marion County, WVWV55,58413.6%−2.7 pts
48▲3Grant County, WVWV11,04113.3%−3.1 pts
49▼1Brooke County, WVWV21,14213.1%+1.4 pts
50▼9Hampshire County, WVWV24,10513.1%−3.2 pts
51▲3Pleasants County, WVWV7,33811.6%−2.1 pts
52▲3Morgan County, WVWV18,02711.2%+0.7 pts
53▼4Berkeley County, WVWV139,52211.1%−0.4 pts
54▼4Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.6%+1.3 pts
55▼2Jefferson County, WVWV63,1028.7%−1.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES