RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest poverty rate, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Clay County, WVWV7,53839.2%+42%

02McDowell County, WVWV16,87837.7%+0%

03Webster County, WVWV7,76034.8%+10%

04Lincoln County, WVWV19,17733.8%+21%

05Gilmer County, WVWV7,08533.5%+29%

06Calhoun County, WVWV5,97832.0%+28%

07Mingo County, WVWV21,45530.9%+4%

08Barbour County, WVWV15,41428.5%+26%

09Roane County, WVWV13,31728.1%+24%

10Wyoming County, WVWV19,80127.9%+11%

11Logan County, WVWV30,37527.7%+15%

12Boone County, WVWV20,25127.0%+23%

13Ritchie County, WVWV8,03426.0%+36%

14Braxton County, WVWV11,88525.8%+18%

15Summers County, WVWV11,53224.5%+0%

16Nicholas County, WVWV23,84824.4%+27%

17Fayette County, WVWV38,16524.4%+12%

18Lewis County, WVWV16,39423.7%+19%

19Doddridge County, WVWV7,63423.0%+16%

20Taylor County, WVWV16,28722.9%+13%

21Mason County, WVWV24,70722.1%+11%

22Wirt County, WVWV4,87922.0%+12%

23Randolph County, WVWV26,88221.9%+22%

24Wayne County, WVWV37,30921.8%+11%

25Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60221.2%+24%

26Upshur County, WVWV23,75821.2%+6%

27Monroe County, WVWV12,49121.0%+29%

28Monongalia County, WVWV107,99120.6%−10%

29Wetzel County, WVWV13,73420.5%+4%

30Mercer County, WVWV57,50320.4%+3%

31Jackson County, WVWV27,45020.0%+31%

32Raleigh County, WVWV71,77519.9%+7%

33Pleasants County, WVWV7,33819.4%+42%

34Cabell County, WVWV91,18319.1%−1%

35Marion County, WVWV55,58419.0%+16%

36Preston County, WVWV34,00418.9%+3%

37Tyler County, WVWV7,88118.3%+10%

38Hampshire County, WVWV24,10518.2%+12%

39Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57817.9%−2%

40Harrison County, WVWV64,22117.4%+1%

41Tucker County, WVWV6,54017.0%−6%

42Pendleton County, WVWV5,82617.0%+48%

43Marshall County, WVWV29,15916.0%−3%

44Grant County, WVWV11,04115.5%−5%

45Kanawha County, WVWV172,38115.3%+6%

46Ohio County, WVWV40,49615.0%−5%

47Mineral County, WVWV26,79214.8%+1%

48Hardy County, WVWV14,33714.6%+12%

49Wood County, WVWV82,38514.1%+2%

50Brooke County, WVWV21,14212.1%+4%

51Putnam County, WVWV56,88512.0%+29%

52Berkeley County, WVWV139,52212.0%+4%

53Hancock County, WVWV27,72911.9%+7%

54Morgan County, WVWV18,02711.0%+6%

55Jefferson County, WVWV63,10210.6%+3%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES