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Highest poverty rate, West Virginia counties · 2000

West Virginia counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01McDowell County, WVWV16,87837.7%−0.0 pts
02Webster County, WVWV7,76031.8%−3.0 pts
03Mingo County, WVWV21,45529.7%−1.3 pts
04Lincoln County, WVWV19,17727.9%−5.9 pts
05Clay County, WVWV7,53827.5%−11.7 pts
06Gilmer County, WVWV7,08525.9%−7.6 pts
07Wyoming County, WVWV19,80125.1%−2.8 pts
08Calhoun County, WVWV5,97825.1%−7.0 pts
09Summers County, WVWV11,53224.4%−0.0 pts
10Logan County, WVWV30,37524.1%−3.6 pts
11Monongalia County, WVWV107,99122.8%+2.3 pts
12Roane County, WVWV13,31722.6%−5.5 pts
13Barbour County, WVWV15,41422.6%−6.0 pts
14Boone County, WVWV20,25122.0%−5.0 pts
15Braxton County, WVWV11,88522.0%−3.9 pts
16Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.7%−2.7 pts
17Taylor County, WVWV16,28720.3%−2.6 pts
18Upshur County, WVWV23,75820.0%−1.2 pts
19Lewis County, WVWV16,39419.9%−3.7 pts
20Mason County, WVWV24,70719.9%−2.1 pts
21Doddridge County, WVWV7,63419.8%−3.2 pts
22Wetzel County, WVWV13,73419.8%−0.7 pts
23Mercer County, WVWV57,50319.7%−0.6 pts
24Wirt County, WVWV4,87919.6%−2.4 pts
25Wayne County, WVWV37,30919.6%−2.2 pts
26Cabell County, WVWV91,18319.2%+0.1 pts
27Nicholas County, WVWV23,84819.2%−5.2 pts
28Ritchie County, WVWV8,03419.1%−6.9 pts
29Raleigh County, WVWV71,77518.5%−1.3 pts
30Preston County, WVWV34,00418.3%−0.6 pts
31Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57818.2%+0.3 pts
32Tucker County, WVWV6,54018.1%+1.1 pts
33Randolph County, WVWV26,88218.0%−3.9 pts
34Harrison County, WVWV64,22117.2%−0.2 pts
35Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60217.1%−4.0 pts
36Tyler County, WVWV7,88116.6%−1.7 pts
37Marshall County, WVWV29,15916.6%+0.5 pts
38Grant County, WVWV11,04116.3%+0.8 pts
39Marion County, WVWV55,58416.3%−2.6 pts
40Hampshire County, WVWV24,10516.3%−2.0 pts
41Monroe County, WVWV12,49116.2%−4.7 pts
42Ohio County, WVWV40,49615.8%+0.7 pts
43Jackson County, WVWV27,45015.2%−4.8 pts
44Mineral County, WVWV26,79214.7%−0.1 pts
45Kanawha County, WVWV172,38114.4%−0.9 pts
46Wood County, WVWV82,38513.9%−0.3 pts
47Pleasants County, WVWV7,33813.7%−5.7 pts
48Hardy County, WVWV14,33713.1%−1.5 pts
49Brooke County, WVWV21,14211.7%−0.5 pts
50Berkeley County, WVWV139,52211.5%−0.5 pts
51Pendleton County, WVWV5,82611.4%−5.5 pts
52Hancock County, WVWV27,72911.1%−0.8 pts
53Morgan County, WVWV18,02710.4%−0.6 pts
54Jefferson County, WVWV63,10210.3%−0.3 pts
55Putnam County, WVWV56,8859.3%−2.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS