RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest poverty rate, West Virginia counties · 2000

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

01McDowell County, WVWV16,87837.7%+0%

02Webster County, WVWV7,76031.8%+0%

03Mingo County, WVWV21,45529.7%+0%

04Lincoln County, WVWV19,17727.9%+0%

05Clay County, WVWV7,53827.5%+0%

06Gilmer County, WVWV7,08525.9%+0%

07Wyoming County, WVWV19,80125.1%+0%

08Calhoun County, WVWV5,97825.1%+0%

09Summers County, WVWV11,53224.4%+0%

10Logan County, WVWV30,37524.1%+0%

11Monongalia County, WVWV107,99122.8%+0%

12Roane County, WVWV13,31722.6%+0%

13Barbour County, WVWV15,41422.6%+0%

14Boone County, WVWV20,25122.0%+0%

15Braxton County, WVWV11,88522.0%+0%

16Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.7%+0%

17Taylor County, WVWV16,28720.3%+0%

18Upshur County, WVWV23,75820.0%+0%

19Lewis County, WVWV16,39419.9%+0%

20Mason County, WVWV24,70719.9%+0%

21Doddridge County, WVWV7,63419.8%+0%

22Wetzel County, WVWV13,73419.8%+0%

23Mercer County, WVWV57,50319.7%+0%

24Wirt County, WVWV4,87919.6%+0%

25Wayne County, WVWV37,30919.6%+0%

26Cabell County, WVWV91,18319.2%+0%

27Nicholas County, WVWV23,84819.2%+0%

28Ritchie County, WVWV8,03419.1%+0%

29Raleigh County, WVWV71,77518.5%+0%

30Preston County, WVWV34,00418.3%+0%

31Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57818.2%+0%

32Tucker County, WVWV6,54018.1%+0%

33Randolph County, WVWV26,88218.0%+0%

34Harrison County, WVWV64,22117.2%+0%

35Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60217.1%+0%

36Tyler County, WVWV7,88116.6%+0%

37Marshall County, WVWV29,15916.6%+0%

38Grant County, WVWV11,04116.3%+0%

39Marion County, WVWV55,58416.3%+0%

40Hampshire County, WVWV24,10516.3%+0%

41Monroe County, WVWV12,49116.2%+0%

42Ohio County, WVWV40,49615.8%+0%

43Jackson County, WVWV27,45015.2%+0%

44Mineral County, WVWV26,79214.7%+0%

45Kanawha County, WVWV172,38114.4%+0%

46Wood County, WVWV82,38513.9%+0%

47Pleasants County, WVWV7,33813.7%+0%

48Hardy County, WVWV14,33713.1%+0%

49Brooke County, WVWV21,14211.7%+0%

50Berkeley County, WVWV139,52211.5%+0%

51Pendleton County, WVWV5,82611.4%+0%

52Hancock County, WVWV27,72911.1%+0%

53Morgan County, WVWV18,02710.4%+0%

54Jefferson County, WVWV63,10210.3%+0%

55Putnam County, WVWV56,8859.3%+0%

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