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Highest poverty rate, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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, WVWV16,87832.6%−5.1 pts
02Gilmer County, WVWV7,08530.3%+4.3 pts
03Roane County, WVWV13,31727.6%+5.0 pts
04Lincoln County, WVWV19,17726.6%−1.3 pts
05Doddridge County, WVWV7,63425.1%+5.3 pts
06Clay County, WVWV7,53823.7%−3.8 pts
07Webster County, WVWV7,76022.9%−8.9 pts
08Mercer County, WVWV57,50322.8%+3.1 pts
09Logan County, WVWV30,37521.8%−2.3 pts
10Summers County, WVWV11,53221.6%−2.8 pts
11Mingo County, WVWV21,45521.6%−8.1 pts
12Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.3%−0.4 pts
13Monongalia County, WVWV107,99121.0%−1.8 pts
14Braxton County, WVWV11,88521.0%−0.9 pts
15Cabell County, WVWV91,18320.6%+1.4 pts
16Calhoun County, WVWV5,97820.5%−4.5 pts
17Wayne County, WVWV37,30920.2%+0.6 pts
18Lewis County, WVWV16,39419.6%−0.3 pts
19Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57819.4%+1.1 pts
20Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.3%−0.7 pts
21Boone County, WVWV20,25119.3%−2.7 pts
22Wirt County, WVWV4,87919.2%−0.3 pts
23Mason County, WVWV24,70718.9%−1.0 pts
24Harrison County, WVWV64,22118.9%+1.7 pts
25Ritchie County, WVWV8,03418.9%−0.2 pts
26Nicholas County, WVWV23,84818.7%−0.6 pts
27Barbour County, WVWV15,41418.4%−4.2 pts
28Tyler County, WVWV7,88118.1%+1.5 pts
29Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.1%+2.9 pts
30Marshall County, WVWV29,15918.0%+1.4 pts
31Tucker County, WVWV6,54017.7%−0.4 pts
32Wetzel County, WVWV13,73417.5%−2.3 pts
33Raleigh County, WVWV71,77517.5%−1.0 pts
34Wyoming County, WVWV19,80117.3%−7.8 pts
35Randolph County, WVWV26,88217.1%−0.9 pts
36Marion County, WVWV55,58416.8%+0.5 pts
37Wood County, WVWV82,38516.4%+2.6 pts
38Hampshire County, WVWV24,10516.4%+0.1 pts
39Mineral County, WVWV26,79216.1%+1.4 pts
40Ohio County, WVWV40,49615.9%+0.1 pts
41Morgan County, WVWV18,02715.8%+5.4 pts
42Taylor County, WVWV16,28715.8%−4.5 pts
43Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60215.3%−1.9 pts
44Pendleton County, WVWV5,82615.1%+3.7 pts
45Hardy County, WVWV14,33714.9%+1.8 pts
46Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.8%+3.7 pts
47Preston County, WVWV34,00413.9%−4.5 pts
48Kanawha County, WVWV172,38113.7%−0.6 pts
49Pleasants County, WVWV7,33813.7%−0.0 pts
50Monroe County, WVWV12,49113.3%−3.0 pts
51Grant County, WVWV11,04112.9%−3.5 pts
52Brooke County, WVWV21,14211.0%−0.6 pts
53Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.4%+1.1 pts
54Berkeley County, WVWV139,52210.1%−1.4 pts
55Jefferson County, WVWV63,1028.4%−1.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS