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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 (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, WVWV16,87832.6%−13%

02Gilmer County, WVWV7,08530.3%+17%

03Roane County, WVWV13,31727.6%+22%

04Lincoln County, WVWV19,17726.6%−5%

05Doddridge County, WVWV7,63425.1%+27%

06Clay County, WVWV7,53823.7%−14%

07Webster County, WVWV7,76022.9%−28%

08Mercer County, WVWV57,50322.8%+16%

09Logan County, WVWV30,37521.8%−10%

10Summers County, WVWV11,53221.6%−11%

11Mingo County, WVWV21,45521.6%−27%

12Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.3%−2%

13Monongalia County, WVWV107,99121.0%−8%

14Braxton County, WVWV11,88521.0%−4%

15Cabell County, WVWV91,18320.6%+7%

16Calhoun County, WVWV5,97820.5%−18%

17Wayne County, WVWV37,30920.2%+3%

18Lewis County, WVWV16,39419.6%−2%

19Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57819.4%+6%

20Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.3%−3%

21Boone County, WVWV20,25119.3%−12%

22Wirt County, WVWV4,87919.2%−2%

23Mason County, WVWV24,70718.9%−5%

24Harrison County, WVWV64,22118.9%+10%

25Ritchie County, WVWV8,03418.9%−1%

26Nicholas County, WVWV23,84818.7%−3%

27Barbour County, WVWV15,41418.4%−19%

28Tyler County, WVWV7,88118.1%+9%

29Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.1%+19%

30Marshall County, WVWV29,15918.0%+9%

31Tucker County, WVWV6,54017.7%−2%

32Wetzel County, WVWV13,73417.5%−11%

33Raleigh County, WVWV71,77517.5%−6%

34Wyoming County, WVWV19,80117.3%−31%

35Randolph County, WVWV26,88217.1%−5%

36Marion County, WVWV55,58416.8%+3%

37Wood County, WVWV82,38516.4%+18%

38Hampshire County, WVWV24,10516.4%+1%

39Mineral County, WVWV26,79216.1%+10%

40Ohio County, WVWV40,49615.9%+1%

41Morgan County, WVWV18,02715.8%+52%

42Taylor County, WVWV16,28715.8%−22%

43Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60215.3%−11%

44Pendleton County, WVWV5,82615.1%+32%

45Hardy County, WVWV14,33714.9%+14%

46Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.8%+33%

47Preston County, WVWV34,00413.9%−24%

48Kanawha County, WVWV172,38113.7%−4%

49Pleasants County, WVWV7,33813.7%−0%

50Monroe County, WVWV12,49113.3%−18%

51Grant County, WVWV11,04112.9%−21%

52Brooke County, WVWV21,14211.0%−5%

53Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.4%+11%

54Berkeley County, WVWV139,52210.1%−12%

55Jefferson County, WVWV63,1028.4%−19%

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