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Highest poverty rate, West Virginia counties · 2020

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, WVWV16,87832.8%−13%

02Clay County, WVWV7,53828.2%+3%

03Mingo County, WVWV21,45527.4%−7%

04Webster County, WVWV7,76027.1%−15%

05Logan County, WVWV30,37526.0%+8%

06Calhoun County, WVWV5,97824.5%−2%

07Roane County, WVWV13,31722.5%−1%

08Cabell County, WVWV91,18322.3%+16%

09Wirt County, WVWV4,87922.2%+13%

10Lincoln County, WVWV19,17721.8%−22%

11Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.4%−1%

12Wyoming County, WVWV19,80121.4%−15%

13Barbour County, WVWV15,41421.0%−7%

14Raleigh County, WVWV71,77520.7%+12%

15Monongalia County, WVWV107,99120.4%−11%

16Wetzel County, WVWV13,73420.1%+2%

17Summers County, WVWV11,53219.9%−18%

18Wayne County, WVWV37,30919.7%+1%

19Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.7%−2%

20Nicholas County, WVWV23,84819.1%−1%

21Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60218.9%+10%

22Boone County, WVWV20,25118.8%−15%

23Braxton County, WVWV11,88518.6%−15%

24Mercer County, WVWV57,50318.3%−7%

25Lewis County, WVWV16,39417.8%−11%

26Jackson County, WVWV27,45017.7%+16%

27Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57817.5%−4%

28Kanawha County, WVWV172,38117.2%+19%

29Taylor County, WVWV16,28717.0%−16%

30Randolph County, WVWV26,88216.6%−8%

31Hardy County, WVWV14,33716.1%+23%

32Ritchie County, WVWV8,03416.1%−16%

33Wood County, WVWV82,38515.5%+12%

34Marion County, WVWV55,58415.5%−5%

35Marshall County, WVWV29,15915.5%−6%

36Preston County, WVWV34,00415.0%−18%

37Pendleton County, WVWV5,82614.7%+29%

38Tyler County, WVWV7,88114.5%−13%

39Ohio County, WVWV40,49614.4%−9%

40Harrison County, WVWV64,22114.4%−16%

41Hampshire County, WVWV24,10514.3%−12%

42Monroe County, WVWV12,49114.2%−13%

43Mason County, WVWV24,70714.1%−29%

44Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.0%+26%

45Mineral County, WVWV26,79213.1%−11%

46Doddridge County, WVWV7,63413.1%−34%

47Gilmer County, WVWV7,08512.7%−51%

48Brooke County, WVWV21,14212.3%+6%

49Berkeley County, WVWV139,52210.9%−5%

50Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.8%+15%

51Grant County, WVWV11,04110.8%−34%

52Tucker County, WVWV6,54010.3%−43%

53Jefferson County, WVWV63,1029.4%−9%

54Pleasants County, WVWV7,3388.5%−38%

55Morgan County, WVWV18,0275.8%−44%

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