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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 (2020 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, WVWV16,87832.8%−4.9 pts
02Clay County, WVWV7,53828.2%+0.7 pts
03Mingo County, WVWV21,45527.4%−2.2 pts
04Webster County, WVWV7,76027.1%−4.7 pts
05Logan County, WVWV30,37526.0%+1.9 pts
06Calhoun County, WVWV5,97824.5%−0.5 pts
07Roane County, WVWV13,31722.5%−0.1 pts
08Cabell County, WVWV91,18322.3%+3.0 pts
09Wirt County, WVWV4,87922.2%+2.6 pts
10Lincoln County, WVWV19,17721.8%−6.1 pts
11Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.4%−0.2 pts
12Wyoming County, WVWV19,80121.4%−3.7 pts
13Barbour County, WVWV15,41421.0%−1.5 pts
14Raleigh County, WVWV71,77520.7%+2.2 pts
15Monongalia County, WVWV107,99120.4%−2.4 pts
16Wetzel County, WVWV13,73420.1%+0.3 pts
17Summers County, WVWV11,53219.9%−4.5 pts
18Wayne County, WVWV37,30919.7%+0.1 pts
19Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.7%−0.3 pts
20Nicholas County, WVWV23,84819.1%−0.1 pts
21Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60218.9%+1.8 pts
22Boone County, WVWV20,25118.8%−3.2 pts
23Braxton County, WVWV11,88518.6%−3.4 pts
24Mercer County, WVWV57,50318.3%−1.4 pts
25Lewis County, WVWV16,39417.8%−2.2 pts
26Jackson County, WVWV27,45017.7%+2.4 pts
27Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57817.5%−0.7 pts
28Kanawha County, WVWV172,38117.2%+2.8 pts
29Taylor County, WVWV16,28717.0%−3.3 pts
30Randolph County, WVWV26,88216.6%−1.4 pts
31Hardy County, WVWV14,33716.1%+3.1 pts
32Ritchie County, WVWV8,03416.1%−3.0 pts
33Wood County, WVWV82,38515.5%+1.7 pts
34Marion County, WVWV55,58415.5%−0.8 pts
35Marshall County, WVWV29,15915.5%−1.1 pts
36Preston County, WVWV34,00415.0%−3.3 pts
37Pendleton County, WVWV5,82614.7%+3.3 pts
38Tyler County, WVWV7,88114.5%−2.2 pts
39Ohio County, WVWV40,49614.4%−1.3 pts
40Harrison County, WVWV64,22114.4%−2.8 pts
41Hampshire County, WVWV24,10514.3%−1.9 pts
42Monroe County, WVWV12,49114.2%−2.0 pts
43Mason County, WVWV24,70714.1%−5.8 pts
44Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.0%+2.9 pts
45Mineral County, WVWV26,79213.1%−1.6 pts
46Doddridge County, WVWV7,63413.1%−6.7 pts
47Gilmer County, WVWV7,08512.7%−13.2 pts
48Brooke County, WVWV21,14212.3%+0.7 pts
49Berkeley County, WVWV139,52210.9%−0.6 pts
50Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.8%+1.4 pts
51Grant County, WVWV11,04110.8%−5.6 pts
52Tucker County, WVWV6,54010.3%−7.8 pts
53Jefferson County, WVWV63,1029.4%−0.9 pts
54Pleasants County, WVWV7,3388.5%−5.2 pts
55Morgan County, WVWV18,0275.8%−4.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS