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Lowest poverty rate, West Virginia cities · 2000

West Virginia cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 30 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Bridgeport, WVWV9,4275.0%+0.9 pts

02Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6715.9%−0.6 pts

03Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9026.0%−2.8 pts

04Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9886.2%–

05Vienna, WVWV10,3217.7%+2.4 pts

06Teays Valley, WVWV14,1518.1%+1.2 pts

07St. Albans, WVWV10,2108.2%+0.6 pts

08Hurricane, WVWV7,36710.3%−2.5 pts

09Weirton, WVWV18,13310.3%+0.9 pts

10Nitro, WVWV6,27010.7%−0.7 pts

11South Charleston, WVWV13,07212.1%+0.6 pts

12Dunbar, WVWV7,05015.3%+3.5 pts

13Brookhaven, WVWV6,21215.5%+0.1 pts

14Charles, WVWV9,32915.8%+0.3 pts

15Charleston, WVWV46,11716.7%−2.1 pts

16Oak Hill, WVWV7,62917.7%−2.8 pts

17Wheeling, WVWV25,68018.0%+1.1 pts

18Elkins, WVWV6,62219.0%−2.0 pts

19Bluefield, WVWV9,15819.3%−0.6 pts

20Clarksburg, WVWV15,56219.8%+2.8 pts

21Parkersburg, WVWV28,59319.8%+0.8 pts

22Martinsburg, WVWV19,21120.0%+3.9 pts

23Fairmont, WVWV18,03520.1%−1.8 pts

24New Martinsville, WVWV5,03920.6%+3.2 pts

25Beckley, WVWV16,37320.9%−0.5 pts

26Moundsville, WVWV7,65922.4%+5.7 pts

27Princeton, WVWV5,57824.1%−2.0 pts

28Huntington, WVWV44,81524.7%+1.5 pts

29Buckhannon, WVWV5,05424.8%+5.7 pts

30Morgantown, WVWV30,29338.4%+7.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS