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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 (2023 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 2000

01Bridgeport, WVWV9,4275.0%+0%

02Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6715.9%+0%

03Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9026.0%+0%

04Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9886.2%+0%

05Vienna, WVWV10,3217.7%+0%

06Teays Valley, WVWV14,1518.1%+0%

07St. Albans, WVWV10,2108.2%+0%

08Hurricane, WVWV7,36710.3%+0%

09Weirton, WVWV18,13310.3%+0%

10Nitro, WVWV6,27010.7%+0%

11South Charleston, WVWV13,07212.1%+0%

12Dunbar, WVWV7,05015.3%+0%

13Brookhaven, WVWV6,21215.5%+0%

14Charles, WVWV9,32915.8%+0%

15Charleston, WVWV46,11716.7%+0%

16Oak Hill, WVWV7,62917.7%+0%

17Wheeling, WVWV25,68018.0%+0%

18Elkins, WVWV6,62219.0%+0%

19Bluefield, WVWV9,15819.3%+0%

20Clarksburg, WVWV15,56219.8%+0%

21Parkersburg, WVWV28,59319.8%+0%

22Martinsburg, WVWV19,21120.0%+0%

23Fairmont, WVWV18,03520.1%+0%

24New Martinsville, WVWV5,03920.6%+0%

25Beckley, WVWV16,37320.9%+0%

26Moundsville, WVWV7,65922.4%+0%

27Princeton, WVWV5,57824.1%+0%

28Huntington, WVWV44,81524.7%+0%

29Buckhannon, WVWV5,05424.8%+0%

30Morgantown, WVWV30,29338.4%+0%

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