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Lowest poverty rate, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Bridgeport, WVWV9,4274.8%−0.1 pts

02Teays Valley, WVWV14,1514.9%−3.2 pts

03Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9026.3%+0.4 pts

04Hurricane, WVWV7,3677.2%−3.1 pts

05Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6718.4%+2.5 pts

06Brookhaven, WVWV6,2128.5%−7.0 pts

07Charles, WVWV9,32911.3%−4.5 pts

08Weirton, WVWV18,13311.5%+1.2 pts

09Vienna, WVWV10,32111.9%+4.1 pts

10Dunbar, WVWV7,05013.7%−1.6 pts

11Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85315.2%–

12Wheeling, WVWV25,68015.7%−2.3 pts

13St. Albans, WVWV10,21017.0%+8.8 pts

14Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98817.2%+11.0 pts

15South Charleston, WVWV13,07217.7%+5.7 pts

16Buckhannon, WVWV5,05417.8%−6.9 pts

17New Martinsville, WVWV5,03918.4%−2.2 pts

18Bluefield, WVWV9,15818.7%−0.6 pts

19Princeton, WVWV5,57818.9%−5.2 pts

20Nitro, WVWV6,27019.3%+8.6 pts

21Elkins, WVWV6,62219.8%+0.8 pts

22Charleston, WVWV46,11719.8%+3.1 pts

23Beckley, WVWV16,37320.3%−0.6 pts

24Oak Hill, WVWV7,62920.7%+2.9 pts

25Parkersburg, WVWV28,59322.1%+2.3 pts

26Fairmont, WVWV18,03522.4%+2.4 pts

27Clarksburg, WVWV15,56223.2%+3.4 pts

28Moundsville, WVWV7,65923.6%+1.2 pts

29Martinsburg, WVWV19,21124.7%+4.7 pts

30Huntington, WVWV44,81532.1%+7.4 pts

31Morgantown, WVWV30,29334.7%−3.7 pts

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