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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 (2023 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%−3%

02Teays Valley, WVWV14,1514.9%−39%

03Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9026.3%+6%

04Hurricane, WVWV7,3677.2%−30%

05Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6718.4%+43%

06Brookhaven, WVWV6,2128.5%−45%

07Charles, WVWV9,32911.3%−29%

08Weirton, WVWV18,13311.5%+11%

09Vienna, WVWV10,32111.9%+53%

10Dunbar, WVWV7,05013.7%−10%

11Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85315.2%–

12Wheeling, WVWV25,68015.7%−13%

13St. Albans, WVWV10,21017.0%+107%

14Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98817.2%+176%

15South Charleston, WVWV13,07217.7%+47%

16Buckhannon, WVWV5,05417.8%−28%

17New Martinsville, WVWV5,03918.4%−11%

18Bluefield, WVWV9,15818.7%−3%

19Princeton, WVWV5,57818.9%−22%

20Nitro, WVWV6,27019.3%+81%

21Elkins, WVWV6,62219.8%+4%

22Charleston, WVWV46,11719.8%+19%

23Beckley, WVWV16,37320.3%−3%

24Oak Hill, WVWV7,62920.7%+17%

25Parkersburg, WVWV28,59322.1%+11%

26Fairmont, WVWV18,03522.4%+12%

27Clarksburg, WVWV15,56223.2%+17%

28Moundsville, WVWV7,65923.6%+5%

29Martinsburg, WVWV19,21124.7%+23%

30Huntington, WVWV44,81532.1%+30%

31Morgantown, WVWV30,29334.7%−10%

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