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Lowest poverty rate, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Jefferson County, WVWV63,1028.7%−1.6 pts
02Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.6%+1.3 pts
03Berkeley County, WVWV139,52211.1%−0.4 pts
04Morgan County, WVWV18,02711.2%+0.7 pts
05Pleasants County, WVWV7,33811.6%−2.1 pts
06Hampshire County, WVWV24,10513.1%−3.2 pts
07Brooke County, WVWV21,14213.1%+1.4 pts
08Grant County, WVWV11,04113.3%−3.1 pts
09Marion County, WVWV55,58413.6%−2.7 pts
10Preston County, WVWV34,00413.8%−4.6 pts
11Taylor County, WVWV16,28713.9%−6.4 pts
12Monroe County, WVWV12,49114.0%−2.3 pts
13Mineral County, WVWV26,79214.0%−0.7 pts
14Harrison County, WVWV64,22114.4%−2.8 pts
15Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.5%+3.4 pts
16Wayne County, WVWV37,30914.6%−5.0 pts
17Wood County, WVWV82,38514.7%+0.9 pts
18Doddridge County, WVWV7,63414.8%−5.0 pts
19Tucker County, WVWV6,54015.3%−2.8 pts
20Nicholas County, WVWV23,84815.4%−3.8 pts
21Kanawha County, WVWV172,38115.7%+1.4 pts
22Randolph County, WVWV26,88215.9%−2.1 pts
23Wetzel County, WVWV13,73416.0%−3.8 pts
24Lewis County, WVWV16,39416.1%−3.8 pts
25Boone County, WVWV20,25116.2%−5.8 pts
26Mercer County, WVWV57,50316.5%−3.3 pts
27Pendleton County, WVWV5,82616.6%+5.1 pts
28Marshall County, WVWV29,15916.8%+0.3 pts
29Wirt County, WVWV4,87916.8%−2.8 pts
30Ohio County, WVWV40,49617.7%+1.9 pts
31Hardy County, WVWV14,33717.7%+4.6 pts
32Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.5%+3.2 pts
33Gilmer County, WVWV7,08519.0%−6.9 pts
34Roane County, WVWV13,31719.1%−3.6 pts
35Cabell County, WVWV91,18319.2%−0.0 pts
36Fayette County, WVWV38,16519.2%−2.4 pts
37Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.2%−0.8 pts
38Mason County, WVWV24,70719.4%−0.5 pts
39Monongalia County, WVWV107,99119.7%−3.1 pts
40Barbour County, WVWV15,41420.0%−2.6 pts
41Tyler County, WVWV7,88120.2%+3.6 pts
42Braxton County, WVWV11,88520.4%−1.6 pts
43Ritchie County, WVWV8,03421.6%+2.5 pts
44Logan County, WVWV30,37521.8%−2.4 pts
45Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57821.8%+3.6 pts
46Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60222.5%+5.4 pts
47Wyoming County, WVWV19,80122.6%−2.5 pts
48Raleigh County, WVWV71,77522.8%+4.3 pts
49Lincoln County, WVWV19,17723.2%−4.8 pts
50Webster County, WVWV7,76023.3%−8.5 pts
51Summers County, WVWV11,53223.8%−0.6 pts
52Clay County, WVWV7,53826.4%−1.1 pts
53Mingo County, WVWV21,45532.4%+2.7 pts
54Calhoun County, WVWV5,97832.9%+7.8 pts
55McDowell County, WVWV16,87834.2%−3.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES