RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Lowest poverty rate, West Virginia counties · 2000

West Virginia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Putnam County, WVWV56,8859.3%−2.7 pts

02Jefferson County, WVWV63,10210.3%−0.3 pts

03Morgan County, WVWV18,02710.4%−0.6 pts

04Hancock County, WVWV27,72911.1%−0.8 pts

05Pendleton County, WVWV5,82611.4%−5.5 pts

06Berkeley County, WVWV139,52211.5%−0.5 pts

07Brooke County, WVWV21,14211.7%−0.5 pts

08Hardy County, WVWV14,33713.1%−1.5 pts

09Pleasants County, WVWV7,33813.7%−5.7 pts

10Wood County, WVWV82,38513.9%−0.3 pts

11Kanawha County, WVWV172,38114.4%−0.9 pts

12Mineral County, WVWV26,79214.7%−0.1 pts

13Jackson County, WVWV27,45015.2%−4.8 pts

14Ohio County, WVWV40,49615.8%+0.7 pts

15Monroe County, WVWV12,49116.2%−4.7 pts

16Hampshire County, WVWV24,10516.3%−2.0 pts

17Marion County, WVWV55,58416.3%−2.6 pts

18Grant County, WVWV11,04116.3%+0.8 pts

19Marshall County, WVWV29,15916.6%+0.5 pts

20Tyler County, WVWV7,88116.6%−1.7 pts

21Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60217.1%−4.0 pts

22Harrison County, WVWV64,22117.2%−0.2 pts

23Randolph County, WVWV26,88218.0%−3.9 pts

24Tucker County, WVWV6,54018.1%+1.1 pts

25Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57818.2%+0.3 pts

26Preston County, WVWV34,00418.3%−0.6 pts

27Raleigh County, WVWV71,77518.5%−1.3 pts

28Ritchie County, WVWV8,03419.1%−6.9 pts

29Nicholas County, WVWV23,84819.2%−5.2 pts

30Cabell County, WVWV91,18319.2%+0.1 pts

31Wayne County, WVWV37,30919.6%−2.2 pts

32Wirt County, WVWV4,87919.6%−2.4 pts

33Mercer County, WVWV57,50319.7%−0.6 pts

34Wetzel County, WVWV13,73419.8%−0.7 pts

35Doddridge County, WVWV7,63419.8%−3.2 pts

36Mason County, WVWV24,70719.9%−2.1 pts

37Lewis County, WVWV16,39419.9%−3.7 pts

38Upshur County, WVWV23,75820.0%−1.2 pts

39Taylor County, WVWV16,28720.3%−2.6 pts

40Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.7%−2.7 pts

41Braxton County, WVWV11,88522.0%−3.9 pts

42Boone County, WVWV20,25122.0%−5.0 pts

43Barbour County, WVWV15,41422.6%−6.0 pts

44Roane County, WVWV13,31722.6%−5.5 pts

45Monongalia County, WVWV107,99122.8%+2.3 pts

46Logan County, WVWV30,37524.1%−3.6 pts

47Summers County, WVWV11,53224.4%−0.0 pts

48Calhoun County, WVWV5,97825.1%−7.0 pts

49Wyoming County, WVWV19,80125.1%−2.8 pts

50Gilmer County, WVWV7,08525.9%−7.6 pts

51Clay County, WVWV7,53827.5%−11.7 pts

52Lincoln County, WVWV19,17727.9%−5.9 pts

53Mingo County, WVWV21,45529.7%−1.3 pts

54Webster County, WVWV7,76031.8%−3.0 pts

55McDowell County, WVWV16,87837.7%−0.0 pts

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