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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%−23%

02Jefferson County, WVWV63,10210.3%−3%

03Morgan County, WVWV18,02710.4%−6%

04Hancock County, WVWV27,72911.1%−6%

05Pendleton County, WVWV5,82611.4%−33%

06Berkeley County, WVWV139,52211.5%−4%

07Brooke County, WVWV21,14211.7%−4%

08Hardy County, WVWV14,33713.1%−10%

09Pleasants County, WVWV7,33813.7%−30%

10Wood County, WVWV82,38513.9%−2%

11Kanawha County, WVWV172,38114.4%−6%

12Mineral County, WVWV26,79214.7%−1%

13Jackson County, WVWV27,45015.2%−24%

14Ohio County, WVWV40,49615.8%+5%

15Monroe County, WVWV12,49116.2%−23%

16Hampshire County, WVWV24,10516.3%−11%

17Marion County, WVWV55,58416.3%−14%

18Grant County, WVWV11,04116.3%+5%

19Marshall County, WVWV29,15916.6%+3%

20Tyler County, WVWV7,88116.6%−9%

21Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60217.1%−19%

22Harrison County, WVWV64,22117.2%−1%

23Randolph County, WVWV26,88218.0%−18%

24Tucker County, WVWV6,54018.1%+7%

25Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57818.2%+2%

26Preston County, WVWV34,00418.3%−3%

27Raleigh County, WVWV71,77518.5%−7%

28Ritchie County, WVWV8,03419.1%−26%

29Nicholas County, WVWV23,84819.2%−21%

30Cabell County, WVWV91,18319.2%+1%

31Wayne County, WVWV37,30919.6%−10%

32Wirt County, WVWV4,87919.6%−11%

33Mercer County, WVWV57,50319.7%−3%

34Wetzel County, WVWV13,73419.8%−4%

35Doddridge County, WVWV7,63419.8%−14%

36Mason County, WVWV24,70719.9%−10%

37Lewis County, WVWV16,39419.9%−16%

38Upshur County, WVWV23,75820.0%−6%

39Taylor County, WVWV16,28720.3%−11%

40Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.7%−11%

41Braxton County, WVWV11,88522.0%−15%

42Boone County, WVWV20,25122.0%−19%

43Barbour County, WVWV15,41422.6%−21%

44Roane County, WVWV13,31722.6%−20%

45Monongalia County, WVWV107,99122.8%+11%

46Logan County, WVWV30,37524.1%−13%

47Summers County, WVWV11,53224.4%−0%

48Calhoun County, WVWV5,97825.1%−22%

49Wyoming County, WVWV19,80125.1%−10%

50Gilmer County, WVWV7,08525.9%−23%

51Clay County, WVWV7,53827.5%−30%

52Lincoln County, WVWV19,17727.9%−17%

53Mingo County, WVWV21,45529.7%−4%

54Webster County, WVWV7,76031.8%−9%

55McDowell County, WVWV16,87837.7%−0%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS