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Lowest poverty rate, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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 2000

01Morgan County, WVWV18,0275.8%−44%

02Pleasants County, WVWV7,3388.5%−38%

03Jefferson County, WVWV63,1029.4%−9%

04Tucker County, WVWV6,54010.3%−43%

05Grant County, WVWV11,04110.8%−34%

06Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.8%+15%

07Berkeley County, WVWV139,52210.9%−5%

08Brooke County, WVWV21,14212.3%+6%

09Gilmer County, WVWV7,08512.7%−51%

10Doddridge County, WVWV7,63413.1%−34%

11Mineral County, WVWV26,79213.1%−11%

12Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.0%+26%

13Mason County, WVWV24,70714.1%−29%

14Monroe County, WVWV12,49114.2%−13%

15Hampshire County, WVWV24,10514.3%−12%

16Harrison County, WVWV64,22114.4%−16%

17Ohio County, WVWV40,49614.4%−9%

18Tyler County, WVWV7,88114.5%−13%

19Pendleton County, WVWV5,82614.7%+29%

20Preston County, WVWV34,00415.0%−18%

21Marshall County, WVWV29,15915.5%−6%

22Marion County, WVWV55,58415.5%−5%

23Wood County, WVWV82,38515.5%+12%

24Ritchie County, WVWV8,03416.1%−16%

25Hardy County, WVWV14,33716.1%+23%

26Randolph County, WVWV26,88216.6%−8%

27Taylor County, WVWV16,28717.0%−16%

28Kanawha County, WVWV172,38117.2%+19%

29Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57817.5%−4%

30Jackson County, WVWV27,45017.7%+16%

31Lewis County, WVWV16,39417.8%−11%

32Mercer County, WVWV57,50318.3%−7%

33Braxton County, WVWV11,88518.6%−15%

34Boone County, WVWV20,25118.8%−15%

35Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60218.9%+10%

36Nicholas County, WVWV23,84819.1%−1%

37Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.7%−2%

38Wayne County, WVWV37,30919.7%+1%

39Summers County, WVWV11,53219.9%−18%

40Wetzel County, WVWV13,73420.1%+2%

41Monongalia County, WVWV107,99120.4%−11%

42Raleigh County, WVWV71,77520.7%+12%

43Barbour County, WVWV15,41421.0%−7%

44Wyoming County, WVWV19,80121.4%−15%

45Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.4%−1%

46Lincoln County, WVWV19,17721.8%−22%

47Wirt County, WVWV4,87922.2%+13%

48Cabell County, WVWV91,18322.3%+16%

49Roane County, WVWV13,31722.5%−1%

50Calhoun County, WVWV5,97824.5%−2%

51Logan County, WVWV30,37526.0%+8%

52Webster County, WVWV7,76027.1%−15%

53Mingo County, WVWV21,45527.4%−7%

54Clay County, WVWV7,53828.2%+3%

55McDowell County, WVWV16,87832.8%−13%

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