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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Morgan County, WVWV18,0275.8%−4.6 pts
02Pleasants County, WVWV7,3388.5%−5.2 pts
03Jefferson County, WVWV63,1029.4%−0.9 pts
04Tucker County, WVWV6,54010.3%−7.8 pts
05Grant County, WVWV11,04110.8%−5.6 pts
06Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.8%+1.4 pts
07Berkeley County, WVWV139,52210.9%−0.6 pts
08Brooke County, WVWV21,14212.3%+0.7 pts
09Gilmer County, WVWV7,08512.7%−13.2 pts
10Doddridge County, WVWV7,63413.1%−6.7 pts
11Mineral County, WVWV26,79213.1%−1.6 pts
12Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.0%+2.9 pts
13Mason County, WVWV24,70714.1%−5.8 pts
14Monroe County, WVWV12,49114.2%−2.0 pts
15Hampshire County, WVWV24,10514.3%−1.9 pts
16Harrison County, WVWV64,22114.4%−2.8 pts
17Ohio County, WVWV40,49614.4%−1.3 pts
18Tyler County, WVWV7,88114.5%−2.2 pts
19Pendleton County, WVWV5,82614.7%+3.3 pts
20Preston County, WVWV34,00415.0%−3.3 pts
21Marshall County, WVWV29,15915.5%−1.1 pts
22Marion County, WVWV55,58415.5%−0.8 pts
23Wood County, WVWV82,38515.5%+1.7 pts
24Ritchie County, WVWV8,03416.1%−3.0 pts
25Hardy County, WVWV14,33716.1%+3.1 pts
26Randolph County, WVWV26,88216.6%−1.4 pts
27Taylor County, WVWV16,28717.0%−3.3 pts
28Kanawha County, WVWV172,38117.2%+2.8 pts
29Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57817.5%−0.7 pts
30Jackson County, WVWV27,45017.7%+2.4 pts
31Lewis County, WVWV16,39417.8%−2.2 pts
32Mercer County, WVWV57,50318.3%−1.4 pts
33Braxton County, WVWV11,88518.6%−3.4 pts
34Boone County, WVWV20,25118.8%−3.2 pts
35Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60218.9%+1.8 pts
36Nicholas County, WVWV23,84819.1%−0.1 pts
37Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.7%−0.3 pts
38Wayne County, WVWV37,30919.7%+0.1 pts
39Summers County, WVWV11,53219.9%−4.5 pts
40Wetzel County, WVWV13,73420.1%+0.3 pts
41Monongalia County, WVWV107,99120.4%−2.4 pts
42Raleigh County, WVWV71,77520.7%+2.2 pts
43Barbour County, WVWV15,41421.0%−1.5 pts
44Wyoming County, WVWV19,80121.4%−3.7 pts
45Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.4%−0.2 pts
46Lincoln County, WVWV19,17721.8%−6.1 pts
47Wirt County, WVWV4,87922.2%+2.6 pts
48Cabell County, WVWV91,18322.3%+3.0 pts
49Roane County, WVWV13,31722.5%−0.1 pts
50Calhoun County, WVWV5,97824.5%−0.5 pts
51Logan County, WVWV30,37526.0%+1.9 pts
52Webster County, WVWV7,76027.1%−4.7 pts
53Mingo County, WVWV21,45527.4%−2.2 pts
54Clay County, WVWV7,53828.2%+0.7 pts
55McDowell County, WVWV16,87832.8%−4.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS