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Most residents in poverty, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,38127,801−3%

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,99121,119+13%

03Cabell County, WVWV91,18317,807−4%

04Raleigh County, WVWV71,77516,700+14%

05Berkeley County, WVWV139,52214,378+65%

06Wood County, WVWV82,38512,301+1%

07Mercer County, WVWV57,5039,654−22%

08Harrison County, WVWV64,2219,333−21%

09Fayette County, WVWV38,1657,604−26%

10Marion County, WVWV55,5847,583−18%

11Ohio County, WVWV40,4967,342−2%

12Mingo County, WVWV21,4557,294−13%

13Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5787,065+13%

14Logan County, WVWV30,3756,844−25%

15McDowell County, WVWV16,8786,132−40%

16Putnam County, WVWV56,8856,056+26%

17Wayne County, WVWV37,3095,563−34%

18Jefferson County, WVWV63,1025,148+18%

19Jackson County, WVWV27,4505,112+20%

20Marshall County, WVWV29,1595,024−15%

21Mason County, WVWV24,7074,859−6%

22Preston County, WVWV34,0044,703−12%

23Wyoming County, WVWV19,8014,657−28%

24Lincoln County, WVWV19,1774,610−25%

25Upshur County, WVWV23,7584,563−3%

26Randolph County, WVWV26,8824,387−14%

27Hancock County, WVWV27,7294,126+14%

28Mineral County, WVWV26,7923,772−5%

29Nicholas County, WVWV23,8483,739−27%

30Boone County, WVWV20,2513,414−39%

31Barbour County, WVWV15,4143,081−12%

32Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053,068−7%

33Brooke County, WVWV21,1422,852−4%

34Summers County, WVWV11,5322,791−12%

35Lewis County, WVWV16,3942,698−20%

36Roane County, WVWV13,3172,627−25%

37Hardy County, WVWV14,3372,520+52%

38Braxton County, WVWV11,8852,492−23%

39Taylor County, WVWV16,2872,286−30%

40Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342,252−36%

41Clay County, WVWV7,5382,071−27%

42Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781,988+5%

43Morgan County, WVWV18,0271,946+25%

44Webster County, WVWV7,7601,895−39%

45Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341,787−10%

46Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6021,755+12%

47Monroe County, WVWV12,4911,730−27%

48Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,629+2%

49Grant County, WVWV11,0411,457−21%

50Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851,384−25%

51Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,144−22%

52Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,021−23%

53Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261,000+7%

54Pleasants County, WVWV7,338872−15%

55Wirt County, WVWV4,879851−26%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES