RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most residents in poverty, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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. The median across all 55 is 4,478.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,38131,757–

02Cabell County, WVWV91,18318,493–

03Monongalia County, WVWV107,99115,525–

04Raleigh County, WVWV71,77515,274–

05McDowell County, WVWV16,87813,289–

06Mercer County, WVWV57,50313,235–

07Wood County, WVWV82,38512,290–

08Harrison County, WVWV64,22112,055–

09Logan County, WVWV30,37511,931–

10Fayette County, WVWV38,16511,681–

11Marion County, WVWV55,58410,854–

12Mingo County, WVWV21,45510,437–

13Wayne County, WVWV37,3099,059–

14Wyoming County, WVWV19,8018,078–

15Ohio County, WVWV40,4967,655–

16Lincoln County, WVWV19,1777,227–

17Berkeley County, WVWV139,5227,095–

18Boone County, WVWV20,2516,983–

19Nicholas County, WVWV23,8486,528–

20Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5786,220–

21Randolph County, WVWV26,8826,090–

22Marshall County, WVWV29,1595,992–

23Mason County, WVWV24,7075,556–

24Preston County, WVWV34,0045,486–

25Jackson County, WVWV27,4505,196–

26Putnam County, WVWV56,8855,158–

27Upshur County, WVWV23,7584,845–

28Barbour County, WVWV15,4144,478–

29Roane County, WVWV13,3174,250–

30Hancock County, WVWV27,7294,185–

31Lewis County, WVWV16,3944,080–

32Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343,954–

33Mineral County, WVWV26,7923,947–

34Clay County, WVWV7,5383,911–

35Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023,806–

36Webster County, WVWV7,7603,733–

37Summers County, WVWV11,5323,475–

38Taylor County, WVWV16,2873,466–

39Braxton County, WVWV11,8853,359–

40Brooke County, WVWV21,1423,271–

41Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053,008–

42Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342,657–

43Monroe County, WVWV12,4912,599–

44Gilmer County, WVWV7,0852,568–

45Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782,526–

46Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6021,909–

47Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,797–

48Grant County, WVWV11,0411,621–

49Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,607–

50Hardy County, WVWV14,3371,602–

51Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381,467–

52Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261,365–

53Morgan County, WVWV18,0271,339–

54Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,315–

55Wirt County, WVWV4,8791,144–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS