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Most residents in poverty, West Virginia counties · 2000

West Virginia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,38128,764−9%

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,99118,688+20%

03Cabell County, WVWV91,18318,610+1%

04Raleigh County, WVWV71,77514,691−4%

05Mercer County, WVWV57,50312,429−6%

06Wood County, WVWV82,38512,189−1%

07Harrison County, WVWV64,22111,809−2%

08Fayette County, WVWV38,16510,308−12%

09McDowell County, WVWV16,87810,300−22%

10Marion County, WVWV55,5849,231−15%

11Logan County, WVWV30,3759,102−24%

12Berkeley County, WVWV139,5228,713+23%

13Wayne County, WVWV37,3098,391−7%

14Mingo County, WVWV21,4558,378−20%

15Ohio County, WVWV40,4967,488−2%

16Wyoming County, WVWV19,8016,452−20%

17Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5786,275+1%

18Lincoln County, WVWV19,1776,172−15%

19Marshall County, WVWV29,1595,882−2%

20Boone County, WVWV20,2515,618−20%

21Preston County, WVWV34,0045,374−2%

22Mason County, WVWV24,7075,172−7%

23Nicholas County, WVWV23,8485,106−22%

24Randolph County, WVWV26,8825,080−17%

25Putnam County, WVWV56,8854,811−7%

26Upshur County, WVWV23,7584,683−3%

27Jefferson County, WVWV63,1024,357+14%

28Jackson County, WVWV27,4504,266−18%

29Mineral County, WVWV26,7923,980+1%

30Hancock County, WVWV27,7293,634−13%

31Barbour County, WVWV15,4143,509−22%

32Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343,503−11%

33Roane County, WVWV13,3173,493−18%

34Lewis County, WVWV16,3943,374−17%

35Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053,289+9%

36Taylor County, WVWV16,2873,266−6%

37Braxton County, WVWV11,8853,232−4%

38Summers County, WVWV11,5323,175−9%

39Webster County, WVWV7,7603,086−17%

40Brooke County, WVWV21,1422,965−9%

41Clay County, WVWV7,5382,841−27%

42Monroe County, WVWV12,4912,366−9%

43Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341,977−26%

44Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781,900−25%

45Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851,855−28%

46Grant County, WVWV11,0411,844+14%

47Hardy County, WVWV14,3371,656+3%

48Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,593−11%

49Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6021,565−18%

50Morgan County, WVWV18,0271,556+16%

51Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,466−9%

52Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,329+1%

53Wirt County, WVWV4,8791,151+1%

54Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381,030−30%

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,826937−31%

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