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Most residents in poverty, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, WVWV172,38126,510−8%

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,99120,247+8%

03Cabell County, WVWV91,18319,858+7%

04Wood County, WVWV82,38514,270+17%

05Mercer County, WVWV57,50314,213+14%

06Raleigh County, WVWV71,77513,808−6%

07Harrison County, WVWV64,22113,043+10%

08Berkeley County, WVWV139,52210,547+21%

09Fayette County, WVWV38,1659,803−5%

10Marion County, WVWV55,5849,463+3%

11Wayne County, WVWV37,3098,562+2%

12Logan County, WVWV30,3758,014−12%

13McDowell County, WVWV16,8787,214−30%

14Ohio County, WVWV40,4967,078−5%

15Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5786,866+9%

16Marshall County, WVWV29,1595,949+1%

17Mingo County, WVWV21,4555,796−31%

18Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775,786−6%

19Putnam County, WVWV56,8855,769+20%

20Jackson County, WVWV27,4505,289+24%

21Mason County, WVWV24,7075,174+0%

22Randolph County, WVWV26,8825,023−1%

23Nicholas County, WVWV23,8484,897−4%

24Boone County, WVWV20,2514,747−16%

25Upshur County, WVWV23,7584,690+0%

26Preston County, WVWV34,0044,644−14%

27Mineral County, WVWV26,7924,551+14%

28Hancock County, WVWV27,7294,535+25%

29Jefferson County, WVWV63,1024,486+3%

30Roane County, WVWV13,3174,120+18%

31Wyoming County, WVWV19,8014,109−36%

32Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053,924+19%

33Lewis County, WVWV16,3943,213−5%

34Braxton County, WVWV11,8853,055−5%

35Barbour County, WVWV15,4143,048−13%

36Summers County, WVWV11,5323,014−5%

37Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342,910−17%

38Morgan County, WVWV18,0272,779+79%

39Taylor County, WVWV16,2872,674−18%

40Brooke County, WVWV21,1422,655−10%

41Gilmer County, WVWV7,0852,630+42%

42Clay County, WVWV7,5382,222−22%

43Webster County, WVWV7,7602,093−32%

44Hardy County, WVWV14,3372,091+26%

45Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342,059+40%

46Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341,971−0%

47Monroe County, WVWV12,4911,791−24%

48Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,668+5%

49Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781,567−18%

50Grant County, WVWV11,0411,535−17%

51Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6021,331−15%

52Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,265−5%

53Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261,165+24%

54Wirt County, WVWV4,8791,100−4%

55Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381,040+1%

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