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Most residents in poverty, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, WVWV172,38131,030+8%

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,99121,589+16%

03Cabell County, WVWV91,18321,013+13%

04Raleigh County, WVWV71,77515,465+5%

05Berkeley County, WVWV139,52213,278+52%

06Wood County, WVWV82,38513,097+7%

07Mercer County, WVWV57,50310,912−12%

08Harrison County, WVWV64,2219,512−19%

09Marion County, WVWV55,5848,727−5%

10Fayette County, WVWV38,1658,683−16%

11Logan County, WVWV30,3758,464−7%

12Wayne County, WVWV37,3097,677−9%

13Mingo County, WVWV21,4556,469−23%

14McDowell County, WVWV16,8786,271−39%

15Putnam County, WVWV56,8856,186+29%

16Ohio County, WVWV40,4966,126−18%

17Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785,781−8%

18Jefferson County, WVWV63,1025,452+25%

19Preston County, WVWV34,0045,128−5%

20Jackson County, WVWV27,4504,911+15%

21Marshall County, WVWV29,1594,744−19%

22Nicholas County, WVWV23,8484,695−8%

23Upshur County, WVWV23,7584,687+0%

24Randolph County, WVWV26,8824,632−9%

25Wyoming County, WVWV19,8014,580−29%

26Lincoln County, WVWV19,1774,464−28%

27Boone County, WVWV20,2514,095−27%

28Hancock County, WVWV27,7294,075+12%

29Mason County, WVWV24,7073,596−30%

30Mineral County, WVWV26,7923,541−11%

31Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053,311+1%

32Barbour County, WVWV15,4143,255−7%

33Roane County, WVWV13,3173,156−10%

34Lewis County, WVWV16,3943,024−10%

35Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342,909−17%

36Taylor County, WVWV16,2872,838−13%

37Brooke County, WVWV21,1422,776−6%

38Summers County, WVWV11,5322,383−25%

39Braxton County, WVWV11,8852,315−28%

40Hardy County, WVWV14,3372,307+39%

41Clay County, WVWV7,5382,274−20%

42Webster County, WVWV7,7602,269−26%

43Monroe County, WVWV12,4911,754−26%

44Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781,528−20%

45Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6021,490−5%

46Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341,362−31%

47Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,201−25%

48Grant County, WVWV11,0411,182−36%

49Wirt County, WVWV4,8791,152+0%

50Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,021−30%

51Morgan County, WVWV18,027996−36%

52Gilmer County, WVWV7,085940−49%

53Pendleton County, WVWV5,826905−3%

54Tucker County, WVWV6,540698−47%

55Pleasants County, WVWV7,338653−37%

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