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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most rent-burdened, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Most rent-burdened by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010
01Ohio County, WVWV40,49650.6%+8.4 pts
02Wirt County, WVWV4,87950.4%+16.5 pts
03Cabell County, WVWV91,18349.9%+3.2 pts
04Monongalia County, WVWV107,99149.0%+2.2 pts
05Summers County, WVWV11,53247.5%+13.7 pts
06Clay County, WVWV7,53844.5%+10.5 pts
07Raleigh County, WVWV71,77543.4%+8.3 pts
08Wood County, WVWV82,38543.4%−3.5 pts
09Berkeley County, WVWV139,52242.8%−3.8 pts
10Marshall County, WVWV29,15942.5%+0.1 pts
11Webster County, WVWV7,76042.1%+13.5 pts
12Grant County, WVWV11,04141.9%+9.5 pts
13Mercer County, WVWV57,50341.5%−1.2 pts
14Hancock County, WVWV27,72941.1%+1.1 pts
15Kanawha County, WVWV172,38140.9%+6.7 pts
16Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57840.7%+1.6 pts
17Mineral County, WVWV26,79240.6%−2.4 pts
18Harrison County, WVWV64,22140.3%−6.2 pts
19Fayette County, WVWV38,16539.9%+4.1 pts
20Roane County, WVWV13,31739.7%−0.3 pts
21Boone County, WVWV20,25138.8%+6.6 pts
22Putnam County, WVWV56,88538.0%+1.8 pts
23Upshur County, WVWV23,75837.9%+4.5 pts
24Marion County, WVWV55,58437.7%−1.5 pts
25Tucker County, WVWV6,54037.6%−2.1 pts
26Jefferson County, WVWV63,10237.5%+0.3 pts
27Wayne County, WVWV37,30937.2%−3.5 pts
28Jackson County, WVWV27,45037.0%−1.0 pts
29Preston County, WVWV34,00436.6%+9.8 pts
30Randolph County, WVWV26,88235.6%−7.4 pts
31Brooke County, WVWV21,14233.6%+4.6 pts
32Morgan County, WVWV18,02733.6%−8.9 pts
33Taylor County, WVWV16,28733.4%−3.8 pts
34McDowell County, WVWV16,87832.8%−5.7 pts
35Logan County, WVWV30,37531.4%+7.1 pts
36Tyler County, WVWV7,88131.0%−1.1 pts
37Calhoun County, WVWV5,97830.8%−2.4 pts
38Wetzel County, WVWV13,73430.7%−11.9 pts
39Monroe County, WVWV12,49130.3%+3.6 pts
40Lewis County, WVWV16,39429.6%−1.6 pts
41Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60229.2%−1.9 pts
42Ritchie County, WVWV8,03429.2%+0.0 pts
43Mingo County, WVWV21,45529.0%+4.7 pts
44Doddridge County, WVWV7,63429.0%+6.6 pts
45Wyoming County, WVWV19,80128.8%+0.8 pts
46Hardy County, WVWV14,33727.1%+2.3 pts
47Pleasants County, WVWV7,33827.0%−1.0 pts
48Nicholas County, WVWV23,84824.9%−5.2 pts
49Barbour County, WVWV15,41423.9%−14.7 pts
50Pendleton County, WVWV5,82622.7%−11.5 pts
51Braxton County, WVWV11,88522.6%−4.6 pts
52Lincoln County, WVWV19,17722.4%−14.5 pts
53Mason County, WVWV24,70721.1%−15.5 pts
54Hampshire County, WVWV24,10521.1%−15.7 pts
55Gilmer County, WVWV7,08514.8%−34.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES