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.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Ohio County, WVWV40,49650.6%+20%

02Wirt County, WVWV4,87950.4%+48%

03Cabell County, WVWV91,18349.9%+7%

04Monongalia County, WVWV107,99149.0%+5%

05Summers County, WVWV11,53247.5%+40%

06Clay County, WVWV7,53844.5%+31%

07Raleigh County, WVWV71,77543.4%+24%

08Wood County, WVWV82,38543.4%−7%

09Berkeley County, WVWV139,52242.8%−8%

10Marshall County, WVWV29,15942.5%+0%

11Webster County, WVWV7,76042.1%+47%

12Grant County, WVWV11,04141.9%+29%

13Mercer County, WVWV57,50341.5%−3%

14Hancock County, WVWV27,72941.1%+3%

15Kanawha County, WVWV172,38140.9%+20%

16Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57840.7%+4%

17Mineral County, WVWV26,79240.6%−6%

18Harrison County, WVWV64,22140.3%−13%

19Fayette County, WVWV38,16539.9%+11%

20Roane County, WVWV13,31739.7%−1%

21Boone County, WVWV20,25138.8%+21%

22Putnam County, WVWV56,88538.0%+5%

23Upshur County, WVWV23,75837.9%+13%

24Marion County, WVWV55,58437.7%−4%

25Tucker County, WVWV6,54037.6%−5%

26Jefferson County, WVWV63,10237.5%+1%

27Wayne County, WVWV37,30937.2%−9%

28Jackson County, WVWV27,45037.0%−3%

29Preston County, WVWV34,00436.6%+37%

30Randolph County, WVWV26,88235.6%−17%

31Brooke County, WVWV21,14233.6%+16%

32Morgan County, WVWV18,02733.6%−21%

33Taylor County, WVWV16,28733.4%−10%

34McDowell County, WVWV16,87832.8%−15%

35Logan County, WVWV30,37531.4%+29%

36Tyler County, WVWV7,88131.0%−3%

37Calhoun County, WVWV5,97830.8%−7%

38Wetzel County, WVWV13,73430.7%−28%

39Monroe County, WVWV12,49130.3%+14%

40Lewis County, WVWV16,39429.6%−5%

41Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60229.2%−6%

42Ritchie County, WVWV8,03429.2%+0%

43Mingo County, WVWV21,45529.0%+19%

44Doddridge County, WVWV7,63429.0%+29%

45Wyoming County, WVWV19,80128.8%+3%

46Hardy County, WVWV14,33727.1%+9%

47Pleasants County, WVWV7,33827.0%−3%

48Nicholas County, WVWV23,84824.9%−17%

49Barbour County, WVWV15,41423.9%−38%

50Pendleton County, WVWV5,82622.7%−34%

51Braxton County, WVWV11,88522.6%−17%

52Lincoln County, WVWV19,17722.4%−39%

53Mason County, WVWV24,70721.1%−42%

54Hampshire County, WVWV24,10521.1%−43%

55Gilmer County, WVWV7,08514.8%−70%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES