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. The median across all 55 is 37.0%.

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YEAR2010 2024

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES