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Most rent-burdened, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2010 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 36.2%.

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01Gilmer County, WVWV7,08549.6%–

02Wood County, WVWV82,38546.9%–

03Monongalia County, WVWV107,99146.8%–

04Cabell County, WVWV91,18346.7%–

05Berkeley County, WVWV139,52246.6%–

06Harrison County, WVWV64,22146.5%–

07Mineral County, WVWV26,79243.0%–

08Randolph County, WVWV26,88243.0%–

09Mercer County, WVWV57,50342.7%–

10Wetzel County, WVWV13,73442.6%–

11Morgan County, WVWV18,02742.4%–

12Marshall County, WVWV29,15942.4%–

13Ohio County, WVWV40,49642.2%–

14Wayne County, WVWV37,30940.7%–

15Roane County, WVWV13,31740.0%–

16Hancock County, WVWV27,72940.0%–

17Tucker County, WVWV6,54039.8%–

18Marion County, WVWV55,58439.2%–

19Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57839.1%–

20Barbour County, WVWV15,41438.6%–

21McDowell County, WVWV16,87838.4%–

22Jackson County, WVWV27,45038.1%–

23Jefferson County, WVWV63,10237.3%–

24Taylor County, WVWV16,28737.2%–

25Lincoln County, WVWV19,17736.9%–

26Hampshire County, WVWV24,10536.7%–

27Mason County, WVWV24,70736.7%–

28Putnam County, WVWV56,88536.2%–

29Fayette County, WVWV38,16535.8%–

30Raleigh County, WVWV71,77535.1%–

31Pendleton County, WVWV5,82634.2%–

32Kanawha County, WVWV172,38134.1%–

33Clay County, WVWV7,53834.0%–

34Wirt County, WVWV4,87933.9%–

35Summers County, WVWV11,53233.8%–

36Upshur County, WVWV23,75833.4%–

37Calhoun County, WVWV5,97833.1%–

38Grant County, WVWV11,04132.4%–

39Boone County, WVWV20,25132.2%–

40Tyler County, WVWV7,88132.2%–

41Lewis County, WVWV16,39431.2%–

42Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60231.1%–

43Nicholas County, WVWV23,84830.1%–

44Ritchie County, WVWV8,03429.1%–

45Brooke County, WVWV21,14229.0%–

46Webster County, WVWV7,76028.6%–

47Pleasants County, WVWV7,33828.0%–

48Wyoming County, WVWV19,80128.0%–

49Braxton County, WVWV11,88527.2%–

50Preston County, WVWV34,00426.8%–

51Monroe County, WVWV12,49126.7%–

52Hardy County, WVWV14,33724.8%–

53Mingo County, WVWV21,45524.4%–

54Logan County, WVWV30,37524.2%–

55Doddridge County, WVWV7,63422.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS