Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 8.8 | 7,273,175 | N/A |
| West Virginia | N/A | 12.0 | 54,881 | 48 of 52 |
| Kanawha County | Urban | 11.8 | 5,357 | 2,207 |
| Raleigh County | Urban | 17.2 | 3,257 | 2,847 |
| Cabell County | Urban | 13.2 | 2,933 | 2,427 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 7.8 | 2,598 | 1,185 |
| Wood County | Urban | 10.3 | 2,290 | 1,869 |
| Monongalia County | Urban | 9.4 | 2,170 | 1,642 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 13.4 | 2,031 | 2,455 |
| Mingo County | Rural | 27.3 | 1,725 | 3,106 |
| Marion County | Rural | 10.0 | 1,479 | 1,787 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 9.4 | 1,473 | 1,642 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 13.6 | 1,405 | 2,494 |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | 16.1 | 1,386 | 2,777 |
| Logan County | Rural | 15.3 | 1,323 | 2,708 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 11.9 | 1,254 | 2,221 |
| Ohio County | Urban | 12.1 | 1,242 | 2,260 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 29.9 | 1,202 | 3,117 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 13.5 | 1,148 | 2,473 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 7.2 | 1,139 | 991 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 19.6 | 1,124 | 2,979 |
| Mason County | Rural | 14.7 | 1,014 | 2,633 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 6.3 | 1,012 | 716 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 17.9 | 913 | 2,892 |
| Upshur County | Rural | 14.7 | 902 | 2,633 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 12.2 | 894 | 2,278 |
| Mineral County | Rural | 11.1 | 832 | 2,049 |
| Preston County | Urban | 9.5 | 821 | 1,661 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 10.6 | 811 | 1,936 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 11.8 | 795 | 2,207 |
| Boone County | Urban | 12.7 | 676 | 2,353 |
| Barbour County | Rural | 14.3 | 582 | 2,585 |
| Hardy County | Rural | 16.2 | 565 | 2,783 |
| Braxton County | Rural | 16.4 | 545 | 2,797 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 12.2 | 542 | 2,278 |
| Hampshire County | Urban | 9.5 | 532 | 1,661 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 8.3 | 510 | 1,332 |
| Roane County | Rural | 14.9 | 494 | 2,661 |
| Wetzel County | Rural | 12.8 | 483 | 2,372 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 10.1 | 455 | 1,815 |
| Brooke County | Urban | 8.1 | 442 | 1,260 |
| Clay County | Urban | 20.3 | 402 | 3,002 |
| Summers County | Rural | 16.2 | 402 | 2,783 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 7.9 | 391 | 1,213 |
| Ritchie County | Rural | 17.3 | 371 | 2,853 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 21.6 | 364 | 3,036 |
| Webster County | Rural | 18.2 | 342 | 2,906 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 16.8 | 314 | 2,825 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 13.3 | 268 | 2,441 |
| Doddridge County | Rural | 13.5 | 252 | 2,473 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 8.2 | 252 | 1,294 |
| Gilmer County | Rural | 16.9 | 240 | 2,831 |
| Wirt County | Urban | 14.0 | 209 | 2,552 |
| Grant County | Rural | 7.0 | 204 | 925 |
| Tucker County | Rural | 10.3 | 178 | 1,869 |
| Pleasants County | Rural | 9.3 | 175 | 1,617 |
| Pendleton County | Rural | 10.0 | 161 | 1,787 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 6:05 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.