Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Poverty: Persons 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)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| West Virginia | N/A | 16.7 | 287,953 | 48 of 52 |
| Kanawha County | Urban | 15.7 | 27,300 | 2,064 |
| Monongalia County | Urban | 19.7 | 19,848 | 2,639 |
| Cabell County | Urban | 19.2 | 16,943 | 2,586 |
| Raleigh County | Urban | 22.8 | 15,883 | 2,883 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 11.1 | 14,200 | 1,017 |
| Wood County | Urban | 14.7 | 12,101 | 1,884 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 16.5 | 9,414 | 2,201 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 14.4 | 9,167 | 1,824 |
| Marion County | Rural | 13.6 | 7,395 | 1,653 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 19.2 | 7,364 | 2,586 |
| Mingo County | Rural | 32.4 | 7,232 | 3,102 |
| Ohio County | Urban | 17.7 | 6,969 | 2,401 |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | 21.8 | 6,904 | 2,817 |
| Logan County | Rural | 21.8 | 6,639 | 2,817 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 10.6 | 6,009 | 912 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 14.6 | 5,537 | 1,859 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 34.2 | 5,399 | 3,122 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 18.5 | 5,073 | 2,514 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 8.7 | 5,024 | 495 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 16.8 | 4,893 | 2,255 |
| Mason County | Rural | 19.4 | 4,742 | 2,609 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 22.6 | 4,643 | 2,872 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 23.2 | 4,541 | 2,914 |
| Upshur County | Rural | 19.2 | 4,293 | 2,586 |
| Preston County | Urban | 13.8 | 4,160 | 1,695 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 14.5 | 4,055 | 1,843 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 15.9 | 4,018 | 2,095 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 15.4 | 3,705 | 2,011 |
| Mineral County | Rural | 14.0 | 3,666 | 1,744 |
| Boone County | Urban | 16.2 | 3,367 | 2,147 |
| Hampshire County | Urban | 13.1 | 2,980 | 1,534 |
| Barbour County | Rural | 20.0 | 2,954 | 2,667 |
| Brooke County | Urban | 13.1 | 2,730 | 1,534 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 16.1 | 2,670 | 2,131 |
| Roane County | Rural | 19.1 | 2,604 | 2,573 |
| Summers County | Rural | 23.8 | 2,590 | 2,935 |
| Hardy County | Rural | 17.7 | 2,499 | 2,401 |
| Braxton County | Rural | 20.4 | 2,399 | 2,700 |
| Wetzel County | Rural | 16.0 | 2,218 | 2,110 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 13.9 | 2,216 | 1,716 |
| Clay County | Urban | 26.4 | 2,055 | 3,026 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 32.9 | 1,979 | 3,109 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 11.2 | 1,909 | 1,049 |
| Webster County | Rural | 23.3 | 1,879 | 2,917 |
| Ritchie County | Rural | 21.6 | 1,742 | 2,802 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 14.0 | 1,716 | 1,744 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 22.5 | 1,674 | 2,864 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 20.2 | 1,614 | 2,683 |
| Grant County | Rural | 13.3 | 1,443 | 1,589 |
| Tucker County | Rural | 15.3 | 994 | 1,987 |
| Doddridge County | Rural | 14.8 | 985 | 1,905 |
| Pendleton County | Rural | 16.6 | 984 | 2,223 |
| Gilmer County | Rural | 19.0 | 967 | 2,561 |
| Wirt County | Urban | 16.8 | 843 | 2,255 |
| Pleasants County | Rural | 11.6 | 825 | 1,145 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 1:56 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.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.