Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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 (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 20.1 | 65,780,589 | N/A |
| West Virginia | N/A | 26.2 | 451,626 | 47 of 52 |
| Kanawha County | Urban | 24.7 | 42,868 | 1,892 |
| Monongalia County | Urban | 26.8 | 26,987 | 2,171 |
| Cabell County | Urban | 29.9 | 26,419 | 2,496 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 19.1 | 24,473 | 1,013 |
| Raleigh County | Urban | 32.2 | 22,450 | 2,682 |
| Wood County | Urban | 24.8 | 20,340 | 1,904 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 27.8 | 15,886 | 2,291 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 24.6 | 15,685 | 1,871 |
| Marion County | Rural | 23.7 | 12,947 | 1,738 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 18.4 | 10,433 | 905 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 27.2 | 10,406 | 2,216 |
| Logan County | Rural | 33.3 | 10,159 | 2,752 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 26.7 | 10,148 | 2,158 |
| Ohio County | Urban | 25.3 | 9,977 | 1,958 |
| Mingo County | Rural | 44.0 | 9,836 | 3,086 |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | 31.0 | 9,801 | 2,593 |
| Mason County | Rural | 33.8 | 8,249 | 2,783 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 27.6 | 8,036 | 2,265 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 13.5 | 7,829 | 275 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 27.9 | 7,680 | 2,305 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 38.2 | 7,485 | 2,988 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 47.3 | 7,470 | 3,105 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 29.1 | 7,360 | 2,436 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 34.0 | 6,988 | 2,793 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 24.4 | 6,828 | 1,847 |
| Preston County | Urban | 22.6 | 6,820 | 1,579 |
| Upshur County | Rural | 30.3 | 6,768 | 2,534 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 23.1 | 5,564 | 1,644 |
| Mineral County | Rural | 20.6 | 5,376 | 1,233 |
| Boone County | Urban | 24.7 | 5,123 | 1,892 |
| Hampshire County | Urban | 21.8 | 4,967 | 1,433 |
| Roane County | Rural | 34.5 | 4,711 | 2,833 |
| Hardy County | Rural | 30.7 | 4,338 | 2,574 |
| Barbour County | Rural | 29.0 | 4,293 | 2,425 |
| Brooke County | Urban | 20.3 | 4,239 | 1,183 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 24.4 | 4,039 | 1,847 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 24.9 | 3,980 | 1,916 |
| Braxton County | Rural | 33.8 | 3,975 | 2,783 |
| Summers County | Rural | 35.7 | 3,888 | 2,891 |
| Wetzel County | Rural | 25.7 | 3,558 | 2,015 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 18.6 | 3,175 | 944 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 23.3 | 2,867 | 1,677 |
| Clay County | Urban | 35.7 | 2,774 | 2,891 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 33.8 | 2,507 | 2,783 |
| Webster County | Rural | 30.9 | 2,492 | 2,588 |
| Grant County | Rural | 22.9 | 2,489 | 1,615 |
| Ritchie County | Rural | 30.6 | 2,474 | 2,564 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 39.0 | 2,347 | 3,012 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 27.8 | 2,221 | 2,291 |
| Gilmer County | Rural | 35.5 | 1,808 | 2,877 |
| Doddridge County | Rural | 27.0 | 1,795 | 2,193 |
| Pleasants County | Rural | 24.2 | 1,721 | 1,813 |
| Tucker County | Rural | 24.3 | 1,575 | 1,829 |
| Pendleton County | Rural | 25.5 | 1,517 | 1,986 |
| Wirt County | Urban | 29.7 | 1,485 | 2,475 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 2:45 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.