Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | N/A | 11.9 | 53,766 | 48 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| McDowell County | Rural | 29.2 | 1,173 | 3,118 |
| Mingo County | Rural | 23.6 | 1,456 | 3,080 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 20.8 | 304 | 3,008 |
| Webster County | Rural | 19.3 | 357 | 2,965 |
| Clay County | Urban | 18.1 | 364 | 2,912 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 18.0 | 1,029 | 2,908 |
| Ritchie County | Rural | 17.1 | 375 | 2,852 |
| Raleigh County | Urban | 16.5 | 3,117 | 2,792 |
| Logan County | Rural | 16.3 | 1,386 | 2,775 |
| Roane County | Rural | 16.2 | 536 | 2,767 |
| Summers County | Rural | 16.2 | 426 | 2,767 |
| Barbour County | Rural | 16.1 | 619 | 2,757 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 15.8 | 825 | 2,725 |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | 15.2 | 1,280 | 2,664 |
| Hardy County | Rural | 14.9 | 523 | 2,637 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 14.8 | 261 | 2,624 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 14.4 | 2,266 | 2,584 |
| Upshur County | Rural | 14.3 | 867 | 2,574 |
| Wirt County | Urban | 14.1 | 205 | 2,551 |
| Gilmer County | Rural | 14.0 | 210 | 2,544 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 13.8 | 1,435 | 2,525 |
| Boone County | Urban | 13.4 | 725 | 2,470 |
| Braxton County | Rural | 13.2 | 424 | 2,441 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 13.2 | 594 | 2,441 |
| Cabell County | Urban | 13.1 | 2,878 | 2,423 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 12.9 | 1,330 | 2,386 |
| Kanawha County | Urban | 12.3 | 5,613 | 2,288 |
| Doddridge County | Rural | 11.9 | 206 | 2,216 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 11.7 | 989 | 2,189 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 11.6 | 725 | 2,163 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 11.3 | 824 | 2,101 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 11.2 | 210 | 2,077 |
| Hampshire County | Urban | 11.1 | 599 | 2,047 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 11.1 | 883 | 2,047 |
| Mason County | Rural | 11.1 | 747 | 2,047 |
| Wetzel County | Rural | 10.8 | 393 | 1,985 |
| Monongalia County | Urban | 10.6 | 2,471 | 1,933 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 10.6 | 690 | 1,933 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 10.5 | 321 | 1,912 |
| Ohio County | Urban | 10.5 | 1,087 | 1,912 |
| Mineral County | Rural | 10.3 | 724 | 1,873 |
| Wood County | Urban | 10.2 | 2,225 | 1,851 |
| Preston County | Urban | 9.6 | 827 | 1,726 |
| Marion County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,377 | 1,613 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 9.1 | 403 | 1,580 |
| Pendleton County | Rural | 9.0 | 144 | 1,551 |
| Tucker County | Rural | 8.8 | 158 | 1,489 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 8.6 | 1,344 | 1,424 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 8.2 | 2,626 | 1,292 |
| Brooke County | Urban | 8.1 | 442 | 1,265 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 7.5 | 371 | 1,082 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 7.4 | 1,190 | 1,055 |
| Grant County | Rural | 6.2 | 176 | 691 |
| Pleasants County | Rural | 6.2 | 118 | 691 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 6.1 | 918 | 666 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/23/2025 12:57 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/23/2025 12:57 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.