Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
- Rank within US : N/A
West Virginia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 54,024.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52
Morgan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 197.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 228 of 3143
Pleasants County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 96.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 399 of 3143
Grant County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 148.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 638 of 3143
Tucker County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 103.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 651 of 3143
Jefferson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,052.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 984 of 3143
Gilmer County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 105.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1009 of 3143
Tyler County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 134.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1048 of 3143
Berkeley County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,271.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1068 of 3143
Brooke County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 447.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1110 of 3143
Ohio County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 793.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1171 of 3143
Putnam County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,285.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1250 of 3143
Monongalia County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,893.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1272 of 3143
Mineral County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 593.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1481 of 3143
Pendleton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 145.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1493 of 3143
Preston County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 814.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1628 of 3143
Jackson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 696.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1676 of 3143
Doddridge County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 168.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1713 of 3143
Marion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,509.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1757 of 3143
Monroe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 302.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1767 of 3143
Marshall County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 794.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1832 of 3143
Hancock County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 800.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1856 of 3143
Harrison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,711.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1867 of 3143
Wood County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,333.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1920 of 3143
Taylor County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 472.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1986 of 3143
Randolph County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 717.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2133 of 3143
Ritchie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 261.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2153 of 3143
Hampshire County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 607.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2168 of 3143
Lewis County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 517.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2249 of 3143
Wetzel County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 435.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2305 of 3143
Pocahontas County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 217.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2320 of 3143
Mason County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 905.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2392 of 3143
Wayne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,210.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2397 of 3143
Kanawha County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6,150.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2446 of 3143
Cabell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,930.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2474 of 3143
Lincoln County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 789.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2498 of 3143
Hardy County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 535.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2525 of 3143
Mercer County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,191.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2527 of 3143
Nicholas County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 932.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2547 of 3143
Greenbrier County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,278.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2580 of 3143
Fayette County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,567.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2636 of 3143
Braxton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 489.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2662 of 3143
Roane County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 528.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2739 of 3143
Boone County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 879.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2742 of 3143
Upshur County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 980.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2757 of 3143
Barbour County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 601.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2760 of 3143
Wirt County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 231.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2767 of 3143
Webster County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 310.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2797 of 3143
Summers County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 524.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2857 of 3143
Raleigh County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,475.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2863 of 3143
Wyoming County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,036.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2893 of 3143
Logan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,710.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2975 of 3143
Clay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 426.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3009 of 3143
Calhoun County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 331.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3011 of 3143
Mingo County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,364.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3041 of 3143
McDowell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,038.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3078 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/01/2023 10:53 pm.
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.