Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,521,584 | N/A |
| West Virginia | N/A | 16.8 | 291,860 | 48 of 52 |
| Pleasants County | Rural | 7.7 | 542 | 332 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 9.1 | 5,153 | 586 |
| Tucker County | Rural | 9.8 | 639 | 728 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 10.6 | 1,808 | 900 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 10.9 | 13,305 | 974 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 10.9 | 6,229 | 976 |
| Brooke County | Urban | 11.0 | 2,353 | 1,000 |
| Gilmer County | Rural | 11.1 | 614 | 1,021 |
| Grant County | Rural | 11.7 | 1,280 | 1,173 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 12.0 | 986 | 1,251 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 13.2 | 1,628 | 1,515 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 13.4 | 3,814 | 1,577 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 13.7 | 8,830 | 1,643 |
| Preston County | Urban | 13.8 | 4,205 | 1,670 |
| Mineral County | Rural | 13.9 | 3,631 | 1,682 |
| Doddridge County | Rural | 14.4 | 974 | 1,794 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 14.7 | 4,354 | 1,835 |
| Ohio County | Urban | 14.7 | 5,875 | 1,856 |
| Wood County | Urban | 14.8 | 12,257 | 1,864 |
| Marion County | Rural | 14.9 | 8,172 | 1,893 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 15.5 | 3,943 | 1,996 |
| Mason County | Rural | 16.3 | 4,023 | 2,152 |
| Pendleton County | Rural | 16.4 | 989 | 2,157 |
| Kanawha County | Urban | 16.4 | 29,058 | 2,173 |
| Boone County | Urban | 16.5 | 3,543 | 2,191 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 16.7 | 4,081 | 2,229 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 16.7 | 6,490 | 2,243 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 16.8 | 2,812 | 2,253 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 16.9 | 2,722 | 2,261 |
| Wetzel County | Rural | 17.0 | 2,397 | 2,292 |
| Hardy County | Rural | 17.3 | 2,446 | 2,331 |
| Hampshire County | Urban | 17.5 | 3,941 | 2,354 |
| Upshur County | Rural | 17.8 | 4,009 | 2,400 |
| Webster County | Rural | 17.8 | 1,477 | 2,403 |
| Braxton County | Rural | 18.2 | 2,196 | 2,452 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 18.8 | 10,869 | 2,514 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 19.2 | 3,876 | 2,561 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 19.6 | 5,415 | 2,605 |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | 20.0 | 6,434 | 2,637 |
| Cabell County | Urban | 20.1 | 18,063 | 2,646 |
| Wirt County | Urban | 20.3 | 1,046 | 2,662 |
| Ritchie County | Rural | 20.3 | 1,686 | 2,667 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 20.3 | 1,540 | 2,671 |
| Monongalia County | Urban | 20.6 | 20,594 | 2,701 |
| Roane County | Rural | 21.1 | 2,931 | 2,739 |
| Summers County | Rural | 21.2 | 2,351 | 2,750 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 21.5 | 8,388 | 2,768 |
| Barbour County | Rural | 22.0 | 3,278 | 2,807 |
| Raleigh County | Urban | 22.0 | 15,613 | 2,809 |
| Logan County | Rural | 23.8 | 7,481 | 2,923 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 24.4 | 5,137 | 2,952 |
| Clay County | Urban | 24.6 | 1,947 | 2,957 |
| Mingo County | Rural | 28.6 | 6,679 | 3,066 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 33.3 | 5,653 | 3,116 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 33.7 | 2,103 | 3,121 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 7:38 am.
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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 7:38 am.
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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.