Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Poverty: Persons 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)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | N/A | 16.6 | 287,660 | 48 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 33.4 | 2,046 | 3,113 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 30.9 | 5,054 | 3,091 |
| Mingo County | Rural | 29.9 | 6,804 | 3,082 |
| Clay County | Urban | 24.9 | 1,952 | 2,972 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 22.6 | 4,699 | 2,867 |
| Webster County | Rural | 22.1 | 1,812 | 2,833 |
| Ritchie County | Rural | 21.7 | 1,785 | 2,804 |
| Raleigh County | Urban | 21.6 | 15,123 | 2,793 |
| Logan County | Rural | 21.4 | 6,621 | 2,782 |
| Barbour County | Rural | 20.8 | 3,083 | 2,723 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 20.8 | 1,558 | 2,723 |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | 20.7 | 6,611 | 2,716 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 20.6 | 4,099 | 2,709 |
| Monongalia County | Urban | 20.5 | 20,538 | 2,697 |
| Roane County | Rural | 20.2 | 2,790 | 2,669 |
| Cabell County | Urban | 19.8 | 17,623 | 2,642 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 19.4 | 3,222 | 2,608 |
| Summers County | Rural | 19.2 | 2,105 | 2,584 |
| Braxton County | Rural | 18.8 | 2,236 | 2,536 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 18.8 | 7,282 | 2,536 |
| Upshur County | Rural | 18.3 | 4,093 | 2,472 |
| Wirt County | Urban | 18.3 | 930 | 2,472 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 18.0 | 10,372 | 2,433 |
| Mason County | Rural | 17.9 | 4,366 | 2,418 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 17.8 | 4,323 | 2,405 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 17.7 | 1,426 | 2,385 |
| Hardy County | Rural | 17.6 | 2,491 | 2,369 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 17.5 | 4,826 | 2,356 |
| Boone County | Urban | 17.3 | 3,642 | 2,327 |
| Wetzel County | Rural | 16.6 | 2,303 | 2,213 |
| Pendleton County | Rural | 16.3 | 982 | 2,150 |
| Kanawha County | Urban | 16.1 | 28,216 | 2,126 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 15.7 | 1,929 | 2,066 |
| Ohio County | Urban | 15.7 | 6,216 | 2,066 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 15.7 | 6,015 | 2,066 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 15.0 | 4,211 | 1,944 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 15.0 | 4,396 | 1,944 |
| Wood County | Urban | 14.8 | 12,208 | 1,910 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 14.7 | 3,725 | 1,887 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 14.7 | 2,366 | 1,887 |
| Doddridge County | Rural | 14.5 | 966 | 1,844 |
| Mineral County | Rural | 14.3 | 3,719 | 1,803 |
| Hampshire County | Urban | 14.2 | 3,214 | 1,779 |
| Preston County | Urban | 14.1 | 4,284 | 1,752 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 13.6 | 8,708 | 1,641 |
| Marion County | Rural | 13.6 | 7,414 | 1,641 |
| Grant County | Rural | 13.4 | 1,458 | 1,600 |
| Tucker County | Rural | 13.2 | 859 | 1,552 |
| Gilmer County | Rural | 12.9 | 684 | 1,487 |
| Brooke County | Urban | 12.1 | 2,552 | 1,275 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 11.4 | 14,159 | 1,109 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 11.0 | 1,891 | 1,010 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 10.7 | 6,070 | 937 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 8.8 | 5,038 | 530 |
| Pleasants County | Rural | 8.0 | 565 | 357 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 10:28 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 07/02/2025 10:28 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.