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Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
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People (<150% Of Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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West Virginia N/A 26.3 454,900 47 of 52
United States N/A 20.2 65,652,285 N/A
McDowell County Rural 44.8 7,322 3,091
Calhoun County Rural 41.5 2,547 3,053
Mingo County Rural 41.5 9,462 3,053
Roane County Rural 35.9 4,956 2,893
Braxton County Rural 35.5 4,224 2,875
Clay County Urban 34.5 2,706 2,827
Lincoln County Rural 34.5 6,857 2,827
Logan County Rural 34.5 10,679 2,827
Summers County Rural 33.4 3,662 2,737
Webster County Rural 33.1 2,709 2,712
Wyoming County Rural 32.6 6,780 2,686
Raleigh County Urban 32.0 22,418 2,646
Pocahontas County Rural 31.7 2,373 2,622
Ritchie County Rural 31.4 2,588 2,597
Cabell County Urban 31.0 27,518 2,572
Mercer County Rural 31.0 17,879 2,572
Greenbrier County Rural 30.6 9,768 2,548
Hardy County Rural 30.2 4,267 2,512
Barbour County Rural 29.8 4,420 2,477
Mason County Rural 29.6 7,235 2,459
Wirt County Urban 29.1 1,476 2,409
Upshur County Rural 29.0 6,482 2,393
Wayne County Urban 28.8 11,048 2,379
Fayette County Urban 28.2 10,915 2,310
Lewis County Rural 28.2 4,694 2,310
Monongalia County Urban 27.6 27,596 2,237
Gilmer County Rural 27.4 1,450 2,210
Jackson County Rural 27.1 7,462 2,168
Boone County Urban 26.7 5,619 2,121
Monroe County Rural 26.5 3,260 2,099
Nicholas County Rural 26.5 6,437 2,099
Marshall County Urban 26.3 7,699 2,075
Tyler County Rural 26.3 2,119 2,075
Wetzel County Rural 25.8 3,577 2,020
Wood County Urban 25.4 20,978 1,971
Doddridge County Rural 25.3 1,681 1,949
Randolph County Rural 25.3 6,404 1,949
Kanawha County Urban 25.2 44,105 1,929
Taylor County Rural 24.5 3,956 1,845
Harrison County Rural 24.3 15,598 1,812
Ohio County Urban 24.3 9,658 1,812
Pendleton County Rural 23.9 1,436 1,753
Marion County Rural 23.4 12,765 1,672
Preston County Urban 23.1 6,996 1,629
Hancock County Urban 22.8 6,416 1,569
Grant County Rural 22.5 2,440 1,512
Tucker County Rural 22.5 1,468 1,512
Hampshire County Urban 22.0 4,983 1,435
Morgan County Urban 20.7 3,556 1,230
Mineral County Rural 20.5 5,360 1,198
Pleasants County Rural 19.9 1,402 1,109
Brooke County Urban 19.1 4,021 989
Berkeley County Urban 18.8 23,418 938
Putnam County Urban 17.7 10,063 779
Jefferson County Urban 14.0 7,992 305
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/11/2025 10:31 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: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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