West Virginia Cities by Poverty Rate

Name: West Virginia Cities by Poverty Rate
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 150 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Cities	Poverty Rate ↑
101	Wayne town, West Virginia	16.1%
102	Ronceverte city, West Virginia	16.7%
103	Princeton city, West Virginia	16.7%
104	Morgantown city, West Virginia	17.0%
105	Sissonville CDP, West Virginia	17.1%
106	Alum Creek CDP, West Virginia	17.1%
107	Huntington city, West Virginia	17.4%
108	Mallory CDP, West Virginia	17.5%
109	Oceana town, West Virginia	17.7%
110	Granville town, West Virginia	18.1%
111	Keyser city, West Virginia	18.1%
112	Despard CDP, West Virginia	18.4%
113	Ceredo city, West Virginia	18.9%
114	Parkersburg city, West Virginia	19.0%
115	Craigsville CDP, West Virginia	19.1%
116	Williamson city, West Virginia	19.1%
117	Marmet city, West Virginia	19.4%
118	Buckhannon city, West Virginia	19.5%
119	Belington town, West Virginia	19.6%
120	Richwood city, West Virginia	19.9%
121	Sophia town, West Virginia	20.2%
122	White Sulphur Springs city, West Virginia	20.2%
123	Salem city, West Virginia	20.4%
124	MacArthur CDP, West Virginia	20.6%
125	Ravenswood city, West Virginia	20.7%
126	Rainelle town, West Virginia	20.7%
127	Welch city, West Virginia	21.0%
128	Newell CDP, West Virginia	21.0%
129	Benwood city, West Virginia	21.2%
130	South Charleston city, West Virginia	21.4%
131	Philippi city, West Virginia	21.5%
132	Beckley city, West Virginia	22.6%
133	Glenville town, West Virginia	23.1%
134	Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP, West Virginia	23.5%
135	Daniels CDP, West Virginia	24.1%
136	McMechen city, West Virginia	25.0%
137	Terra Alta town, West Virginia	25.2%
138	Chapmanville town, West Virginia	25.3%
139	Montgomery city, West Virginia	25.9%
140	Bluewell CDP, West Virginia	27.2%
141	Harrisville town, West Virginia	27.5%
142	Lesage CDP, West Virginia	29.5%
143	Stanaford CDP, West Virginia	30.0%
144	Mount Hope city, West Virginia	30.6%
145	Alderson town, West Virginia	31.8%
146	Logan city, West Virginia	32.5%
147	Romney city, West Virginia	32.5%
148	Spencer city, West Virginia	33.6%
149	Hinton city, West Virginia	36.8%
150	Fairlea CDP, West Virginia	40.3%