West Virginia: Poverty Rate Trend
How West Virginia's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
13.0%
2023
11.9%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-8.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -0.3 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.0% | — |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |