Ranking of West Virginia Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Some Other Race Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Some Other Race Alone racial group in West Virginia was 26.12%. Among all West Virginia counties, the Some Other Race Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Monroe County (100%), followed by Pocahontas County (100%), and Roane County (100%). On the other hand, the Some Other Race Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Barbour County (0%), Boone County (0%), and Braxton County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 West Virginia counties where the Some Other Race Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroe County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Pocahontas County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Roane County | 100.00 |
| 2 | Cabell County | 72.92 |
| 3 | Putnam County | 62.68 |
| 4 | Wetzel County | 59.02 |
| 5 | Mercer County | 53.66 |
| 6 | Monongalia County | 44.54 |
| 7 | Mason County | 40.82 |
| 8 | Preston County | 39.39 |
| 9 | Gilmer County | 38.06 |
| 10 | Marion County | 33.07 |
| 11 | Jefferson County | 24.54 |
| 12 | McDowell County | 23.53 |
| 13 | Berkeley County | 22.69 |
| 14 | Raleigh County | 21.11 |
| 15 | Fayette County | 17.86 |
| 16 | Greenbrier County | 10.78 |
| 17 | Kanawha County | 9.44 |
| 18 | Mineral County | 6.34 |
| 19 | Harrison County | 3.86 |
| 20 | Marshall County | 3.37 |
| 21 | Ohio County | 3.32 |
| 22 | Barbour County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Boone County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Braxton County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Brooke County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Grant County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Hancock County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Hardy County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Lewis County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Mingo County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Morgan County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Pendleton County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Pleasants County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Randolph County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Ritchie County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Summers County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Taylor County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Tucker County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Upshur County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Webster County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Wood County | 0.00 |
| 22 | Wyoming County | 0.00 |