Ranking of West Virginia Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Two Or More Races racial group in West Virginia was 25.6%. Among all West Virginia counties, the Two Or More Races racial group had the highest poverty rate in Pendleton County (95.71%), followed by Pocahontas County (92.98%), and Hardy County (92.29%). On the other hand, the Two Or More Races racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Clay County (0%), Morgan County (1.71%), and Wetzel County (1.98%).

The chart below shows the top 10 West Virginia counties where the Two Or More Races racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in West Virginia.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of West Virginia Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021
Pendleton County
Pocahontas County
Hardy County
Wirt County
Calhoun County
Hampshire County
Roane County
Lincoln County
Webster County
Preston County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Pendleton County 95.71
2 Pocahontas County 92.98
3 Hardy County 92.29
4 Wirt County 89.47
5 Calhoun County 69.14
6 Hampshire County 64.61
7 Roane County 59.49
8 Lincoln County 58.41
9 Webster County 56.25
10 Preston County 52.14
11 Tyler County 50.81
12 Logan County 45.32
13 Harrison County 43.51
14 Greenbrier County 41.88
15 Doddridge County 39.78
16 Wyoming County 39.13
17 Barbour County 38.27
18 Raleigh County 35.66
19 Ritchie County 35.61
20 Summers County 35.06
21 Marion County 34.55
22 Mason County 33.01
23 Wood County 31.90
24 Pleasants County 31.34
25 Marshall County 28.86
26 Monongalia County 27.45
27 Cabell County 26.86
28 Kanawha County 26.43
29 Ohio County 26.18
30 Gilmer County 26.14
31 Jackson County 24.91
32 McDowell County 23.94
33 Mercer County 23.54
34 Upshur County 22.58
35 Taylor County 21.04
36 Tucker County 20.41
37 Hancock County 20.40
38 Jefferson County 17.73
39 Fayette County 17.21
40 Mingo County 16.78
41 Boone County 16.58
42 Lewis County 16.34
43 Braxton County 14.79
44 Nicholas County 13.77
45 Putnam County 12.45
46 Randolph County 9.16
47 Berkeley County 7.98
48 Monroe County 7.84
49 Brooke County 7.16
50 Wayne County 7.12
51 Mineral County 6.88
52 Grant County 4.69
53 Wetzel County 1.98
54 Morgan County 1.71
55 Clay County 0.00