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