Poverty Rate in Boone County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.2%
Rank #2,165/3,222 · #25 in WV
33th
Boone 16.2%
WV 16.7% -2.8%
US 12.6% +28.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Boone County's poverty rate of 16.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Boone County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,162 | East Feliciana Parish, LA | 16.2% |
| #2,163 | Mifflin County, PA | 16.2% |
| #2,164 | West Carroll Parish, LA | 16.2% |
| #2,165 | Boone County, WV | 16.2% |
| #2,166 | Carter County, OK | 16.2% |
| #2,167 | Victoria County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,168 | Hancock County, KY | 16.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Boone County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 16.2%, ranking #2,165 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #25 of 55. This places it in the 33th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.