Poverty Rate in Braxton County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.4%
Rank #2,706/3,222 · #42 in WV
16th
Braxton 20.4%
WV 16.7% +22.2%
US 12.6% +62.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Braxton County's poverty rate of 20.4% 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 Braxton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,703 | Martin County, NC | 20.4% |
| #2,704 | Independence County, AR | 20.4% |
| #2,705 | Calhoun County, MS | 20.4% |
| #2,706 | Braxton County, WV | 20.4% |
| #2,707 | Green County, KY | 20.4% |
| #2,708 | Laurel County, KY | 20.5% |
| #2,709 | Duplin County, NC | 20.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Braxton County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 20.4%, ranking #2,706 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 62.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #42 of 55. This places it in the 16th 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.