Poverty Rate in Calhoun County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
32.9%
Rank #3,119/3,222 · #54 in WV
3th
Calhoun 32.9%
WV 16.7% +96.6%
US 12.6% +160.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Calhoun County's poverty rate of 32.9% 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 Calhoun County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,116 | Bolivar County, MS | 32.6% |
| #3,117 | Wheeler County, GA | 32.7% |
| #3,118 | Toa Alta Municipio, PR | 32.8% |
| #3,119 | Calhoun County, WV | 32.9% |
| #3,120 | Dewey County, SD | 33.0% |
| #3,121 | Breathitt County, KY | 33.1% |
| #3,122 | Socorro County, NM | 33.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Calhoun County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 32.9%, ranking #3,119 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 160.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #54 of 55. This places it in the 3th 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.