Poverty Rate in Gilmer County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.0%
Rank #2,566/3,222 · #33 in WV
20th
Gilmer 19.0%
WV 16.7% +13.6%
US 12.6% +50.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Gilmer County's poverty rate of 19.0% 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 Gilmer County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,563 | Delaware County, OK | 19.0% |
| #2,564 | Newton County, TX | 19.0% |
| #2,565 | Lamar County, TX | 19.0% |
| #2,566 | Gilmer County, WV | 19.0% |
| #2,567 | Hardeman County, TN | 19.0% |
| #2,568 | Vernon Parish, LA | 19.0% |
| #2,569 | Craig County, OK | 19.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Gilmer County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 19.0%, ranking #2,566 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 50.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #33 of 55. This places it in the 20th 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.