Poverty Rate in Greenbrier County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.8%
Rank #2,828/3,222 · #45 in WV
12th
Greenbrier 21.8%
WV 16.7% +30.5%
US 12.6% +73.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Greenbrier County's poverty rate of 21.8% 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 Greenbrier County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,825 | Meigs County, OH | 21.8% |
| #2,826 | Nacogdoches County, TX | 21.8% |
| #2,827 | Fayette County, AL | 21.8% |
| #2,828 | Greenbrier County, WV | 21.8% |
| #2,829 | Jeff Davis County, GA | 21.8% |
| #2,830 | Sampson County, NC | 21.8% |
| #2,831 | Roosevelt County, NM | 21.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Greenbrier County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 21.8%, ranking #2,828 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 73.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #45 of 55. This places it in the 12th 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.