Poverty Rate in Hampshire County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.1%
Rank #1,541/3,222 · #6 in WV
52th
Hampshire 13.1%
WV 16.7% -21.8%
US 12.6% +3.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hampshire County's poverty rate of 13.1% 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 Hampshire County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,538 | Cascade County, MT | 13.1% |
| #1,539 | Macoupin County, IL | 13.1% |
| #1,540 | Hockley County, TX | 13.1% |
| #1,541 | Hampshire County, WV | 13.1% |
| #1,542 | Greeley County, NE | 13.1% |
| #1,543 | Shoshone County, ID | 13.1% |
| #1,544 | Brooke County, WV | 13.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Hampshire County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 13.1%, ranking #1,541 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #6 of 55. This places it in the 52th 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.