Poverty Rate in Harrison County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.4%
Rank #1,828/3,222 · #14 in WV
43th
Harrison 14.4%
WV 16.7% -14.1%
US 12.6% +14.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Harrison County's poverty rate of 14.4% 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 Harrison County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,825 | Beauregard Parish, LA | 14.3% |
| #1,826 | Cumberland County, TN | 14.4% |
| #1,827 | Lackawanna County, PA | 14.4% |
| #1,828 | Harrison County, WV | 14.4% |
| #1,829 | Pulaski County, VA | 14.4% |
| #1,830 | Hillsdale County, MI | 14.4% |
| #1,831 | Miller County, MO | 14.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Harrison County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 14.4%, ranking #1,828 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #14 of 55. This places it in the 43th 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.