Poverty Rate in Jackson County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.5%
Rank #2,516/3,222 · #32 in WV
22th
Jackson 18.5%
WV 16.7% +10.4%
US 12.6% +46.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jackson County's poverty rate of 18.5% 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 Jackson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,513 | Union County, KY | 18.4% |
| #2,514 | Tripp County, SD | 18.4% |
| #2,515 | Choctaw County, MS | 18.4% |
| #2,516 | Jackson County, WV | 18.5% |
| #2,517 | Walker County, AL | 18.5% |
| #2,518 | Jackson County, OH | 18.5% |
| #2,519 | Nottoway County, VA | 18.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Jackson County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 18.5%, ranking #2,516 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 46.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #32 of 55. This places it in the 22th 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.