Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #501/3,222 · #1 in WV
84th
Jefferson 8.7%
WV 16.7% -48.0%
US 12.6% -31.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's poverty rate of 8.7% 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 Jefferson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #498 | McLeod County, MN | 8.7% |
| #499 | Franklin County, KS | 8.7% |
| #500 | DeKalb County, MO | 8.7% |
| #501 | Jefferson County, WV | 8.7% |
| #502 | Utah County, UT | 8.7% |
| #503 | Eagle County, CO | 8.7% |
| #504 | Putnam County, IN | 8.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Jefferson County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 8.7%, ranking #501 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #1 of 55. This places it in the 84th 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.