Poverty Rate in Kanawha County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.7%
Rank #2,079/3,222 · #21 in WV
35th
Kanawha 15.7%
WV 16.7% -5.8%
US 12.6% +25.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kanawha County's poverty rate of 15.7% 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 Kanawha County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,076 | Dooly County, GA | 15.7% |
| #2,077 | Knox County, TX | 15.7% |
| #2,078 | Chambers County, AL | 15.7% |
| #2,079 | Kanawha County, WV | 15.7% |
| #2,080 | Stephens County, GA | 15.8% |
| #2,081 | Angelina County, TX | 15.8% |
| #2,082 | Wyandotte County, KS | 15.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Kanawha County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 15.7%, ranking #2,079 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #21 of 55. This places it in the 35th 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.