Poverty Rate in Lincoln County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
23.2%
Rank #2,916/3,222 · #49 in WV
10th
Lincoln 23.2%
WV 16.7% +38.6%
US 12.6% +83.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lincoln County's poverty rate of 23.2% 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 Lincoln County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,913 | Jefferson County, OK | 23.1% |
| #2,914 | Webster Parish, LA | 23.1% |
| #2,915 | Coffee County, GA | 23.1% |
| #2,916 | Lincoln County, WV | 23.2% |
| #2,917 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 23.2% |
| #2,918 | Choctaw County, OK | 23.2% |
| #2,919 | Webster County, WV | 23.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Lincoln County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 23.2%, ranking #2,916 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 83.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #49 of 55. This places it in the 10th 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.