Poverty Rate in Mason County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.4%
Rank #2,614/3,222 · #38 in WV
19th
Mason 19.4%
WV 16.7% +16.1%
US 12.6% +54.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mason County's poverty rate of 19.4% 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 Mason County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,611 | Le Flore County, OK | 19.4% |
| #2,612 | Barren County, KY | 19.4% |
| #2,613 | Brooks County, TX | 19.4% |
| #2,614 | Mason County, WV | 19.4% |
| #2,615 | Crowley County, CO | 19.4% |
| #2,616 | Jasper County, MS | 19.4% |
| #2,617 | Harding County, NM | 19.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Mason County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 19.4%, ranking #2,614 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 54.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #38 of 55. This places it in the 19th 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.